Rachel Carter

Rachel Carter serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitative & Health Sciences within the Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions at Regis University, dedicating her career to shaping future physical therapists through clinical expertise and educational integrity.

Education

• Doctorate of Physical Therapy, Regis University (2006)

Clinical Expertise and Research Interests

Dr. Carter specializes in integrating Functional Manual Therapy (certified 2010) and Functional Dry Needling (Level Three Trained through Kinetacore/EIM) for holistic rehabilitation, with deep clinical experience in spinal cord injury treatment from her tenure at Craig Rehabilitation Hospital. Her work emphasizes evidence-based methodologies that bridge diverse therapeutic approaches to maximize patient outcomes in complex rehabilitation scenarios.