The meeting was held Feb. 12-15 in Denver, Colorado, with 18,000+ people attending.
The Elon DPTE was well represented at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) Feb. 12-15, 2020, in Denver, Colorado.
Here are the highlights for CSM 2020:
Six core faculty members and more than 25 students and recent graduates attended the conference, which attracted more than 18,000 people overall. An Elon University reception for alumni, students, faculty and friends of the program had 70 attendees.
Special kudos to Assistant Professor Shefali Christopher for receiving the Sports Section Excellence in Education Award.
2020 CSM PRESENTATIONS FROM ELON
PLATFORM
- Is There a Difference between Strength, Flexibility, and Kinetics between Postpartum Runners and Nulliparous Controls
Shefali Christopher, Rebba Maylone, Lindsey Bauer, Susan Chinworth, Srikant Vallabhajosula
POSTERS
Orthopaedics
- Shoulder Range of Motion and Strength Norms and Variations in Circus Acrobats
Carlie Huberman, Melissa Scales, Srikant Vallabhajosula - Relationship between Upper Extremity Pain, Hip Power Production, and Throwing Performance in Collegiate Softball Athletes
Thomas Jones, Raina Stevens, Stephen Gunderson, Chelsea Martin, Mary Kay Hannah
Sports
- Musculoskeletal Characteristics of Adolescent Softball Athletes with and without an Upper Extremity Injury
Chelsea Martin, Kaylee Pobocik, Mary Hannah, Mallory Faherty, Shefali Christopher, Srikant Vallabhajosula - Utility of the Kjoc Outcome Measure and Its Relationship to Musculoskeletal Characteristics in Softball Athletes
Chelsea Martin, Kaylee Pobocik, Mary Hannah, Mallory Faherty, Srikant Vallabhajosula - The Effects of Patellar Tendinopathy on Explosiveness in Division I Basketball Players: A PILOT Study. Zachary Collins, Sarah Benson, Sam Methot, Nick DiMarco, Srikant Vallabhajosula, Shefali Christopher
- Common Musculoskeletal Impairments in Postpartum Runners with Pain: An International Delphi Study
Shefali Christopher, Alessandra Trepte, Suzanne Snodgrass, Chad Cook - An Investigation of Kinetics and Dynamic Postural Stability in Collegiate Cross Country Runners
David Guthrie, Emily Fonke, Srikant Vallabhajosula, Timothy Sell, Mallory Faherty, Shefali Christopher
Neurology
- Management of a Central Vestibular Disorder in an Individual with a Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury
Zachary Knox, Lauren Graham, Crystal Ramsey - Yoked Prism Lenses Acutely Improve Spatio-Temporal Gait Parameters in Individuals with Acquired Brain Injuries
Nathan Bedel, Susan Durham, Alma Privette, Srikant Vallabhajosula - Cooling Vests Acutely Improve Stride Length during Dual-Tasks in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis
Samantha Everett, Chelsea Comeau, Srikant Vallabhajosula, Crystal Ramsey
Clinical Electrophysiology & Wound Management
- Efficacy of Microcurrent Therapy for Treatment of Acute Knee Pain
Daryl Lawson, Tracy Llewellyn, Nan Yang
Educational Session
- Many Faces of Sports Physical Therapy, Ross Makoto Nakaji, Shefali Christopher