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Can Preseason Performance Tests Discriminate Injury Risk In Female Collegiate Volleyball Players, Justine Benner, Heidi Cooke, Colby Critchfield, Samantha Dunn, Sarah Eddy, Linda Froemming

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

Purpose: Prior research has demonstrated a 4-fold greater risk of a non-contact time-loss lower quadrant injury in collegiate female VB players (3). The purpose of this study was to validate effectiveness of functional performance tests to discriminate injury risk in female collegiate volleyball players.

What Constitutes A Successful Result From A Patient Perspective? A Qualitative Analysis, Kelsey Riley, Matthew Roth, Oscar Rave, Will Lawrence, Chris Koch, Jeff Houck

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

Hypothesis: A patient will deem a surgery successful if they are capable of more mobility after the procedure.

Fall Risk Classification In Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Validation Of Promis-Pf And Performance-Based Outcomes, Courtney Hanks, Elizabeth Pacol, Becca Tinker, Makenzi Wagner, Liz Weideman, Hannah Williamson, Cindy Zablotny, Theresa Raudsepp, Jeff Houck

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

Purpose: To validate the use of the PROMIS-PF in its ability to screen and classify fall risk in Strong For Life exercise participants consistent with STEADI and FES-I classification

The Effects Of Haptic Feedback On Postural Sway, Andrew J. Meszaros, Brandon Crumpacker, Marc Gendelman, Peter Martin, Levi Vantol, Pierre Zook

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

Purpose: Effectiveness of haptic feedback on reducing postural sway

Hypothesis: Haptic input improves static standing stability. Individuals with increased variability in sway may have an increased risk for falls. Therefore, our haptic feedback device may have the ability to reduce risk of falling.

Postural control is a dynamic system involving vision, vestibular system, proprioception, and musculoskeletal system. Postural control enables people to maintain their balance, reduce their sway, and keep an upright posture.

Haptic feedback is tactile or vibratory cues that assist a subject in determining where they are in space.

Changes In Achilles Tendon Thickness Following A 10 – Week Heavy Load Eccentric Exercise Program, M. Carlson, B. Criswell, D. Dean, M. Gabourel, N. Merchen, Tyler Cuddeford, Marcey Keefer Hutchison

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

Achilles tendinopathy (AT) is a common overuse injury in running or jumping activities where the tendon is unable to properly respond to the load. AT increases tendon thickness while decreasing stiffness and function (1).

Studies have shown that tendon properties can be positively influenced by load (5,6). Therefore, AT has typically been treated conservatively through physical therapy, with eccentric calf strengthening exercises as the focus of the treatment (2).

Sit-To-Stand Symmetry, Andrew J. Meszaros, Nick Gammie, April Nichols, Warren Ocano, Mitchell Prunk, Montana Rhoden, Bill Walters

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

Asymmetric sit-to-stand (STS) and static standing mechanics may be related to fall risk and function after hip fracture. Even in those individuals who achieve an independent status in rising from STS, asymmetric movement strategies are frequently adopted. Previous research has revealed that the asymmetry is not fully explained by strength deficits alone. Stroke literature suggests that STS asymmetry is a function of perceptual deficits, such as sense of effort, however, this concept has not yet been explored following a hip fracture.

Validation Of The Paper Pull Test For 1st Metatarsophalangeal Strength In Patients With Hallux Valgus And Healthy Controls, Jeff Houck, Marcey Keefer Hutchison, Ian Hockett, Cody Cataldo-Gillman, Jamie Kahn, Geoffrey Kunita

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

Purpose: Explore the validity of the paper pull test (PPT) intrinsic muscle function.

Effect Of A One-Time Cognitive Functional Therapy Intervention In Patients With Moderate To High Risk Of Chronic Low Back Pain: Case Series Study, Tracy Broyles, Emily Stein, Talisa Swanson, Rusne Kuzmickas, Jeff Houck, Daniel Kang, Li-Zandre Philbrook

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

Can an early confrontation of patients’ fear and beliefs about low back pain lead to better outcomes?

Hypothesis: A one-time treatment geared toward confronting fear and negative pain beliefs will result in reduced pain interference and fatigue, and increased physical function and self-efficacy, as well as guide patients from fear avoidance behavior to active life participation.

Patellar Tendonopathy In Collegiate Volleyball Athletes, Justine Benner, Heidi Cooke, Colby Critchfield, Samantha Dunn, Sarah Eddy, Linda Foremming

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

Purpose: The first purpose was to identify the prevalence of patellar tendon abnormality in female collegiate volleyball players. The second purpose was to identify a potential association between kinetic measures during the drop vertical jump between those with tendon abnormality and those without in female collegiate volleyball athletes