A Biographical Profile of Dr. Lenore Morrissey

Dr. Lenore Filler Morrissey

CURRICULUM VITAE

Last Updated: July, 2024


Lenore Filler Morrissey, MPT, DPT, OCS, CFC
PO Box 140535 Garden City,
ID 83714
Office: (208)353-3184
E-Mail: info@airwayphysiodoc.com

EXPERIENCE

Independent Contractor / Self-Employed  – 01/16 – present  

Founder / CEO www.airwayphysiodoc.com

Providing fee for service, onsite and virtual physical, oral myofunctional and breathing therapies including consultation and delivery of treatment plan, therapeutic exercise and collaboration with patient providers including delivery of extensive evaluative and progress report documents.  Referrals initiated by airway-centric multi-disciplinary team members and patient self-referral.

Team members include but are not limited to dentists (adult and pediatric), orthodontists, pediatricians, neurologists, sleep physicians, pulmonologists, maxillofacial surgeons, ENTs, speech/language pathologists and oral myofunctional therapists in the greater Boise area and remotely primarily in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. 

Educating/managing patients and health care providers in treatment and consultation of acute to chronic head and neck pain with associated shoulder/thoracic postural dysfunction, temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMD), oral myofunctional disorders, headache sequelae, daytime dysfunctional breathing, upper airway restrictive syndrome/obstructive sleep apnea, orthopedic/sports injuries chronic lower airway/lung diagnoses including sequelae related to long COVID. Patient population includes pediatric to geriatric, pre/postoperative care for orthopedic surgeries including total joint replacements and spinal surgeries, pre/post-op orthognathic surgery, and pre/post frenuloplasty.  Treatment approaches include oral-myofunctional therapy (Academy of Oral Myofunctional Therapy), Buteyko Breathing Method/ Oxygen Advantage®, fascial manipulation (Stecco method®), postural respiration (Postural Restoration Institute®), Mary Massery coursework in breathing behavior and postural mechanics, craniofacial/cervical/TMD extensive training instructed by world renowned Mariano Rocabado via University of St. Augustine.  Current lecturer for Airway Mini-Residency (international dental organization), American Academy of Physiologic Medicine and Dentistry and local lectures for dental, medical and speech professionals.

Owner / Physical Therapist

11/05 – 06/16 – Peak Performance Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab

Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

Founder / CEO

Day to day operations/management of a private outpatient orthopedic clinic, staff supervision (average of 6 staff members), insurance billing and electronic medical record keeping, community marketing/advertising.  Clinic specialized in manual/orthopedic physical therapy for patients of all ages.  Emphasis in the following categories: sports injuries, post-surgical rehab, spine, shoulder, elbow, hip knee, ankle and foot sprains/strains, TMD/neck pain, orthotic therapy, golf conditioning, high school sports screenings, community service education/lectures provided to local senior community organizations for bone and back care. 

Staff Physical Therapist

08/02 – 12/05 – Kaiser Permanente – Harbor City, CA

Full time physical therapist; provided direct patient care services for acute in-patient and outpatients including physical therapy evaluation, treatment, team plan development, physical therapy aide supervision, patient/family/community education and communication about patient status/needs to physicians and case managers.  Patient referral sources derived from orthopedic and physical medicine physicians and physician assistants.  Common diagnoses included post-operative total joint and arthroscopic surgeries, trauma, spinal degenerative joint disease, and sport injuries.  Sole physical therapist treating infant torticollis and pediatric cases.  Participated in a year-long manual physical therapy course associated with the Kaiser Residency program. Provided Spanish speaking patient care.

Staff Physical Therapist

4/00 – 8/02 – Pediatric Therapy Network – Torrance, CA

Full time physical therapist for non-profit multi-disciplinary pediatric clinic specializing in sensory integration theory and practice for children with special needs.  Treatment was conducted both onsite and at public schools.  Team therapist for an early intervention program (18 month to 3-year-old population).  Foot/ankle orthotic prescription and management. Required yearlong coursework in Sensory Integration and Neuromuscular Reeducation provided by University of Southern California onsite. 

Staff Physical Therapist

9/01 to 8/02 – Physicians Choice Home Health – Torrance, CA

Per-diem home health physical therapy.  Direct patient care services including evaluation, treatment and facilitation of transfer, safety, and equipment training in the home.

