Background As a first-year physical therapy student, I completed my first clinical rotation at Select Physical Therapy, an outpatient orthopedic clinic. I was exposed to a wide range of diagnoses, such as complex regional pain syndrome, post-TKA, bankart lesions, and … Read more

Background During my second clinical rotation I had the opportunity to work on the Oncology Team at an inpatient rehabilitation facility. I was surprised to find out my clinical instructor was on the oncology team, as the only exposure I had … Read more

  Background: During the Spring of 2022, I was on my second clinical rotation at an outpatient UNC healthcare center where I saw all kinds of patients involved in land and aquatic therapy. The patients that really stuck with me … Read more

Picture Reference: Dusing, Kyvelidou, Mercer, Stergiou, 2009 Author: Jennifer Bosserman, SPT Advisor: Dana McCarty, PT, DPT Committee Members: Jessica Cassidy, PT, DPT, PhD and Kristen Dragotta PT, DPT Background Prior to beginning PT school, I already knew that I had … Read more

Review of Pediatric Orthopedic Conditions  Randi DiBuono, SPT   Background             Coming into physical therapy school, I knew that I was interested in working with the pediatric patient population. Throughout my time in the program, … Read more

Advisor: Dr. Jeff O’Laughlin, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Committee Members:  Dr. J. Quinlon Curtis, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT      |         Dr. Joshua Torrey, PT, DPT, OCS Background There is a growing body of literature surrounding the delivery … Read more

Author: Hope Arrowood, SPT Capstone Advisor: Dr. Jeff O’laughlin, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Committee Members: Dr. Lindsay Morrow, PT, DPT, CSCS, Dr. Bria Dunn, PT, DPT, OCS Background When entering my first clinical rotation the summer of 2021, I was rather … Read more

Background and Purpose I was introduced to many chronic pain patient cases during my first clinical rotation at an outpatient orthopedic clinic where many of the patients faced various psychosocial factors and had experienced chronic pain for years before coming … Read more

Background:  Prior to entering the field of physical therapy, I was working as a municipal bond analyst, but I was always interested in physical therapy. I grew up playing sports. During my high school and college years I had plenty … Read more

Recreational Running with Low Disease Activity Rheumatoid Arthritis Daniel Thomas, SPT Background I love almost all forms of exercise, but endurance sports have always been a passion of mine. For years, running has been an outlet for me in pursuit … Read more