Our Staff: Elk City Clinic

The physical therapists at Physical Therapy Central all have advanced physical therapy degrees at either the Master's or Doctorate level. This allows the therapists to provide efficient and effective treatment outcomes for the patients. Each member of the staff completes a minimum of 40 continuing education hours per year to stay at the top of their field.

Dale was born and raised in NW Oklahoma in the small town of Camargo. He went to Leedey High School where he loved the outdoors and playing baseball for the Mighty Bison who went to 6 State Tournaments. Following high school, he earned his Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in Weatherford, OK in 2002. He furthered his education by earning a Master of Physical Therapy Degree from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in 2005. Dale graduated with distinction at the top of his class and was inducted into the Alpha Eta Honor Society.

Following nominations from the faculty at OU, Dale was awarded the prestigious Mary McMillan Scholarship Award from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) in 2005. The Oklahoma Physical Therapy Association (OPTA) awarded Dale with the Clinical Education Excellence Award from Langston University in 2009 for providing excellence in clinical instruction to physical therapy students.

Dale's physical therapy interests include outpatient orthopedics, sports injuries, spinal dysfunction, manual therapy, aquatic therapy, and he often volunteers for sporting events for athletes with disabilities. He is a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy (OCS) through the APTA. He is currently an active member of both the APTA and the OPTA, and he is currently a member of the private practice and orthopedic sections of the APTA. Dale has completed Levels I and II of a manual therapy certification through the North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (NAIOMT). Dale's next endeavor is to begin a combined Transitional Doctorate and Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy Fellowship program through Evidence in Motion.

Dale currently resides in Camargo with his wife Christa and their two sons, Aidyn and Hudsyn. The Boren's enjoy spending time together outdoors, where their boys like going to the park or looking for animals at the farm. When Dale and Christa get time to themselves, they enjoy going out to dinner and a movie. In the fall, they enjoy hitting the woods to go deer hunting, where Christa usually shows her husband up!!

Dale would like for his clients to know that he brings small town values to the clinic daily. He is compassionate about physical therapy and his clients, and he will go above and beyond to assist his clients in the attainment of their personal and functional goals. Feel free to email him at dboren@ptcentral.org or for additional information please call (580) 225-0075.

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