Publications of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Physical Therapy Faculty.
Submissions from 2021
Anthropometry Does Not Fully Explain Low Fitness Among Adults With Down Syndrome, V. D.Y. Beck, T. Baynard, E. C. Lefferts, B. A. Hibner, B. Fernhall, and Thessa I.M. Hilgenkamp
Determining Frailty in People With Intellectual Disabilities in the COVID-19 Pandemic, Dederieke A.M. Festen, Josje D. Schoufour, Thessa I.M. Hilgenkamp, and Alyt Oppewal
Selective Atrophy of the Vastus Medialis: Does It Exist in Women With Nontraumatic Patellofemoral Pain?, Kai Yu Ho, Yu Jen Chen, Shawn Farrokhi, Liang Ching Tsai, Tzu Chieh Liao, Nicole Haas, and Christopher M. Powers
Better Position for the Wearable Sensor To Monitor Badminton Sport Training Loads, Tsung-Han Liu, Wei-Han Chen, Yo Shih, Yi-Chih Lin, and Chien Yu
Hemodynamic Response to Isometric Handgrip Exercise in Adults with Intellectual Disability, Sara R. Sherman, Elizabeth C. Schroeder, Tracy Baynard, B. O. Fernhall, and Thessa I.M. Hilgenkamp
Submissions from 2020
Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability of a Ballet-Based Dance Technique Screening Instrument, Shaw Bronner, Ivetta Lassey, Jessie R. Lesar, Zachary G. Shaver, and Catherine Turner
Current and Emerging Trends in the Management of Fall Risk in People with Lower Limb Amputation, Sheila Clemens, Charissa Doerger, and Szu-Ping Lee
Factors Associated With Home Visits in a 5-Year Study of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Survivors, Lisa Aronson Friedman, Daniel L. Young, Archana Nelliot, Elizabeth Colantuoni, Pedro A. Mendez-Tellez, Dale M. Needham, and Victor D. Dinglas
Physical Activity and Peak Oxygen Consumption Are Associated With Walking in Multiple Sclerosis, Brooks A. Hibner, Thessa I.M. Hilgenkamp, Elizabeth C. Schroeder, Robert W. Motl, Rachel E. Bollaert, Garett Griffith, Georgios Grigoriadis, Tracy Barynard, and Bo Fernhall
Acute Systemic Inflammation Reduces Both Carotid and Aortic Wave Reflection in Healthy Adults, Thessa Hilgenkamp, Elizabeth C. Schroeder, Wesley L. Lefferts, and Bo Fernhall
Comparisons of Patellar Bone Mineral Density Between Individuals With and Without Patellofemoral Pain, Kai-Ya Ho, Allina Cummins, Chris Khuu, Shane Parker, and Steven Shepherd
Financial Difficulty in Community-Dwelling Persons With Lower Limb Loss Is Associated With Reduced Self-Perceived Health and Wellbeing, Szu-Ping Lee, Lung-Chang Chien, Tyler Chin, Heather Fox, and Juan Gutierrez
Financial Difficulty in Community-Dwelling Persons with Lower Limb Loss is Associated with Self-Perceived Health and Wellbeing, Szu-Ping Lee, Lung-Chang Chien, Tyler Chin, Heather Fox, and Juan Gutierrez
Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Affects the Inter-Relationship Between Vision Impairment and Diminished Mobility in Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Szu-Ping Lee, Ya-Wen Hsu, Lauren Andrew, Talia Davis, and Christian Johnson
Sound Effects on Standing Postural Strategies in the Elderly via Frequency Analysis Approach, Yun-Ju Lee, Chang-Hsu Chen, Chao-Che Wu, Yu-Jung Chen, and Jing-Nong Liang
Characterizing Intersection Variability of Butterfly Diagram in Post-stroke Gait Using Kernel Density Estimation, Yun Ju Lee and Jing Nong Liang
Altered Achilles Tendon Morphology in an Individual with Chronic Post-Stroke Hemiparesis: A Case Report, Jing Nong Liang and Kai-Yu Ho
Altered Achilles Tendon Morphology in Individuals With Chronic Post-Stroke Hemiparesis: A Case Report, Jing Nong Liang and Kai-Yu Ho
