UF Physical Therapy Students to Present at Forum
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Students in The University of Findlay’s master’s degree in physical
therapy weekend program will present a fall research forum at 4 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 2, in the Alumni Memorial Union Multi-purpose Room.
The forum is being held in partnership with The University of Findlay
and the Northwest District of the Ohio Physical Therapy Association.
Poster presentations will be held from 4 – 5 p.m. A variety of topics
will be presented, such as “The Effects of Light Therapy on Peripheral
Neuropathy” and “Rehabilitation of Severe Post-Traumatic Tibia and
Fibular Fracture with Taylor Spatial Frame.”
Nancy Landgraff, Ph.D., P.T., will present the keynote address,
“Implementation of the Comprehensive Assessment Toolbox for Stroke,”
from 5:15 – 6 p.m. A physical therapist for 24 years, Landgraff holds a
bachelor’s degree in physical therapy, a master’s degree in the
neurological dysfunction tract of physical therapy and a doctorate in
rehabilitation sciences. Landgraff is currently an associate professor
and chair of the physical therapy department at Youngstown State
University.
Beginning at 6:15 p.m., three students will present information on
research they’ve completed on topics including “Rehabilitation of a
Patient Status Post Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement,” “The Metabolic
and Electromyographic Responses of Cycling Utilizing the Therapeutic
Pedal System” and “Comparison of Three Wheelchair Seating Systems for a
Patient with Multiple Sclerosis.”
UF’s master’s degree in physical therapy weekend program, in which
students take classes every other weekend over the course of
two-and-a-half years, is the only weekend-only program in the United
States that allows physical therapy assistants to earn their master’s
degrees. UF also offers a traditional physical therapy master’s degree
program, in which students take three years of prerequisites, then
three years of professional studies. At the end of the fourth year,
students receive a bachelor’s degree in health sciences, with a
pre-physical therapy emphasis.
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