2015 Award Winners
2015 Kaltenborn "Teach I Must Award" Recipient
Gail Molloy PT, OCS, COMT
Gail has been in private practice for 27 years, Physical Therapy
& Injury Specialists, in Englewood , Colorado. She is currently an
instructor, examiner and partner for the Institute of Manipulative
Physiotherapy and Clinical Training (IMPACT) since 2012. Gail is
currently involved in research on 'Hip Pain in the Young Adult' in
association with Texas Women's University. She is a graduate student at
Andrews University and anticipates receiving her Doctorate in Science in
December 2015. Gail served as senior faculty (retired), senior
examiner(retired) and on the Board of Directors for the North American
Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (NAIOMT) from 1990-2013. Gail
graduated from the University of Colorado Health Science Center with her
physical therapy degree in 1984 and received her certification in
manual therapy from NAIOMT in 1989. She has a lifelong desire to learn
and to broaden the scope of physical therapy and that desire propelled
her into teaching and sharing her knowledge with other therapists.
2015 John McMillan Mennell Service Award Recipient
Carol Courtney, PT, PhD, ATC, FAAOMPT
Carol Courtney PT, PhD, ATC, FAAOMPT is a Clinical Associate
Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). She studied
physical therapy at Washington University, the University of South
Australia, and the University of Miami. Her research investigates the
effects of joint injury and osteoarthritis on pain processing and joint
function, and modulation of pain mechanisms through manual therapy
interventions. Dr. Courtney serves as the director of the
post-professional Fellowship in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy at
UIC. She also serves as co-chair of the Standards Committee of AAOMPT
and is a deputy editor of the Journal of Manual and Manipulative
Therapy.
2015 Distinguished Lecturer Presentation Recipient
Joseph Farrell, PT, M App Sc, DPT, FAAOMPT, FAPTA
Dr. Farrell received a Post Graduate Diploma in Manipulative Therapy
and Masters of Applied Science degree in Health Sciences from Curtain
University of Technology (Perth, Western Australia). He has been a
practicing clinician for 39 years, private practice owner for 32 years
and a clinical faculty member of the Kaiser Physical Therapy Fellowship
Program in Advanced Manual Therapy for 32 years. His interest in
Evidence Based Practice (EBP) was enhanced by completing a DPT in 2007.
In his clinic and when teaching; he is a proponent of the integration of
the EBP triad. He is a published author and speaker on the state,
national and international, levels relating to treatment of the spine.
2015 Research Awards Recipients
2015 OPTP $2,000 Research Grant Award
Awarded to:
Sean P. Riley, PT, DPT, Sc.D
University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington, CT
And Co-Investigators:
Hall, Tafuto, Cote, Brismee, Cook, Wright
For "Clinimetrics of Patient Reported Outcome Measures and Functional Performance Measures of the Shoulder"
2015 OPTP $2,000 Research Grant Award
Awarded to:
Chad Cook, PT, PhD, MBA, FAAOMPT
Duke University
Durham, NC
And Co-Investigators:
Rivett, Showalter, Snodgrass
for "Physical Therapy Clinical Educators’ Perceptions and Experiences of Clinical Prediction Rules"
2015 CARDON $3,000 Research Grant Award
Awarded to:
David Griswold, PT, DPT, COMT
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH
And Co-Investigators:
Cleland, Kolber, Learman
for "A Pragmatically Applied Cervical and Thoracic Non-thrust
Mobilizations versus Thrust Manipulation for Patients with Mechanical
Neck Pain: A Multicenter
Randomized Clinical Trial"
2015 CARDON $3,000 Research Grant Award
Awarded to:
Amy McDevitt, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
University of Colorado
Denver, CO
