Carmella Neal

Motivated Student Physical Therapist at Brenau University with good relationship-building, communication and multitasking abilities. Knowledgeable about applying evidence-based practices to rehabilitate patients. Detail-oriented and reliable with a hardworking nature.

• Marketing co chair of "ImpacTiger", Brenau's student ran rehabilitation clinic (pro-bono)
• Conducting treatment at "ImpacTiger"
• Attended Northeast Georgia Medical Centers Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine Symposium
• Member of APTA
• Member of Delta Rau Tau (service oriented club at Brenau)
• Shadowed at a Physical Therapy facility “OrthoSport” as a junior in high school (February 2016)
• Involved in the Exercise Science Majors Club at KSU (Spring 2019 - Spring 2022)
• Involved in the Physical Therapy Club at KSU (Spring 2019 - Spring 2022)

Greenville Post Acute

Greenville, SC

October 2023 - December 2023

• Completed a 6 week clinical rotation at this SNF primarily working with the geriatric population, focusing on improving patients functional mobility and decreasing fall risks through individualized treatment plans
• Performed and completed initial evaluations, progress reports, daily notes, and discharge summaries

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Sport Rehabilitation Physical Therapy - Observation Hours

08/2021, 11/2021, 

• 40 hours spent observing the certified Physical therapists at CHOA who work with children 8-18
• Learning about common injuries among children, how to implement specialized treatment plans, how key muscles/ligaments/bones/tendons can be manipulated, and how growth affects their healing process in pediatric rehabilitation.
• Introduced to new groundbreaking surgeries performed on children such as a magnetic leg lengthening.

Next Step Atlanta Paralysis Recovery Center - Internship

12/2020, 05/2021, 

• Worked under the supervision of certified therapists with patients who have suffered from various brain or spinal cord injuries
• Assisting therapists with lifting or transferring clients using proper patient transferring techniques, setting up machines, gait training, locomotor training with harness, FES, NMES, and guided exercise
• Was able to use to knowledge I had learned and develop my own patient specific exercise plan, and lead the patient through the routine with therapist supervision.

• BLS CPR (American Heart Association)
• HIPPA/Bloodborn Pathogen/OSHA Certificate

Conducted and published a research abstract, “Associations with Insulin Resistance and Skinfold Measures in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women”. This abstract was presented at the KSU research symposium