Student Research Projects (pdf format)

 

DPT Class of 2009

• Effect of Physical Therapist’s Attire on the Trust and Confidence of Patients

• Effectiveness of the Prostretch® Versus the Incline Board in Healthy Elderly Women: a Randomized Trial
  
  
• Comparison of Cultural Competence Between Students Enrolled in Entry-level and Transitional DPT Concentrations
  
  
• Siskin Fitness Center Perceptions of Disability & Quality of Life
  
  
• Lumbar Rotational Differences Between the Full and Modified Golf Backswings
  
  
• Pain Modulation via Thermotherapy: An Analysis of Current Theories
  
  
• Physical Therapists’ and Physical Therapists’ Assistants Mental Practice Utilization across Clinical
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• Mental Practice in Physical Therapy Programs: A Survey of Academia
  
  
• Effectiveness of Eccentric Exercise with Patellar and Achilles Tendinopathies: a Meta-analysis
  
  
• Determining the Ability to Accurately Assess Temperature Differences by Palpation: Investigation of Experienced Manual Therapists and Lay Individuals
  
  
• Piriformis Muscle: Anatomical Comparison of Effective Stretches Using Computed Tomography
  
  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DPT Class of 2008

• Effects of bilateral knees to chest versus standing forward flexion stretching on low back flexibility in healthy adults
  
  
• Effects of Cutaneous E-stim on UE Function in an Individual with Chronic CVA
  
  
• The Associations between Trunk and Lower Extremity Flexibility Measures and Pelvic and Trunk Rotation During the Golf Swing in Young, Skilled Golfers
  
  
• The Effects of Grade, Gender, and Running Level on Lower Extremity Kinematics
  
  
• Comparisons of Selected Stretch Positions of the Piriformis Muscle Using Computerized Tomography
  
  
• Siskin Fitness Center: Perception of Disability and Quality of Life Among Persons with Disability
  
  
• Prediction of Student Success in Entry-Level Physical Therapist Programs
  
  
• Actual vs. Reported Treadmill Speed under Various Conditions: A pilot study
  
  
• The Effect of Mulligan MWM and Taping Technique on the Temporal and Spatial Parameters of Gait in Acute Inversion Ankle Sprains
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

 

 

 

 

 

 

DPT Class of 2007

 

• A Study of Disciplinary Actions Against Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants

• Descriptive Analysis of Trunk and Pelvic Motion During the Golf Swing in Young, Skilled Golfers

• Individualized Fitness Programs Among Persons with Disabilities

• Comparing Alternate Mental Practice Methods for Learning a Novel Task

• Effects of Mulligan MWM and Taping Technique on the Temporal and Spatial Parameters of Gait

• Testing Accommodations Granted on the National Physical Therapy Examinations

• The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Overweight Among US Children and Adolescents: a systematic review of the literature

• Anatomical Considerations for Stretching the Piriformis Muscle: A Pilot Study

• The Alterations of Lower Extremity Kinematics During Uphill and Downhill Running

• What is the Effect of a 6 week Beginner Tai Chi Chuan Exercise Class on Selected Balance Measures on Healthy College Students?

• Determining the Ability to Accurately Assess Temperature Differences by Palpation: Investigation of Experienced Manual Therapists and Lay Individuals

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DPT Class of 2006

 

• Systematic Review: Does Cryotherapy Alone Reduce the Edematous Component of Acute Inflammation?

• Fiscal Demands Placed on Students in Physical Therapy Education Programs

• Body Mass Index and Gait in Children Ages 9 to 14

• Relationship of Body Composition, Fitness, and Motor Proficiency in Prepubescent Children

• The Effects of Mulligan MWM and Taping Techniques on the Temporal and Spatial Parameters of Gait:A Pilot Study

• The Effects of Mental Practice on Balance Dysfunction in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis

• Determining the Ability to Accurately Assess Temperature Differences by Palpation

• The Effects of the Five Ballet Foot Positions on Spinal and Lower Extremity Posture

• Impacting the Global State of Women with Disabilities: A Review of the Bernice Johnson Center