Richard McPhail
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
About Richard McPhail
Dr. Austin McPhail serves as an assistant professor within the Physical Therapy department. He earned his Bachelor of Art in Psychology from NC State University in 2012, and his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from East Carolina University in 2018. Dr. McPhail then worked in an outpatient physical therapy clinic, with primary focus on patients who are overhead athletes and patients with persistent pain. He received his Clinical Specialty in Orthopedic Physical Therapy in 2022.
"When I first began my career as a physical therapist, I didn't realize how important working in a God centered entity was to me. The clinic I worked at immediately out of school was owned and operated by a God fearing couple who was unashamedly Christian business owners. They instilled in me the values of being surrounded by other Christians, encouraging prayer and quiet time with God, and doing so without reservation. The fact that CSU fosters these same values made my decision to uproot my wife and I to a different state, farther away from family, a much easier decision."
Signature Experiences
APTA - 2016-current
South Carolina APTA - 2023-current
North Carolina APTA - 2016-2022
Recent Scholarly Work & Publications
Peer Reviewed Scientific and Professional Presentations:
1. Kovash B, Foell J, McPhail R, Durland A, Thorp J, Johnson S, Willson J
Trigger point dry needling significantly improved hamstring length flexibility when compared with Nordic exercise: A randomized control trial.
2nd Annual College of Allied Health Sciences Research Day. East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
April 25, 2018
2. McPhail R, Kovash B, Foell J, Durland A, Thorp J, Johnson S, Willson J
Foam rolling is superior to Nordic exercise to immediately improve hamstring length flexibility: A randomized control trial.
2nd Annual College of Allied Health Sciences Research Day. East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
April 25, 2018
3. Foell J, Kovash B, McPhail R, Durland A, Thorp J, Johnson S, Willson J
A comparison of the immediate effects of foam rolling and static stretching on the 90:90 hamstring length flexibility test: A randomized control trial.
2nd Annual College of Allied Health Sciences Research Day. East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
April 25, 2018