Paul Mintken, DPT, MSPT, PT, FAAOMPT, OCS

Recognitions

• Chattanooga Research Award, American Physical Therapy Association (2011)
  Award for best clinical research article published in Physical Therapy in 2010
• Dick Erhard Outstanding Research Platform Presentation, American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (2010)
  
• Bob Doctor Service Award , Colorado Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association (2010)
  
• Fellow in American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists, American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (2008)
  
• Outstanding Poster Presentation, American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (2007)
  
• Outstanding Clinical Instructor, University of Colorado Denver (2000)
  
• Herbert Levy Humanitarian Award in Physical Therapy, University of Colorado Denver (1994)
  
• Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) Excellence in Research Award for the best research article 2013, Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy (2013)
• Rose Excellence in Research Award for the Best Research Article in 2014 in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, Orthopedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (2014)
• Robert L. Stearns Award for Extraordinary Service University of Colorado Boulder Alumni Association, University of Colorado Boulder Alumni Association (2014)
• Dorothy Baethke-Eleanor J. Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching, American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) (2015)
• Outstanding Research Platform Presentation, American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists Annual Conference (2016)
• Keynote Speaker, Annual Meeting American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) (2017)
• Outstanding Physical Therapist Award for the state of Colorado, Colorado Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association (2017)
• D.L. Hart Memorial International Research Award, Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes (FOTO) Inc (2018)
• Professional Achievement Award, Regis University School of Physical Therapy (2018)
• Dick Erhard Outstanding Research Platform Presentation Award, American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists Annual Conference (2018)
• James A. Gould Excellence in Teaching Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Award, Academy of Orthopedic Physical Therapy and the American Physical Therapy Association (2019)

