SLU Faculty and Alumni Present at the 2021 American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting

SLU Faculty and Alumni Present at the 2021 American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting

Papers, Posters, & Sessions:

(SLU community in bold)

Bringing Vitality to Vital Signs

Angela Abeyta Campbell, PT, DPT, Ann Fick, PT, DPT, MS, Ethel Maureen Frese, PT, DPT, FAPTA, Kimberly Moore Levenhagen, PT, DPT, Morgan E. Lopker, PT, DPT, Traci Lynn Norris, PT, DPT and Ashley Poole, PT, DPT

https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2021/meetingapp.cgi/Session/7554

Clinical Implementation of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: A Case Based Approach

Marisa Perdomo, PT, DPT, Claire C. Davies, Kimberly Moore Levenhagen, PT, DPT, Laura Sisola Gilchrist, PT, PhD, Kathryn A. Ryans, PT, DPT and Jeannette Que Lee, PT, PhD

https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2021/meetingapp.cgi/Session/7446

Evidence-Informed Rehabilitation Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

Megan Ludwig, PT, DPT and Chris Anne Sebelski, PT, DPT, PhD

https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2021/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/29294

The Effectiveness of Schroth-based Physiotherapeutic Scoliosis Specific Exercise for an Adult with De Novo Scoliosis

Ann Marcolina Hayes, PT, DPT, MHS and Howard M Place, MD

https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2021/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/30521

What Do You See? Arts-Based Education to Facilitate Observation and Clinical Reasoning Skills

Chris Anne Sebelski, PT, DPT, PhD, Elissa Claire Held Bradford, PT, PhD, Barbara Lynn Yemm, PT, DPT, Olubukola Gbadegesin, Cathleen Fleck and Ann Marcolina Hayes, PT, DPT, MHS

https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2021/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/29963

Embracing Consensus? Investigating the Impact within Literature for Rehabilitation of Patients with Rotator Cuff Repair

Jill Eveker Imgarten, PT, DPT, Jordan Ponce, PT, DPT and Chris Anne Sebelski, PT, DPT, PhD

https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2021/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/30204

Blazing the Trail: Developing the Next Generation of Education Researchers

Chris Anne Sebelski, PT, DPT, PhD

https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2021/meetingapp.cgi/Session/6701

Little Big Leagues: Youth Overhead Athlete Performance Considerations With Serves, Strokes, and Throws

David Joseph Piskulic, PT, DPT, ATC, Jaimie Marie Mains, PT, DPT, Eric James Valentine Bellm, PT, DPT and Sara Aucoin, PT, DPT, OCS

https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2021/meetingapp.cgi/Session/7305

Thinking Outside the Algorithm: Upper Extremity Return-to-Sports Decision Making Beyond the Paper Patient

Eric James Valentine Bellm, PT, DPT, Marisa Pontillo, PT, DPT, PhD and Mitch Salsbery, PT, DPT

https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2021/meetingapp.cgi/Session/6759

Faster, Stronger, Younger? Embracing and Enhancing the Movement of Young Athletes

Eric James Valentine Bellm, PT, DPT, Jeffery Allen Taylor-Haas, PT, DPT, Christin Marie Zwolski, PT, DPT, David Joseph Piskulic, PT, DPT, ATC and Jaimie Marie Mains, PT, DPT

https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2021/meetingapp.cgi/Session/6581

Relationship of Clinical Measures with Humeral Torsion in Young Adults: Pilot Study

Joseph Matthew Day, PT, PhD, Eric James Valentine Bellm, PT, DPT and David Werner, PT, DPT

https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2021/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/27834

Using % Impairment As a Physical Therapy Triage Tool in a Level 1 Trauma/Surgical ICU

Julie Elizabeth Terrell, PT, DPT, Ramsey Khudairi, DPT, Erin M. Grady, PT, MPT and Traci Lynn Norris, PT, DPT

https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2021/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/28578

Acute Care Physical Therapy Core Outcome Measure Set: A Clinical Practice Guideline

Traci Lynn Norris, PT, DPT

https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2021/meetingapp.cgi/Session/7532

Hip and Knee Kinematics Differ By Maturation and Sex in Healthy Youth Long-Distance Runners

