Project Year: 2021

  with Kyle Wolfe, SPT Background My whole life I have played ice hockey and endured many injuries. This led to quite a bit of time spent at physical therapy in the OP ortho setting for rehabilitation. As I spent … Read more

Ashley Sanchez, SPT & Rachel Sledge, SPT Background: Our shared passion for geriatrics emerged while collaborating as partners on a business project for the “Managing Contemporary Practice” course. As we both demonstrated a shared professional interest in working with older … Read more

Ashley Sanchez, SPT & Rachel Sledge, SPT Background: Our shared passion for geriatrics emerged while collaborating as partners on a business project for the “Managing Contemporary Practice” course. As we both demonstrated a shared professional interest in working with older … 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

With Chris Adamson, SPT Background While working as a physical therapy tech prior to entering PT school, I noticed how common it was for patients to have difficulty getting to appointments consistently due to work. Another trend I noticed was … Read more

  Age-Related Hearing Loss for the Physical Therapist: Effects on Postural Control and Strategies to Promote Comprehensive Care in the PT Clinic Carolyn Mistele, SPT   Background: Throughout my Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) education at UNC, I have been … 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

  Background: Sports medicine and working in sports populations has appeals to me since before beginning the UNC DPT program. Prior to the DPT program, my background in exercise and sport science, coaching education, and interning as a strength and … Read more

Heart Rate Variability and Exertional Task Analysis in the Recovery of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Service-Members (HEARTS) A Comparison of Service-Members with mTBI and Healthy Service-Members  Katie Solheim, SPT  Background: My experiences growing up as a military dependent, and … Read more

By: Sam Ward Background As the two Neuro STEP UP scholars for the class of 2021, Bri Colello and I decided to pursue a capstone project together, in some way related to people with multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis … Read more