Magda Oledzka, PT, DPT, PhD, MBA, PCS

Magda Oledzka, PT, DPT, PhD, MBA has been a pediatric physical therapist for over 20 years. She has worked in a variety of settings including early intervention, outpatient, inpatient, and a pediatric skilled nursing facility. Magda completed her PhD at the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions in April 2019, with a primary research focus on Congenital Muscular Torticollis. Magda is board certified by the APTA as a Pediatric Clinical Specialist. She is passionate about adaptive sports for youth with disabilities and has led several adaptive winter and summer sports sleep-away camps in Crested Butte, Colorado. Magda has spoken at lectures across the U.S and internationally on topics related to infants and cerebral palsy.

• Congenital Muscular Torticollis and Plagiocephaly
• Infant motor development
• Cerebral palsy
• Gait

• Utilizing Telehealth for Continuity of Care in Pediatric Physical Therapy amid the COVID-19 Pandemic. Presentation. APTA CSM January 2021.
• Psychometrics of the Congenital Muscular Torticollis Severity Classification System. Research Platform. APTA CSM, February 2020. Colorado
• Congenital Muscular Torticollis: Implementation of Clinical Practice Guideline and Reliability of the Severity Classification System. Zurich, September 4-5, 2018
• Congenital Muscular Torticollis – Evidence-Based Medical and Physical Therapy Management. Cornell School of Medicine. Medical Ground Rounds, September 2017
• Becoming Content Adults with CP: Recommendations for Easing the Transition. Two-hour educational session at APTA CSM, February 2017
• Medical-based vs. School-based Pediatric Therapy: A Healthy Debate and a Productive Resolution. Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy Annual Conference, November 2016
• Managing Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: Transitioning to Adulthood. Section of Pediatrics Annual Conference in St. Louis, MO, November 2015
• Clinical Approach to the Evaluation & Treatment of Congenital Muscular Torticollis. Winston-Salem, NC. April 5-6, 2014

• Oledzka M, Sweeney JK, Roger-Evans DL, Coulter C, Kaplan SL. Experiences of Parents of Infants Diagnosed With Mild or Severe Grades of Congenital Muscular Torticollis. Pediatr Phys Ther. October 2020
• Oledzka M, Kaplan SL, Sweeney JK, Coulter C, Roger-Evans DL. Interrater and Intrarater Reliability of the Congenital Muscular Torticollis Severity Classification System – Research Report. Pediatr Phys Ther. July 2018
• Oledzka M, Suhr M. Postsurgical Physical Therapy Management of Congenital Muscular Torticollis. Pediatr Phys Ther. 2017
• Suhr MC, Oledzka M. Considerations and intervention in congenital muscular torticollis. Curr Opin Pediatr. 2015
• Oledzka M, Kaplan SL. Commentary on “Adapting to higher demands: using innovative methods to treat infants presenting with torticollis and plagiocephaly”. Pediatr Phys Ther. 2014