Elon sees success at 2018 American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting

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The Department of Physical Therapy Education had great success at this year’s APTA Combined Sections Meeting in New Orleans. Eleven faculty members, one recently retired faculty member, multiple adjunct faculty members and 20 students were among the more than 17,000 attendees at the conference. Elon was well represented with 25 outstanding faculty, student and alumni presentations (see below for complete list).

More than 50 attendees comprised of faculty, students, alumni, and friends gathered at the Elon reception on Thursday night. The department recognized Amber Anderson DPT '11 as one of the first two Rising Alumni Award recipients, as she was unable to receive the award at the Class of 2017 graduation ceremony in December. The Office of Alumni Engagement provide giveaways at the reception and several Elon items were raffled off to an excited crowd.

 

 

 

Referenced below is a list of the CSM presentations, with the presenter’s name in bold. 

Platform Presentations

TITLE: “Effects of Rehabilitation Prior to Lung Transplantation on Balance, Functional Mobility and Exercise Capacity”

AUTHORS: Tiffany Champion ‘11; Rebecca Byrd; Stephen Bailey; Srikant Vallabhajosula

 

TITLE: “Six-Minute Walk Test and Two-Minute Step Test Performances in Physically Active Older Adults Challenge Existing Norms”

AUTHORS: Kailey Trieger ’19; Sarah Russell ‘19; Kelsey Hocevar ‘19; Emily Stefan ‘19; Charity Johansson

 

Poster Presentations

TITLE: "High Intensity, Variable Stepping Training Improved Balance in a Person with Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury"

AUTHORS: Jillian Wojt  ‘17; Taylor Gwaltney ‘17; Jane Freund

 

TITLE: "Clinimetric Properties of Wheelchair Propulsion Test among High Functioning Wheelchair Users"

AUTHORS: Jhonelle Francis ‘18; Colten Sullivan ‘18; Srikant Vallabhajosula; A. Williams Andrews

 

TITLE: "Functional Improvements After Conservative Post-Operative Management of a Lisfranc Injury: A Case Report"

AUTHORS: Jillian Wojt ‘17; Hannah McHugh ‘17; Srikant Vallabhajosula

 

TITLE: "RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STATIC AND DYNAMIC POSTURAL CONTROL IN INDIVIDUALS WITH AND WITHOUT CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY"

AUTHORS: Stephanie Manning ‘18; Devan Groulx ‘18; Michelle Fadool ‘18; Erik Wikstrom; Jane Freund; Srikant Vallabhajosula

PRESENTER: Stephanie Manning ‘18 

 

TITLE: "Functional rehabilitation of a person with transfemoral amputation through guided motor imagery: A case study"

AUTHORS: Rebecca Matalon ‘17; Srikant Vallabhajosula 

 

TITLE: "Gait Training, Kinesiology Tape & Pelvic Stabilization for a Child with Spastic Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy"

AUTHORS: Alec Palermo ‘17; Paula DiBiasio

 

TITLE: "The Impact of High Intensity Interval Training in Adolescents: A Pilot Study"

AUTHORS: Cara Wilck ‘18; Shannon Moree ‘18; Amanda Schultz ‘18; Rebecca Mitchell ‘18; Kody Brandt ‘18; Annelise Weir ‘18; Stephen Bailey

 

TITLE: "Effects of Leg Press Exercise on Function and Balance in Persons with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Case Series"

AUTHORS: William Wheless ‘18; Haley Hawkins ‘18; Whitney Rodgers ‘18;  Stephen Bailey; Srikant Vallabhajosula

 

TITLE: "A Survey of Wound Management Curricula in United States Physical Therapy Education Programs"

AUTHORS: James Matthew Hale ‘17; Heather Hettrick; Srikant Vallabhajosula; Daryl Lawson

 

TITLE: "Effect of Aging on Lower Quarter Y-Balance Test in Healthy Women  50-79 Years Old"

AUTHORS: Autumn Oostindie ‘18; Jacob Shepherd ‘18; Jared Locke ‘18; Srikant Vallabhajosula; Deborah Stetts; Jane Freund

 

TITLE: "Are Five-Times Sit-to-Stand Norms Different for Older Adults Who Meet Recommended Activity Levels?"

AUTHORS: Charity Johansson; Kailey Trieger ‘19; Sarah Russell ‘19; Emily Stefan ‘19; Kelsey Hocevar ‘19

 

TITLE: "The Relationship of the Lower Quarter Y-Balance Test to Dynamic Balance Measures in Healthy Women 50-79 Years Old"

AUTHORS: Jacob Shepherd ‘18; Autumn Oostindie ‘18; Jared Locke ‘18; Srikant Vallabhajosula; Deborah Stetts; Jane Freund

 

TITLE: "A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Guided Motor Imagery      in Managing Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms"

AUTHORS: Rebecca Matalon ‘17; Carleigh High ‘17; Chitra Balasubramanian; Srikant Vallabhajosula

 

TITLE: "Speed-Focused, Intermittent Exercise Improved Function in a Person with Multiple Sclerosis and Limited Medical Intervention"

AUTHORS: Rae Canfield ‘17; Jessica Francois; Jane Freund

 

 TITLE: "Use of Y-Balance Test for Persons with Chronic Ankle Instability"

AUTHORS: Srikant Vallabhajosula; Jane Freund; Michelle Fadool ‘18; Stephanie Manning ‘18; Devan Groulx ‘18; Erik Wikstrom

 

TITLE: "Gait Assessment in Collegiate Athletes: Do History of Concussion, Symptoms, and Gender Matter?"

AUTHORS: Emily Messerschmidt ‘18; Eric Hall; Caroline Ketcham; Kirtida Patel; Srikant Vallabhajosula

 

                           TITLE: "Head Acceleration During Girls Youth Soccer Using Real Time Data"

AUTHORS: Emily Messerschmidt ‘18; Katlyn Van Patten ‘18; Ryan Lee ‘18; Srikant Vallabhajosula

 

TITLE: "Improved Gait and Balance After Speed-Dependent Locomotor Training in an Adult with Chronic Stroke, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Neurosyphilis"

AUTHORS: Shea Dineen ‘17; Alys Cook ‘17; Jane Freund

 

TITLE: "Objective musculoskeletal assessments that predict injury in runners: A systematic review and meta-analysis"

AUTHORS: Shefali Christopher; Jeremy McCullough; Suzanne Snodgrass; Chad Cook

 

TITLE: "Assessing Intercultural Competence in DPT Students"

AUTHORS: Paula DiBiasio; Srikant Vallabhajosula

 

Alumni Presentations

TITLE: “It’s not just about sticking it in! A novel approach to dilator therapy”

Presenter: Amber Anderson ‘11

 

TITLE: “Pelvis, Power and the Passenger: An interdisciplinary Approach to Birth Outcomes”

Presenter: Amber Anderson ‘11

 

TITLE: “Science Meets Practice: Comparing Low Tech vs. High Tech Running Interventions”

AUTHORS: Kari Brown Budde, Shefali Christopher, Jeffery Taylor-Haas