Staff Physical Therapist

10/99 – 4/00 – Independent Physical Therapy – Carson, CA 

Full time physical therapist for a private outpatient orthopedic clinic.  Common diagnoses included post operative knee and shoulder surgeries, neck and back injuries associated with worker’s compensation cases, hand /wrist injuries, trauma, CVA and Parkinson’s disease.

Staff Physical Therapist    

12/98 – 9/99 – Therapists Unlimited/ Careerstaff Unlimited – Baton Rouge, LA

Contract therapy provided in the following settings: inpatient rehab, outpatient rehab, outpatient orthopedics, home health, and skilled nursing facilities.

EDUCATION

  • University of St. Augustine – Doctor of Physical Therapy – 2017
  • Northwestern University – Master of Physical Therapy -1998
  • Whittier College – Bachelor of Arts, Biology – 1993

SPECIALTIES

  • Cranio-Facial Certification – University of St. Augustine – 2016
  • Board Certified Specialist in Orthopedics – ABPTS – 2005, Recert: 2015

COMPETENCIES

Orthotic insert fabrication and prescription, restorative autonomic breathing training, capnometry, covid long hauler biomechanical and behavioral reeducation, posture screen and CBCT analysis related to airway centric disorders, kineseotaping techniques, adult and pediatric proprioceptive neuromuscular re-education, current master’s fellow – Applied Integration Consulting (April 2022- May 2022) – focus on Respiratory Neurodontics, fluent in written and verbal medical Spanish.

MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Physical Therapy Association – 1997- present
  • California Physical Therapy Association – 1999- present
  • Idaho Physical Therapy Association – 2023-present
  • American Academy of Applied Myofunctional Sciences – 2012-present
  • Liaison/Member: American Academy of Physiologic Medicine and Dentistry/Founding Member of Physical Therapy Section – 2017-present
  • Foundation for Airway Health – 2018-present  

PUBLICATIONS

  • Principals of Physical and Oral Myofunctional Therapy and Their Role in Treating Masticatory-temporomandibular Joint, Diurnal and Sleep-related Breathing Disorders – publication date: 5/2024
  • Lenore Filler Morrissey MPT, DPT, OCS, CFC (lead author), Joseph Yousefian DMD, MS, MA, Paige Raffo PT, MS – Pediatric Treatment of Sleep Apnea with Teledontics and Telegnathics- CRC Press/Taylor & Francis
  • Zaghi S, Peterson C, Yoon A., Morrissey L, et al. Assessment of posterior tongue mobility using lingual-palatal suction: Progress towards a functional definition of ankyloglossia. J Oral Rehabil. 2021 Jun;48(6):692-700. doi: 10.1111/joor.13144. Epub 2021 Jan 17. PMID: 33386612; PMCID: PMC8247966.
  • Zaghi S, Peterson C, Morrissey L, et al. Assessment of Nasal Breathing Using Lip Taping: A Simple and Effective Screening Tool. Intl. J. of Otorhinolaryngology, 2020;X (X): XX-XX. doi:10.11648/j.XXXX.2020XXXX.XX ISSN: 2472-2405 (print); ISSN: 2742-2413 (online)
  • Lenore Filler, review of the Effects of Switch Control Site on Computer Skills of Infants and Toddlers, L Glickman, J Deitz, D. Anson, and K. Stewart. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1996;50-545-553 Pediatric Physical Therapy 1998;10(2):80-81.
  • Greenway S., Greenway F., Filler L. Topical Insulin in Wound Healing: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-controlled Trial. Journal of Wound Care, 1998(10):526-528.

LECTURE TITLES

  • Capnometry: Understanding Daytime Behavioral, Chemical and Mechanical Breathing Boise Speech and Hearing Clinic/Center for Orofacial Myology – March 2024
  • The Airway Physical Therapy Report: From Intake to Marketing Tool – AAPMD Webinar – Physical Therapy Section – January 2022
  • Cranio-Oral Fascial Functional Therapy (COFFT); Oral Myofunctional Therapy and beyond – A Physical Therapist’s Perspective – Airway and Facial Development Collaborative-6-part lecture series: 8-9/2021
  • Career Paths in Physical Therapy Whittier College – November 2019
  • The Physical Therapist in a Multi-Disciplinary Clinic – Protocols, Procedures and Outcomes – Airway Centric Dentistry Mini-Residency One day lectures, summers – 2016-2019
  • Craniovertebral/Craniomandibular Considerations in Relation to TMD & Airway Patency – A Physical Therapist’s Perspective Be Well Collaborative Care – December 2015