CSM Presentations by FPTR-Funded Researchers

The American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) will be held in-person Feb. 2-5, in San Antonio, Texas. (Note: an on-demand option will become available March 1-31.) The in-person event will provide more than 300 educational sessions programmed by APTA’s 18 sections and academies, with the ability to earn up to 1.8 CEUs (18 contact hours), explore hundreds of research posters, and network with thousands of other attendees.

Please review all expectations and requirements for participation, and answers to frequently asked questions related to COVID-19.

Among this year’s programming, will be presentations by Foundation for Physical Therapy Research funded researchers.

CSM 2022 Platform and Poster Presentations partially funded by FPTR Awardees:

• National Prevalence of Physical Therapy Frontloading and the Impact on Hospital Re-Admission Among Medicare Beneficiaries
  Kevin McLaughlin, PT, DPT – (2020 Moffat Geriatric Research Grant)
• Acute Changes in Skeletal Muscle Following Lung Transplantation: A Preliminary Report
  Michael Anton Tevald, PT, MPT, PhD – (2018 Acute Care Research Grant)
• Knee Extensor Strength and Power Predict Physical Function in Lung Transplant Candidates
  Michael Anton Tevald, PT, MPT, PhD – (2018 Acute Care Research Grant)
• Movement Time Is Associated with Postural Control in Individuals with Chronic Stroke: A Pilot Study
  Sarah M. Schwab, PT, DPT, MA – (2020 PODS II)
• Impact of Opioid Exposure on Newborn Infant’s Motor Performance
  Kara Boynewicz, PT, DPT, ATC – (2018 PODS I)
• The Opioid Exposed Newborn: Can the Developmental Assessment Guide Length of Stay? a Retrospective Study
  Kara Boynewicz, PT, DPT, ATC – (2018 PODS I)
• Berg Balance Scale Computerized Adaptive Test Reduces Clinician/Respondent Burden While Maintaining Precision
  Bryant A. Seamon, PT, DPT, PhD – (2018 PODS I)
• How Do Expectations Affect Pain Sensitivity Changes during Massage?
  Abigail Wilson, PT, DPT, PhD – (2018 PODS I)

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