Breathing Essentials: How to Breathe for Life

Debra Dent, PT is a seasoned Physical Therapist with over 45 years of clinical experience, specializing in manual therapy of the spine. She graduated from the University of Manitoba, Canada, earning her Diploma in Physiotherapy in 1977 and a Bachelor of Physical Therapy in 1979. In 1989, Debra became a certified Part A Manual Physical Therapist through the Canadian Physiotherapy Association’s Orthopaedic Division. She went on to achieve the Advanced Diploma in Manual and Manipulative Physiotherapy in 1994 and became a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manual Physical Therapists (FCAMPT), a designation she held until her retirement in 2019. In the U.S., she earned the APTA Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS) designation in 1996, recertified in 2006, and was awarded Emeritus status in 2016. Debra has been an educator in the physiotherapy field since 1989. Before relocating to the United States in 1993, she served as an instructor for the Canadian Physiotherapy Association’s Orthopaedic Division. From 2003 to 2005, she was a guest clinical instructor at the University of South Florida, teaching spinal manual therapy in the MscPT undergraduate program. She has taught numerous manual therapy courses throughout the U.S. and Canada via Cross Border Seminars, Cross Country Education/VYNE Seminars, and TLC Physical Therapy and Rehab. Her written contributions include Segmental Stabilization of the Lumbar Spine for Northeast Seminars’ online platform, the four-part Proximal Imposters series for LiveConferences (2017), and Differential Diagnosis of the Spine for Home CEU Connections (2016). She offers a variety of courses on both ChiroCredit.com and OnlineCE.com. Her book, Differential Diagnosis of the Spine, is available in both softcover and Kindle editions on Amazon. Debra is the owner of Cross Border Seminars and currently works as a consultant and contract physical therapist in Florida, focusing primarily on rheumatology and spinal conditions. ...