Megan Rao

I went to the University of New England in Portland, Maine, for my undergraduate in medical biology, and then did 3 years at the same university to get my doctorate in physical therapy. After that, I moved down to Boston and worked for Spalding Rehab for a few years in inpatient rehab. I then did 2 years of traveling PT, where I moved around the country in various settings and different places, being contracted. I came back to Spalding and had a role as a network float, covering maternity leaves and vacations within the therapy realm, moving between different buildings with different levels of care. I really got experience with a variety of diagnoses in a variety of inpatient settings. I was on a ventilator COVID floor during the pandemic. After that, I did home care for about a year, and during my time in home care, someone from Bioness reached out to me on LinkedIn about a position. I had already been involved with the Bioness technology when I was practicing in the clinic, so I already knew about it. I interviewed and have been here ever since. My role requires me to be a therapist because I work with a medical device that helps people walk and helps with their foot drop, as well as helps them open and close their hands. I work in the neuro-rehab tech world with functional electrical stimulation. My main area of expertise is gait training in the neurologic population, being able to recommend appropriate assistive devices and bracing, and being able to see the whole picture in helping people within that neuro population move better.