2014 Award Winners
2014 Kaltenborn "Teach I Must Award" Recipient
Michael J. Moore, P.T.
Michael received his first baccalaureate degree from San Francisco
State University and his second from University of California at San
Francisco for physical Therapy in 1975. From 1975 to 1977 he took the
Kaiser Rehab Center's six month residency course in Proprioception
Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) and stayed on-staff until October 1977.
Principal instructors were Maggie Knott, Carolyn Oei, Greg Johnson, Sue
Adler and Eileen Vollowitz. Accompanied by his wife, Lynn Bollinger,
P.T., C.H.T. Michael traveled to Norway and worked for an outpatient
clinic and learned Norwegian through all of 1978. Beginning in 1979, he
was in the level I Mobilization Residency Program in Oslo until
September, 1980. Principal instructors included Olaf Evjenth, Hans
Gunnari and Freddy Kaltenborn. Upon returning to the United States in
the autumn of 1980, there was a high interest in orthopaedic manual
therapy at that time. With only short courses available, Michael began a
Long term Course in December 1981. Over the next two years this long
term course evolved into the Folsom Physical Therapy Long Term course
that continues today directed by Michael's partner, Tim McGonigle, P.T.
Guest instructors over the years have included, but not limited to:
Freddy Kaltenborn, Olaf Evjenth, Dennis Morgan, Barbara Stevens, Don
Torrey, Tim McCarthy, and Eileen Vollowitz. Current staff instructors
include: Michael Moore, Tim McGonigle, Rachel Worman, and Brigit Moore.
In the mid 1990's Freddy Kaltenborn approached Michael about meetings to
gather directors of orthopedic residency programs within the United
States to strategize the United States becoming a full member country
into the International Federation of Manual Therapists (IFOMT). This was
the birth of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical
Therapists of whom Michael is one of the eight founding members. Since
2001 the F.P.T. Faculty has been guest faculty for University of
California at Davis, Division of Pain Medicine's year- long Pain
Fellowship for medical doctors. This 13 year collaboration of both
programs exchanging faculty has contributed to the on-going evolution of
the Folsom Program to include chronic pain strategies in its
curriculum. On a personal note Michael and Lynn are both practicing
P.T.'s with four tax-paying children and four grandchildren. They have
been pursuing ballroom dancing as their current pastime outside of work
since 2004.
2014 John McMillan Mennell Service Award Recipient
Jean-Michel Brismée, PT, ScD, OCS, FAAOMPT
Jean-Michel Brismée, PT, ScD is professor in the Doctor of Science
Program in Physical Therapy at Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center in Lubbock, Texas. Dr. Brismée graduated from the Catholic
University of Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium with Bachelor of Science
degrees in Physical Education and Physical Therapy in 1985. He
graduated from Texas Tech University in 1996 with a Master of Sciences
in Sports Health and earned a Doctor of Science degree in Physical
Therapy in 2003. He has instructed over 100 courses and conferences
nationally and internationally in advanced Orthopaedic Medicine and
Manual Therapy of the spine and extremities and authored over 60
scientific papers in refereed journals. He has been the Chair of the
Research Committee for the Academy for 6 years, which resulted in
tremendous growth in the number of abstracts and research proposals
submitted.
2014 Distinguished Lecturer Presentation Recipient
Kornelia Kulig, PhD, PT, FAPTA, FAAOMPT (Hon)
Kornelia Kulig, PhD, PT, FAPTA, FAAOMPT (Hon) is a Professor and
Co-Director of the Jacquelin Perry Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research
Laboratory at the University of Southern California. Her research
explores tissue morphology, biomechanics, physiology, and pathology in
relation to degenerative and inflammatory processes in connective
tissues and accompanying muscle activation, kinematic and kinetic
movement strategies and related signs, symptoms, and loss of function.
Dr. Kulig is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association,
American College of Sports Medicine and the American and International
Societies of Biomechanics. Dr. Kulig serves as a reviewer for several
biomechanical and clinical journals and servers as an Editorial Board
Member of the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy,
Physiotherapy and Human Movement. She is a Founding Member of the
American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists.
