Robert Manske

Robert C. Manske PT, DPT, MPT, MEd, SCS, ATC, CSCS, is a professor in the doctoral physical therapy program at Wichita State University (WSU) in Wichita, Kansas. He graduated from WSU with a bachelor of arts degree in physical education in 1991, received a master of physical therapy degree in 1994, and earned a master of education degree in physical education in 2000. He received his DPT from Massachusetts General Institute of Health Professions in 2006.

Manske has been an APTA Board Certified Sports Physical Therapist since 2002, is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and is a certified athletic trainer (ATC) through the Board of Certification for the Athletic Trainer. He was a two-term vice president of the APTA Sports Physical Therapy Section. He has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching at the local, state, and national levels, including the APTA Sports Physical Therapy Section’s Excellence in Education Award in 2007 and the Ron Peyton Award in 2018.

Manske has published multiple books, chapters, articles, and home study courses related to orthopedic and sports rehabilitation, and he has been editor of nine books on various topics related to orthopedics and sports. He is an associate editor for International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy and is currently a manuscript reviewer for Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Sports Health, Athletic Training and Sports Health Care, Physical Therapy in Sports, and American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM). From 2005 through 2007 and 2011 through 2017, he was a principle reviewer for AJSM.

Manske has lectured at the state and national levels during meetings for APTA, NATA, and NSCA. In addition to his full-time faculty appointment, he is a physical therapist and athletic trainer at Via Christi Health and also serves as a teaching associate for the University of Kansas Medical Center Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and for the Via Christi Family Practice Sports Medicine Residency Program.