Here are the highlights for CSM 2020:

Six聽core faculty members and more than 25聽students and聽recent graduates聽attended the聽conference, which attracted more than 18,000 people overall.聽An 福利亚洲国产精品 reception for alumni, students, faculty聽and聽friends of the program had聽70聽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聽
  Shefali Christopher, Rebba Maylone, Lindsey Bauer, Susan Chinworth, Srikant Vallabhajosula

POSTERS

Orthopaedics

• Shoulder Range of Motion and Strength Norms and Variations in Circus Acrobats聽
  Carlie Huberman, Melissa Scales, Srikant Vallabhajosula聽
• Relationship between Upper Extremity Pain, Hip Power Production, and Throwing Performance in Collegiate Softball Athletes聽
  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聽
  Chelsea Martin, Kaylee Pobocik, Mary Hannah, Mallory Faherty, Shefali Christopher, Srikant Vallabhajosula聽
• Utility of the Kjoc Outcome Measure and Its Relationship to Musculoskeletal Characteristics in Softball Athletes聽
  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.聽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聽聽
  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聽
  Zachary Knox, Lauren Graham, Crystal Ramsey聽
• Yoked Prism Lenses Acutely Improve Spatio-Temporal Gait Parameters in Individuals with Acquired Brain Injuries聽
  Nathan Bedel, Susan Durham, Alma Privette, Srikant Vallabhajosula
• Cooling Vests Acutely Improve Stride Length during Dual-Tasks in Persons with Multiple Sclerosis聽
  Samantha Everett, Chelsea Comeau, Srikant Vallabhajosula, Crystal Ramsey聽

Clinical Electrophysiology & Wound Management

• Efficacy of Microcurrent Therapy for Treatment of Acute Knee Pain
  Daryl Lawson, Tracy Llewellyn, Nan Yang聽

Educational Session

• Many Faces of Sports Physical Therapy,聽Ross Makoto Nakaji, Shefali Christopher

The gathering included a three-day conference with 43 90-minute classes, 41 posters, 23 vendors, Quiz Bowl, keynote luncheon, annual association business meeting, special interest group meetings and the annual awards ceremony.聽 At the business meeting, Hannah announced a new nationwide branding initiative within the American Physical Therapy Association. The existing name of the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association will be retired and the state association will now be known as APTA North Carolina.

The Elon Doctor of Physical Therapy Education program was well-represented by faculty, students and alumni organizing, presenting and attending. Elon conference highlights include a competitive quiz bowl team during a fun and entertaining PT trivia night. Assistant Professor Melissa Scales, Mary Kay Hannah, alumna Hannah Buckingham DPT 鈥�19, and alumnus and Clinical Instructor Randy Lazicki聽DPT 鈥�08 beat five teams in the nine-team field.

Professor Bill Andrews presented an interesting 1.5-hour course entitled: 鈥淣eurologic Physical Therapy from 10,000 feet 鈥� Implications for Individual Practice鈥� that exemplified the high-level, engaging, relevant and evidence-based classes offered at the conference.

Scales deserves recognition for serving on the all-import committee that vetted and selected the educational courses. Lazicki deserves kudos for leading the crucial Scholarship and Loan Committee that holds an annual fundraiser at the conference and gives out its awards.

Two research posters were selected for presentation with eight Elon authors: 鈥淒evelopment of a pre-participation screen for collegiate athletes:聽 A needs analysis鈥� by Buckingham, Lazicki and Assistant Professor Shefali Christopher, and 鈥淣eed for acute-care concussion screening for older adults following trauma: a theory report鈥� by Rebecca Chisholm DPT鈥�21, Madeline Upham DPT 鈥�21, Brock Phillips DPT 鈥�21, Assistant Professor Crystal Ramsey and Professor Charity Johansson.

During the annual awards ceremony, two of the three student awards were won by Elon students, with these students selected from a pool of students representing 10 physical therapy schools in the state.

Michelle Jamin聽DPT 鈥�19 won the Ben F. Massey Jr. Student Scholarship award from the Scholarship and Loan Committee in recognition of her current work and future potential to contribute to the profession.

