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News from the Foundation for Physical Therapy

	Clinical Research Network Publishes Network Methods Paper

PTClinResNet was a multisite physical therapy clinical research network created to assess the effects of strengthening exercises designed to improve muscle performance and movement skill in patients with physical disabilities. The $1.5-million project, completed in March 2007, was headed by Winstein and Gordon of the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California (USC). The coordinating center was located at USC with satellite sites at Northwestern University, Missouri State University, University of California at Los Angeles, Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center, and 23 outpatient clinics in the greater Los Angeles area.

Winstein received doctoral student support grants in 1986 and 1993. She is Professor in the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at USC. Sullivan received Foundation doctoral student support grants in 1996 and 1997. She is Associate Professor in the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at USC.

Fowler received a Foundation doctoral student support grant in 1995. She is Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at University of California at Los Angeles. Mulroy received a Foundation doctoral student support grant in 1989. She is Director of the Pathokinesiology Laboratory at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center. Brown received a Foundation doctoral student support grant in 1993. He is Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Northwestern University.

	Recipients in the News

Top Clinical Research Network... Recipients in the News $74,000 Raised in Support... Paris to Swim the...

 
Appearing in this month's PTJ is an article titled "Effects of a Single Session of Posterior-to-Anterior Spinal Mobilization and Press-up Exercise on Pain Response and Lumbar Spine Extension in People With Nonspecific Low Back Pain." The article was written by Christopher M Powers, PT, PhD; George J Beneck, PT, MS, OCS; Kornelia Kulig, PT, PhD; Robert F Landel, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS; and Michael Fredericson, MD. The article is based partly on research done by Powers while being supported by his 2001 Foundation research grant titled "The Effects of a Single Intervention Session on Pain Response and Lumbar Segmental Mobility in Persons With Low Back Pain: A Comparison of Spine Mobilization and Active Extension Using Dynamic MRI."

Powers is a former member of the Foundation's Scientific Review Committee and has received 3 awards from the Foundation, including research grants in 1993 and 2001. Powers was a co-lead investigator of 1 of the 4 CRN projects: Muscle-Specific Strength Training Effectiveness Post Lumbar Microdiscectomy (MUSSEL). He is Associate Professor in the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at USC. He also is Director of the Program in Biokinesiology and Co-Director of the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Research Lab, Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, USC.

Beneck received a 2007 Promotion of Doctoral Studies (PODS) I grant. He is currently a PhD student in the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at USC and a Lecturer in the Department of Physical Therapy at California State University at Long Beach.

Kulig also was a co-lead investigator of the MUSSEL project. She is Associate Professor in the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at USC.

	$74,000 Raised in Support of "Research Excellence" During APTA's Combined Sections Meeting (CSM)

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In a giant boost to the Foundation's major gifts campaign, sections, chapters, attendees, and exhibiting companies generously gave more than $74,000 during the 3-day CSM conference in Nashville. Launched at CSM, the campaign, "Destination: Research Excellence," aims to reach $4 million by Annual Conference in June.

During the leadership phase of the campaign in the preceding year, individual physical therapy leaders, sections, chapters, and APTA pledged more than $3.3 million. Several sections and physical therapy leaders established endowments to support specific areas of physical therapy research or to fund a particular purpose.

"The physical therapy profession faces pressing challenges as it seeks to increase evidence-based practice," Foundation President Richard K Shields, PT, PhD, FAPTA, said in announcing the campaign. "Funds raised have the power and potential to push the boundaries of science that will improve the health and quality of life for an increasing number of patients.

"The Foundation must create a significant pool of funds to address the critical need for research that is vital to the profession. Our campaign allows the physical therapy community to financially empower the profession in key areas such as breakthrough research, best practices, quality improvement, educational excellence, and cultivation of the youngest generation of professionals. The extent to which the Foundation for Physical Therapy can influence the profession now and in the future depends upon increasing the endowments."

To donate or pledge your support for the future of physical therapy research, go to www.FoundationForPhysicalTherapy.org and click on "Donate Now." Pledge payments can be spread out over as much as 5 years. You also can support the Foundation through the "Make Waves" fundraising endeavor by Stanley Paris, PT, PhD, FAPTA, also announced at CSM (see next column). All gifts are tax deductible.

	Paris to Swim the Channel for Research

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In July, at the age of 71, Stanley Paris, PT, PhD, FAPTA, will attempt to be the oldest person to swim the 23-mile English Channel. All donations or pledges per mile will go toward the Foundation's major gifts campaign.

This will be Paris' third swim of the English Channel; he officially completed the swim in 1986 after a 1983 attempt was denied on a technicality. For this swim, he began a rigorous training routine in late 2007. He is applying his expertise as a physical therapist to his conditioning so that he can withstand the frigid water temperature and the anticipated 14-hour endurance test. For details on Paris' training and swim and to pledge your support, go the Foundation's Web site www.FoundationForPhysicalTherapy.org.

Save the Date: June 12 Foundation Dinner Dance & "Late Night" As you plan for PT 2008 in San Antonio, save Thursday, June 12, for an evening of fun with colleagues at the Foundation "Healing Our Heroes" Dinner Dance. The Foundation will pay tribute to physical therapists and their patients in the military. Reception begins at 7:00 PM, dinner is at 8:00 PM, and program begins at 9:00 PM. The dinner dance ticket price includes admission to all of the evening's festivities. Individual tickets are $150 ($100 for students). Tables for 10 are $2,000 and include a listing of your name, company, or organization in the program. New this year: Come for the live music. The Foundation also offers a "Late Night" ticket for just the dance portion of the evening. "Late Night" tickets are $25 per person; doors open from 10:00 PM to 1 AM. Dinner dance tickets must be purchased before PT 2008. Buy either Dinner Dance or "Late Night" tickets at www.FoundationforPhysicalTherapy.org, or by calling the APTA Service Center at 800/999-2782, ext 3395. For event information, contact Barbara Malm at barbaramalm{at}apta.org or 703/706-8502.

 

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