Publications

• Burns SA, Mintken PE. Sign of the Buttock in a Patient Status Post Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2010;40(6). 377.
• Mintken P, DeRosa C, Little T, Smith B. Guest Editorial: Moving past sleight of hand. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2010;40(5). 253-255.
• Mintken PE, Cleland JA, Carpenter KJ, Bieniek ML, Keirns M, Whitman JM. Some factors predict successful short-term outcomes in individuals with shoulder pain receiving cervicothoracic manipulation: a single-arm trial. Phys Ther. 2010;90(1): 26-42.
• Mintken PE, Cleland JA, Whitman JM, George SZ. Psychometric Properties of the Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire and Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia in Patients with Shoulder Pain. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2010; 91(7). 1128-1136.
• Cleland JA, Mintken PE, Carpenter K, Fritz JM, Glynn P, Whitman JM, Childs JD. Examination of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients with Neck Pain Likely to Benefit from Thoracic Spine Thrust Manipulation and a General Cervical Range of Motion Exercise: A Multi-Center Randomized Clinical Trial. Phys Ther. 2010 Sep;90(9):1239-50.
• Burns SA, Mintken PE, Austin GP. Clinical decision making in a patient with secondary hip-spine syndrome. Physiother Theory Pract. 2010 Aug 26. [Epub ahead of print]
• MacDonald C, Mintken PE. Femoral acetabular impingement and osteoarthrosis in a patient with hip pain. In press: J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2011:41(3): 201.
• Puentedura EJ, Landers M, Cleland JA, Mintken PE, Huijbregts P, Fernandez-de-las-Peñas C. Thoracic spine manipulation versus cervical spine manipulation in patients with acute neck pain: A randomized clinical trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther, 2011 Feb 18. [Epub ahead of print].
• Cleland JA, Mintken PE, McDevitt A, Bieniek ML, Carpenter KJ, Kulp K, Whitman JM. Manual physical therapy and exercise versus supervised home exercise in the management of patients with inversion ankle sprain: a multicenter randomized clinical trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2013;43(7):443-55. PubMed PMID: 23628755
• Bishop MD, Mintken PE, Bialosky JE, Cleland JA. Patient expectations of benefit from interventions for neck pain and resulting influence on outcomes. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2013;43(7):457-65. PubMed PMID: 23508341
• Boyles R, Flynn TW, Whitman JM, Wainner RS, Mintken PE. Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Management of Low Back Pain. E-Book. Louisville, KY: Evidence in Motion; 2013.
• Puentedura E, Mintken P, Louw A. Clinical neurodynamics of the Upper and Lower Quadrants In: Fernández de las Peñas C, Cleland JA, Dommerholt J, eds. Manual Therapy For Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes Of The Upper And Lower Quadrants – An Evidence And Clinical-Informed Approach. 1st edition. London: Elsevier; 2014.
• Louw A, Puentedura EJ, Mintken PE. The use of an abbreviated Neuroscience Education approach in the treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: A case report. In press. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice.
• Burns SA, Foresman E, Means SJ, Egan W, Glynn P, Mintken PE, Cleland JA. A Treatment Based Classification Approach to Examination and Intervention of Lumbar Disorders. Accepted. Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach.
• Mintken P (2014) Shoulder Pain and Regional Interdependence: Contributions of the Cervicothoracic Spine. J Yoga Phys Ther 2014; 4(5):179-180.
• Cook CE, Rodeghero JR, Cleland JA, Mintken PE. A Preliminary Risk Stratification Model for Individuals with Neck Pain. Accepted. Musculoskeletal Care.
• Milligan M, Strickland C, Mintken PE. Rupture of the Common Extensor Origin and Radial Collateral Ligament. Accepted. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther.
• Mintken PE, Pascoe SC, Barsch AK, Cleland JA. Direct Access To Physical Therapy Services Is Safe In A University Student Health Center Setting. Accepted. J Allied Health.
• Burns SA, Mintken PE, Austin GP, Cleland JA. Short-term response of hip mobilizations and exercise in individuals with chronic low back pain: a case series. Accepted. J Man Manip Ther.
