Growing up a multi-sport athlete and playing collegiate football, Winston Kennedy, DPT now inspires patients and students in Oregon State University’s Multiple Sclerosis Exercise Program.
Shortly after Winston began practicing physical therapy in Florida, he became discouraged by the lack of physical activity opportunities for his patients with chronic health issues.
“It got to the point where the only physical activity many of my patients were getting was through physical therapy,” Winston says. “I wanted to know why this was and how it could be changed.”
In search of answers, Winston moved across the county to pursue his second doctoral degree — this time a Ph.D. in kinesiology with an adapted physical activity concentration from the College of Public Health and Human Sciences.
“My background as a physical therapist showed me that people may have limited access to opportunities for physical activity,” Winston says. “The adapted physical activity program at Oregon State is working toward finding answers to many of the questions I have and helping me provide potential solutions to try and solve this problem.”
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