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2025 Research Presentation Schedule

Friday, November 7

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Top 3 5x5 Research Presentations

Scott Lowe
PL1: The Effect of State and Trait Anxiety on Pain-Pressure Threshold

Derek Vraa
PL2: How Do Patients Believe Manual Therapy Works? A Qualitative Study

Sharon Wang-Price
PL3: C4-5 Joint Mobilization Induces Autonomic Sympathetic Changes in Blood Flow to Levator Scapulae

Saturday, November 8

8:00 am - 8:50 am

Top 5x5 Research Presentations

Evan Petersen
PL4: Enhancing Clinical Reseasoning in Physical Therapy: Development and Validation of the Hypothesis-Oriented Orthopedic Focused Algorithm (HOOFA) Using a Modified Delphi Method

Joseph Kucksdorf
PL5: Do Maladaptive Imaging Beliefs Predict Self-Reported Pain Interference and Physical Function in Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders?

Jace Brown
PL6: Comparison of Effects of Dry Needling on Muscle Blood Flow Between Active and Latent Myofascial Trigger Points of the Infraspinatus in Individuals with Shoulder Pain

Jason Beneciuk
PL7: Defining Chronic Pain Patients Who Are Uncertain About Musculoskeletal Pain Self-Management

Amy McDevitt

PL8: Clinician Expectation Matching and Outcomes in Chronic Neck Pain: A Secondary Analysis of the SS-MECH Trial

James Dunning
PL14: Predictors of Response to Periosteal Intraarticular Electrical Dry Needling in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

10:15 am - 11:15 am

5x5 Research Presentations - Breakout Session 1

John Winslow
PL15: Segmental Motion and Clinical Outcomes Following Spinal Manipulation: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study

Alex Bengtsson
PL16: Quantifying Tibiofemoral Joint Mobilization Responses Via Pain-Related Evoked Potentials

Ray Lunasin
PL17: Effects of Dry Needing and Therapeutic Exercises on Sleep in Individuals with Chronic Neck Pain and Sleep Disturbance: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial

Andrew Thomas
PL9: Reasons for Patient No-Shows and Drop Offs After Initial Evaluation in Physical Therapy Outpatient Care: A Qualitative Study

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

5x5 Research Presentations - Breakout Session 2

Michael Morgan
PL10: The Effect of Early Physical Therapy on Case Duration and Visit Count in Acute Work-Related Musculoskeletal Injuries: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Over 80,000 Cases

Charles Hazle
PL11: To What Degree is Imaging Integrated into Clinical Education? A Survey

Joseph Girard
PL12: How Do Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Fellows Experience Clinical Reasoning? A Phenomenological Study

Cory Manton
PL13: Analysis of Student Physical Therapists: Lumbar Spine Thrust Joint Manipulation Task Performance Using Items from the Manipulation Performance Rating Tool

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

5x5 Research Presentations - Breakout Session 3

Systematic & Scoping Review

Andrew Thomas
PL20: Completeness of Dry Needling Intervention Reporting in Musculoskeletal Conditions Using the Standards for Reporting Interventions in Clinical Trials of Acupuncture and Template for Intervention Description and Replication Checklists: A Systematic Review

Mackenzie Dunn & Sydney Lewis

PL21: Approaches to Reduce Opioid Use in Patients with Acute and Chronic Pain: A Scoping Review

Andrew Bernstetter
PL22: Reporting and Incorporation of Social Risks in Low Back Pain and Exercise Studies: A Scoping Review

Steve Karas
PL23: Comparison of Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization to Traditional Manual Therapy for Chronic Neck Pain: A Scoping Review

C. Daniel Maddox
PL24: Does Soft Tissue Mobilization Provide Additional Benefit to Joint Mobilization/Manipulation and Exercise for Patients with Spinal Pain and Related Disability? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm

5x5 Research Presentations - Breakout Session 4

Case Reports

Andrew Tollefson
PL25: Sural Nerve Entrapment Mimicking Achilles Tendinopathy in an Active Adult: A Case Report

Christopher Guiang
PL26: The Effects of Hip Interventions on a Patient with Primary Metatarsalgia: A Case Report

Christopher Johns
PL27: Manual Therapy for Radiation-Induced Trismus: A Case Study Featuring Novel Joint Mobilizations

Joseph McEachern
PL28: Implementation of Mirror Therapy in a Patient with High Irritability Following Rotator Cuff Repair: A Case Study