About Me

Janet L. Readinger, PT, DPT, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, is the Associate Director of Clinical Education and the Director of the Dan Aaron Stay Fit Exercise Program for persons with Parkinson disease or multiple sclerosis. She received her Master’s degree in physical therapy from Temple University and a DPT from Arcadia University. Janet is an APTA Certified Trainer for the Clinical Instructor Education and Credentialing Program. Prior to joining the faculty full-time, Janet worked in inpatient acute rehabilitation at MossRehab in Philadelphia for 19 years. 

Dr. Readinger stays active in the Philadelphia Area Clinical Education Consortium which has helped build a network in the community of clinical educators. She was instrumental in developing a six-month internship that began as an elective for our students and serves as the template for our current final clinical education experience.

Dr. Readinger has used her work in the Dan Aaron Stay Fit Exercise Program to develop her research which involves exercise protocols for individuals with Parkinson disease ( https://www.arcadia.edu/college-health-sciences/departments-faculty/physical-therapy/stay-fit-exercise-program ).