Physical Therapy Implications for Complications of Breast Cancer Treatment Megan Schilter, SPT Background & Purpose The topic of my capstone was inspired by personal interest, following my mom’s diagnosis of breast cancer last year. Immersed in physical therapy coursework and … Read more
Picture reprinted from: Daniel J, Getty Images. Stephan Strasburg and the Tommy John elbow. Bleacher Report. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1672080-dr-frank-jobe-tommy-john-and-the-surgery-that-changed-baseball-forever. Published July 17,2013. Accessed April 20, 2017. The Baseball Pitcher’s Elbow Lauren Kozar, SPT Background A continuing education course that I attended at … Read more
    Understanding the Benefits of Yoga for Chronic Pain of Musculoskeletal Origin through the Neuromatrix Model Created by: Molly Miller, SPT _____________________________________________________________________________________ Background This project is a culmination of several personal and professional interests that I am passionate about. … Read more
SPINAL IMAGING for the DPT CURRICULUM Colleen Johnson PT, OCS BACKGROUND The inspiration for my capstone project emerged from many experiences I had throughout my t-DPT education. First, after taking the course Advance Patient Management II in the spring of … Read more
Techniques to Improve Respiratory Function in Patients with Neuromotor Delay Picture from: Massery M [DVD] (1) By: Chloe Smith Background: The Department of Physical Therapy at UNC has had a long-standing relationship with a long-term care facility, Las Obras … Read more
Iliotibial Band Syndrome in Runners Will Harrison, SPT Background My personal interest in the treatment of running injuries comes from dealing with numerous different injuries of my own since running cross country in high school. Furthermore, on my first clinical … Read more
1 Explanatory Multivariate Modeling for Disability, Pain, and Costs in Patients with Spine Pain Christopher Green, SPT Background Spine pain has been a clinical interest of mine for as long as I have considered physical therapy as a career. From … Read more
Critical Skills for Manual Therapy Competency in Physical Therapy Created by Kip Stromberg, SPT, LAT, ATC, CSCS Background At the beginning of my third year in PT school, I discussed a potential capstone project with Dr. Mike McMorris regarding critical … Read more
The Office Athlete: Improving Posture (and Preventing Pain) in an Office Setting Capstone Project By: Kate Nagel, SPT Background Prior to Physical Therapy school, I worked for the Social Security Administration as a Management Analyst. The job detailed eight to … Read more
Falls Risk and Utilization of Balance Training by Physical Therapists for Adults with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Data Analysis Monica Anderson, SPT Background This past year I had the unique opportunity to perform a retrospective analysis using data … Read more
