Congratulations

to

Dr. Denise Lotufo

who recently became an Orthopaedic Certified Specialist with the APTA.

DPT Graduates - May 2007

Michelle Aucoin

Treadmill Training as a Functional Approach to Increasing Gait Speed

in an Adolescent with Cerebral Palsy - Spastic Diplegia: A Case Report

Jamie Cohen

Impact of Pain Scores and Preoperative Function on

Physical Therapy Progress Post Bilateral Total Knee Replacements

Marie Corkery

Musculoskeletal Pattern 4D: Impaired Joint Mobility, Motor Function, Muscle Performance, and Range of Motion Associated With Connective Tissue Dysfunction

Written with Dr. Mary Ann Wilmarth

in

Musculoskeletal Essentials: Preferred Physical Therapist Practice Patterns

Negin Jalayer

Lumbar Extension Movement Impairment Dysfunction: A Case Report

Susan Lowe

Partnership Perspectives: Changing the Image of Physical Therapy

in Urban Neighborhoods Through Community Service Learning

Written with Dr. Dian Fitzpatrick, Dr. Ann Golub-Victor and Elmer Freeman

Alycia Markowski

Ultrasound Imaging: A Methodology for Teaching Manual Palpation Skills to

Physical Therapy Students

Written with Dr. Lorna Hayward, S. Prignano, J. Hoedtke, and H. Hechtman

Nancy Sharby

Addressing the Needs of Students with Disabilities:

Adhering to the Letter and the Spirit of the ADA

DPT Recent Publications

Use of an Accelerated ACL Rehabilitation Program for Patients with ACL Reconstruction Using an Anterior Tibialis Allograft:  A Case Report.  Jill Cocarro, PT, DPT, MS; Mary Ann Wilmarth, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, MTC, Cert. MDT.  Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Practice, August 2006.

The Role of the Physical Therapist in the Assessment and Management of the Elderly Patient with Postoperative Delirium Following Hip Fracture Surgery: An Evidence-based Case Report.  Amy Erickson, PT, DPT, MS; Mary Ann Wilmarth, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, MTC, Cert. MDT.  Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Practice, June 2006.

DPT Graduates - August 2006

Kelly Abrams

Positive Outcomes in the Utilization of Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Spondylolisthesis and Lumbar Disc Herniation in a Patient who Presents with Drop Foot: A Case Report

Beth Caruso

Rehabilitation of Adolescent Athletes Following a Trillat Procedure for Chronic Patellar Dislocation: A Case Report  

Jill Coccaro

Use of an Accelerated ACL Rehabilitation Program for Patients with ACL Reconstruction Using an Anterior Tibialis Allograft:  A Case Report*

*Published in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Practice August 2006.

Kate DiNobile

The Appropriateness of a Referral for Psychological Intervention from Physical Therapy in a Pediatric Case of Chronic Low Back Pain 

Diane Fitzpatrick  

Partnership perspectives: Changing the image of physical therapy in urban neighborhoods through community service learning. (with Ann Golub-Victor and Susan Lowe)

Ann Golub-Victor 

Partnership perspectives: Changing the image of physical therapy in urban neighborhoods through community service learning. (with Diane Fitzpatrick and Susan Lowe)

Mohammad Jamali

Athletic walking footwear in patients with Diabetes Mellitus  

Denise Lotufo

The Effectiveness of School Based Scoliosis Screening: Socio-demographic Forces, Access to Follow Up Care and a Proposed Role for Physical Therapists in a State Mandated Program. (with Arsenio Paez in conjunction with The School Health Institute and The Massachusetts Department of Public Health)

Amy Mazurski

Rehabilitation following glenohumeral manipulation for adhesive capsulitis after capsular shrinkage and release: A case report 

Arsenio Paez

The Effectiveness of School Based Scoliosis Screening: Socio-demographic Forces, Access to Follow Up Care and a Proposed Role for Physical Therapists in a State Mandated Program. (with Denise Lotufo in conjunction with The School Health Institute and The Massachusetts Department of Public Health)

Jessica Paskalis (Early Intervention Graduate)

