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News from Foundation for Physical Therapy

	The Largest Rehabilitation Trial Grant Ever Funded by NIH Goes to Former Foundation Awardees

Nancy White, PT, MS, OCS, Foundation President/Chair noted that "the Data Management Center and Web-based data entry system developed as part of the infrastructure of PTClinResNet—a Clinical Research Network at the University of Southern California funded by the Foundation for Physical Therapy—were highlighted throughout the winning proposal and will be utilized for this multi-site clinical trial."

This study is a collaborative effort between rehabilitation researchers at the University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla; the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, Calif; and clinicians in 5 community-based rehabilitation hospitals in Florida and southern California. Participating hospitals include Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla; Florida Hospital in Orlando, Fla; Long Beach Memorial Rehabilitation Center in Long Beach, Calif; Centinela-Freeman Rehabilitation Center in Inglewood, Calif; and Sharp Memorial Rehabilitation Center in San Diego, Calif.

Duncan is the Associate Director of the University of Florida Institute on Aging, Professor of Aging and Geriatric Research, and Research Career Scientist for the Department of Veterans Affairs. She has served as a member of the Foundation's Scientific Review Committee (SRC).

Sullivan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California. She received Foundation doctoral student research awards in 1996 and 1997 and is currently a co-principal investigator of the Strength Training Effectiveness Post Stroke (STEPS) project (part of the Foundation's Clinical Research Network [CRN]).

Behrman, Associate Professor in University of Florida's College of Public Health and Health Professions' Department of Physical Therapy, received Foundation funding in 1994 and a New Investigator Fellowship Training Initiative (NIFTI) fellowship in 1998.

	Foundation Recipients in the News

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This month's Journal contains an update ("Development and Application of Clinical Prediction Rules to Improve Decision Making in Physical Therapist Practice," pages 122–131) coauthored by John D Childs, PT, PhD, MBA, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT, and Joshua A Cleland, PT, DPT, OCS. The article discusses the development, validation, testing, use, and benefit of clinical prediction rules in physical therapist practice. The article uses as an example Foundation-funded research that Major Childs conducted with Julie M Fritz, PT, PhD, ATC, to validate a clinical prediction rule to indicate the likelihood of a successful outcome from spinal manipulation.

Childs has twice received funding from the Foundation for Physical Therapy. He received a Promotion of Doctoral Studies I (PODS I) scholarship in 2001 and a research grant in 2003. He is Assistant Professor and Director of Research in the US Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy and an Assistant Professor in the US Army-Baylor Postprofessional Doctoral Program in Orthopaedic and Manual Physical Therapy.

Cleland is Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, Franklin Pierce College, and Research Coordinator for Rehabilitation Services of Concord Hospital, Concord, NH.

	Triathlon "Spin Doctors" Raise Funds for Neurology Endowment

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It was a grueling quest, but the 3 physical therapists of the "Spin Doctors" team managed a second place finish in the Great Floridian Team Ironman Triathlon on October 22, 2005. Jennifer Braswell, PT, PhD, and Foundation PODS I recipient, swam 2.4 miles in 1 hour and 28 minutes; Courtney Hall, PT, PhD, biked a 112-mile course in 8 hours; and Susan Herdman, PT, PhD, FAPTA, finished the 26.2-mile run in 7 hours, 20 minutes. They raised an estimated $2,600 for the Neurology Endowment Fund. Congratulations to all 3 athletes! The Endowment funds doctoral scholarships in neurology in honor of Marylou Barnes, PT, FAPTA, and the late Patricia Leahy, PT.

The race is over, but you can still support the cause. Send your contribution to the Neurology Endowment Fund c/o the Foundation for Physical Therapy, 1111 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1488.

	Foundation-Funded Research at the Combined Sections Meeting

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PLATFORMS

Thursday, February 2 Orthopedics–Session B
Effect of Footwear and Orthotic Devices on Soft Tissue Thickness and Pressure Variables of the Neuropathic Foot. Lott DJ

Saturday, February 4 Neurology
Vibration of the Biceps Brachii Tendon Reduces Time to Failure When Maintaining Limb Position During a Fatiguing Contraction. Mottram C

Peripheral Quantitative Computerized Tomography (pQCT): Measurement Sensitivity in Individuals With and Without Spinal Cord Injury. Dudley-Javorosky S

POSTERS

Friday, February 3, 11:00 AM –1:00 PM
Neurology Functional Predictors of Outcomes Following Costraint-Induced Movement Therapy for Individuals With Poststroke Hemiparesis. Fritz J

Decreased Arm Swing at Fast Walking Speed in Mild Parkinson Disease. Hong M, Earheart GM, Damiano DL, Perlmutter JS

Sensorimotor Impairments and Reaching Perrformance in Persons With Hemiparesis: Relationships During the Acute and Subacute Phase After Stroke. Wagner J, Lang CE, Sahrmann SA, Edwards DF, Dromerick AW

Saturday, February 4, 11:00 AM –1:00 PM Orthopaedics
Contributions of Trunk Passive Tissue Stiffness to Passive Trunk Lateral Bending in People Classified Into Different Low Back Pain Subgroups. Gombatto S, Zou D, Sahrmann SA, Scholtes SA, Van Dillen LR

Gender-Related Differences in Prevalence of Lumbar Region Impairments in People With People With Low-Back Pain: A Secondary Analysis. Scholtes S, Sahrmann SA, Van Dillen LR

A Pilot Study of the Effect of Impair-ment-Based Exercise on Kinematics With Trunk Lateral Bending in People With Low-Back Pain. Scholtes S, Gombatto SP, Collins DR, Sahrmann SA, Van Dillen LR

Pediatrics
Gross Motor Development of Children With Hurler Syndrome Post Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant. Dusing S, Thorpe D, Poe M, Rosenberg A, Mercer V, Escolar M

Research
Psychometric Properties of Quadriceps Femoris Geometry Calculations via Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Droge J, Dibble L, Gerber JP, Marcus R, Lastayo P

A High-Force, Low-Metabolic-Cost Resistance Intervention: Can an Anabolic Effect Occur in a Postmenopausal Population? LaStayo P, Marcus R, Dibble L, Hale T, McClain D

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