KAREN PRYOR, PhD, PT, DPT, has a doctorate in physical therapy and has practiced for 40 years in the field. Involved with birth to three through early intervention since 1986, she developed techniques to be utilized in homes, childcare centers, and school systems to advance therapy programs in children. Karen is a sought after speaker on Neuroplasticity across the United States.
Dr. Pryor serves on the Board of Leadership Interagency Coordinating Council for early intervention, appointed by Governor Bill Haslam and Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee from 2014-2024. Karen received President’s award for Volunteer Service in Tennessee for the advancement of treatment of children in 2010 from President Barack Obama. In addition, she was an adjunct professor at Tennessee State University for the Occupational School (2012-2013) as well as Volunteer State University Physical Therapy Assistant School (2008-2009). Currently, she is a Certified Clinical Instructor for several additional colleges and universities (e.g. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Tennessee State University, Daymar College, Volunteer State Community College and Nashville State Community College).
In conjunction with her teaching duties, Dr. Pryor is active on boards of Tennessee State University, Daymar College, and Nashville State Community College.
With her years of experience and passion for complete wellness, Dr. Pryor assists in advancing the wider view of how therapy can be integrated from birth through a person’s lifespan.
Disclosure:Financial: Dr Karen Pryor, PhD, PT, DPT will receive a speaker’s honorarium from TheraMoves Services for the presentation and she will receive royalties from the sales of her book Ten Fingers Ten Toes Twenty Things Everyone Needs to Know: Neuroplasticity for Children she authored that she will refer to in this course. Non-Financial: She has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
Financial: Dr Karen Pryor, PhD, PT, DPT will receive a speaker’s honorarium from TheraMoves Services for the presentation and she will receive royalties from the sales of her book she authored ‘Ten Toes Twenty Things Everyone Needs to Know: Neuroplasticity for Children’ that she will refer to in this course. Non-Financial: She has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
With over 40 years of experience and passion for complete wellness, Dr. Karen Pryor is a physical therapist who assists in advancing the wider view of how therapy can be integrated from birth through a person’s lifespan using her neuroplasticity techniques. Karen Pryor’s Tennessee clinic, known as the Health Sphere Wellness Center, is located in Nashville. The clinic has been successful in treating individuals with Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, dyslexia, Spina Bifida, pain, developmental disorders, and more. The neuroplasticity techniques she has developed from her experience focus on rewiring the brain. They are used in a variety of settings and programs and are elaborated upon in Dr. Karen Pryor’s PT continuing education courses on Theramoves. At its core, Dr. Pryor focuses on how changing the mind can affect how the body reacts.
In addition to Karen Pryor being a physical therapist, Dr. Pryor serves on the Board of Leadership Interagency Coordinating Council for early intervention, appointed by Governor Bill Haslam and Governor Bill Lee of Tennessee from 2014-2024. Karen received the President’s Award for Volunteer Service in Tennessee for the advancement of treatment of children in 2010 from President Barack Obama. In addition, she was an adjunct professor at Tennessee State University for the Occupational School (2012-2013) as well as Volunteer State University Physical Therapy Assistant School (2008-2009). Currently, she is a Certified Clinical Instructor for several additional colleges and universities (e.g. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Tennessee State University, Daymar College, Volunteer State Community College, and Nashville State Community College). In conjunction with her teaching duties, Dr. Pryor is active on the boards of Tennessee State University, Daymar College, and Nashville State Community College. Enroll in Dr. Karen Pryor’s courses today with Theramoves.
DISCLOSURES:
Financial: Dr Karen Pryor, PhD, PT, DPT will receive a speaker’s honorarium from TheraMoves Services for the presentation and she will receive royalties from the sales of her book Ten Fingers Ten Toes Twenty Things Everyone Needs to Know: Neuroplasticity for Children she authored that she will refer to in this course. Non-Financial: She has no non-financial relationships to disclose.
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