Immediate Effects of Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Postural Stability Using Computerized Dynamic Posturography in People With Chronic Post-stroke Hemiparesis, Jing Nong Liang, Leonard Ubalde, Jordon Jacklin, Peyton Hobson, Sara Wright-Avila, and Yun-Ju Lee
The Association Between Medication Use and Gait in Adults With Intellectual Disabilities, S. Maas, D. A.M. Festen, Thessa I.M. Hilgenkamp, and A. Oppewal
Small Steps in Fitness, Major Leaps in Health for Adults With Intellectual Disabilities, Alyt Oppewal, Dederieke Maes-Festen, and Thessa Irena Maria Hilgenkamp
Participant Retention in Trauma Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Follow-Up Studies: A Post-Hoc Analysis of a Previous Scoping Review, Himanshu Rawal, Daniel L. Young, Roozbeh Nikooie, Awsse H. Al Ani, Lisa Aronson Friedman, Sumana Vasishta, Elliott R. Haut, Elizabeth Colantuoni, Dale M. Needham, and Victor D. Dinglas
Hypertension in Adults With Intellectual Disability: Prevalence and Risk Factors, Elizabeth C. Schroeder, Lindsay DuBois, Molly Sadowsky, and Thessa I.M. Hilgenkamp
Corticomotor Excitability of Gluteus Maximus Is Associated with Hip Biomechanics During a Single-Leg Drop-Jump, Yo Shih, Beth E. Fisher, Jo Armour Smith, and Christopher M. Powers
Improving Environmental Capacities for Health Promotion in Support Settings for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Inclusive Design of the DIHASID Tool, Kristel Vlot-van Anrooij, Thessa I. M. Hilgenkamp, Geraline L. Leusink, Anneke van der Cruijsen, Henk Jansen, Jenneken Naaldenberg, and Koos van der Velden
How Can Care Settings for People with Intellectual Disabilities Embed Health Promotion?, Kristel Vlot-van Anrooij, Monique C. J. Kiks-Leensen, Anneke van der Cruijsen, Henk Jansen, Koos van der Velden, Geraline Leusink, Thessa I. M. Hilgenkamp, and Jenneken Naaldenberg
Using Systematic Functional Measurements in the Acute Hospital Setting to Combat the Immobility Harm, Daniel Young, Sapna R. Kudchadkar, Michael Friedman, Annette Lavezza, Sowmya Kumble, Kelly Daley, Eleni Flanagan, and Erik Hoyer
Measuring Mobility in Low Functioning Hospital Patients: An AM-PAC Replenishment Project, Daniel L. Young, Sowmya Kumble, Carmen Capo-Lugo, Heather Littier, Annette Lavezza, Erik Hoyer, Michael Friedman, Dale M. Needham, Debra Rogers, Susan C. Martin, Tami Minnier, Beth A. Matcho, Tracy Euloth, Pengsheng Ni, and Alan Jette
Submissions from 2019
Towards Healthy Settings for People with Intellectual Disabilities, Kristel Vlot-Van Anrooij, J. Naaldenberg, T. I.M. Hilgenkamp, L. Vaandrager, K. van der Velden, and G. L. Leusink
Association Between Ambulatory Status and Call Bell Use in Hospitalized Patients—A Retrospective Cohort Study, Carmen E. Capo-Lugo, Kara Shumock, Daniel L. Young, Lisa Klein, Andre Cassell, Maria Cvach, Annette Lavezza, Michael Friedman, Elys Bhatia, Daniel J. Brotman, and Erik H. Hoyer
Bilateral Assessment of the Corticospinal Pathways of the Ankle Muscles Using Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation., Charalambous C. Charalambous, Jing Nong Liang, Steve A. Kautz, Mark S. George, and Mark G. Bowsen
Varieties of the Highly Dispersible and Hypervariable Tree, Metrosideros Polymorpha, Differ in Response to Mechanical Stress and Light Across A Sharp Ecotone, Jill M. Ekar, Donald K. Price, Melissa A. Johnson, and Elizabeth A. Stacy
Patterns of Objectively Measured Sedentary Behaviour in Adults With Intellectual Disabilities, Leanne Harris, Arlene M. McGarty, Thessa Hilgenkamp, Fiona Mitchell, and Craig A. Melville
Cardiopulmonary Profile of Individuals with Intellectual Disability, Thessa Hilgenkamp, Anne J. M. Boonman, Elizabeth C. Schroeder, Maria T. E. Hopman, and Bo Fernhall
