Lydia Bradford

Biography

Lydia has been a physical therapist for over 30 years. She began her clinical practice at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, serving as a staff and senior therapist for 16 years in acute care, the burn unit, the adult neurological rehabilitation unit, the sub-acute unit, and the wheelchair seating clinic. She helped to plan and open the PT department at Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital as the clinical coordinator. She participated in a variety of continuing education opportunities including an intensive 2-week PNF course and earned the NDT Adult Hemiplegia certification. She served as a clinical instructor to PT students, as an instructor in a continuing education course, and as a speaker in orthotics courses.

Later, she began working in the field of geriatrics at National Health Care and received the geriatric clinical specialist (GCS) certification in 2014.

In 2004, she began her role as an adjunct instructor for the adult neurological lab and orthotics speaker at Belmont School of Physical Therapy. She currently teaches Patient Care Skills, PT Foundations II (Orthotics and Prosthetics), Adult Neuro lab, Clinical Pathophysiology III, and assists the Director of Clinical Education with reading online student clinical evaluations.