Elon DPT students present at annual N.C. Physical Therapy Association Meeting

Nine current Elon Doctor of Physical Therapy students and two alumni completed poster presentations at the annual North Carolina Physical Therapy Association meeting in Greensboro, N.C.

Timothy McHugh G’09 was awarded first place for his presentation titled “Exercise, Manual Therapy and Telemedicine in the Management of a Lateral Lumbar Shift.” Titles of the other presentations and their authors are provided below:

“Cardiovascular and Perceptual Responses to the Dancetown© Exergaming System in Older Adults with Cardiovascular or Pulmonary Disease”
Jennifer Roberts  G’10, Julia DeVier-Scott G’10, Blair Harrison G’10, Ashley Melvin G’10, Glen Saldanha G’10, Stephen Bailey

“Comparison of Personal Formaldehyde Levels in the Anatomy Laboratories of Five Physical Therapy Education Programs”
Erin Sanders G’09, Janet M. Cope, Stewart Holt, Laura Corriher G’09, Davis Templeton G’09, Kathy Pappas, K. Jackson Thomas, Edward Kernick, Kathy Starr

“Treatment of Low Back Pain with Myofasacial Release for a Patient with a Transverse Rectus Abdominus Myocutaneous (TRAM) Flap Breast Reconstruction”
Danielle Gilbert G’11, Aaron LeBauer G’08

“Relationship between Falls and Functional Performance in Community Dwelling Older Adults” 
Carolyn Johnson G’03, Walter E. Palmer, Carol Giuliani