October 22, 2018

EACPHS takes poster award at Michigan Physical Therapy Association conference

Physical therapy students and faculty from the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences attended the Michigan Physical Therapy Association fall conference Oct. 5-6, 2018, in Traverse City. Notably, one research team brought home the Best Student Poster award for "Physical Markers of Functional Fitness in Persons with Dementia and Their Family Care Partners."

The winning poster is the work of EACPHS scholars:

• Students
  • Abigail Myles
  • Lauren Bollinger
  • Kristin Brown
  • Madison VanAntwerp
• Faculty
  • Clinical Associate Professor Frederick Pociask
  • Clinical Associate Professor Rosanne DiZazzo-Miller
  • Associate Professor Diane Adamo

At the conference, students and faculty from the college were part of three presentations and six posters. In addition to the winning poster noted above, EACPHS research included:

• The Effects of Verbal Texting on Gait Parameters
• Effect of Using a NuStep Footstrap on Muscle Activation in Patients with Chronic Stroke
• Age Related Differences in Grip Strength and Cognitive Performance
• Preexhaustion Exercise Differentially Influences Neuromuscular Fatigue Based on Habitual Physical Activity History
• Repeated Workouts of Incremental Exercise Increases EMGFT
• Effect of Using a Foot Strap on Muscle Activation During Recumbent Stepping in Healthy Individuals
• Amount of Lumbar Lordosis in Various Stabilization Exercise Positions: A Preliminary Study
• Traditional versus Nontraditional Anatomy Instruction Among Doctor of Physical Therapy Students: A Comparison Study

Eleven students attended with the support of travel scholarships from the Physical Therapy Founders Endowment, which was established by Beverly Schmoll, former dean and member of the first graduating class in physical therapy. 

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