Category: Research

Overview: For my Capstone, I am completing a research project on evaluating running form and I have briefly described the project and preliminary results below.  My goals from here are to continue analyzing the results and to submit the final … Read more

Falls Prevention in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Cathryn Ghena, SPT   Welcome! I am so very excited that you have decided to stop by my capstone page.  Let me give you a brief overview before I delve into … Read more

Biomechanical gait characteristics of unsuccessful foot clearance during swing in individuals with chronic stroke Jessica Burpee, SPT                                   Overview               … Read more

Hip and Low Back Pain in a Patient Presenting with Limb Length Inequality and Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction: A Case Study Regional Interdependence is a concept within the musculoskeletal physical therapy evaluation that lacks emphasis. This term refers to the concept … 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

Let’s Get Moving!   Home Physical Activity Program My Story I have always been active, as a child and an adult. Many of my happiest memories from childhood are of being active such as swimming and playing kickball with neighborhood … Read more

Welcome! FROM TO   Background:  How did this project come to fruition? My interest in research began during my undergraduate education at the University of Delaware.  During my junior and senior year, I was an undergraduate research aid in the … Read more

My project is a research-oriented Capstone culminating in a manuscript that will eventually be published. The research looks at the relationship between limb loading and muscle activity with an effort to evaluate the effect of body weight support (BWS) on … Read more