Caroline Lynott, SPT Background Entering into PT school, I knew I had a predilection for pediatrics, and I was able to grow my passion via my second clinical rotation in Cabarrus County School System. It was these 8 weeks … Read more
Diaphragmatic Breathing as an Intervention for Low Back Pain Jenna Silver, SPT Background: During my first rotation, a majority of the patients I saw were suffering from insidious chronic low back pain. While some patients’ function and pain improved … Read more
Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation for Improved Gait in Parkinson’s Disease By: Sarah Stevenson, SPT Background As I began to think about electives for my third and final year of physical therapy school, I realized I had never participated in research, even … Read more
Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation for Improved Gait in Parkinson’s Disease Ali Sherron, SPT Background After having been at UNC for almost 7 years, I realized I had not taken full advantage of what this University has to offer; therefore, I decided … Read more
IMMEDIATE EFFECTS OF A STANCE CONTROL KNEE-ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSIS ON GAIT IN PEOPLE WITH SUBACUTE STROKE David D Morse, SPT UNC Chapel Hill; Gabrielle Scronce, PT, DPT; Vicki S Mercer PT, PhD. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill How … 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
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
Manual Facilitation Techniques for Common Gait Impairments Post Stroke Natalie Stein, SPT Background: Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States and is one of the principle causes of disabilities in all industrialized countries. 1,2 In … Read more
A Summary of Orthotics for the Pediatric Patient Capstone project cumulating in a voice thread presentation for DPT Students By: Martha Kalisz, SPT Background I plan on working in a pediatric setting, and, in my experience, many pediatric patients who … Read more
