First-Ever Combined PODS II/NIFTI Awarded to Julia Mazzarella Early in 2021, the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) announced it would direct its fellowship funds to support a new award modeled after the National Institute of Health K99/R00 mechanisms. The purpose of the award [...]

Video: 2021 PODS I Michelle Rauzi, Shares Thoughts on Research and Funding In 2021, the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) awarded $232,500 in Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) including $82,500 in PODS I Scholarship funding to 11 researchers. Among those researchers was Michelle [...]

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 [...]

An Interview With Timothy D. Faw, PT, DPT, PhD, FPTR Funding Recipient Timothy D. Faw, PT, DPT, PhD, is a 5-time Foundation for Physical Therapy Research (FPTR) scholarship recipient. With colleagues, Faw recently published a study that looks at how downhill locomotor rehabilitation [...]

FPTR Grant Funds Study Looking at Impact of Rehab on ICU PatientsGuest Post by Jason R. Falvey, PT, DPT, PhDResearchers and clinicians often see functional decline among older intensive care unit (ICU) survivors. However, little research has focused on the role of rehabilitation in [...]