Early Childhood Development: A Quick Reference Guide for Families

Lucia Sloane

Unilateral Upper Extremity Functional Improvement in a Female with Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Report

Marie Staley

Case Report: Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in the Post-Arthroscopic Knee

DPT Graduates May 2006

Rob Camarda

Acute Physical Therapy Management for a Patient with Maffucci's Syndrome following Modified Internal Hemipelvectomy and Reconstruction with Saddle Prosthesis: A Case Report

Amy Erickson

The Role of the Physical Therapist in the Assessment and Management of the Elderly Patient with Postoperative Delirium Following Hip Fracture Surgery: An Evidence-based Case Report

 *This has been accepted for publication for June 2006 in the Journal of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Practice

Becky Fowler

The Effectiveness of Outpatient Physical Therapy on Gait and Balance in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A case report

Lauren Schweifel

An Interdisciplinary Team Approach Emphasizing Postural Control for a Child with Cerebral Palsy within a Specialized School Environment

Megan Thurber

Management of a Patient Status Post Osteoarticular Transfer Mosaicplasty with Microfracture for Severe Articular Cartilage Defect of the Knee

Please feel free to explore the DPT Information Center as a guest via the following:

Dr. Mary Ann Wilmarth  781.238.8440  m.wilmarth@neu.edu

May 2006

The transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy program within the Bouve Institute is going well. Currently in its second year, there are over 100 students from across the country, including Hawaii, and faculty hail from both the east and west coast. The students who are all working Physical Therapists are enjoying the combination of online and hybrid courses.

Following is an update regarding some of the DPT faculty accomplishments during 2006:

DPT Faculty Members have recently done presentations:

Dr. Mary Ann Wilmarth: Sport-specific and Overuse Issues with Strengthening, Flexibility and Conditioning in Pediatric Athletes at the Vermont APTA Spring Meeting in Killington in April 2006.

Dr. Mary Ann Wilmarth: Calling All Authors: Evidence for Effectiveness at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting in San Diego, CA in February 2006.

Dr. Mary Ann Wilmarth with Joan McMillan: Ergonomics Isn't Enough at the Yankee Dental Congress in Boston in January 2006.

In addition, several DPT Faculty Members have had recent publications:

Musculoskeletal Pattern 4D: Impaired Joint Mobility, Motor Function, Muscle Performance, and Range of Motion Associated With Connective Tissue Dysfunction. Written with Marie Corkery, PT, MHS, FAAOMPT. (DPT Student and NU PT Professor) In: Musculoskeletal Essentials: Preferred Physical Therapist Practice Patterns, SLACK Incorporated, a New Jersey Corporation, 6900 Grove Road, Thorofare, New Jersey, 08086. June 2006.

16.1 Pharmacology

• Pharmacology for the Pediatric Population - Barbara Connolly, PT, EdD, FAPTA
• Physical Therapy, Pain, and Pharmacology - Tom Watson, DPT, PT, Med, DAAPM and Margarita Divall, PhamD. (DPT Instructor and NU Professor)
• Pharmacology for the Geriatric Population - Jennifer M. Bottomley, PT, MS, PhD (DPT Instructor)
• Principles of Pharmacotherapeutics - Suzanne L. Tinsley, PhD, PT
• Anabolic Steroids, Alcohol, and Doping - Peter Huijbregts, PT, MSc, MHSc, DPT, OCS, FAAOPMT, FCAMT and Ellen Pong, BA, MOT, DPT
• Sport and Exercise Pharmacology - Ross. E. Biederman , MD (DPT Instructor)  

