2020 Magistro Grant to Fund Research in Coming Post-Stroke Gait Rehabilitation Treatments Walking dysfunction post-stroke commonly manifests as slow, asymmetric walking. Currently, gait-training rehabilitation approaches are used independently. 2020 Magistro Family Foundation Research Grant recipient, Kristan Leech, PT, DPT, PhD, is looking at [...]

First-Ever Paris Patla Musculoskeletal Grant Advances Study on Prearthritic Hip Disorders Intra-articular, prearthritic hip disorders (PAHD) lead to substantial dysfunction in young adults and are proposed precursors to hip osteoarthritis (OA). Paris Patla Musculoskeletal Grant recipient, Marcie Harris-Hayes, PT, DPT, MSCI, is developing [...]

Moffat Grant Recipient to Look at Hospital Readmission Reductions Through Frontloaded Physical Therapy Kevin McLaughlin, PT, DPT, was awarded the 2020 Moffat Geriatric Physical Therapy Research Grant to look at the effect of frontloaded physical therapy on hospital readmission. He anticipates this study [...]

FPTR Scholarship Recipient to Advance Rehabilitation Research in Stroke Population The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research funds post-professional doctoral students from all specialty areas. For years now, FPTR has established partnerships with several physical therapy sections to fund scholarships in specific areas, including [...]

FPTR Scholarship to Fund Research in Improved Motor Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect mobility, balance, and posture. CP is the most common motor disability in children. Children with CP often experience significant [...]

University of Delaware Doctoral Student Learns More About Functionality in Amputees Through FPTR Funding Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) scholarship recipient, Emma H. Beisheim, PT, DPT, is looking at body image, evaluation, and pain concerns for adults with lower-limb loss and lower-limb [...]

FPTR Scholarship Recipient to Use Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation in Infants With Stroke Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Scholarship Recipient, Ellen Sutter, PT, DPT, explores brain development in infants who have experienced a stroke. The Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) awards funding based [...]

PODS Scholarship Recipient to Learn More About Lower Extremity Injuries Among Athletes Close to seven million high school students and nearly 500,000 college students benefit from playing sports in school. However, these athletes risk sports injury. The majority of injuries young athletes experience [...]

FPTR SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT TO USE WEARABLE SENSORS TO TRACK MOVEMENT IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM Foundation for Physical Therapy Research Scholarship Recipient, Jeffrey Konrad, PT, DPT, is using his award to create a low-cost way of identifying children with autism to guide early diagnoses [...]

2020 FPTR Fellowship to Address Effects of Aerobic Exercise on FSHD Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) causes muscle weakness and atrophy in the face, shoulder, and upper arms. Typically, FSHD progresses slowly. The disease affects an estimated one in 20,000 people. Quality of life [...]