Physical Therapy Research

Second-year DPT students Sarah Henderson and Brandi Wiltshire won the American College of Sports Medicine Biomechanics Interest Group Student Research Award.

Elon School of Health Sciences celebrated student accomplishments at the 2020 SHS Global Engagement and Research Forum.

The Lung Cancer Initiative of North Carolina has awarded a grant to the Elon Department of Physical Therapy Education for research on fall prevention in lung cancer patients.

The award will provide funding for cooling vests to be used in multiple sclerosis research.

The grant will support their project titled "Do supervised home exercise programs improve compliance, physical functioning and emotional well-being in persons with Parkinson's disease after physical therapy care?"

Bill Andrews, professor of physical therapy education, recently had two articles accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals. 

Carleigh High, Chris Scott, Kellie Ruffer and Chris Antonelli and Joanna Bayliss along with Professor Janet M. Cope recently published manuscripts in the International Journal of Anatomical Variations. 

 

The collaboration between engineering and physical therapy faculty has produced a prototype that targets nonhealing diabetic foot ulcers.

Elon was well represented at the meeting in San Antonio, Texas, with one platform and 13 poster presentations. 

Elon was well represented at the meeting in San Antonio, Texas, with one platform and 13 poster presentations.