PERSONAL
| Born: | August 9, 1931 in Havre, Montana |
| Military: | Medical Detachment in the 8th Engineer Battalion (C) 1954-56 |
| Career: | Physical Therapist specializing in SIJ for 36 years. |
| Hobbies: | Gaining and sharing knowledge, research, inventing (long leg cast sling, back support, new seat design, patented a fletchless arrow), writing, fly fishing, shooting, photography, cartooning, and anatomical drawing. |
EDUCATION
| 1949 | Graduate of Havre High School, Havre, Montana |
| 1951 | Associate Degree from Northern Montana College, Havre, Montana |
| 1954 | B.S. in Applied Science from Montana State College, Bozeman, Montana |
| 1958 | Certificate in Physical Therapy from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa |
HONORS
| 1970-74 | President, Montana Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association |
| 1978 | Invited book reviewer and abstractor for PHYSICAL THERAPY |
| 1984-87 | Appointed to the Montana Board of Physical Therapy Examiners |
| 1985 | Biography in Marquis who's Who Directory of Professionals and Resources in Rehabilitation |
| 1985 | Biography in the International Who's Who in Medicine |
| 1985 | Appointed as a subject matter expert on low back pain to the Orthopaedic Specialty Council of the APTA |
| 1985 | Invited to review manuscripts on low back pain for PHYSICAL THERAPY |
| 1986-87 | Chairman, Montana Board of Physical Therapy Examiners |
| 1991 | Who's Who in the West, 23rd Edition |
| 1992 | Nora Staael Evert Award |
| 1992 | Faculty of the First Interdisciplinary World Congress on Low Back Pain and the SIJ. |
| 1992-2002 | Advisory board, World Congress on Low Back Pain and the Pelvis |
| 1995 | Board of Associate Editors of the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy |
| 2000 | Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| 1958-1960 | Staff Therapist. St Francis Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 1960-1961 | Chief Therapist, St. Francis Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Began investigations into the sacroiliac joints. |
| 1961-1963 | Staff Therapist, N.P.B.A. Hospital, Missoula, Montana |
| 1963-74 | Chief Therapist, Sacred Heart and Kennedy Deaconess Hospitals, Havre, Montana |
| 1974-1983 | Chief Therapist, Northern Montana Hospital in Havre, Montana. |
| 1983-1986 | Staff Physical Therapist at the Havre
Clinic, Havre, Montana.
Saw and treated over 430 new patients with LBP/SIJ in first 18 months. |
| 1986-1996 | Started private practice in Havre, Montana - DonTigny Physical Therapy.
Heavy emphasis on low back pain and manual therapy. |
| 1996 | Retired from clinical practice. |
PUBLISHED ARTICLES
| 1. DonTigny, RL: Sheldon KW: Simultaneous use of heat and cold in the treatment of muscle spasm. | |
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Arch Phys Med 43:235-237, 1962 |
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| 2. DonTigny, RL: Passive shoulder exercises. | |
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Phys Ther 50:1707-1709, 1970 |
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| 3. DonTigny, RL: Letter to Editor: Smoking and respiration. | |
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PT April 1971, p454 |
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| 4. DonTigny, RL: Terminal extension exercises for the knee. | |
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Phys Ther 52:45, 1972 |
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| 5. DonTigny, RL: Variations in diaphragmatic breathing. | |
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Phys Ther 53:514-515, 1973 |
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| 6. DonTigny, RL: Evaluation, manipulation and management of anterior dysfunction of the sacroiliac joint. | |
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The D.O. 14:215-226, 1974 |
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| 7. DonTigny, RL: Inhibition of nausea and headaches. | |
| Phys Ther 54:864-865, 1974 | |
| 8. DonTigny, RL: Device for assistive and resistive exercise for wrist and hand. | |
| Phys Ther 56:426-7, 1976 | |
| 9. DonTigny, RL: Use of sponge to improve hand strength and coordination. | |
| Phys Ther 56:573, 1976 | |
| 10. DonTigny, RL: Adaptive feeding utensils from surgical latex tubing. | |
| Phys Ther 56:690,1976 | |
| 11. DonTigny, RL: Use of an EKG electrode for electrical testing. | |
| Phys Ther 56:930, 1976 | |
| 12. DonTigny, RL: Letter to Editor: Sciatica and the Sacroiliac Joint. | |
| PT March 1977, p 143 | |
| 13. DonTigny, RL: Dysfunction of the sacroiliac joint and its treatment. | |
| JOSPT 1:13-25, 1979 | |
| 14. DonTigny, RL: Function and pathomechanics of the sacroiliac joint. | |
| Phys Ther 65:35-44, 1985 | |
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15. Gajdosik R,
Simpson R, Smith R, DonTigny RL: Pelvic Tilt: Intratester reliability of
measuring the
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| Phys Ther 65:168-174, 1985 | |
| 16. DonTigny, RL: Function, Dysfunction and Manual Treatment of the Sacroiliac Joint. | |
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In Nwuga VC (ed): Manual Treatment of Back Pain.