• Burns SA, Cleland JA, Mintken PE. Inter-Rater Reliability of the Cervicothoracic and Shoulder Physical Examination in Patients with a Primary Complaint of Shoulder Pain. In Press. Phys Ther in Sport.
• Milligan M, Strickland C, Mintken PE. Rupture of the Common Extensor Origin and Radial Collateral Ligament. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016;46(1):34.
• McDevitt AM, Young J, Mintken PE, Cleland JA. Regional Interdependence and Manual Therapy Directed at the Thoracic Spine. Invited commentary. J Man Manip Ther. 2015 Jul;23(3):139-46.
• Mintken PE, Pascoe SC, Barsch AK, Cleland JA. Direct Access To Physical Therapy Services Is Safe In A University Student Health Center Setting. J Allied Health. 2015; 44(3): 155-159.
• Rodeghero JR, Cook CE, Cleland JA, Mintken PE. Risk Stratification of Patients with Low Back Pain Seen in Physiotherapy Practice. Man Ther. 2015 Apr 15. pii: S1356-689X(15)00076-4. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2015.04.007
• Cook CE, Rodeghero JR, Cleland JA, Mintken PE. A Preliminary Risk Stratification Model for Individuals with Neck Pain. Musculoskeletal Care. 2015 Mar 2. doi: 10.1002/msc.1098. [Epub ahead of print]
• Puentedura E, Mintken P, Diener I, Louw A. Neurodynamic Approach for Migraines. In: Fernández de las Peñas C, Chaitow L, Schoenen J, eds. Manual Therapy Interventions for Migraine. London: Elsevier. [In press].
• Mintken P, Bishop M. A treatment based classification approach to low back pain. In: Chevan J, Clapis P. Contemporary Issues in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett. [In press}.
• Mintken P, Puentedura E, Louw, A. Neurodynamic interventions and physiological effects: clinical neurodynamics in neck and upper extremity pain. In: Fernández de las Peñas C, Cleland JA, Huijbregts P, eds. Neck and Arm Pain Syndromes: Evidence-Informed Screening, Diagnosis, and Management in Manual Therapy. London: Elsevier. [In press].
• Dorko BL, Silvernail JL, Maher CG, Hancock MJ, Wilk BR, Stenback JT, Gonzalez C, Jagessar C, Nau S, Muniz A, Mintken PE, Derosa C, Little T, Smith B, Escamilla RF, Lewis C, Bell D, Bramblet G, Daffron J, Lambert S, Pecson A, Paulos L, Andrews JR. [Letter to the editor in chief]. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2010 Aug;40(8):535-41.
• Akuthota V, Marshall B, Mintken PE, Schenkman M, Kumbhare D. Second-Order Peer Reviews of Clinically Relevant Articles for the Physiatrist: "Early Physical Therapy Vs Usual Care in Patients with Recent-Onset Low Back Pain" (Fritz JM, Magel JS, McFadden M, et al, JAMA 2015): "Physical Therapy May Not Help Acute Lower Back Pain Sufferers". Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Jan 9. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28081028
• Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Cleland JA, Boyles RE, Beardslee AR, Burns SA, Haberl MD, Hinrichs LA, Michener LA. Cervicothoracic Manual Therapy Plus Exercise Therapy Versus Exercise Therapy Alone in the Management of Individuals With Shoulder Pain: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016 Aug;46(8):617-28. PubMed PMID: 27477473
• Salamh PA, Reiman M, Cleland J, Mintken P, Rodeghero J, Cook CE. Risk Stratification for 4,837 Individuals with Knee Pain Who Receive Physical Therapy Treatment. Musculoskeletal Care. 2016 Jul 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27374889
• Rodeghero JR, Cleland JA, Mintken PE, Cook CE. Risk stratification of patients with shoulder pain seen in physical therapy practice. J Eval Clin Pract. 2016 Jun 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27357623
• Burns SA, Cleland JA, Carpenter K, Mintken PE. Interrater reliability of the cervicothoracic and shoulder physical examination in patients with a primary complaint of shoulder pain. Phys Ther Sport. 2016 Mar;18:46-55. PubMed PMID: 26850683
• Milligan ML, Strickland C, Mintken PE. Rupture of the Radial Collateral Ligament and Common Extensor Origin. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016 Jan;46(1):34. PubMed PMID: 26721453
• Mintken PE. Use of Taping to Maintain Centralization in a Patient with Low Back Pain with Sciatica. J Spine Care. 2016;1(1):16-25
• On "Some factors predict successful short-term outcomes..." Mintken PE, Cleland JA, Carpenter KJ, et al. Phys Ther. 2010;90:26-42. Cibulka MT, Harrell FE Jr. [Letter to the editor in chief]. Phys Ther. 2010 Apr;90(4):643-4; author reply 644.
• Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Michener LA, Boyles RE, Beardslee, AR, Burns SA, Haberl MD, Binder LA, Cleland JA. Examination of The Validity of Prognostic Variables To Identify Patients With Shoulder Pain Likely To Benefit From Cervicothoracic Manual Therapy. In Press. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016.
• Bishop M, Bialosky J, Mintken P, Cleland J. Factors Shaping Expectations for Complete Relief from Symptoms During Rehabilitation for Patients with Spine Pain. Accepted. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice.
• Mitchell U, Helgeson K, Mintken PE. Physiological Effects of Physical Therapy Interventions on Lumbar Intervertebral Discs - A Systematic Review. In Press. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice.
• Canham L, Mintken PE. Large Popliteal Cyst in a Patient with a Complaint of Posteromedial Knee Pain. Int J Phys Med Rehabil. 2016, 4: 356
• Burns S, Mintken P, Austin G, Cleland J. Short-Term Response to Hip Mobilizations in Individuals with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Case Series. J Man Manip Ther. 2010;17(4):272.
• Fearon TO, Mintken PE. Treatment Of Patients With Low Back Pain Presenting With A Directional Preference For Lateral Glides With An Unloaded Active Exercise Approach. J Man Manip Ther. 2010;17(4):279.
• May J, Struessel T, Sampey E, Carpenter K, Mintken PE. Students Perceptions of Practicing Joint Manipulation during Clinical Education: Identification of Barriers. J Man Manip Ther. 2010;17(4):282.
• Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Michener LA, Boyles R, Cleland JA. Examination Of Prognostic Variables To Identify Patients With Shoulder Pain Likely To Benefit From Cervicothoracic Manipulation: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016;46(1):A17-18.
• Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Puentedura EJ, Louw A. Use Of Graded Motor Imagery During The Freezing Stage Of Frozen Shoulder: A Case Report. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016;46(1):A117-118.
• McDevitt A, McDevitt M, Mintken P. Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection resulting from a benign mechanism of injury; A medical case description. Manual Therapy, Volume 25, September 2016, Page e117.
• McDevitt A, Krause L, Leibold B, Mintken P. A novel treatment of dry needling and eccentric exercise for patients with chronic bicipital tendinopathy: A case series. Manual Therapy, Volume 25, September 2016, Page e61.
• Mintken P , McDevitt A, Puentedura E. Louw A. Use of Neuroscience education, tactile discrimination, limb laterality and graded motor imagery in a patient with frozen shoulder. Manual Therapy, Volume 25, September 2016, Page e74.
• Mintken P , McDevitt A, Michener L, Burns S, Boyles R, Cleland J . Examination of a clinical prediction rule to identify patients with shoulder pain likely to benefit from cervicothoracic manipulation: A multi-center randomized clinical trial. Manual Therapy, Volume 25, September 2016, Page e50-51.
• Mintken PE, Cleland JA, Carpenter K, Bieniek ML, Glynn P, Keirns MA, Whitman JM. Development of a clinical prediction rule to identify patients with shoulder pain likely to benefit from cervicothoracic manipulation. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2010;40(1):A93-94.
• Mintken P. Thoracic Impairments and Shoulder Pain: Which came first? Invited commentary. Accepted. Phys Ther Reviews. 2012; 17(2).
• Burns SA, Mintken P, Austin GP, Cleland JA. Short-term response of hip mobilizations and exercise in individuals with chronic low back pain: a case series. J Man Manip Ther. 2011;19(2): 100-108.
• Mintken P, Cleland JA. LEAP: Linking Evidence And Practice: In a 32 Year Old Woman with Chronic Neck Pain and Headaches, Will an Exercise Regimen Be Beneficial for Reducing Her Reports of Neck Pain and Headaches? Phys Ther. 2012;92(5).
• Sawyer EE, McDevitt AW, Louw A, Puentedura EJ, Mintken PE. Use of Pain Neuroscience Education, Tactile Discrimination, and Graded Motor Imagery in an Individual With Frozen Shoulder. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2017 Dec 19;:1-29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29257926