And Co-Investigators:
Cleland, Glynn, Mintken
for "Thoracic Spine Thrust Manipulation for Cervicogenic Headaches: A Multi-Centered Randomized Clinical Trial"
AAOMPT 2015 Best Poster Presentations
- First Place Overall: Dr. Jeevan Pandya and his
co-investigator for: SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF BILATERAL LOWER EXTREMITY
PAIN DIAGNOSED AS EXERTIONAL COMPARTMENT SYNDROME USING CERVICAL AND
NEURODYNAMIC MOBILIZATION
- First Place Innovative Clinical Research: Dr. Timothy Dellwo
and his co-investors for POTENTIAL METHOD FOR MEASURING MOTOR CONTROL
OF THE KNEE IN THE CLINICAL SETTING UTILIZING A SMALL PROTABLE LASER
- First Place Emerging Practice: Mrs. Tracey Eisenbeis for: INTRAORAL MANUAL THERAPY FOR VOCAL RANGE IMPROVEMENT IN A CLASSICALLY TRAINED SOPRANO: A CASE REPORT
- First Place Temporomandibular Joint: Dr. Carla Franck
and her co-investigators for UPPER CERVICAL MANUAL THERAPY AND CLINICAL
REASONING IN TREATMENT OF CHRONIC TEMPOROMANDIBULAR DISORDER: A CASE
REPORT
- First Place Lumbar Spine: Dr. Christopher Keating
for MANUAL THERAPY POST FAILED PROGRESSION WITH AN MDT APPROACH IN ACUTE
LOW BACK PAIN, UTILIZING A TREATMENT BASED CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
- First Place Lower Extremity: Dr. Joseph Signorino
and his co-investigator for COMBINED MANUAL THERAPY, EXERCISE AND
ACTIVITY MODIFICATION EDUCATION WHEN TREATING A 28YO MALE WITH AN
IRREPARABLE ACETABULAR LABRUM AND BILATERAL FEMOROACETABULAR
IMPINGEMENT: A CASE REPORT
- First Place Cervicothoracic: Mr. Joshua McFarren
and his co-investigator for DOES MYELOPATHY MATTER? THRUST MANIPULATION
IN THE TREATMENT OF T4 SYNDROME WITH UNDERLYING CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC
MYELOPATHY
- First Place Headache Management: Dr. Mark Neal and
his co-investigator for THE EFFECT OF UPPER AND LOWER CERVICAL
MANIPULATION AND DRY NEEDLING ON CERVICOGENIC HEADACHE: A CASE REPORT
AAOMPT 2015 Best Platform Presentations
- First Place Overall: Dick Ehrard Platform Presentation Award
Dr. Cheryl Sparks and her co-investigators: "Using fMRI to
determine if cerebral hemodynamic responses to pain change following
thoracic manipulation in individuals with neck pain"
- First Place Best 5 x5 Lumbar / Pelvis
Dr. Sharon Wang-Price and her co-investigators: "Do three
verbal instructions influence lumbar multifdus muscle thickness
differently in both asymptomatic adults and patients with low back
pain?"
- First Place Best 5 x5 Hip / Knee
Dr. Emily Slaven and her co-investigators: "The role of manual
therapy and exercise in reducing pain, improving motion, and restoring
function in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip joint: a case
series"
- First Place Best 5 x5 Foot / Ankle
Dr. Elizabeth Painter and her co-investigators: "Manual therapy following immobilization for stable ankle fracture: a case series."
- First Place Best 5 x5 Cervical / Thoracic
Dr. Alycia Markowski and her co-investigators: "Examining
physical therapy students’ ability to evaluate findings from an oral
health screening in evaluation and management of the temporomandibular
joint"
- First Place Best 5 x5 Shoulder
Dr. Lesli Bell and her co-investigators: "Preliminary study of
multidisciplinary mobilization under anesthesia for adhesive capsulitis
provided in an outpatient physical therapy and physician setting"
- First Place Best 5 x5 Upper Quarter Topics
Dr. Jason Myerson and his co-investigators: "Periscapular dry
needling and activity modification for the treatment of neck and upper
extremity pain: a case report"
- First Place Best 5 x5 OMPT Topics
Dr. Cheryl Sparks and her co-investigators: "The examination of
patient expectations associated with manipulation modulated pain
ratings and signal changes using blood oxygenation level dependent
(BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)"