Jeffery Allen Taylor-Haas, PT, DPT, Jason Long, PhD, Micah C. Garcia, Mitchell J. Rauh, PT, PhD, Mark Vincent Paterno, PT, MBA, PhD, Richard A Brindle, PhD, David Bazzett-Jones, PhD, AT, ATC, CSCS and Kevin R. Ford, PhD

https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2021/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/28044

Science Meets Practice Session 7: Bone Stress Injuries In Adolescent and Collegiate Runners

Bryan C. Heiderscheit, PT, PhD, FAPTA, Jeffery Allen Taylor-Haas, PT, DPT, Doug Adams and Eric Todd Greenberg, PT, DPT

https://apta.confex.com/apta/csm2021/meetingapp.cgi/Session/7506

If you are a member of the SLU community and you do not see your paper, poster, or session listed here, please email sluptat@health.slu.edu with the details so that we can update our list.

Coming Together in Support of Spirit Week and the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research

PY1 Students dressed in white for "Class Color" Day.

November 2019 Spirit Week is a Success for the SLU Program in Physical Therapy

by Saint Louis University Program in Physical Therapy Student Emily Gier (Class of 2022)

This past week from November 9th through November 17th, the Physical Therapy Student Association (PTSA) hosted the 3rd Annual Saint Louis University Program in Physical Therapy Spirit Week.

Left: PY2 Students celebrate "Grout-Fit" Day with Dr. Levenhagen. Middle: Sophomores on "PJ" Day!
Right: Program in PT Faculty, Dr. Beckel and Dr. Austin on "Color" Day.

Spirit Week is a week-long competition between all classes and the faculty/staff to see who has the most spirit in the program. 

Turkey Bowl showdown!

Spirit Week kicked off with the annual Turkey Bowl flag football tournament. All grades showed great effort and determination but, in the end, the PY3’s took home the win. 

DPT Students Kelsey Bequette (Class of 2021) and
Lauren Foster (Class of 2022)
counting every penny.

Throughout the following week, classes demonstrated their spirit by participating in dress down days and Penny Wars. Dress down days included PJ Day, Grout-fit Day (all gray outfit), Class Color Day, Sports Day, and PT Apparel Day. Additionally, all week an intense Penny Wars took place to raise money for the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research which benefits various PT research initiatives. In the end, everyone in the Program came together and raised $496.23 for the charitable donation.

                 

 

SLU Program in Physical Therapy Spirit Week is for everyone!

Points were awarded based on the percentage of the class that dressed up that day. The week concluded with an Ice Cream Party to celebrate another successful Spirit Week where the winner…drum roll please…was the Faculty, who were crowned champions of Spirit Week. PY1’s took home second place while the Freshmen were able to clinch third. 

SLU Program in Physical Therapy Faculty and Staff on "Sports" Day.

Thank you to everyone who participated in Spirit Week and made it another successful and memorable SLU Program in Physical Therapy event!

Left: PY3s on "Sports" Day.  Middle: PY2s on "Sports" Day.  Right: PY1s bring the spirit.

SLU DPT Student Emily Gier is the Physical Therapy Student Association (PTSA) Vice President of Philanthropy.

2017 PT Admitted Student Day

The Program in Physical Therapy at Saint Louis University hosted admitted students and their families during PT Admitted Student Day on Friday, April 7, 2017. PT Admitted Student Day is a special opportunity for students to become acquainted with SLU’s exceptional Program in Physical Therapy.

Admitted students who came to the event had an opportunity to meet many of their future classmates and speak with a panel of current PT students. We consider our current students to be ambassadors for the progam as they volunteer their time to discuss their experiences of the program and the university with visiting students and their families.

Jared Roznowski, Natalie Wright, Ben Modde, Caroline Sauer, Niamh Ryan, & Lauren Foster

Jared Roznowski, Natalie Wright, Ben Modde, Caroline Sauer, Niamh Ryan, & Lauren Foster

Admitted students and their families learned about SLU’s unique six-year Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) curriculum, including the interprofessional education, clinical education, and faculty research that set SLU apart from other colleges.

Megan Gilbert, Elanna Arhos, Mike Gentile, Simone Romero, Rochelle Reyes, & Anthony Lorenger

Megan Gilbert, Elanna Arhos, Mike Gentile, Simone Romero, Rochelle Reyes, & Anthony Lorenger

While at the event, our student ambassadors gave tours of the Program in Physical Therapy’s facilities at SLU's South Campus. This included a look inside our labs as well as an opportunity to see our PY2 students preparing for their practical exams.

