Author: Ashley Hodge, SPT Advisor: Louise Thoma, PT, DPT, PhD Committee Members: Sarah McAuliffe, PT, DPT & Carla Hill, PT, DPT, OCS, Cert MDT, CEEAA Background I was first made aware of the importance of attaining quadriceps strength … Read more
By: Keerat Chawla, SPT Background As I progressed through the DPT program and completed clinical rotations, one area that I felt underprepared in was exercise interventions for various pathologies. Upon returning from rotations I came to know that other … Read more
“Dedicated to the bearer of the “optimal foot,” the hobbit Frodo Baggins, who once walked barefoot across an entire continent to rid the world of evil without a single complaint of foot pain.” By: Conner Heermann, SPT Background The … Read more
Statement of Need/Background Throughout the years in the program, I felt fortune to have had a personal training background because I was able to use that experience to understand the implementation and execution of various exercises in the therapeutic context … Read more
Author: Ashlyn Warren, SPT Primary Advisor: Karen McCulloch PT, PhD, MS, FAPTA, FACSM, NCS(E) Committee Members: Vicki Mercer, PT, PhD, Jeremy Bradford, PT, DPT, OCS, and Blair Bergquist, PT, DPT Background: Going into my second clinical rotation, I had little experience … Read more
Background Through both personal and professional experiences, I have grown to enjoy providing care in the world of sports medicine. Athletic trainers and physical therapists alike find themselves in a unique position in healthcare, both aiding in injury recovery … Read more
Author: Sarah Novroski, SPT Advisor: Louise Thoma, PT, DPT, PhD Committee Members: Chris Lane, PT, PT and Joshua Torrey, PT, DPT Background During my 3rd year in UNC’s DPT program, I had the desire to further explore the world … Read more
Introduction I have created a series of short videos and handouts to supplement the hip and knee coursework for PHYT 723: Applied Manual Therapy for my Capstone. These materials include a worksheet summarizing the hip and knee material covered in … Read more
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 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
