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 [...]

Highlighting the Importance of Physical Therapy for People with Alzheimer’s Eric Vidoni, PT, PhD, is the recipient of a 2008 New Investigator Fellowship Training Initiative (NIFTI). He hopes to learn more about preventing or slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Eric Vidoni, PT, [...]

First-Ever Acute Care Research Grant to Support Research On Lung Transplant Patients Foundation for Physical Therapy Research funding recipient, Michael Tevald, PT, MPT, PhD, is investigating rehabilitation strategies in people undergoing lung transplants. Michael Tevald, PT, MPT, PhD, has spent most of his [...]

Foundation NIFTI Award to Fund Promising Research Fellowship Brian Loyd, PT, DPT, PhD, first began his clinical research career while completing a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. This work helped him gain experience in acquiring funding [...]