Mark Traffas, PT, GTCCS, FSOAE, has practiced clinically as a physical therapist in acute, subacute, skilled nursing, acute rehabilitation, outpatient, and home health care. These unique opportunities have allowed him to work with and develop exercise programs for geriatric clients in all phases of recovery. He has exclusively worked in the geriatric setting for 20+ years.
In addition, he has worked as a physical therapist in the Peace Corps in Malawi, Africa. While in Africa, he had to rely primarily on therapeutic exercises and improvisation for treatment interventions, as few modalities, such as electrical stimulation or ultrasound were available. Since his return he has focused his career on the geriatric population in both the outpatient, skilled nursing, and acute rehab settings.
He actively promotes exercise for older persons as the best cure for most conditions and believes the sharing of ideas will only add to our profession and, more importantly, to the quality of life of our aged population.
He has published numerous articles in a variety of journals, developed multiple online courses and webinars and has been lecturing for GREAT Seminars and Books, Inc. since 2001.
He was in the first group of physical therapists to take and pass the Geriatric Trained and Certified Clinical Specialty and now works as the Program Director for the Acute Rehabilitation Center of El Camino Hospital in Los Gatos, California.