Dr. Antonio Vintimilla is an Assistant Professor in the School of Physical Therapy at PWNU. He is originally from Cuenca, Ecuador and immigrated to Fort Worth, Texas as a child. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology/Exercise Science at the University of Texas at Austin and his Doctor of Physical Therapy at Texas Tech University Health Science Center (TTUHSC). Dr. Vintimilla’s clinical expertise primarily involves inpatient neurorehabilitation including stroke, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, and vestibular rehabilitation. In addition, he completed his PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences with an emphasis on sensorimotor control and biomechanics at TTUHSC. His research interests involve fatigue, concussion, and the cervical spine. Outside PNWU, Dr. Vintimilla enjoys spending time with friends, family, and puppies, hiking, snowboarding, and playing soccer.
Degrees and institutions:
Doctor of Philosophy: Rehabilitation Sciences, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Concentration: Movement Sciences and Disorders
Doctor of Physical Therapy: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Bachelor of Science: The University of Texas at Austin
Major: Kinesiology/Exercise Science; Minor: Biology
Primary roles at PNWU
Assistant Professor in the School of Physical Therapy
Technological Expertise
R, RStudio, Matlab, Microsoft Office
Clinical Expertise
Neurological Rehabilitation, Vestibular Rehabilitation
Methodological Expertise:
Repeated measures, mixed models, single-subject design
Languages Spoken/Read
Spanish, English
Selected Publications
Vintimilla A, Hooper T, James CR, Lu HC, Natesan K, Kapila J, Sizer P. (2024). The Effect of Exercise-Induced Central Fatigue on Cervical Spine Joint Position Error, Strength, and Endurance. IJSPT, 19(3), 290-300. doi:10.26603/001c.92703
Selected Presentations
Vintimilla A, James CR, Hooper T, Brismée JM, Jarman N, Natesan K, Likness A, Chiddarwar V, Adams L, Sizer P. The Effect of Exercise-Induced Central Fatigue and Concussion History on Cervical Spine Neuromuscular Function, Promising Scientist Session: Annual South Central American Society of Biomechanics Meeting, UNTHSC, Ft. Worth, TX, April 12, 2024
Vintimilla A, James CR, Hooper T, Brismée JM, Jarman N, Natesan K, Likness A, Chiddarwar V, Adams L, Sizer P. The Effect of Exercise-Induced Central Fatigue on Cervical Spine Neuromuscular Function, West Texas Sports Medicine Society Annual Symposium, Lubbock, TX, USA, January 20, 2024