Rehabilitation Research Publications

Tolland J, Taglieri-Noble K, McEnroy K, Miccile LA. Implementing a Protocol of Ankle ROM Goniometry Measurement in the Neuroscience ICU, Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy: August 2020 - Volume Publish Ahead of Print - Issue - doi: 10.1097/JAT.0000000000000142

Ng JA, Miccile LA, Iracheta C, Berndt C, Detwiller M, Yuse C, Tolland J. Prone Positioning of Patients With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Related to COVID-19: A Rehabilitation-Based Prone Team, Physical Therapy, July 2020.

Tolland J, Miccile LA, Burke K. Effect of Physical Therapy Dosage on Functional Recovery Following TBI, Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy: July 2019 - Volume 11 - Issue 3 - p 139-150 doi: 10.1097/JAT.0000000000000127

Sullivan JK, Shrestha S, Collins JE, Safran-Norton CE, Losina E, Katz JN. Association Between Changes in Muscle Strength and pain in persons with meniscal tear and osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open. May 2020.

Safran-Norton CE, Sullivan JK, Irrgang JJ, Kerman HM, Bennell KL, Calabrese G, Dechaves L, Deluca B, Gil AB, Kale M, Luc-Harkey B, Selzer F, Sople D, Tonsoline P, Losina E, Katz JN. A consensus-based process identifying physical therapy and exercise treatments for patients with degenerative meniscal tears and knee OA: the TeMPO physical therapy interventions and home exercise program. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. Dec 2019; 20: 514. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2872-x

Tasigiorgos S, Kollar B, Turk M, Perry B, Alhefzi M, Kiwanuka H, Nizzi MC, Marty FM, Chandraker A, Tullius SG, Riella LV. Five-Year Follow-up after Face Transplantation. The New England journal of medicine. May 2019.

Collins JE, Losina E, Marx RG, Guermazi A, Jarraya M, Jones MH, Levy BA, Mandl LA, Martin SD, Wright RW, Spindler KP, Katz JN, Brophy RH, Cole BJ, Dahm DL, MacFarlane LA, Matava MJ, Safran-Norton C, Selzer F, Smith M, Stuart MJ, Wright J. Early MRI‐based Changes in Patients with Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritis. Arthritis care & research. Apr 2019.

Macfarlane LA, Yang H, Collins JE, Jarraya M, Guermazi A, Mandl LA, Martin SD, Wright J, Losina E, Katz JN, and MeTeOR Group: Brophy RH, Levy BA, Marx RG, Matava M, Safran-Norton C, Spindler KP, Stuart M, Dahm DL, Wright R. Association of Changes in Effusion-Synovitis With Progression of Cartilage Damage Over Eighteen Months in Patients with Osteoarthritis and Meniscal Tear. Arthritis and Rheumatology, Jan 2019 71(1):73-81.

Rohter SV, Kasparian L, Kaminiski O, Schliep M, Koymen S. Implementing a Standardized Assessment Battery for Aphasia in Acute Care. Thieme Medical Publishers. Seminars in Speech and Language, 2018; 39(01): 037-052.

Stuebe, J., DPT, CCS, Rydingsward, J., DPT, CCS, Lander, H., MD, Ng, J., DPT, CCS, Xu, X., PhD, Kaneko, T., MD, Body, S.C., MBChB, MPH. A pragmatic Preoperative Prediction Score for Nonhome Discharge After Cardiac Operations. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2018, 105(5):1384-1391.

Luc-Harkey BA, Safran-Norton CE, Mandl LA, Katz JN, Losina E. Associations Among Knee Muscle Strength, Structural Damage, and Pain and Mobility in Individuals with Osteoarthritis and Symptomatic Meniscal Tear. Accepted for publication in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, July 2018.

MacFarlane LA, Yang H, Collins JE, Guermazi A, Mandle LA, Levy BA, Marx RG, Safran-Norton CE, Losina E, Katz JN. MeTeOR Investigator group. Relationship between patient -reported swelling and MRI defined effusion-synovitis in patients with meniscus tears and knee osteoarthritis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). May 2018. PMID:29726627.

Sullivan JK, Irrgang JJ, Losina E, Safran-Norton C, Collins J, Shrestha S, Selzer F, Bennell K, Bisson L, Chen AT, Dawson CK, Gil AB, Jones MH, Kluczynski MA, Lafferty K, Lange J, Lape, EC, Leddy J, Mares AV, Spindler K, Turczyk, Katz JN. The TeMPO trial (treatment of meniscal tears in osteoarthritis): rationale and design features for a four arm randomized controlled clinical trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2018, 19:429.

Perry, B., Richburg, B., Pomahac, B., Bueno, E., Green, J. The Effects of Lip-Closure Exercise on Lip Strength and Function Following Full Facial Transplantation: A Case Report. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, June 2017; 26 (2S), 682-686.

Stenquist DS, Ready LV, Ghazinouri R, Beagan C, Wisdom A, Katz JN. Development of Patient Education Materials for Total Joint Replacement during an International Surgical Brigade. Journal of Global Health Perspectives, April 2017.