Malabar, Florida, Robert E. Krieger Publishing Co., 1985, Chpt 8,
pp 122-152 |
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17.
DonTigny,
RL:
Sacroiliac Dysfunction_Recognition and Treatment. Postgraduate
Advances in
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| Course III, Berryville, VA, Forum Medicum, Inc. 1990, pp 1-33 | |
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18. DonTigny, RL:
Anterior dysfunction of the sacroiliac joint as a major factor in
the etiology of idiopathic
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| Phys Ther 70:250-265, 1990 | |
| 19. DonTigny, RL: Measuring PSIS movement. | |
| Clinical Management 10:43-44, 1990 | |
| 20. DonTigny, RL: Sacroiliac joint as a major source of low back pain. | |
| Back Pain Monitor, April 1991, pp 55-58 | |
| 21. DonTigny, RL: Sacroiliac joint dysfunction responds well to manual therapy. | |
| Back Pain Monitor, May 1991 | |
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22. Items 17 and 18 were republished in the Proceedings from the
First Interdisciplinary
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| 23. DonTigny, RL: Mechanics and treatment of the sacroiliac joint. | |
| Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, 1:3-12, 1993 | |
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24. DonTigny, RL:
Function of the lumbosacroiliac complex as a self-compensating
force couple with a
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| JMMT, 2:87-93, 1994 | |
| 25. DonTigny, RL: The DonTigny low back pain management program. | |
| JMMT, 2:163-168, 1994 | |
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26. DonTigny, RL: Functional Biomechanics and Management of the Pathomechanics of the Sacroiliac Joint. |
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In Dorman TA (ed): SPINE: State of the Art Reviews. Philadelphia, PA, Hanley & Pelfus, Inc. 1995, Chpt 14 |
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27. Items 21 and 22
republished in the Proceedings from the Second Interdisciplinary World
Congress
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28. DonTigny, RL:
Mechanics and Treatment of the SIJ joint. In Vleeming et al(eds):
Movement, Stability
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Churchill Livingstone, 1997, Chapter 38 |
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29.
DonTigny, RL:
Critical analysis of the sequence and extent of the result of the
pathological release
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Concurrently in JMMT 7:173-181, 1999 and J of Ortho Med (UK) 22:16-23,2000 |
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PRESENTATIONS
| Apr 12, 1980 | Mechanism of acute and chronic pain in the low back
Electrical mapping of acupuncture points on the human forearm Demonstration of a new short-leg orthosis and a long leg cast sling To Montana Chapter APTA at Missoula, MT |
| Mar 20, 1982 | Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction to 15th Annual Sports Medicine Seminar, Seattle |
| Feb 23-24, 1984 | Evaluation and treatment of SIJD to Eastern Washington PT Assn, Spokane |
| Sep 14, 1985 | SIJD to school of PT, U of Montana, Missoula |
| Aug 1, 1987 | SIJD to Santa Barbara Low Back Pain Symposium |
| Sep 12, 1987 | SIJD to school of PT, U of Montana, Missoula |
| Nov 29-Dec 3, 1989 | Four Seminars on SIJD to the American Back Society, Las Vegas, NV |
| Apr 27, 1991 | Invited to speak at European Congress on SIJ in The Netherlands (Unable to attend) |
| May 9, 1991 | Invited to speak on SIJ, Lectures in Excellence Series, U of Montana |
| Jun 8, 1991 | Seminar on SIJD to Billings Clinic, Billings, MT |
| Jul 13, 1991 | Seminar on SIJD to Columbus Hospital, Great Falls, MT |
| Apr 25, 1992 | Seminar on SIJD to Deaconess Hospital, Great Falls, MT |
| Jun 1-5, 1992 |
Seminar on SIJD to
International Feceration of Orthopaedic Manual
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| Sep 25, 1992 | Seminar on SIJD to Montana Chapter APTA, Butte, MT |
| Nov 5-6 | Lecture on SIJD to First World Congress on the SIJ, San Diego, CA |
| Mar 25, 1995 | Seminar on SIJD to PTs and MDs in Kalispell, MT |
| Oct 7, 1995 | Seminar on SIJD to PTs and MDs in Billings, MT, First Physical Therapy |
| Nov 9-11, 1995 | Workshop on SIJD to Second World Congress on SIJ. San Diego, CA |
| May 11, 1996 | Seminar on SIJD, Northern Montana Hospital, Havre,
Broadcast on
Montana Medical Television. |
| Jun 15, 1996 | Seminar on SIJD to annual meeting of the APTA in Minneapolis, MN |
| Apr 4, 1998 | Seminar on SIJD to School of PT in Missoula, MT |
| Apr 2000 | Seminar on SIJD to PTs in Bozeman, MT |
| Apr 2000 | Seminar on SIJD to PTs and MDs in Great Falls, MT |
| Oct 13, 2001 | Seminar on SIJD to Oregon Chapter APTA, Portland, OR |
| Nov 7, 2001 | Workshop on SIJD to Fourth World Congress on LBP and SIJD, Montreal, Canada |