Heather Thompson
Associate Professor of Kinesiology
About Heather Thompson
Dr. Heather Thompson is an associate professor in the Kinesiology Department at Charleston Southern University. She lives on James Island with her husband and two children where they embrace all that island life has to offer. They are also active members of Fort Johnson Baptist Church. She received her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Lander University, where she was a member of the inaugural Women鈥檚 Soccer team. She completed her Master of Science in Rehabilitation Science with an emphasis in Physical Therapy from The Medical University of South Carolina in 2004 and a Doctor of Physical Therapy from Shenandoah University in 2008. She has been a Physical Therapist for 18 years and is a board certified geriatric specialist (GCS). She continues to practice primarily in the geriatric and home care settings. Dr. Thompson is also a certified LSVT clinician focusing on clients with Parkinson鈥檚 Disease. She is passionate about increasing awareness about ageism for our younger population.
She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association. She was a presenter at the Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in 2016 with research titled 鈥淰estibular Rehabilitation Exercises and Balance Training After Acoustic Neuroma Resection: A Case Report鈥 and in 2017 with 鈥淭he Effect of the LSVT Big Program on a Client with Supranuclear Palsy.鈥
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