16.2 Current Concepts of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy

• Clinical Reasoning and Evidence-based Practice - Nicole Christensen, PT and Mark Jones
• Evidence-based Practice With the Cervical Spine - Alycia Markowski, PT, MPhySt, FAAOMPT (DPT Student and NU PT Professor) and John D. Childs, PT, PhD, MBA, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT
• Evidence-based Practice With the Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage - William Egan, PT, OCS and Timothy W. Flynn, PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT
• Evidence-based Practice With the Shoulder - George J. Davies, DPT, MEd, PT, SCS, ATC, LAT, CSCS, FAPTA
• Evidence-based Practice With the Elbow - Chris A. Sebelski, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
• Evidence-based Practice With the Wrist and Hand - Carolyn Wadsworth, PT, MS, OCS, CHT
• Evidence-based Practice With the Lumbar Spine - Julie M. Fritz, PT, PhD, ATC
• Evidence-based Practice With the Pelvis and Sacroiliac Joint - Michael T. Cibulka, PT, DPT, MHS, OCS
• Evidence-based Practice With the Hip - Phillip S. Sizer Jr, PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT
• Evidence-based Practice With the Knee - Tara Jo Manal, PT, OCS, SCS and Lynne Sturgill, PT, MS, OCS
• Evidence-based Practice With the Foot and Ankle - Stephen F. Reischl, PT, DPT, OCS and Lisa M. Noceti-Dewit, PT, DPT, ATC
• Evidence-based Practice With the Temporomandibular Joint - Nancy Adachi, PT; Mary Ann Wilmarth, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, MTC, Cert MDT (DPT Director); and Robert L. Merrill, DDS , MS
  
  

Following is an update regarding some of the DPT faculty accomplishments during 2005:

Dr. Mary Ann Wilmarth, Director of the Transitional DPT Program, is a national spokesperson for Backpack Awareness for the American Physical Therapy Association. She has authored many articles and was interviewed and quoted for numerous health publications throughout the country, particularly at the start of the school year. National Backpack Awareness Day was September 21, 2005. However, educational institutions across the country are holding events throughout the year to increase awareness and improve proper backpack use. Dr. Wilmarth was also interviewed at length, in conjunction with REI, and an article regarding backpack use while hiking will be published in a prominent travel magazine.

In addition to directing the program, Dr. Mary Ann Wilmarth is the Editor for the American Physical Therapy Association Orthopaedic Section Independent Study Courses. Three courses have been published during 2005 and Northeastern University was well represented in this series as seen below.

15.1 Orthopaedic Interventions for Pediatric Patients: The Evidence for Effectiveness

Orthopaedic Interventions for the Patient with Cerebral Palsy by Carolyn Vaillancourt, PT, MS, NCS, MBA (Former NU Instructor) Pediatric Population Issues: Torticollis by Gena Lentz-Livingston, PT and Sandra Saluti, PT, MS (NU Graduates) Idiopathic Toe Walking: A Diagnosis of Exclusion or a Developmental Marker by Nancy Dilger, MA, PT, PCS. Overuse Injuries in Pediatric Athletes by Mary Ann Wilmarth PT, DPT, MS, OCS, MTC, Cert MDT (Director of Transitional DPT Program) and Barbara Ann Fenton, MSPT (NU Graduate) with Lori Thein Brody, PT, MS, SCS, SME. The Physical Therapy Management of Adolescent Scoliosis: The Evidence for Effectiveness by Kathleen Richards, PT, PCS, Jennifer Connors, PT, MS, PCS, and Michelina Cassella, PT. Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection by Meredith H. Harris, PT, EdD (Chair of the PT Department) and CDR Michaele R. Smith, PT.

15.2 Postoperative Management of Orthopaedic Surgeries 

Postoperative Management of the Hip - Keelan R. Enseki, PT, MS, SCS; Pete Draovitch, PT, MS, ATC, CSCS; Bryan T. Kelly, MD; and Marc J. Philippon, MD Postoperative Management of the Foot and Ankle - David S. Logerstedt, MPT, MA and Heather L. Smith, PT, MHS, OCS Operative and Postoperative Management of the Knee - Michael J. Axe, MD and Lynn Snyder-Mackler, PT, ScD, FAPTA Postoperative Management of the Wrist and Hand - Carolyn Wadsworth, PT, OCS, CHT; Curtis Steyers, MD; and Brian Adams, MD Postoperative Management of Orthopaedic Surgeries: The Lumbar Spine - Carl DeRosa, PT, PhD, DPT and Kirk Thompsen, PT Postoperative Management of the Shoulder - Brian G. Leggin, PT, MS, OCS; Martin J. Kelley, PT, MS, OCS; and Gerald R. Williams Jr, MD