• Mitchell UH, Helgeson K, Mintken P. Physiological effects of physical therapy interventions on lumbar intervertebral discs: A systematic review. Physiother Theory Pract. 2017 Sep;33(9):695-705. PubMed PMID: 28715273
• Louw A, Puentedura EJ, Reese D, Parker P, Miller T, Mintken PE. Immediate Effects of Mirror Therapy in Patients With Shoulder Pain and Decreased Range of Motion. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Oct;98(10):1941-1947. PubMed PMID: 28483657
• Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Michener LA, Boyles RE, Beardslee AR, Burns SA, Haberl MD, Hinrichs LA, Cleland JA. Examination of the Validity of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients With Shoulder Pain Likely to Benefit From Cervicothoracic Manipulation. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2017 Apr;47(4):252-260. PubMed PMID: 28257617
• Akuthota V, Marshall B, Mintken PE, Schenkman M, Kumbhare D. Second-Order Peer Reviews of Clinically Relevant Articles for the Physiatrist: "Early Physical Therapy Vs Usual Care in Patients with Recent-Onset Low Back Pain" (Fritz JM, Magel JS, McFadden M, et al, JAMA 2015): "Physical Therapy May Not Help Acute Lower Back Pain Sufferers". Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Sep;96(9):682-685. PubMed PMID: 28081028
• Salamh PA, Reiman M, Cleland J, Mintken P, Rodeghero J, Cook CE. Risk Stratification for 4,837 Individuals with Knee Pain Who Receive Physical Therapy Treatment. Musculoskeletal Care. 2017 Jun;15(2):122-130. PubMed PMID: 27374889
• Rodeghero JR, Cleland JA, Mintken PE, Cook CE. Risk stratification of patients with shoulder pain seen in physical therapy practice. J Eval Clin Pract. 2017 Apr;23(2):257-263. PubMed PMID: 27357623
• Burns SA, Foresman E, Means SJ, Egan W, Glynn P, Mintken P, Cleland JA. A Treatment Based Classification Approach to Examination and Intervention of Lumbar Disorders. Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach. 2011; 3:362-372.
• Louw A, Puentedura EJ, Mintken P. The use of an abbreviated Neuroscience Education approach in the treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: A case report. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 2012 Jan;28(1):50-62.
• Puentedura EJ, Landers M, Cleland JA, Mintken P, Huijbregts P, Fernandez-de-las-Peñas C. Thoracic spine manipulation versus cervical spine manipulation in patients with acute neck pain: A randomized clinical trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther, 2011 Apr;41(4):208-20.
• McDevitt A, Mintken PE, Cleland JA, Bishop M. Impact of Expectations on Functional Recovery in Individuals with Chronic Shoulder Pain. J Man Manip Ther. In-Press 2017.
• Bishop M, Bialosky J, Mintken P, Cleland J. Factors Shaping Expectations for Complete Relief from Symptoms During Rehabilitation for Patients with Spine Pain. Physiother Theory Pract. In-Press 2017.
• Karas S, Mintken PE, Brismee JM. We need to debate the value of manipulative therapy and recognize that we do not always understand from what to attribute our success. J Man Manip Ther. 2018;26(1):1–2
• MacDonald C, Mintken P. Femoral acetabular impingement and osteoarthrosis in a patient with hip pain. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2011:41(3): 201.
• Burns SA, Mintken P, Austin GP. Clinical decision making in a patient with secondary hip-spine syndrome. Physiother Theory Pract. 2011; 27(5): 384-397.
• Cook CE, Cleland JA, Mintken PE. Manual Therapy Cures Death: I Think I Read That Somewhere. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Nov;48(11):830-832. PubMed PMID: 30381025
• McDevitt AW, Mintken PE, Cleland JA, Bishop MD. Impact of expectations on functional recovery in individuals with chronic shoulder pain. J Man Manip Ther. 2018 Jul;26(3):136-146. PubMed PMID: 30042628
• McDevitt AW, Snodgrass SJ, Cleland JA, Leibold MBR, Krause LA, Mintken PE. Treatment of individuals with chronic bicipital tendinopathy using dry needling, eccentric-concentric exercise and stretching; a case series. Physiother Theory Pract. 2018 Jun 22;:1-11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29932797
• Mintken PE, Moore JR, Flynn TW. Physical Therapists' Role in Solving the Opioid Epidemic. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 May;48(5):349-353. PubMed PMID: 29712547
