Joan Matterson: Low Level Laser Therapy.

LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY

ABOUT JOAN MATTERSON

Education

St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Professional Experience

2000-Present: Private Practice. Hickory House Nursing and Rehab Center. Legal Consultant to Attorneys for Personal Injury Cases.
1977-2000: Private Practice and Contract in Home Health Care 14 years. Acute Care 3 years. Director of Rehabilitation Skilled Nursing 7 years.
1974-1976: Pediatric Physical Therapy.
1974: Internship in Rehabilitation, Acute Care and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
1973: Bachelor of Science in Biology, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA.
1968-73: Associate Pharmacologist, Smith-Kline and French Research Laboratories, Philadelphia, PA.

Professional Accomplishments

1993: Established Pilot Study for AIDS Patients with Neuropathy, Hollywood, CA.
1992: Public Testimony at the National Institutes of Health on the Effectiveness of Low Level Laser Therapy in Pain. Spasticity, Wounds, and Crohns Desease, National Center for Rehabilitation Research, March 19, Bethesda, MD.

Volunteer Organizations

International Executive Service Corps.

Appointment

1991: Deputy Governor of ABI Research Associates.

Certification

1995: American Board of Forensic Examiners.
1992: American Academy of Pain Management.
1989: American Society of Laser Medicine and Surgery.

Awards

Who's Who in the World 2007-2009

Who's Who in America, 1997-2000, 2007-2009

Who's Who in the East, 1997-2000

Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, 1997-2000, 2004-2005.

Who's Who of American Women 1991-2000, 2004-2005

Who's Who Among Human Service Professionals 1992-2000

Most Admired Woman of the Decade, for her years of dedication, foresight, and leadership, American Biographical Institute,1992

2,000 Notable American Women in recognition of past achievements and outstanding service to community, state and nation. The American Biographical Institute 1991.

Women's Inner Circle of Achievement 1991.

International Awards

International Professional of The Year 2005 for the outstanding contribution to Low Level Laser Therapy. International Centre, Cambridge, England.

Honorary Member of the Advisory Council 1995 (IBC-Cambridge, England).

International Who's Who of Intellectuals 1992 (IBC-Cambridge, England).

5,000 Personalities of the World for Outstanding Service to the Physical Therapy Profession, American Biographical Institute 1992 & 1994 Editions.

International Woman of the Year in recognition of her services to Laser Biostimulation 1991-1992 (IBC-Cambridge, England).

Specialty

Low Level Laser Therapy and Pain Management.

Continuing Education

2008: Laser Acupuncture for Smoking Cessation, November 4, Toronto, Canada.
2008: Home CEU Connection.com, Differential Diagnosis Module 2: Head, Neck, Back, Sacrum, Sacroiliac and Pelvis, October 20.
2008: American Academy of Pain Management, September 8-11, Nashville, TN.
2007: North American Association of Laser Therapy, May 25-27, Tucson, AZ.
2006: Medicare Documentation And Reimbursement Updates For Rehabilitation Services. Sponsored by Northern Speech Services, Inc. National Rehabilitation Services. November 2, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2006: Osteoporosis. A Comprehensive Treatment Strategy. September 30-October 1, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
2006: The Pediatric Primer. September 16-17, Las Vegas, Nevada.
2005: 5th Annual Conference of the North American Association of Laser Therapy (NAALT), Nova Southeastern University (NSU), May 20-22, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
2005: Physical Agent Modality Basics, Accerated Care Plus, April 14, Honey Brook, PA.
2004: Medical Screening For Physical Therapists, Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association. October 16 and 17, Harrisburg, PA.
2004: THOR Laser Therapy Course. March 6, Washington, DC.
2003: 3rd Annual Conference of the North American Association for Laser Therapy (NAALT), April 4-6, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD.
1999: Myofascial Release I, sponsored by Myofascial Release Centers and Seminars. December 19-20, San Antonio, TX.
1998: Herbs, Hormones and The Mind, Mind Matters Seminars, Wilmington, DE, Nov., 5th,1998.
1998: Shoulder Update-Department of Orthopedics, Univ. of Pennsylvania, Phila, PA., Sept., 24th, 25thand 26th, 1998.
1996: Low Level Laser Therapy and Pain Management Continuing Education
1996: Rheumatology Update, Sponsored by Arthritis Foundation, Delaware, March.
1996: The Vision and Posture Movement, Sponsored by Clinician's View Seminars, October 8, 1996.
1996: Principles of Normal Movement, Sponsored by Clinician's View Seminars October 11, 1996.
1996: Management of Patients with Adult Hemiplegia, Sponsored by Clinician's View Seminars, October 17, 1996.
1994: Consensus Development Conference on Total Hip Replacement, Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD.
1994: What's New in Joint Reconstruction? May 14, 1994 University of Pennsylvania, Medical Center, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania 1993.
1993: Alternative Medicine Workshop, Sponsored by the National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD.
1992: National Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Conferences, Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Department of Defense, Washington, DC Washington, DC.
1992: Evaluation and Training Upright Control and Gait in the Patient with Neurological Dysfunction, Moss Rehabilitation Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.
1990: National Conference: Clinical Management of Enigmatic Pain, Bethesda, MD.
1990: Rheumatology update, Academy of Medicine and the Arthritis Foundation, Wilmington, DE.
1989: Ninth Annual Meeting of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Arlington VA.
1988: What is new and what is not in physical therapy? Employment and Rehabilitation Institute of California, Philadelphia, PA.
1987: Functional capacity evaluation and working hardening, American Therapeutics, Inc., Baltimore, MD.
1987: Hand and upper extremity functional capacity evaluations, American Therapeutics Inc., Phila., PA.
1986: Multi-Disciplinary approach to the Diagnosis of Cranial Facial Pain Study. Study Center for Head and Neck Pain and TMJ Disorders, Philadelphia, PA.
1985: Electrotherapy review and low power laser. Joseph Kahn, Ph.D., R.P.T., Seven Springs, PA.
1983: Helium-Neon laser course, Dynatronics, Philadelphia, PA.
1982: Laser acupuncture and auriculotherapy Dr. Wilner, Physiothechnology, Inc., Philadelphia, PA.
1982: American cancer update, American Cancer Society, Philadelphia, PA.
1978: Chest physical therapy. American Heart and Lung Association, Philadelphia, PA.
1977: Stress without distress. American Academy of the Healing Arts, Washington, DC.
1976: Biofeedback and biomonitoring. Biomonitoring Inc., New York, NY.
1975: Pediatric update, St. Christopher's Hospital Philadelphia, PA.
1974: Neurodevelopmental approach using Bobath Technique, Children's Hospital, Philadelphia, PA.