15.3 Strength and Conditioning

Stretching and Flexibility - Harvey W. Wallmann, PT, DPTSc, SCS, ATC, CSCS Rehabilitation of the Overhead Athlete: Principles of Dynamic Stabilization - Michael M. Reinold, DPT, ATC, CSCS (DPT Adjunct Faculty Member); Leonard C. Macrina, MSPT, CSCS; Kevin E. Wilk, DPT; and James R. Andrews, MD Designing a Rehabilitation Program Related to Strength and Conditioning - Paul K. Canavan, PT, PhD, CSCS, ATC (PT Department Faculty Member) Plyometrics - Shad A. Hansen, MPT; Kari Andronaco, MPT (NU Graduate); Carole DeHaven, PT; and Laura Selmer, PTA Advanced Core Stabilization Training for Rehabilitation, Reconditioning, and Injury Prevention - Micheal A. Clark, DPT, MS, PT, PES Sport Specific and Overuse Issues With Flexibility, Strengthening, and Conditioning in Pediatric Athletes -  Mary Ann Wilmarth PT, DPT, MS, OCS, MTC, Cert MDT (Director of Transitional DPT Program) and Barbara Ann Fenton, MSPT (NU Graduate)

In February of 2005 many members of the Northeastern Community presented at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting, which was held in New Orleans. During this time our thoughts are still with all those from New Orleans and the surrounding areas.

Dr. Mary Ann Wilmarth, Dr. Guy Simoneau and Dr. Chris Hughes did a presentation entitled Calling All Authors: Evidence for Effectiveness

Dr. Mary Ann Wilmarth and Marilyn Miller von Foerster, PT, MA did a poster presentation entitled Student Assessment of a Backpack Alternative

Claire Markolf, MSPT, Danielle Marcarelli, MSPT, Jessica Rossi, MSPT (NU Graduates) and Dr. Mary Ann Wilmarth did a poster presentation entitled Healthy Moms To Be: Assessment of Balance in a Pregnant Compared to a Non-pregnant Population

Transitional DPT Faculty Members, Dr. Robert DuVall, Dr. Edsen Donato, Dr. Ross Biederman, and Dr. Michael Reinold (NU Graduate as well) were presenters at both the Combined Sections Meeting in New Orleans in February 2005 and the Annual APTA Conference in Boston in June 2005.

Other DPT Faculty Members have also recently done presentations:

Ellen Glovsky, PhD, RD, LD Dietary Behavior Change: The Non-Diet Approach at the Fall Conference of the Mass Dietetic Association in October 2005.

Ellen Glovsky, PhD, RD, LD Dietary Study Methods in Substance Abuse Treatment Centers poster presentation at the Food and Nutrition Conference and Exhibition of the American Dietetic Association in October 2005.  

Dr. Robert DuVall and Dr. Edsen Donato Differential Diagnosis and Medical Screening for Physical Therapists seminars in Pennsylvania.

In addition, several DPT Faculty Members have had recent publications:

Kevin Wilk, Dr. Michael Reinold et. al. Current Concepts in the Recognition and Treatment of Superior Labral (SLAP) Lesions in the May 2005 issue of JOSPT.

Dr. Ross Biederman Pharmacology in Rehabilitation: Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents in the June 2005 issue of JOSPT.

Kattia Corrales co-authored an article entitled Nutritional Management of the Overweight Child with Type 2 Diabetes in the October 2005 issue of Pediatric Annals.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

The Physical Therapy Department, in conjunction with the Bouve Institute and the College of Professional Studies, is proud to offer high quality continuing educational programs. Please check this site often for new opportunities.

Please feel free to explore the DPT Information Center as a guest via the following:

Dr. Mary Ann Wilmarth
m.wilmarth@neu.edu 
781.238.8440

For more information on the transitional DPT, please go to  www.northeastern.edu/cps/dpt/

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