• Mintken PE, Rodeghero J, Cleland JA. Manual therapists - Have you lost that loving feeling?!. J Man Manip Ther. 2018 May;26(2):53-54. PubMed PMID: 29686478
• Karas S, Mintken P, Brismée JM. We need to debate the value of manipulative therapy and recognize that we do not always understand from what to attribute our success. J Man Manip Ther. 2018 Feb;26(1):1-2. PubMed PMID: 29456441
• Bishop MD, Mintken P, Bialosky JE, Cleland JA. Factors shaping expectations for complete relief from symptoms during rehabilitation for patients with spine pain. Physiother Theory Pract. 2019 Jan;35(1):70-79. PubMed PMID: 29452024
• Sawyer EE, McDevitt AW, Louw A, Puentedura EJ, Mintken PE. Use of Pain Neuroscience Education, Tactile Discrimination, and Graded Motor Imagery in an Individual With Frozen Shoulder. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Mar;48(3):174-184. PubMed PMID: 29257926
• Louw A, Puentedura EJ, Reese D, Parker P, Miller T, Mintken PE. Immediate Effects of Mirror Therapy in Patients With Shoulder Pain and Decreased Range of Motion. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Oct;98(10):1941-1947. PubMed PMID: 28483657
• Struessel T, Carpenter KJ, May J, Sampey E, Mintken P. Student Perception of Applying Joint Manipulation Skills During Clinical Education: Identification of Barriers. Accepted. Journal of Physical Therapy Education.
• Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Michener LA, Boyles RE, Beardslee AR, Burns SA, Haberl MD, Hinrichs LA, Cleland JA. Examination of the Validity of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients With Shoulder Pain Likely to Benefit From Cervicothoracic Manipulation. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2017 Apr;47(4):252-260. PubMed PMID: 28257617
• Hammerich A, Whitman J, Mintken PE, Denninger T, Akuthota V, Sawyer EE, Hofmann M, Chiulds JD, Cleland JA. Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Combined with Epidural Steroid Injection for Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Randomized Parallel-Group Trial. Epub ahead of print. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019
• Mintken P, Bishop M. A treatment based classification approach to low back pain. In: Chevan J, Clapis P. Contemporary Issues in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett; 2011.
• Puentedura E, Mintken P, Diener I, Louw A. Neurodynamic Approach for Migraines. In: Fernández de las Peñas C, Chaitow L, Schoenen J, eds. Manual Therapy Interventions for Migraine. London: Elsevier; 2011.
• Mintken P, Puentedura E, Louw, A. Neurodynamic interventions and physiological effects: clinical neurodynamics in neck and upper extremity pain. In: Fernández de las Peñas C, Cleland JA, Huijbregts P, eds. Neck and Arm Pain Syndromes: Evidence-Informed Screening, Diagnosis, and Management in Manual Therapy. London: Elsevier; 2011.
• Cook CE, Cleland JA, Mintken PE. Manual Therapy Cures Death: I Think I Read That Somewhere. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Nov;48(11):830-832. PubMed PMID: 30381025
• McDevitt AW, Mintken PE, Cleland JA, Bishop MD. Impact of expectations on functional recovery in individuals with chronic shoulder pain. J Man Manip Ther. 2018 Jul;26(3):136-146. PubMed PMID: 30042628
• McDevitt AW, Snodgrass SJ, Cleland JA, Leibold MBR, Krause LA, Mintken PE. Treatment of individuals with chronic bicipital tendinopathy using dry needling, eccentric-concentric exercise and stretching; a case series. Physiother Theory Pract. 2018 Jun 22;:1-11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29932797
• Mintken PE, Moore JR, Flynn TW. Physical Therapists' Role in Solving the Opioid Epidemic. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 May;48(5):349-353. PubMed PMID: 29712547
• Mintken PE, Rodeghero J, Cleland JA. Manual therapists - Have you lost that loving feeling?!. J Man Manip Ther. 2018 May;26(2):53-54. PubMed PMID: 29686478
• Karas S, Mintken P, Brismée JM. We need to debate the value of manipulative therapy and recognize that we do not always understand from what to attribute our success. J Man Manip Ther. 2018 Feb;26(1):1-2. PubMed PMID: 29456441
• Sawyer EE, McDevitt AW, Louw A, Puentedura EJ, Mintken PE. Use of Pain Neuroscience Education, Tactile Discrimination, and Graded Motor Imagery in an Individual With Frozen Shoulder. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Mar;48(3):174-184. PubMed PMID: 29257926
