Dr. Ryan Smith, DPT, MBA, OCS is the Founder and President of LifeMotion Physical Therapy. He is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma where he earned a Bachelors of Science in Physical Therapy in 1998, graduating with Special Distinction. He then attended Oklahoma City University where he further studied the economics of healthcare and earned a Master of Business Administration with Honors in 2000.
In January of 2016, he graduated from A.T. Still University with a doctorate degree in physical therapy. Dr. Smith is recognized by the American Physical Therapy Association as a Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist (OCS), an honor earned by less than 3% of all physical therapists and is a Credentialed Clinical Instructor for the American Physical Therapy Association.
Dr. Smith has a special interest in regenerative medicine including the healing of tendon and joint injuries through therapeutic exercise, bodyweight support tools and specialized modalities. He is a certified Functional Dry Needling practitioner, avid golfer and is a Level 3 Certified Medical Provider for the Titleist Performance Institute. Dr. Smith also guest lectures at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center PT program on the business and economics of healthcare.
