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

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Doctor of Physical Therapy Capstone Project   Carson Matthews PHYT 854 Mock Template and Algorithm for DPT Students Prior to Acute Care Clinical   Capstone Narrative Early mobility in the intensive care … 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

Addressing a Need Hamstring injuries are an incredibly common part of sport, with some incident rates reported at 3 to 4.1 per 1000 competition hours. There are multiple risk factors that can predispose an athlete to hamstring injury or re-injury. … 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

Andrew Starck, SPT Addressing a Need: Exercise interventions are a key part of physical therapy. Our UNC DPT program, as well as other programs, provide students with numerous examples of exercise interventions in our coursework, however, there is always room … Read more

Exercise Prescription and the Upper Extremity Patricia Callison, SPT   Background Ever since high school, I have had an interest in exercise science and strength and conditioning. My personal interest developed into a professional interest as I pursued a Bachelor’s … Read more

Return to Sport Guideline: Hip Labral Repair & Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome Abby Greaney, SPT, CSCS Background:  Throughout our last couple of clinical rotations in early-mid 2021, I had the opportunity to work with multiple labral repair patients. I had no … Read more