2014 Research Awards Recipients
2014 CARDON $3000 Research Grant Award
Jennifer Reneker, MSPT, NCS
Walsh University
Co-Investigators: Donaldson, Hassen, Martin, Moughiman, Cook, Congeni
For "A Feasibility Study for a Randomized Controlled Trial on the
Effectiveness of Early Physical Therapy Intervention for Patients with
Dizziness after a Sports-Related Concussion" Individuals with Low Back
Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial"
2014 CARDON $3000 Research Grant Award
Anthony "Toby"Kinney, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, MBA
University of Montana
Co-Investigator: Mizner
For "The Relationship Among Cervical Joint Mobility, Postural Sway and
Cervical Spine Kinesthetic Awareness in Individuals Post-Concussion"
2014 OPTP $2,000 Research Grant Award
Emmanuel Yung, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Sacred Heart University
Co-Investigators: Wong, Cameron and Grimes
For "Posteriorly directed pressures versus laterally directed non-thrust
joint manipulation in patients with neck pain- a randomized clinical
trial"
2014 OPTP $2,000 Research Grant Award
Steve Karas, PT, DSc, CMPT, OCS
Chatham University, Pittsburg
Co-Investigator: Windsor
For "The effects of prescribed thoracic spine mobilizations versus therapist determined
thoracic spine mobilizations in individuals with cervical spine pain"
AAOMPT 2014 Best Poster Presentations
- 1st Place overall - Josiah Sault, Matthew Morris,
Alicia Emerson-Kavchak Manual Therapy In The Management Of A Patient
With Recalcitrant Morton Neuroma: A Case Report - Fellowship in
Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy, University of Illinois at Chicago,
Chicago, Illinois, United States
- 1st Place Lumbar Spine - Lower Quadrant - Mary Beth Geiser.
Identification Of An Undetected Tibal Fracture Using Only Remote
Telemedine And The Ottawa Knee Rules In An Elite High School Female
Soccer Athlete - Marquette University, Concordia University Wisconsin,
and SCORE Advantage LLC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
- 1st Place Cervical Spine and Upper Quadrant - Dhinu Jayaseelan,
Nancy Tow. Cervicothoracic Junction Thrust Manipulation In The
Multimodal Management Of A Patient With Temporomandibular Disorder -
Fellowship, Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy, University of Illinois
at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
- 1st Place Clinical Reasoning - William Morris,
Brian Young, Bradley Tragord. The Influence Of Infection On Signs And
Symptoms Of Cervical Artery Dysfunction: A Case Report. US Army -
Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Fort Sam
Houston, Texas, United States
- 1st Place Women Health - Michael Bourassa, Jason
Beneciuk, Robert Rowe. Utilization Of Manual Therapy Techniques In The
Management Of Cervical And Thoracic Pain During Pregnancy -
Residency/Fellowship Program, Brooks Rehabilitation Institute for Higher
Education, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
AAOMPT 2014 Best Platform Presentations
- 1st place overall - Dick Ehrard Platform Presentation Award
Brett Neilson and Robert Boyles. The Effects Of The Spinal
Manipulation Prohibition On Physical Therapists' Decision To Practice In
Washington State - University of Puget Sound, Austin, Texas.
- 1st place (best 5x5 Cervical Spine)
Holly Jonely, Mehul Desai, Jean-Michel Brismée, Valerie Phelps,
Phillip Sizer . Immediate Symptoms And Radiological Improvements In
C4-C6 Cervical Kyphotic Kink Following Local Dorsoventral Mobilization
In A Patient With A 4-Year History Of Neck Pain - The George Washington
University, Washington, DC, United States, International Spine, Pain and
Performance Center, Washington, DC, United States, Advanced Physical
Therapy of Alaska, Anchorage, Alaska, United States, Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center, Center of Rehabilitation Research,
Lubbock, Texas, United States
- 1st place (best 5x5 Lumbar Spine)
Mitchell Selhorst, Brittany Selhorst. Lumbar Manipulation For
The Treatment Of Acute Low Back Pain In Adolescents: A Randomized
Controlled Trial - Sports Physical Therapy, Nationwide Childrens
Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, United States
- 1st place (best 5x5 Pelvic Girdle)
Susan Clinton, Alaina Newell, Patricia Downey, Kimberly
Coleman-Ferreira. Pelvic Girdle Pain In The Antepartum Population -
Physical Therapy Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked To The
International Classification Of Functioning, Disability And Health -
Embody Physiotherapy & Wellness, Imperial, Pennsylvania, United
States, Oncology PT, Denver, Colorado, United States, School of Health
Sciences, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States,
Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan, United States
- 1st place (best 5x5 Lower Extremity)
Gesine Seeber, Mark P. Wilhelm, Omer Matthijs, Gunther
Windisch, Phillip Sizer. Validation Of The Lateral Anterior Drawer Test
For Examining Posterior Cruciate Ligament Integrity In Unembalmed
Cadaveric Knees - Praxis Fuer Manuelle Medizin, Graz, Austria, Texas
Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas, United States
- 1st place (best 5x5 Upper Quadrant)
Steve Karas, Rajiv Sawhney. Clinical Reasoning In A Patient
With Left Shoulder And Cervical Spine Pain - Physical Therapy, Chatham
University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, Allegheny
Chesapeake Physical Therapy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- 1st place (best 5x5 Thoraco-lumbar spine)
Jason Myerson, Shala Cunningham. The Use Of Modified Thoracic
Manipulation Techniques In The Treatment Of Patients Following
Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A Case Series - Physical Therapy,
University of Evansville, Evansville, Indiana, United States, Select
Physical Therapy, Trumbull, Connecticut, United States
- 1st place (best 5x5 Glenohumaral Joint)
Michael Crowell, Bradley Tragord. Orthopedic Manual Physical
Therapy For Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis: A Case Study - U.S. Army, West
Point, New York, United States
2013 Award Winners
AAOMPT 2013 Best Poster Presentations
- 1st Place overall — Nora Sullivan and
co-author Shaffer SM. The Effects Of Thoracic Non-Thrust Manipulation
On Knee Pain In A Patient With Multiple Medical Complications,
Fellowship in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy, University of Illinois
at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- 1st Place Clinical Reasoning — Cory Perrin
and co-author Tew DD. Clinical Decision Making Of A Patient With An
Undiagnosed Dens Fracture; Quentin Mease Community Hospital-Harris
Health System, Houston, Texas, USA
- 1st Place Manual Therapy Integration — Janice Lwin
and co-author Johnson LJ — Short And Long-Term Effects Of A
Multi-Faceted Treatment Approach In Restoring A Runner's 1st MTP Joint
Mobility Ten Years Post-Medial Bunionectomy , Proactive Physical Therapy
and Sports Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA
- 1st Place Diagnostics — Scott Rezac —
Evaluation And Treatment Of A Patient With Right Quadrant Abdominal
Pain, Rezac & Associates Physical Therapy, Colorado Springs, Co, USA
- Manual Therapy Fellowship Program, Regis University, Denver, CO, USA
AAOMPT 2013 Best Platform Presentations
- 1st place overall — Dick Ehrard Platform Presentation Award
Shannon Petersen and co-authors Cook CE, Donaldson MB, Hassen
AL, Ellis AR, Learman KE. Augmented Exercises And Manual Therapy:
Effects On Clinical Outcomes And Quantitative Sensory Testing, Des
Moines University, Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
- 1st place (best 5x5 Shoulder Pain and Spinal Manipulative Therapy)
Roy Coronado and co-authors Simon CB, Mackie LN, Bialosky JE,
Bishop MD, George SZ. Immediate Pressure And Thermal Pain Response Is
Associated With Change In Clinical Outcome Following Manual Therapy For
Shoulder Pain, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
- 1st place (best 5x5 Manual Therapy and Exercise)
Amy McDevitt and co-authors Cleland JA, Mintken PE, , Bienick
ML, Carpenter K, Kulp K, Whitman JW. Manual Physical Therapy And
Exercise Versus Supervised Home Exercise In The Management Of Patients
Status Post Inversion Ankle Sprain: A Multi-Center Randomized Clinical
Trial, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, USA
- 1st place (best 6x6 Lower Extremity)
Bradley Tragord and co-authors Gill NW, Silvernail JL, Teyhen
DS, Allison SC. Joint Mobilization Forces And Therapist Reliability In
Subjects With Knee Osteoarthritis, Army-Baylor University Doctoral
Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy, Brooke Army Medical
Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
- 1st place (best 6x6 Motor control)
Brian Schmitz and co-authors Pinson R, Warren M. Immediate And
Short Term Effects Of Thoracic Manipulation On Upper Quarter Y Balance
Test (UQYBT) Measures In Female Collegiate Swimmers, DeRosa Physical
Therapy, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
- 1st place (best 6x6 Manipulation Instruction And Education Surveys)
Tim Noteboom and co-authors Little C, Boissonault W. Survey Of
Manipulation Instruction In First-Professional Physical Therapy
Education Programs, School of Physical Therapy, Regis University,
Denver, CO, USA
- 1st place (best 6x6 Cervical Spine And Rib Manual Therapy)
Steve Karas and co-author Weterheide A: Results Of A Knowledge
Translation Program On The Frequency Of Thoracic Spine Manipulation And
Mobilization Use For Patients With Neck Pain, Chatham University,
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- 1st place (best 6x6 Thoraco-Lumbar Spine Manual Therapy)
Cheryl Sparks and co-authors Cleland JA, Elliott JM, Liu WC:
Using FMRI To Determine If Cerebral Hemodynamic Responses To Pain Change
Following Thoracic Thrust Manipulation, Bradley University, Department
of Physical Therapy and Health Science, Peoria, IL, USA
- 1st place (best 6x6 Manual Therapy Concepts & Shoulder)
Nancy Talbott and co-author Witt DW: In-Vivo Measurements Of
Humeral Movement During Glenohumeral Posterior Mobilizations, Department
of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Allied Health Sciences,
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA