17 PT Solutions Residents Selected To Present at CSM 2021

Year over year, PT Solutions’ orthopedic residents strive toward being selected as a presenter at the American Physical Therapy Association’s (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting. For the chosen residents, it is truly an honor to represent the practice and the residency through the success of their research preformed as a part of the program. This year, PT Solutions hit a practice record with 17 residents having been selected to present at the 2021 virtual conference. The titles selected cover a wide range of topics and patient populations and can be viewed by conference goers as part of the 2021 virtual programming. They include:

• Treatment for Low Back Pain
  • Physical Therapy Dosage for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review, Zach Walston, PT, DPT, OCS; Aseel Alkhalaileh, SPT; Colton Poellinger, SPT; Dane Sylvest, SPT
  • Successful Management of Back Pain for a Cancer Patient with Thoracic a Compression Fracture, John McDorman, PT, DPT
  • Exercise Periodization Improves Function in an Aging Patient with Low Back Pain: A Case Study, Phillip Kellogg, PT, DPT; Amy McClelland, PT, DPT, OCS; Zach Walston, PT, DPT, OCS
  • Conservative Treatment of pt with Perineural (Tarlov) Cysts: A Case Study, Chet Seaman, PT, DPT; Zach Walston, PT, DPT, OCS
  • Effectiveness of PNF and NDT for Patient with Back Pain and History of Cannabis Use, Meghan O’Malley, PT, DPT; Amanda Reid; Tye Marr; Zach Walston, PT, DPT, OCS
• Post-Surgical Interventions
  • Post-Operative Management of a 66-year-old male with a T10-S1 Spinal Fusion: A Case Study, William Smith, PT, DPT; Zach Walston, PT, DPT, OCS
  • Mirror Therapy as an Intervention Following Rotator Cuff Repair: A Case Study, Brian Harder; Zach Walston, PT, DPT, OCS
  • Is Post-Surgical Knee Impairment and Rehabilitation Cost Impacted by Use of an Autograft Versus Allograft? Reivian Berrios; Zach Walston, PT, DPT, OCS
  • The Effectiveness of Rehabilitation on Post-Surgical Knee Graft: Bone Patellar Tendon Bone Versus Quadriceps Tendon, Reivian Berrios; Zach Walston, PT, DPT, OCS
• Treatment in Sports and Athletic Injuries
  • Benefits of Contralateral limb and Cardiovascular training of non-operative management of Type II Achilles tears: A Case Report, Andrew Shipp, PT, DPT; Zach Walston, PT, DPT, OCS
  • Implementation of Linear Periodization in Injured Athlete with Rotator Cuff Tear: A Case Report, Jaymee Lynn Cruz, PT, DPT; Zach Walston, PT, DPT, OCS
  • Treatment of Bilateral Proximal Grade II Salter-Harris Tibia Fractures in Teen: A Case Study, Ben Zuk, PT, DPT; Zach Walston; Sean Gardon, PT, DPT; Megan Tirador, PT, DPT; Emily Durham, PT, DPT
  • Using Sport-Specific Exercises to Overcome Fear Avoidance Behaviors in an Adolescent Cheerleader: A Case Report, Kate Elliott, PT, DPT;  Zach Walston, PT, DPT, OCS
• Complex Patient Cases/Other Category
  • Managing Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness(PPPD) Using Exercise, Proprioceptive Training, and Vestibular Rehabilitation: A Case Study, Larissa Aguado, PT, DPT; Dino Medic, PT, DPT, OCS; Zach Walston, PT, DPT, OCS
  • Shoulder Perturbation and Stabilization Training for Adolescent with Hypermobile Ehler’s Danlos Syndrome: A Case Report, Jordan Denesik, PT, DPT; Brad Witte, PT, DPT; Zach Walston, PT, DPT, OCS
  • Combining Speech Therapy and Physical Therapy for Patients with Muscle Tension Dysphonia: A Case Series, Brad Witte, PT, DPT; Zach Walston, PT, DPT, OCS
  • Low back and Hip Training to Treat Post-Operative Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Case Report, Rachael Paszko, PT, DPT; Zach Walston, PT, DPT, OCS

Congratulations residents! We commend your hard work and dedication to clinical excellence, and we are looking forward to what you accomplish next!