Online Spine Schoolwas developed in November 2006 by Kirk Stewart and Kevin Roulhac. The mission of Online Spine School is to educate the general public in proper spine care in order to help prevent back pain and possibly decrease the burden on our health care system. Utilizing the internet Online Spine School will make it interactive, convenient, and easy for all to learn.
At this time OSS does not have any corporate sponsers or partners, therefore, we must charge a small fee for our courses.
Art work and photography by Kirk Stewart. No copying or distribution allowed.
Kirk Stewart
Kirk was born and raised in upstate NY where he grew up trying out different sports such as basketball, hockey and soccer. However it was a soccer injury that required knee surgery and rehabilitation. It was then that Kirk knew he wanted to become a Physical Therapist and soon after started working as a Physical Therapy Aide when not in school.
Kirk attended Daemen College in Amherst, NY and graduated cum laude in 1997 with his degree in Physical Therapy. He now has over 10 years of clinical experience with focus on outpatient orthopedics. Kirk has worked with clients from companies such as GE, Southern Staircase, American BOA, Hansgrohe, and many others.
Kirk himself experienced a disc herniation and went through a laminectomy/partial discectomy in 2002. Therefore he is very passionate about educating his patients in proper spine care in order to help manage and most importantly prevent back pain.
Kevin Roulhac
No stranger to strenuous work or injury, Kevin now works to improve the lives of hard working individuals by educating on the prevention of and rehabilitating injuries. He spent his early summers working in the sweltering heat of North Florida harvesting watermelons and earthworms. Later, Kevin had the rewarding experience of playing college football for Florida A & M University. All of his work and sport experiences resulted in injuries including: a bulging vertebral disk, strained knee ligaments, fractures and various other sprains and strains.
It was through a football injury that Kevin was introduced to Physical Therapy. After a few sessions a career path was chosen."What could be better than earning a living by helping others" is his reply when questioned about his career choice. Kevin earned his Bachelors in Occupational Therapy in the summer of 1997 from Florida A & M University. He later passed the arduous HTCC exam to earn his certification in hand therapy. He has spent the last 10 years managing physical therapy clinics, rehabilitating injured individuals and assisting companies with preventing injury by establishing injury management programs as well as on site treatment. A couple of notable companies Kevin has worked with include: General Motors, Ciba Vision and Glock.
Kevin plans to continue to direct his energy to assisting individuals and companies prevent and recover from injury.