Candace Lovell Shelton, SPT Background Prior to starting physical therapy school, I worked as a physical therapy technician and a horseback riding instructor. Once I was accepted into UNC, one of the physical therapists I worked with asked me what … Read more

Physical Therapy for Chronic Pelvic Pain Hannah Manik, SPT BACKGROUND: This capstone project was developed as a contribution to UNC’s future Women’s Health Physical Therapy Residency curriculum. The topic allowed me to merge two areas of physical therapy practice that … Read more

https://www.iofbonehealth.org/news/whats-your-future-risk-fracture-find-out-frax Created By: Ashley Lewis, SPT Background: My passion for working with patients who have cancer began long before Physical Therapy school when multiple members of my family went through the long and hard process of cancer diagnosis, treatment, and … Read more

Background In my first semester of physical therapy school, an orthopedic resident casually introduced me to pain neuroscience. In the following weeks, I hounded him and physical therapy faculty for more research. Serendipitously, my first clinical was at the Durham … Read more

Background: Spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder. Type I (Werdnig-Hoffman, acute) is the most severe form of SMA. Onset is noted at 0-3 months due to hypotonia and severe weakness, feeding difficulties and/or need for respiratory support. … Read more

Created by Alan Levinson, SPT When I decided to embark on my DPT education I knew I had a long road to travel. A career change is no easy task. But, I was certain I would like to focus my … Read more

Prehabilitation for Total Knee Arthroplasty Ellie Rubin, SPT Background The total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedure was first introduced to me during my acute care rotation at UNC Hospitals. In following outpatient rotations through UNC Therapy Services, I had the opportunity … Read more

Encouraging Safe Activity for Children with a Bleeding Disorder By: Ned Bixby, SPT ____________________________________________________________________________________ Background Working with children has been a passion of mine for a long time and I knew that I wanted to explore pediatric practice within physical … Read more

The Role of Terrain on Gait Speed and Spatiotemporal Measures Stacy Harris, SPT During one of my clinical rotations in the UNC Physical Therapy program, I experienced providing care in the home health setting. Treating individuals recovering in their own … Read more

Screening of Dizziness in Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice Teaching experience for PT students and practicing PTs By: Takumi Kato, PT, MS Background I have developed my curiosity of cervicogenic dizziness since I learned the advanced orthopedic physical therapy and vestibular … Read more