Marsha Edwards Rutland

MARSHA RUTLAND, PT, BSPT, MEd, ScD, COMT, CSCS, C-DN is a professor of Physical Therapy at Hardin-Simmons University DPT program. She received her BS in Physical Therapy (University of Texas Health Science Center- Dallas ,1979), Master of Education (Hardin-Simmons University, 2002) and an Sc.D. in Orthopedic Physical Therapy (Texas Tech University,2008). She has been a certified APTA Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) from 2003-2023 and has her certification as an IAOM orthopedic manual therapist (COMT)(2007). Additionally, she is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (2003) and an IAOM Certified Dry Needler (C-DN). Dr. Rutland has 47 years of clinical experience in a variety of settings, with mainly outpatient orthopedics x last 25+ years. She was a Clinical Instructor for 20 years and was recognized in 2002 by the Texas Consortium for Physical Therapy Clinical Education, Inc. as an outstanding Clinical Instructor. Dr Rutland received the William R. Gould Memorial Outstan