• 2. Bishop M, Mintken PE, Bialosky JE, Cleland JA. Patient expectations of benefit from interventions for neck pain and resulting influence on outcomes. Accepted. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther.
• 3. Puentedura EJ, Cleland JA, Landers MR, Mintken PE, Louw A, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C. Development of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients With Neck Pain Likely to Benefit From Thrust Joint Manipulation to the Cervical Spine. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2012; 42(7): 577-592.
• 4. Mintken P. Thoracic Impairments and Shoulder Pain: Which came first? Invited commentary. Phys Ther Reviews. 2012; 17(2): 254-256.
• Hammerich A, Whitman J, Mintken P, Denninger T, Akuthota V, Sawyer EE, Hofmann M, Childs JD, Cleland J. Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Combined With Epidural Steroid Injection for Individuals With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Randomized Parallel-Group Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 May;100(5):797-810. PubMed PMID: 30703349
• Cook CE, Cleland JA, Mintken PE. Manual Therapy Cures Death: I Think I Read That Somewhere. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Nov;48(11):830-832. PubMed PMID: 30381025
• McDevitt AW, Mintken PE, Cleland JA, Bishop MD. Impact of expectations on functional recovery in individuals with chronic shoulder pain. J Man Manip Ther. 2018 Jul;26(3):136-146. PubMed PMID: 30042628
• McDevitt AW, Snodgrass SJ, Cleland JA, Leibold MBR, Krause LA, Mintken PE. Treatment of individuals with chronic bicipital tendinopathy using dry needling, eccentric-concentric exercise and stretching; a case series. Physiother Theory Pract. 2018 Jun 22;:1-11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29932797
• Bishop MD, Mintken P, Bialosky JE, Cleland JA. Factors shaping expectations for complete relief from symptoms during rehabilitation for patients with spine pain. Physiother Theory Pract. 2019 Jan;35(1):70-79. PubMed PMID: 29452024
• 5. Struessel T, Carpenter KJ, May J, Sampey E, Mintken P. Student Perception of Applying Joint Manipulation Skills During Clinical Education: Identification of Barriers. J of Phys Ther Educ. 2012: 26(2): 19-30.
• Karas S, Mintken P, Brismée JM. We need to debate the value of manipulative therapy and recognize that we do not always understand from what to attribute our success. J Man Manip Ther. 2018 Feb;26(1):1-2. PubMed PMID: 29456441
• Mintken PE, Rodeghero J, Cleland JA. Manual therapists - Have you lost that loving feeling?!. J Man Manip Ther. 2018 May;26(2):53-54. PubMed PMID: 29686478
• Mintken PE, Moore JR, Flynn TW. Physical Therapists' Role in Solving the Opioid Epidemic. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 May;48(5):349-353. PubMed PMID: 29712547
• Sawyer EE, McDevitt AW, Louw A, Puentedura EJ, Mintken PE. Use of Pain Neuroscience Education, Tactile Discrimination, and Graded Motor Imagery in an Individual With Frozen Shoulder. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Mar;48(3):174-184. PubMed PMID: 29257926
• 6. Mintken P, Cleland JA. LEAP: Linking Evidence And Practice: In a 32 Year Old Woman with Chronic Neck Pain and Headaches, Will an Exercise Regimen Be Beneficial for Reducing Her Reports of Neck Pain and Headaches? Phys Ther. 2012; 92(5):645-651.
• Nijs J, Wijma AJ, Willaert W, Huysmans E, Mintken P, Smeets R, Goossens M, van Wilgen CP, van Bogaert W, Louw A, Cleland J, Donaldson M. Integrating Motivational Interviewing in Pain Neuroscience Education for People With Chronic Pain: A Practical Guide for Clinicians. Phys Ther. 2020 Jan 29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31995191
• 1. Boyles R, Flynn TW, Whitman JM, Wainner RS, Mintken PE. Spinal & Extremity Manipulation: The Basic Skill Set (2nd Edition). E-Book. Louisville, KY: Evidence in Motion; 2012.
• 2. Boyles R, Flynn TW, Whitman JM, Wainner RS, Mintken PE. Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Management of Mechanical Neck Pain. E-Book. Louisville, KY: Evidence in Motion; 2012.
• 1. Mintken P, Bishop M. A treatment based classification approach to low back pain. In: Chevan J, Clapis P. Contemporary Issues in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Medicine. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett; 2012.
