Online Educational Modules To Increase Multiple Sclerosis Knowledge For Physical Therapists Project Overview This project is a collaboration with Jen Tooher. We identifed a need for a comprehensive resource to provide physical therapists with current, evidence-based information about multiple sclerosis. … Read more
Online Educational Modules to Increase Multiple Sclerosis Knowledge for Physical Therapists Overview As a participant in the MS Standardized Training and Education Program with University Partners (MS Step Up), I have benefited from unique learning experiences to understand effective physical … Read more
Pediatric Cerebellar Ataxia: Connecting the divide between current research and school-based PT Britt Tatum The idea for this project was inspired from my clinical affiliation with the Alamance-Burlington school-system. During this time, I encountered several children with diagnoses involving the cerebellum, which … Read more
Let’s Get Moving: A Home-Based Exercise Program for Individuals Recovering from Stroke Over the course of the year, I have researched the effectiveness of therapeutic exercise following stroke and the benefits of implementing community-based exercise programs for chronic stroke survivors. … Read more
Lower Extremity Functional Electrical Stimulation Cycling Training in Rehabilitation Post Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury by Brandon Lindquist [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGfjkDAJ40w&list=PL7AA3B9D92429123A&index=2[/youtube] Introduction During a clinical rotation at a skilled nursing facility (SNF) I was introduced to patterned electrical neuromuscular stimulation (PENS). The … 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
Active Video Gaming for use in the Home Setting for Children w/ Special Needs By, James Every MPT The use of commercially available video game systems in the home environment to supplement physical therapy services delivered in the school and/or outpatient settings is an alternative to a … Read more
I am very excited to work with the pediatric population and volunteer abroad to enhance global health! In keeping with these two goals, I will be attending the UNC PT Outreach Service Learning Trip to Guatemala. This trip was … Read more
As my classmates all know, my interest in vestibular rehabilitation piqued when my father, at age 54, suffered a hemorrhagic stroke which affected his central vestibular system. I was a first-year PT student at the time of his stroke which … Read more
