Felix Adah, PT, PhD

Felix Adah, PT, PhD

Professor

Department:
SHR-Physical Therapy

Email:
fadah@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-6330

Biography

Felix Adah is a graduate of University of Ife (Nigeria) with a degree in Medical Rehabilitation (PT) since 1981, earned Master Degree in Human Nutrition in 1984 at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and a PhD in Clinical Health Sciences from The University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson Mississippi. Dr. Adah is certified to practice Dry Needling, a new area in Physical Therapy. Dr. is also certified in Spinal Manipulative Therapy. Dr. Adah is currently teaching Physical Therapy at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and he was promoted to the rank of professor in 2009. Dr. Adah has many years of experience as a physical therapy having worked virtually in all areas of physical therapy. Before joining the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 1999, he was the Director of Rehabilitation at Beverly Enterprise, an organization that specializes in the rehabilitation of the elderly population. Dr. Adah has published many peer review articles mainly focusing on LASER and other agents affecting tissues and healing. Dr. Adah teaches manual therapy, rehab modalities and clinical decision making in the DPT program at the School of Health-Related Professions. Dr. Adah also supervises students' research activities and serve as a member of dissertation committee graduate students in Clinical Health Sciences program.

Education

University of Mississippi Medical Center, PhD, Clinical Health Sciences2004
University of Ibadan, Nigeria, MS, Human Nutrition1984
University of Ife, Ile Ife, Nigeria, BS, Medical Rehabilitation (Physical Therapy)1981

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Certification in Spinal Manipulative Therapy, Spinal manipulative Institute12/2020 - Present
Certification, Dry Needling, APTA/MPTA recognized01/2015 - 01/2025
Licensure, License, Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy06/1981 - 12/2016
Licensure, Physical Therapy08/1989 - 08/2050

Current Positions

Professor, School of Health Related Professions, Department of Physical Therapy05/1999 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Health Related Professions, Department of Physical Therapy07/2004 - 06/2009
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Health Related Professions, Department of Physical Therapy05/1999 - 06/2004
Director, Beverly Enterprise06/1994 - 04/1999
School of , Department of Physical Therapy