Kyle Adams, PT, DPT, DSc

Kyle Adams is a Clinical Associate Professor who has taught in Baylor University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program since 2017. He earned a Master of Physical Therapy from SUNY Upstate Medical University in 2001, followed by a Doctor of Physical Therapy from the same institution in 2008, and completed a Doctor of Science in Physical Therapy at Bellin College in 2024. 

He has been a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist since 2004 and became board-certified in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy in 2005. He completed a fellowship in manual therapy through Evidence in Motion in 2011 and earned a Therapeutic Pain Specialist certification in 2017. 

Before joining Baylor, Dr. Adams spent 15 years as a full-time clinician across two outpatient orthopedic private practices and served one year as director of an orthopedic residency and spine fellowship program. He also spent 11 years as adjunct faculty for various entry-level PT programs and nine years teaching post-professional courses nationwide on orthopedic physical therapy, manual therapy, exercise, and pain science. He continues to practice clinically in his hometown in Upstate New York. 

Since 2021, he has secured three research grants, authored a book chapter, presented ten times at national conferences, and published nine peer-reviewed manuscripts.

Current Research Interests:

• Predictors of academic success in DPT education
• Low back pain and clinician beliefs
• Pain sciences
• Manual therapy instruction
• Musculoskeletal examination and treatment
• Biophysical agents
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion 

Current Courses Taught:

• DPT 6540 Physical Therapy Examination
• DPT 6630 Musculoskeletal Systems II
• DPT 6151 Pain Science