The Department of Physical Therapy Education has continued its stellar presence at the prestigious American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting this February in Boston.
The Elon University Department of Physical Therapy Education continued its presence at the prestigious American Physical Therapy Association’s annual Combined Sections Meeting at this year’s gathering in February in Boston.
Eight abstracts on diverse topics ranging from cardiovascular and pulmonary, geriatrics, neurology, pelvic health and sports sections were accepted for presentation. Six of the eight presentations were done by current 3rd year DPT students. Several Elon DPT graduates also attended and presented at the conference.
2024 Combined Session Meeting Presentations from Elon
(presenting author names bolded)
Educational Sessions
- Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research: The Year 2023 in Review: Hannah McHugh G’17
- The Female Overhead Athlete: Sex- and Sport-Specific Considerations for Rehabilitation: Natalie Myers, Chelsea Leonard Martin G’19, Amanda Arnold, Ellen Shanley
Platform presentations
- Trends in heart rate variability during pregnancy and postpartum in recreational runners: James Gerosa, Koehna Jordan, Haley Langley, Liam McCullough, Srikant Vallabhajosula, Svetlana Nepocatych, Shefali Christopher, Angela Spontelli Gisselman
- Collecting Comprehensive Performance Metrics Is Possible with a Concise Test Battery: Kayleigh Harwell Beach, Logan Deese, Travis Woerner, Haley Becker, Mary Kay Hannah, John Magill
- Tandem Gait While Dual Tasking in Collegiate Athletes at Baseline and Post Concussion: Ashlyn Loring, Amy Smelko, Amber Olson, Caroline Ketcham, Eric Hall, Srikant Vallabhajosula
Poster presentations
- Prevalence of MetS in High School Seniors and Predictors of Carotid Femoral Pulse Wave Velocity: Caroline Guill, John Magill, Svetlana Nepocatych. Caroline also won the Catherine Worthingham Student Scholarship for her presentation at the conference.
- Graded Treadmill Test to Assess Exercise Intolerance in Older Adults: A Pilot Study: Crystal Ramsey, Karen McCulloch, Deanna DeMarco, Allie Knuckles G’23, Vicki Mercer
- Comparing Obstacle Clearance in Virtual and Mixed Reality Environments in Older Adults: Alexander Japit, Matthew Lawler, Christopher Go, Alicia Wilson, Stacey Walton, Oliver Tuisa, Pratheep Paranthaman, Srikant Vallabhajosula, Alys Giordano
- Does Dual Tasking Change Obstacle Clearance Patterns for Older Adults in Mixed Reality? Matthew Lawler, Christopher Go, Alicia Wilson, Alexander Japit, Oliver Tuisa, Stacey Walton, Alys Giordano, Pratheep Paranthaman, Srikant Vallabhajosula
- Use of the Optimal Theory to Facilitate Confidence and Increase Independence Following a Hemorrhagic Stroke: Deanna DeMarco G’23, Dustin Patrick, Oliver Tuisa, Crystal Ramsey