During the last two years of her Elon Doctor of Physical Therapy program, Jamin served on the DPTE Student Leadership Awards Committee, served on a review committee for the Journal of Student Physical Therapy Research, volunteered in the HOPE pro bono PT Clinic, founded the student special interest group in the Academy of clinical Electrophysiology and Wound Management, and served as the vice-chair of the NCPTA Student Special Interest Group including planning two National Advocacy Day dinners. She was instrumental in forming the Federal Section Amputation Care Student Focus Group.

The APTA North Carolina Outstanding PT Student Award went to Kaylee Pobocik DPT 鈥�19 whose academic and service excellence showed why she deserved this award. Pobocik serves on the APTA Student Assembly Board of Directors and previously served on the APTA national Student Conclave Committee. On the local level, she served as the vice chair of the state Student Special Interest Group and the HOPE pro bono PT clinic.

While in the DPT program, Pobocik completed her undergraduate research project on salivary melatonin responses that was ultimately published in the International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance earlier this year.聽 Pobocik presented research findings at the 2019 national conference in Washington D.C where she won the 2019 APTA Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Section Student Research Award.聽 Elon’s program is very proud of Jamin and Pobocik.

Mary Kay Hannah was recognized with a special award for her strong leadership and advocacy over six years, leading to the passage of N.C. General Assembly House Bill 548 allowing physical therapists to perform spinal manipulation without a physician referral.聽 The immediate past president of APTA North Carolina, Kyle Covington, surprised her with a specially framed original copy of the bill signed by Gov. Roy Cooper. The timing was perfect because the law went into effect four days earlier on Oct. 1.

Elon DPTE was proud to be a big part of the 2019 APTA North Carolina annual Fall Conference. Watch for Elon ‘s Doctor of Physical Therapy Education program at the 2020 conference next year in Winston-Salem.

The Elon DPTE was well represented at the American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) January 23-26, 2019, in Washington D.C.   Here are the highlights for CSM 2019:

Nine core faculty members, two retired faculty members (Sue Chinworth and Jane Freund), three adjunct faculty members, and more than 27 students and recent graduates attended the conference, which attracted 17,000 people overall. An 福利亚洲国产精品 reception for alumni, students, faculty and friends of the program had 80 attendees.

Overall, the meetings included 27 faculty, student and alumni presentations. Special kudos to:

 Outstanding Platform Presentations:

• Hannah Cunningham DPT '19 – The Effects of Carbon Fiber Footplate Orthoses on 2-D Gait Kinematics of Children That Idiopathically Toe-Walk Compared to Typically Walking Children.
• Kaylee Pobocik DPT '19 – Influence of Aerobic Exercise on Sleep and Salivary Melatonin in Men.

Blue Ribbon Awards for Social Responsibility (APTA Core Value) from the Section on Health Policy & Administration Global Health Special Interest Group (SIG):

• Improved Mobility and Quality of Life in a Person with Guillain Barre Syndrome After Pro-Bono Physical Therapy. Chloe Giordano DPT '18, Leah Lawrin DPT '18, Assistant Professor Wendy Herbert, and retired Associate Professor Jane Freund
• The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Food Addictive Behavior in College-Aged Women. Brianna Hurt DPT '19, Lauren Copper DPT '19, Kahli Castagnera DPT '19 and Professor Stephen Bailey

2019 CSM PRESENTATIONS FROM ELON

The Effects of Carbon Fiber Footplate Orthoses on 2-D Gait Kinematics of Children That Idiopathically Toe-Walk Compared to Typically Walking Children

Presenter: Hannah Cunningham, SPT

Influence of Aerobic Exercise on Sleep and Salivary Melatonin in Men

Presenter: Kaylee Pobocik, SPT

Federal Physical Therapy

A Federal Agency: Training, Injuries and Rehabilitation

Nunn D, Riebel M, Christopher SM

Orthopaedics: Imaging

Effect of a compression sleeve on swelling, pain, and function during exercise in subjects 50-80 years of age with knee OA

Jamin M, Lashlee D, Pozella-Burling CM, Fields KB, Evans ES, Lawson D

Neurology: General

Improved Mobility and Quality of Life in a Person with Guillain Barre Syndrome After Pro-Bono Physical Therapy.

