Chris Dickerson, DPT, DSc, FAAOMPT, OCS

Chris Dickerson is the founder of Comeback Physical Therapy and one of the most credentialed physical therapists practicing in Austin. He holds both a Doctor of Physical Therapy and a Doctor of Science in Physical Therapy, and he is currently pursuing a Juris Doctor with a focus on healthcare legislation, driven by the belief that patients and providers alike deserve a system that is more affordable, more accessible, and more transparent than the one that currently exists.

His clinical credentials are among the rarest in the profession. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT), a distinction held by fewer than half a percent of all physical therapists practicing in the United States. Fellowship requires intensive post-doctoral training combining advanced clinical mentorship, original research, and rigorous examination, and it represents the highest formal credential available in orthopaedic manual physical therapy. He is also a Board-Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, a certification held by fewer than 6% of physical therapists nationwide and requiring thousands of documented hours of orthopedic clinical practice plus a demanding standardized examination.

Chris has spent over a decade shaping the next generation of physical therapists. He has served as a professor and faculty member at multiple universities, supervised clinical training at the doctoral level, and directed fellowship training for practicing clinicians seeking advanced credentials. Beyond the university setting, he has spent years traveling the country as a continuing education instructor, teaching advanced clinical techniques to practicing physical therapists from coast to coast. His research has appeared in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, the Clinical Journal of Pain, and the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, and he has presented at the American Physical Therapy Association's Combined Sections Meeting and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists' Annual Conference. A consistent thread through his scholarly work is the relationship between sleep and musculoskeletal pain, an area he weaves into his clinical practice at Comeback as part of a treatment philosophy that considers the whole patient rather than the isolated injury.

That philosophy shaped the way he built Comeback. After years of watching a healthcare system prioritize volume over value, and providers get burned out treating patients they barely had time to know, Chris designed a practice built on a different premise entirely. Every patient at Comeback receives the full, undivided attention of their physical therapist, every session, without exception. No technicians dividing the hour. No aides filling the time. Just a therapist who knows your case, your goals, and your life, working with you one-on-one from start to finish.

Outside the clinic, Chris is a father of three teenage sons. He collects vintage acoustic guitars, keeps backyard chickens, and fills whatever time remains between running a practice and pursuing a law degree with heavy barbells and live country music.