Znoonyahgon, N., MD, Schreiber, K., MD, PhD, Zeballos, J., MD, Gareau, R., MD, Zaccagnino, M., MD, Beagan, C., PT, DPT, Janfaza, D., MD, Liu, X., MS, Vlassakov, K., MD. Continuous Femoral Nerve Block for Knee Arthroplasty: A Comparison of Three Evolving Regimens. J Med Assoc Thai 2017; 100(9): 997-1006.

Dodrill P, Gosa M, Thoyre S, et al. (2016). FIRST, DO NO HARM: A Response to “Oral Alimentation in Neonatal and Adult Populations Requiring High-Flow Oxygen via Nasal Cannula.” Dysphagia, December 2016; 31(6):781-782.

Kiwanuka, H., Aycart, M. A., Gitlin, D. F., Devine, E., Perry, B. J., Win, T., Pomahac, B. The role of face transplantation in the self-inflicted gunshot wound. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery, December 2016, 69(12), 1636-1647.

Peetz AB, Brat GA, Rydingsward J, et al. Functional Status, Age, and Long Term Survival After Trauma. Surgery, September 2016; 160(3):762-770.

Yang, F., Hickman, T., Tinl, M., Iracheta, C., Chen, G., Flynn, P. Johnson, M. D. Quantitative evaluation of changes in gait after extended cerebrospinal fluid drainage for normal pressure hydrocephalus. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, June 2016; 28: 31-37.

Rong P, Yunusova Y, Wang J, Zinman L, Pattee GL, Berry JD, Perry B, Green JR. Predicting Speech Intelligibility Decline in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Based on the Deterioration of Individual Speech Subsystems. PLoS ONE, May 2016; 11(5): e0154971.

Rydingsward JE, Horkan CM, Mogensen KM, Quraishi SA, Amrein K, Christopher KB. (2016) Functional Status in ICU Survivors and Out of Hospital Outcomes: A Cohort Study. Crit Care Med. May 2016; 44(5):869-879.

Thigpen CA, Shaffer MA, Gaunt BW, Leggin BG, Williams GR, Wilcox RB. The American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists’ consensus statement on rehabilitation following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, April 2016; 25(4):521-535.

Aycart, M. A., Perry, B., Alhefzi, M., Bueno, E. M., Kueckelhaus, M., Fischer, S., & Pomahac, B. Surgical Optimization of Motor Recovery in Face Transplantation. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, March 2016; 27(2), 286-292.

Doshi, S., PT, DPT, Perreault, A., MSPT, DPT, & Kale, M. K., PT, DPT, MS. Short-term Effects of Kinesiotaping on Pain and Function in Patients with Plantar Fasciitis. Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice, 2016; 28(1).

Katz JN, Wright J, Spindler KP, Mandl LA, Safran-Norton CE, Reinke EK, Levy BA, Wright RW, Jones MH, Martin SD, Marx RG, Losina E. Predictors and Outcomes of Crossover to Surgery from Physical Therapy for Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritis. Bone Joint Surgery Am. 2016:98:1890-6.

Hickman, T., Shuman, M., Johnson, T., Yang, F., Rice, R, Chung, E., Wiemann, R., Tinl, M., Iracheta, Chen, G., Flynn, P., Mondello, M., Thompson, J., Meadows, M., Carroll, R., Yang, H., Xing, H., Pilgrim, D., Chiocca, E., Dunn, I., Golby, A., & Johnson, M. Association between shunt-responsive idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus and alcohol, Journal of Neurosurgery JNS., 2016;127(2), 240-24870.\

Fischer, S., Perry, B., Alhefzi, M., Aycart, M., Kueckelhaus, M., Bueno, E. M., & Pomahac, B. Follow-Up on Functional Outcomes of Face Transplantation. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, October 2015;136(4S): 7-8.

Vallila-Rohter S, Kiran S. An Examination of Strategy Implementation During Abstract Nonlinguistic Category Learning in Aphasia. Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research. 2015;58(4):1195. doi:10.1044/2015_jslhr-l-14-0257.

Ward E. C., Hill A. E., Nund R. L., Rumbach A. F., Walker-Smith K., Wright S. E., Kelly K. and Dodrill P. Developing clinical skills in paediatric dysphagia management using human patient simulation (HPS). Int J Speech Lang Pathol. 2015;17(3):230-240. doi:10.3109/17549507.2015.1025846.

Losina E, Dervan EE, Paltiel AD, Dong Y, Wright RJ, Spindler KP, Mandl LA, Jones MH, Marx RG, Safran-Norton CE and Katz JN. Defining the Value of Future Research to Identify the Preferred Treatment of Meniscal Tear in the Presence of Knee Osteoarthritis. PLoS ONE. 2015;10(6):e0130256. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0130256.