Student Ambassador Rochelle Reyes with the Billiken

All had an opportunity to engage with their future professors and future classmates at the reception following the event. Representatives from Financial Aid, the Office of Admission, and several other SLU organizations were also available to answer questions they may have had. Thank you to everyone who volunteered their time to make this day happen.

We feel that SLU is a fantastic place to learn, be involved, make friends, and achieve your goals. We can't wait to see you again this fall!

2017 Irma Ruebling Distinguished Speaker Series

Lynn Snyder-Mackler, PT, ATC, ScD, FAPTA, was the featured speaker at the 2017 Irma Ruebling Distinguished Speaker Series hosted by the Saint Louis University Program in Physical Therapy. Dr. Snyder-Mackler gave her presentation, That’s Eureka Redux: Training Rehabilitation Clinician-Scientists, on Thursday, March 23 from 5:30 – 7 PM in the Allied Health Building Room 1043 on Saint Louis University’s South Campus.

Dr. Gretchen Salsich, Dr. Lynn Snyder-Mackler, and Dr. Tricia Austin

Dr. Snyder-Mackler is an internationally recognized clinician and clinical researcher in sports and orthopedic rehabilitation. She is a board-certified physical therapist who maintains an active sports physical therapy practice and the University of Delaware and serves as a rehabilitation consultant to collegiate, amateur and professional teams. Dr. Snyder-Mackler served as Head Athletic Trainer for the beach volleyball venue at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. She concentrates her clinical practice and research in the areas of knee and shoulder rehabilitation and electrical stimulation of muscle; she has authored over 200 research publications and regularly speaks to national and international audiences about these topics. Dr. Snyder-Mackler’s research has earned her several major awards. Perhaps most notably, Dr. Snyder-Mackler was named the American Physical Therapy Association Mary McMillan Lecturer for 2015 – the association’s highest honor.

Dr. Lynn Snyder-Mackler with Irma Ruebling, former SLU PT chairperson

The Irma Ruebling Distinguished Speaker Series is named in honor of Irma Ruebling – former chairperson of the Program in Physical Therapy. Ruebling had a vision to bring nationally renowned speakers to Saint Louis University to present current physical therapy scholarship and how it relates to clinical practice. In addition to meeting with faculty and clinicians in the community, each year’s distinguished speaker leads a question-and-answer session with the Doctor of Physical Therapy students.

Dr. Ginge Kettenbach and Dr. Dave Gutekunst

Saint Louis University Assistant Professor in Physical Therapy Dave Gutekunst, MS, PhD, was very excited to have Dr. Snyder-Mackler as the featured speaker at the Irma Ruebling Distinguished Speaker Series.

“Dr. Snyder-Mackler is a leader in physical therapy and rehabilitation sciences – in every sense of the word,” Dr. Gutekunst said. “She is a highly respected clinician, a highly successful research scientist and a very thoughtful, engaging speaker who advocates for patients and clinicians alike.”

Dr. Gutekunst went on to explain that students from any discipline stood to gain insight from attending the lecture.

“Whether a student is a budding scientist interested in learning about cutting-edge research, a future clinician curious about how a clinician-scientist successfully balances practice with research or merely an engaged citizen who wants to know how scientific evidence informs medical care, there will be something for everyone,” Dr. Gutekunst said. “The Ruebling Distinguished Speaker event is something that all members of the SLU community can be proud to host.”

During the evening, we also recognized new Irma Ruebling Endowed Research Fund awardees: Dr. Ann Hayes, Dr. Gretchen Salsich, and Dr. Chris Sebelski.

Dr. Gretchen Salsich and Dr. Lynn Snyder-Mackler

Program in Physical Therapy students in their first and second professional years attended the lecture. Additionally, alumni and clinicians from the St. Louis Metro area attended for the CEU credits.

Dr. Tony Breitbach, Dr. Mike Markee, and Dr. Jason Bennett

Dr. Kim Levenhagen and Dr. Gretchen Salsich

Special thanks to our Research Committee, Department of Physical Therapy & Athletic Training:

Kitty Newsham, PhD, ATC, Chair

Dave Gutekunst, PhD 

Gretchen Salsich, PT, PhD 

Chris Sebelski, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, CSCS

Photos by Erica Mullikin