Tag: gait

Return to Run After Stroke: A Case Series Michael James, SPT   Background While in PT school, I enjoyed learning about the numerous specialty opportunities within physical therapy. The meaningful hands-on experiences that I had confirmed neurology as an interest … Read more

Lukas Sand, SPT, MS, ATC Background: During one of my PT rotations, my clinical instructor (CI) and I were working with a patient with an incomplete spinal cord injury who demonstrated significant weakness in the dorsiflexor muscle group and knee … Read more

Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation for Improved Gait in Parkinson’s Disease By: Sarah Stevenson, SPT Background As I began to think about electives for my third and final year of physical therapy school, I realized I had never participated in research, even … Read more

Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation for Improved Gait in Parkinson’s Disease Ali Sherron, SPT Background After having been at UNC for almost 7 years, I realized I had not taken full advantage of what this University has to offer; therefore, I decided … Read more

The Role of Terrain on Gait Speed and Spatiotemporal Measures Stacy Harris, SPT During one of my clinical rotations in the UNC Physical Therapy program, I experienced providing care in the home health setting. Treating individuals recovering in their own … Read more

    The Role of Verbal Instruction in Immediately Altering Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters Post-Stroke By: Hailey Guerin, SPT BACKGROUND Throughout all of my clinical rotations thus far during physical therapy school, I have repeatedly encountered patients who were recovering from … Read more

Gait Device Choice for Children with Spastic Diplegia Cerebral Palsy or Lumbar Level Spina Bifida Thank you for taking the time to view my Capstone. I appreciate any feedback, questions or comments. Mae Langford, SPT Background This project is based … Read more

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

In selecting this capstone project, I wanted to choose a topic that I knew little about and that I could investigate both mentally and physically. I was inspired by my active, 91 year-old mother, who has regularly used her two … 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