Giordano C, Lawrin L, Herbert W, Freund J

Groove Music and Cortical Excitability: A TMS Study

Knox Z, Wilson AJ, MacCallum D, Cardona M, Folger S, Herbert W

Neurology: SCI SIG

Wheelchair Propulsion Test – Comparing High Functioning Users Between Wheelchair Types and Speeds

Jaffe WR, Robbins JW, Francis J, Sullivan C, Vallabhajosula S, Andrews A

Orthopaedics: Hip/Knee

Will you hit the sciatic nerve? A cadaver (donor) study investigating the

anatomical accuracy of dry needling the piriformis muscle

Hannah MC, Cope J, Palermo A, Wacker V, Smith WJ

Pediatrics

Functional mobility through treadmill training and overground walking in a child with GMFCS level IV spastic diplegic cerebral palsy: a case report

Cates LE, Messerschmidt EL, DiBiasio P

The Acute Effects of Carbon Fiber Footplate Orthoses on Joint Angles during Idiopathic Toe-Walking

Jerry L, Reisch P, Vice C, Vallabhajosula S, Scales MH

Importance of Referral to Pelvic Health Physical Therapy for Urinary Incontinence and Constipation in a Patient Recently Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease: A Case Report.

Meyer J, Harrington J

Cardiovascular and Pulmonary

Persons with COPD have greater fear of falling and lesser endurance in spite of similar lower extremity fat free mass as healthy controls

Wilson A, Munoz MJ, Manhard C, Balilionis G, Vallabhajosula S, Bailey S

Walking Speed Reserve is decreased in Persons with COPD

Munoz MJ, Wilson A, Manhard C, Petitti C, Balilionis G, Bailey S, Vallabhajosula S

Geriatrics: Health Wellness

Can Selected Functional Assessments Predict Prospective Falls In Community-Dwelling Older Adults?

Graham LE, O'Halloran A, Yada T, Freund J, Balasubramanian C, Vallabhajosula S

Lower Quarter Y-Balance Test in Healthy Older Men

Blackburn K, Molinaro R, Becker H, Vallabhajosula S, Freund J

Association of stair negotiation with fear of falling, balance, and mobility in older adults

O'Halloran A, Graham LE, Yada T, Saracino D, Freund J, Balasubramanian C, Vallabhajosula S

Can Backward Walking Speed serve as a mobility assessment in older adults who live independently in the community?

Taulbee L, Saracino D, Wright J, O'Halloran A, Yada T, Graham LE, Freund J, Vallabhajosula S, Balasubramanian C

Are Timed Up and Go Norms Different for Older Adults Who Meet Recommended Levels of Aerobic and/or Resistance Exercise?

Witherspoon K, Hildebrand C, Borrowman M, Sullivan B, Trieger K, Johansson C

The Impact of Aerobic and Neuromotor Exercise on Five-Times Sit-to-Stand Test in Older Adults

Borrowman M, Sullivan B, Hildebrand C, Witherspoon K, Trieger K, Johansson C

Establishing Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale Norms for Active Older Adults

Johansson C, Trieger K, Hildebrand C, Borrowman M, Witherspoon K, Sullivan B

Single-Leg Stance Times In Active Older Adults Who Meet Recommended Neuromotor Exercise Guidelines Compared To Those Who Do Not

Hildebrand C, Trieger K, Witherspoon K, Borrowman M, Sullivan B, Johansson C

Research

The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Food Addictive Behavior in College-Aged Women

Hurt B, Copper L, Castagnera K, Bailey S

Normative Gait Speed Stratified by Age and Sex: An Updated Meta- Analysis

Buckingham H, Beck R, Vallabhajosula S, Andrews A

Is Backward Walking Speed Reserve Useful to Discriminate Fallers from Non-Faller Community-Dwelling Older Adults?

Yada T, Graham LE, O'Halloran A, Saracino D, Freund J, Balasubramanian C, Vallabhajosula S

Lower Quarter Y-Balance Test in Healthy Older Men and Women

Becker H, Blackburn K, Molinaro R, Stetts D, Freund J, Vallabhajosula S

Sports Physical Therapy: Shoulder/Elbow

Muscle Activation of the Upper Quarter Y Balance Test and Relationship to Test Score

Martin CL, Sperlak J, Hannah MC, Chinworth S

The relationship between posture and upper extremity flexibility in intercollegiate baseball, softball, and swimming athletes

Martin CL, Kirsch A, Skidmore M, Plata A, Zarzour R, Killelea C, Sell T, Faherty MS

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