Marshall J, Hill R, Ware R, Ziviani J, Dodrill P. Multidisciplinary Intervention for Childhood Feeding Difficulties. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015;60(5):680-687. doi:10.1097/mpg.0000000000000669.

Follent A, Rumbach A, Ward E, Dodrill P, Clayton N. Speech-language pathology services in Australian and New Zealand pediatric burn units and chemical ingestion injury. Speech, Language and Hearing. 2014;18(2):116-124. doi:10.1179/2050572814y.0000000057.

Marshall J, Raatz M, Ward E, Dodrill P. Use of parent report to screen for feeding difficulties in young children. J Paediatr Child Health. 2014;51(3):307-313. doi:10.1111/jpc.12729.

Marshall J, Ware R, Ziviani J, Hill R, Dodrill P. Efficacy of interventions to improve feeding difficulties in children with autism spectrum disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Child Care Health Dev. 2014;41(2):278-302. doi:10.1111/cch.12157.

Tinl M, Kale M, Doshi S, Guarino A, Beninato M. The Mobility Scale for Acute Stroke predicts discharge destination after acute hospitalization. J Rehabil Med. 2014;46(3):219-224. doi:10.2340/16501977-1269.

Bueno E, Benjamin M, Sisk G et al. Rehabilitation Following Hand Transplantation. HAND. 2013;9(1):9-15. doi:10.1007/s11552-013-9568-8.

Dempsey KE, Ghazinouri R, Diez D, Alcantara L, Beagan C, Aggouras B, Hoagland M, Thornhill TS and Katz JN. Enhancing the quality of international orthopedic medical mission trips using the blue distinction criteria for knee and hip replacement centers. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2013;14(1). doi:10.1186/1471-2474-14-275.

Katz, JN, Brophy, RH, Chaisson, CE, deChaves, L, Cole, BJ, Dahm, DL, Donnell-Fink, LA, Guermazi, A, Haas, AK, Jones, MH, Levy, BA, Mandl, LA, Martin, SD, Marx, RG, Miniaci, A, Matava, MJ, Palmisano, J, Reinke, EK, Richardson, BE, Rome, BN, Safran-Norton, CE, Skoniecki DJ, Solomon, DH, Smith, MV, Spindler, KP, Stuart, MJ, Wright, J, Wright, RW, Losina, E. Surgery versus Physical Therapy for a Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritis. N Engl J Med, 2013; 368(18): 1675-1684.

Katz, JN, Chaisson, CE, Cole, BJ, Guermazi, A, Hunter, DJ, Jones, MH, Levy, BA, Mandl, LA, Martin, SD, Marx, RG, Safran-Norton, CE, Roemer, FW, Skoniecki DJ, Solomon, DH, Spindler, KP, Wright, J, Wright, RW, Losina, E. The MeTeOR Trial (Meniscal Tear in Osteoarthritis Research): Rationale and design features. Contemp Clin Trials, 2012; 33(6): 1189-1196.

Safran-Norton, CE. Physical Home Environments as a Determinant of Aging in Place for Different Types of Elderly Households. J Housing for the Elderly, 2010, 24, pp. 208-231.

Corbett KL. Reichmann WM. Katz JF. Beagan C. Corsello P. Ghazinour R. Dang B. Mikulinsky R. Losina E. Wright J. One-Day vs Two Day Epidural Analgesia for Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA): A Retrospective Cohort Study. The Open Orthopedics Journal. 2010, 4: 31-38.

Foley LL. Weber A. Doshi S. The Effects of Yoga on Chronic Low Back Pain and Implications for the Physical Therapist. Orthopedic Practice. 2010; 22 (4): 205-210.

Congdon WV. Ghazinouri R. Doshi S. Sykes C. Abraham J. Application of the ICF Model in Acute Care Physial Therapy Management of a Young Man with Pelvic Chondrosarcome Following Internal Hemipelvectomy: A Case Report. Rehabiliation Oncology. 2010; 28 (2): 3-7.

Sanders BS. Wilcox RB. Higgins LD. Heterotopic Ossification of the Deltoid after Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair. Am J Orthop. 2010; 39 (7): E67-E71.

Iversen MD, Kale MK, Sullivan Jr J. Pilot Case Control Study of Postural Sway and Balance Performance in Aging Adults with Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis. Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy. 2009; 32(1): 15-21.

Harris G, Markowski M. Successful treatment of orgasmic dysfunction using specialized physical therapy: A case report. J Reprod Med. 2009;54:520-522.

Wilcox RB. Harris BA. Arslanian LA. Carrino JA. Millett PJ. Functional Outcomes following Rotator Cuff Repair based on Tissue Quality: A Pilot Study. Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Practice. 2009; 21 (1): 9-15.

Camarda R. Wilcox RB. Ghazinouri R. Wilmarth MA. Acute Physical Therapy Management for a Patient with Maffucci’s Syndrome following Modified Internal Hemipelvectomy and Reconstruction with Saddle Prosthesis: A Case Report. Rehabilitation Oncology. 2008, 26 (1): 8-17.

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