• 1. Mintken PE. Treatment Based Classification for Neck Pain; e-Learning Module, Universal Musculoskeletal Curriculum, Evidence in Motion, Louisville, KY, 2012.
• McDevitt AW, Cleland JA, Strickland C, Mintken P, Leibold MB, Borg M, Altic R, Snodgrass S. Accuracy of long head of the biceps tendon palpation by physical therapists; an ultrasonographic study. J Phys Ther Sci. 2020 Nov;32(11):760-767. PubMed PMID: 33281293
• Nijs J, Wijma AJ, Willaert W, Huysmans E, Mintken P, Smeets R, Goossens M, van Wilgen CP, Van Bogaert W, Louw A, Cleland J, Donaldson M. Integrating Motivational Interviewing in Pain Neuroscience Education for People With Chronic Pain: A Practical Guide for Clinicians. Phys Ther. 2020 May 18;100(5):846-859. PubMed PMID: 31995191
• McDevitt AW, Snodgrass SJ, Cleland JA, Leibold MBR, Krause LA, Mintken PE. Treatment of individuals with chronic bicipital tendinopathy using dry needling, eccentric-concentric exercise and stretching; a case series. Physiother Theory Pract. 2020 Mar;36(3):397-407. PubMed PMID: 29932797
• 2. Mintken PE. Cervicogenic Headaches; e-Learning Module, Universal Musculoskeletal Curriculum, Evidence in Motion, Louisville, KY, 2012.
• 3. Mintken PE. Manual Therapy for Elbow, Wrist and Hand Conditions; e-Learning Module, Universal Musculoskeletal Curriculum, Evidence in Motion, Louisville, KY, 2012.
• 4. Mintken PE. Exercise for Shoulder Disorders; e-Learning Module, Universal Musculoskeletal Curriculum, Evidence in Motion, Louisville, KY, 2012.
• Bialosky JE, Cleland JA, Mintken P, Beneciuk JM, Bishop MD. The healthcare buffet: preferences in the clinical decision-making process for patients with musculoskeletal pain. J Man Manip Ther. 2021 Oct 17;:1-10. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34657575
• Lonnemann E, Olson KA, Deyle GD, Silvernail JL, Plock H, Puentedura E, Mintken P, Rhon DI, Hutting N, Paris S. What is in a Name? Perhaps your Professional Identity and Practice - A Call to Maintain IFOMPT as the International Federation of Orthopedic Manipulative Physical Therapists. J Man Manip Ther. 2021 Aug;29(4):201-202. PubMed PMID: 34378490
• McDevitt AW, Cleland JA, Rhon DI, Altic RAK, Courtney DJ, Glynn PE, Mintken PE. Thoracic spine thrust manipulation for individuals with cervicogenic headache: a crossover randomized clinical trial. J Man Manip Ther. 2021 Jul 16;:1-18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34269160
• 5. Mintken PE. Knee Fractures; e-Learning Module, Universal Musculoskeletal Curriculum, Evidence in Motion, Louisville, KY, 2012.
• 6. Mintken PE. Total Knee and Total Hip Arthroplasty; e-Learning Module, Universal Musculoskeletal Curriculum, Evidence in Motion, Louisville, KY, 2012.
• 7. Mintken PE. Pain Generators in the Lumbar Spine; e-Learning Module, Universal Musculoskeletal Curriculum, Evidence in Motion, Louisville, KY, 2012.
• 8. Mintken PE. Soft Tissue Disorders of the Hip; e-Learning Module, Universal Musculoskeletal Curriculum, Evidence in Motion, Louisville, KY, 2012.
• 1. Mintken PE, Pascoe S, Barsch A, Cleland JA. Direct access to physical therapy services is safe in a university student health center setting. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2013;43(1):A63.
• 2. Flynn T, Mintken P, Boyles R, Wainner R. Cervical Manipulation- What Skill Level is Necessary for the 1st Professional Level PT Students. International Federation Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists Teachers Meeting – Quebec City, Canada. Saturday 29th September, 2012
• Mintken PE. Advances in Rehabilitation and Exercise-Based Therapies for the Operative and Non-operative Spine Patient. 9th Annual Symposium Current Techniques in the Treatment of Cranial and Spinal Disorders. Broomfield, Colorado. October 20th, 2012

Professional Memberships

• American Physical Therapy Association, Member
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists, Fellow

Practice Locations

• University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2003)
• Certified Physical Therapist, License (1994)
• Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS), Board Certification (2005)
• Fellowship in Manual Therapy, Specialized Training (2008)

• Rehabilitation Therapy - Physical Therapy
• Rehabilitation Therapy