Assessing Limb Propulsion and Gait Kinetics Using Resistance in Early-Stage Parkinson’s Disease Emily Hayworth, SPT (Project Partner: Stephanie Casnave, SPT) Background I have had a passion for working with individuals with neurological conditions since I was first exposed to … 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
Background I developed the passion and interest in Concussion from my first clinical rotation in 2020 and throughout the educational instruction from the UNC DPT program. Furthermore, my background in sports and manual skills helped mold this curiosity in … Read more
Background I have always had a strong interest in neuroanatomy and physiology which was one of the main influences in applying for the UNC Neuro STEP UP Program. Following a rotation in outpatient neuro at the UNC Center for … Read more
Background: Before coming to PT school, I had the wonderful opportunity to shadow at Intrepid Spirit, a brain injury focused, interdisciplinary clinic at Fort Bragg. I chose to pursue this as a shadowing experience because my parents, who both … Read more
Infant Massage as a Stress Management Technique for Parents of Extremely Preterm Infants Rachel Silver, SPT Background Before beginning PT school, I already knew that my heart was in pediatrics from my experiences shadowing and experiences working with children (camp … Read more
Background After having the opportunity to have a clinical in Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation (AIR) at UNC, I completely fell in love working with patients with neurological conditions including patients with strokes. I loved it so much that I changed my … Read more
Understanding and Addressing Barriers to Rehabilitative Care in Neurodegenerative Diagnostic Groups By Brianna Colello, SPT and Sam Ward, SPT Background As the two Neuro STEP UP (formally, MS STEP UP) scholars for the class of 2021, Sam Ward and … Read more
Background I had never really heard of what blood flow restriction (BFR) really was until I saw it as a research topic that Jon Hacke was interested in. Since he was interested in using BFR in the geriatric population, … Read more
The Impact of COVID-19 on Rehabilitation Practice: A Clinician Perspective Raiya Feinberg, SPT and Heather McGovern, SPT Background COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, is a respiratory disease first discovered in late 2019 that has reached pandemic status since its … Read more
