Author Archives: Karen McCulloch

Follow the instructions “How to Post Projects” above – create a post for yourself with the title of your project and carefully choose yourself as a “category” for the post – and your name should show up on the front … Read more

Please follow the steps listed below and you should see your name listed under the list of Current Students – Spring of 2016 on the left hand side of the dptcapstone page. The end is inching near – exciting stuff!!!! … Read more

Hip and Low Back Pain in a Patient Presenting with Limb Length Inequality and Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction: A Case Study Regional Interdependence is a concept within the musculoskeletal physical therapy evaluation that lacks emphasis. This term refers to the concept … Read more

Welcome to My Capstone Site No Tumbles for Tyrrell! By: Sarah Yancey, SPT Background For a long time, the devastating effects falls can have on community-dwelling older adults have intrigued me.  When I was in middle school, my great-grandmother fell … Read more

Online Educational Modules To Increase Multiple Sclerosis Knowledge For Physical Therapists Project Overview This project is a collaboration with Jen Tooher.  We identifed a need for a comprehensive resource to provide physical therapists with current, evidence-based information about multiple sclerosis. … Read more

Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema  Erin Toomey, SPT Introduction: The National Cancer Institute, a component of the National Institutes of Health, estimates that one in eight women will develop breast cancer at some time during her life (Altekruse 2010). Those who elect … Read more

Online Educational Modules to Increase Multiple Sclerosis Knowledge for Physical Therapists Overview As a participant in the MS Standardized Training and Education Program with University Partners (MS Step Up), I have benefited from unique learning experiences to understand effective physical … Read more

Pediatric Cerebellar Ataxia: Connecting the divide between current research and school-based PT Britt Tatum The idea for this project was inspired from my clinical affiliation with the Alamance-Burlington school-system. During this time, I encountered several children with diagnoses involving the cerebellum, which … Read more

Let’s Get Moving:  A Home-Based Exercise Program for Individuals Recovering from Stroke Over the course of the year, I have researched the effectiveness of therapeutic exercise following stroke and the benefits of implementing community-based exercise programs for chronic stroke survivors.  … Read more

Welcome to my Capstone site! Chronic Disease Comorbidities in the COPD Lung Transplant Population By: Cassandra Short, SPT Introduction: Chronic disease comorbidities are frequently present in the Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patient population awaiting lung transplantation. The identification and … Read more