Research Director

GOAL:

The goal of the DPT research program is to mentor students through the research process by collaboration and participation in faculty directed research projects.

APPLICATION:

DPT research projects are developed from programmatic research lines and focus on strategies to optimize the prevention and treatment of neuromusculoskeletal disorders in military healthcare beneficiaries.

RAPID DISSEMINATION:

DPT research knowledge products are disseminated to the Physical Therapy and Military Health System communities through scientific meeting presentations, peer-reviewed literature, and post-professional educational platforms.

"Promoting Readiness Through Research"

2023 APTA Combined Sections Meeting

During the recent 2023 APTA CSM held in San Diego, CA, the Army-Baylor DPT Faculty and Students presented 8 research abstracts as platform or poster presentations and taught 2 pre-conference education courses!

• Preliminary Findings for a Modified Illinois Agility Test in Both Civilian and Military Adults
  Margaret Weightman, PT, PhD, Carrie W. Hoppes, PT, DPT, ATC, PhD, Peter C Fino, PhD, Leland E. Dibble, PT, ATC, PhD, FAPTA, Mark Eric Lester, PT, DPT, PhD, Lucy Parrington PhD, Prokopios Antonellis and Laurie Anne King, PT


• Battlefield Acupuncture in Addition to Standard Physical Therapy after Shoulder Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
  Michael Scott Crowell, PT, DSc, John Sterling Mason, PT, DPT, DSc, William J. Pitt, PT, DPT, PhD, Erin Marie Miller, Timothy Benedict, PT, DPT, Matthew Posner, Kenneth Cameron and Donald Lee Goss, PT, DPT, ATC, PhD


• Telehealth Kinematic Gait Retraining for Lower-Limb Musculoskeletal Injury Rehabilitation in Military Service Members
  Erin Marie Miller, PhD, Michael Scott Crowell, PT, DSc, Richard A Brindle, PhD, Amy Nicole Weart, PT, DPT, John Sterling Mason, PT, DPT, DSc, Henry Steward Haltiwanger, PT, DPT, Maria Gonnella, Kevin R. Ford, PhD, Nicholas Reilly and Donald Lee Goss, PT, DPT, ATC, PhD


• Wearable Sensors to Measure Turning: Reliability and Minimal Detectable Change in Military and Civilian Populations
  Prokopios Antonellis, Carrie W. Hoppes, PT, DPT, ATC, PhD, Peter C Fino, PhD, Mark Eric Lester, PT, DPT, PhD, Leland E. Dibble, PT, ATC, PhD, FAPTA, Margaret M. Weightman and Laurie Anne King, PT, PhD





• Evaluating Quantitative Sensory Testing as a Prognostic Tool for Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Narrative Review
  Andrew Coy, SPT, Tyana Marie Zivec, SPT, Kendall P. Kuhn, SPT and Joshua J. Van Wyngaarden, PT, DPT, PhD


• Pain Self-Efficacy Predicts Strength and Physical Function after Surgical Fixation of Lower Extremity Fractures
  Benjamin D. Brightwell, PT, DPT, Lucy Bowers, Paul Matuszewski, Brian W. Noehren, PT and Joshua J. Van Wyngaarden, PT, DPT, PhD


• Pulmonary Emboli in a Military Service Member after Negative Ultrasound Examination: A Case Report
  Joseph Hathcock, PT, DPT and Jon A. Umlauf, PT, DPT, DSc


• Gait Kinetics and Preliminary Findings of Telehealth Efficacy to Address Running-Related Injury in Military Personnel
  Nicholas Reilly, Erin Marie Miller, PhD, Amy Nicole Weart, PT, DPT, Michael Scott Crowell, PT, DSc, Richard A Brindle, PhD, Maria Gonnella, Henry Steward Haltiwanger, PT, DPT, Kevin R. Ford, PhD, John Sterling Mason, PT, DPT, DSc and Donald Lee Goss, PT, DPT, ATC, PhD


• Point-of-Care Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: An Introduction and Hands-on Course
  

  This hands-on session introduces participants to musculoskeletal ultrasound as a point-of care-tool to enhance clinical management decisions. This session consists of foundational background information on the physics, controls, and proper image acquisition for MSKUS. It takes a regional approach to cover multiple body regions. Didactic instructional sessions include an anatomy review, evidence-based background, sonoanatomy, and proper acoustic windows for various body regions. Hands-on demonstration and practice consist of standardized ultrasound examinations. This session maximizes lab time to allow participants to gain hands-on training and feedback from instructors on proper image acquisition and interpretation. Case studies describe how MSKUS can enhance clinical decision making in various physical therapy settings.

  Jon A. Umlauf, PT, DPT, DSc


• Educational session: Lateral Ankle Sprains: A Deeper Look to Guide Management
  

  In this session, presenters describe the value of point of care ultrasound, or POCUS, as a useful imaging modality for evaluating and managing lateral ankle sprains, or LAS. Lateral ankle sprains are a common and complex injury resulting in mechanical and neurophysiological impairments, high recurrence rates in the year following injury, and long-term sequelae resulting from chronic ankle instability, or CAI and post-traumatic osteoarthritis. Since the pattern of tissues injured and associated impairments in joint mobility and stability are highly variable, a comprehensive examination is essential to prescribe individualized care. POCUS is a readily available imaging modality that can assess and quantify tissue disruption and neuromotor function following LAS. The speakers present a systematic evaluation process that integrates POCUS to enhance decision-making and as a biofeedback tool during the management of LAS and CAI. Finally, case examples are provided to illustrate how POCUS can improve clinical decision making and guide intervention to enhance outcomes.

  Matthew Lane Bush, PT, DPT, DSc, Steven Keith Hunter, PT, DPT, DSc, Jon A. Umlauf, PT, DPT, DSc, Bradley Scott Wells, PT, DPT, DSc and John J. Fraser, PT, DPT, PhD