International Continuing Education

1989: Second Australian Low Power Medical Laser Symposium, Sydney, Australia.
1989: Laser therapy for wound healing and arthritis treatment. Semmelweis Postgraduate Medical University and the National Institute for Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary.
1987: Second Canadian Low Power Laser Conference, Toronto, Canada.

Memberships

National Association of Female Executives (N.A.F.E.)
American Board of Forensic Examiners.
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), 1973-present.
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS), 1989-present.
Institute of Noetic Science (IONS).
International Platform Association (IPA).
North American Association of Laser Therapy (NAALT).
World Association of Laser Therapy (WALT).

Lectures by Invitation

2005: Photo-Bio-Modulation Seminar, Widener University. March 9, Chester, PA.
2005: Photo-Bio-Modulation Workshop, CTI (Clinical Therapeutics Inc.). March 11, Erie and Warren, PA.
2000: "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Low Level Laser Therapy". Capital University, Washington, DC, June 23.
1993: "Laser Techniques-What The Health Care System Does Not Want You to Know". International Platform Association 1993 Convention, Washington, DC
1991: TMJ and Pain. HMO of Delaware.
1991: Laser biostimulation and microcurrent therapy in pain management. Clinical Therapeutics, Inc., Erie, PA.
1990: Laser biostimulation in pain management and wound healing. National Conference: Clinical Management of Enigmatic Pain, Bethesda, MD.
1988: Low power lasers in physical therapy. Moss Rehabilitation Center, Philadelphia, PA.
1987: Effectiveness of laser biostimulation on spasticity in the cerebral palsy child. Easter Seal Society, Philadelphia, PA, Delaware, Montgomery and Bucks Counties.
1987: Workshop on Decreasing Spasticity in the Cerebral Palsy Child. Presented to Therapists f 5 Counties, April, Philadelphia, PA.
1983: Laser Treatment in Arthritis, Presentation at the Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hospital, April 6, Philadelphia, PA.
1979, 1980, and 1981: Effectiveness of discipline on the non-verbal cerebral palsy child. University of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, PA.

International Lectures by Invitation

1989: Laser biostimulation in physical therapy. Semmelweis Postgraduate Medical University Budapest, Hungary,
1989: Laser biostimulation in physical therapy. Second Australian Low Power Symposium, Sydney, Australia.

Publications

2002: Joan Matterson, RPT, Evelyn L. Brown, LPN, Iris K. Foss, RN, & Mary Anne Bonner, RN, Kentmere Nursing Care Center, Wilmington, DE, Sports Bra Improves Posture & Relieves Pain in Residents with Dementia, Caring for the Ages, Vol. 3, No. 1 (January 2002).