Mark’s professional career has centered on being a physical therapist treating patients full-time during everyday clinical practice as well as working as a clinical scientist and researcher. Mark has extensive experience interpreting and integrating data from patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) when managing patients to guide effective and efficient clinical treatment decisions with the goal to enhance the value of care to our patients. Specific clinical research areas of interest are PROM theory, clinical utilization of PROM data, the McKenzie methods, conservative management of patients experiencing neck and low back pain from a psychologically informed perspective, and the biopsychosocial model. Mark has been an active referee for several medical and physical therapy journals. He has authored or co-authored more than 50 articles in a variety of peer-reviewed journals. Mark was the recipient for several research awards including Hart International Memorial Research Award, John Medeiros, Distinguished Authorship Award, NJAPTA James Tucker Excellence in Clinical Practice & Teaching, APTA Chattanooga Research Award, and APTA Rose Excellence in Research Award. Mark is a lifetime member of the American Physical Therapy Association.
By Mark Werneke, PT, MS, Dip. MDTClinical Research Scientist at FOTO The ability to measure patient outcomes is an essential tool rehab therapy practitioners can use to improve patient care and track clinical performance. And, as value-based care models grow in prominence, the ability to accurately measure outcomes can also affect payer reimbursement. Yet, raw…
Announcing Our NEXT 2026 Speaker Lineup | April 20-23 in Phoenix, AZ | See the Agenda
