Fall Prevention Education Class for Community Dwelling Older Adults Jason Albright SPT Introduction It was midnight and the room was dark.  She was returning from the bathroom when the corner of a glass nightstand knocked her off balance.  She reached … Read more

Falls Prevention in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Cathryn Ghena, SPT   Welcome! I am so very excited that you have decided to stop by my capstone page.  Let me give you a brief overview before I delve into … Read more

LIVING WITH COPD: BREATHE BETTER, LIVE BETTER Many factors contributed to my development of this project.  As a Physical Therapist, I have spent over 16 years in a large health care system.  I am well aware of the impact of … Read more

In selecting this capstone project, I wanted to choose a topic that I knew little about and that I could investigate both mentally and physically. I was inspired by my active, 91 year-old mother, who has regularly used her two … 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

Stroke and Falls Entering physical therapy school, I was determined that I was following the path to become a sports physical therapist. However, after clinical time and coursework, I felt myself being inexplicably drawn to neuromuscular physical therapy. After my … Read more

Walk with Ease to Improve Mobility and Quality of Life in Chronic Stroke Survivors Carly Laper   I conducted to research study to examine the feasibility and preliminary effects of the Walk with Ease (WWE) program on chronic stroke survivors. … Read more

The Dual-Task Condition: Attention-Related Fall Risk in Older Adults By Megan Christiansen, SPT   The crucial task of old age is balance: keeping just well enough, just brave enough, just gay and interested and starkly honest enough to remain a … Read more

A Novel Approach To Parkinson’s Disease Treatment Introduction My capstone project focused on a Parkinson’s disease (PD), and in particular, a relatively new intervention program for this diagnosis. I have always had a particular interest in this patient population and … Read more

INTRODUCTION The ageing population in North Carolinais at a critical point in history.  The number of persons aged 65 and older in NC increased 25.7% between 2000 and 2010, to 12.9% of the state’s total population (UNC, 2011).  In addition, … Read more