The Department of Physical Therapy Education has continued its stellar presence at the prestigious American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting this February in Boston.
The Elon University Department of Physical Therapy Education continued its stellar presence at the prestigious American Physical Therapy Association’s annual Combined Sections Meeting at this year’s gathering in February in Boston.
Eight abstracts on diverse topics ranging from Cardiovascular & Pulmonary, Geriatrics, Neurology, Pelvic Health and Sports sections were accepted for presentation. Six of the eight presentations were done by current 3rd year DPT students. Several Elon DPT graduates also attended and presented at the conference.
2024 Combined Session Meeting Presentations from Elon
(presenting author names bolded)
Educational Sessions
Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research: The Year 2023 in Review
Hannah McHugh G’17
The Female Overhead Athlete: Sex- and Sport-Specific Considerations for Rehabilitation
Natalie Myers, Chelsea Leonard Martin G’19, Amanda Arnold, Ellen Shanley
Platform presentations
Trends in heart rate variability during pregnancy and postpartum in recreational runners
James Gerosa, Koehna Jordan, Haley Langley, Liam McCullough, Srikant Vallabhajosula, Svetlana Nepocatych, Shefali Christopher, Angela Spontelli Gisselman
Collecting Comprehensive Performance Metrics Is Possible with a Concise Test Battery
Kayleigh Harwell Beach, Logan Deese, Travis Woerner, Haley Becker, Mary Kay Hannah, John Magill
Tandem Gait While Dual Tasking in Collegiate Athletes at Baseline and Post Concussion
Ashlyn Loring, Amy Smelko, Amber Olson, Caroline Ketcham, Eric Hall, Srikant Vallabhajosula
Poster presentations
Prevalence of MetS in High School Seniors and Predictors of Carotid Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity
Caroline Guill, John Magill, Svetlana Nepocatych
Caroline also won the Catherine Worthingham Student Scholarship for her presentation at the conference.
Graded Treadmill Test to Assess Exercise Intolerance in Older Adults: A Pilot Study
Crystal Ramsey, Karen McCulloch, Deanna DeMarco, Allie Knuckles G’23, Vicki Mercer
Comparing Obstacle Clearance in Virtual and Mixed Reality Environments in Older Adults
Alexander Japit, Matthew Lawler, Christopher Go, Alicia Wilson, Stacey Walton, Oliver Tuisa, Pratheep Paranthaman, Srikant Vallabhajosula, Alys Giordano
Does Dual Tasking Change Obstacle Clearance Patterns for Older Adults in Mixed Reality?
Matthew Lawler, Christopher Go, Alicia Wilson, Alexander Japit, Oliver Tuisa, Stacey Walton, Alys Giordano, Pratheep Paranthaman, Srikant Vallabhajosula
Use of the Optimal Theory to Facilitate Confidence and Increase Independence Following a Hemorrhagic Stroke
Deanna DeMarco G’23, Dustin Patrick, Oliver Tuisa, Crystal Ramsey
Scenes from the conference:
