Renzo Mendoza, PT, DPT

Title:	Clinical Assistant Professor
Pronouns:	he/him/his
Unit:	Physical Therapy
Office Location:	Wellness and Literacy Center 1107
Office Phone:	815-753-2837
Email:	rmendoza3@niu.edu

Courses Taught

• AHPT 610: Foundational Patient Screening, Examination, and Assessment
• AHPT 611: Foundational Therapeutic Exercise
• AHPT 639: Evaluation Treatment of MSK Disorders of the Extremities
• AHPT 614: Advanced Exercise and Intervention Prescription
• AHPT 619: Internal Clinical Experience I
• AHPT 621: Internal Clinical Experience II
• AHPT 623: Internal Clinical Experience III
• AHPT 701: Internal Clinical Experience IV

Education

• Fellowship: Northwestern University — Feinberg School of Medicine
• Residency: University of Michigan — Ann Arbor
• DPT, Northwestern University — Feinberg School of Medicine
• B.S., Boise State University - Health Science Studies

Certification

• Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy
• Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists

Research Interests

• Chronic pain
• Health disparities
• Temporomandibular disorder
• Ethical practice
• DPT post-professional training

Selected Publications

• Mendoza, R., Hensley, C., Ryan, J. and Davenport, T. (2025). Rehabilitation management of the chronic pain-hypertension synergy: Proposal of an evidence-informed framework. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 29(5), 101229.
• Balinski, M., Blanchard, L., Mendoza, R., Zaranec, M., Duncombe, A. and Madhavan, S. (2024). Factors associated with physical therapy attendance rate and self-discharge in people with chronic pain. JOSPT Open, 2(4), 332-339.
• Hensley, C. P., Mendoza, R., Ryan, J. and Yung, E. (2025). Manual Therapy in Conjunction With Other Multimodal Interventions in a Patient With Chronic Pain and Hypertension: A Case Report. Clinical Case Reports, 13(12), e71697.
• Seitz AL, Mendoza RL, Christain H, Lutz A, Shanley E. The Shoulder: Evidence-Informed Physical Therapy Patient Management. Current Concepts of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy. 6th ed. APTA Orthopaedics; 2026.