Altered Central Hemodynamics in Individuals with Down Syndrome, Thessa Irena Maria Hilgenkamp, Elizabeth Cornellia Schroeder, Sang Ouk Wee, Georgios Grigoriadis, Alexander Jacob Rosenberg, Tracy Baynard, and Bo Fernhall
Adding Meaning to Physical Fitness Test Results in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, Thessa Hilgenkamp and Alyt Oppewal
Factors Related to Intra-Tendinous Morphology of Achilles Tendon in Runners, Kai-Yu Ho, Ari Baquet, Yu-Jen Chang, Lung-Chan Chien, Michelle Harty, Gregory Bashford, and Kornelia Kulig
Using a Mobile Application to Assess Knee Valgus in Healthy and Post-Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Participants, Kai-Yu Ho, Brenda Benson Deaver, Tyrel Nelson, and Catherine Turner
Patellar Tendon Morphology in Trans-tibial Amputees Utilizing a Prosthesis with a Patellar-tendon- Bearing Feature, Kai-Yu Ho, Michelle Harty, Jessica Kellogg, Kelly Teter, Szu-Ping Lee, Yu-Jen Chang, and Gregory Bashford
Measurement of Anterior Translation of the Mandibular Condyle Using Sonography, Kai-Yu Ho, Brooke Laskowski, Danielle Garcia, Christensen J. Hardy, and Emilio Puentedura
Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease in the Achilles Tendon, Kai-Yu Ho and Jing Nong Liang
Asymmetric Crying Facies Syndrome, Kai-Yu Ho PT, PhD and Jing Nong Liang PT, PhD
Pre-Diagnosis Physical Activity Habits Are Associated With Age of Diagnosis in Parkinson's Disease, Merrill R. Landers, Kyle N. Johnson, Samantha Johnson, Tyler Ormsby, Danielle C. Salgo, Jessica B. Zorn, James Lyle, Andrew S. Murtishaw, Arnold M. Salazar, and Jefferson W. Kinney
Heel-Raised Foot Posture Does Not Affect Trunk and Lower Extremity Biomechanics During a Barbell Back Squat in Recreational Weight lifters, Szu-ping Lee, Carrie B. Gillis, Javier Ibarra, and Derek F. Oldroyd
A Comparison of Multiple Wearable Technology Devices Heart Rate and Step Count Measurements During Free Motion and Treadmill Based Measurements, Szu-Ping Lee, Jeffrey Montes, Richard Tandy, John Young, and James Navalta
Characteristics of Medial-Lateral Postural Control While Exposed to the External Perturbation in Step Initiation, Yun-Ju Lee, Jing Nong Liang, Bing Chen, and Alexander S. Aruin
Characteristics of Postural Muscle Activity in Response to A Motor-Motor Task in Elderly, Yun-Ju Lee, Jing Nong Liang, and Yu-Tang Wen
Impaired H-Reflex Adaptations Following Slope Walking in Individuals With Post-stroke Hemiparesis, Jing Nong Liang, Yun Ju Lee, Eric Akoopie, Brooke Conway Kleven, Trisha Koch, and Kai-Yu Ho
Impaired H-Reflex Adaptations Following Slope Walking in Individuals With Post-Stroke Hemiparesis, Jing Nong Liang, Yun-Ju Lee, Eric Akoopie, Brooke Conway Kleven, Trisha Koch, and Kai-Yu Ho
Handgrip Fatigue and Forearm Girth in Intermediate Sport Rock Climbers, Grace MacDonald, Jacob W. Manning, Szu-Ping Lee, Charli Aguilar, Nathaniel G. Bodell, Jack Young, Brian Schilling, and James W. Navalta
Physical Fitness Is Predictive for 5-Year Survival in Older Adults With Intellectual Disabilities, Alyt Oppewal and Thessa I.M. Hilgenkamp
No Effect of Fitness on Brachial or Forearm Vascular Function During Acute Inflammation in Young Adults, Elizabeth C. Schroeder, Thessa I.M. Hilgenkamp, Wesley K. Lefferts, Nadia Robinson, Tracy Baynard, and Bo Fernhall
Four Weeks of Training with Simple Postural Instructions Changes Trunk Posture and Foot Strike Pattern in Recreational Runners, Hui-Ting Shih, Hsiang-Ling Teng, Casey Gray, Matthew Poggemiller, Ian Tracy, and Szu-Ping Lee
The Feasibility of Vigorous Resistance Exercise Training in Adults With Intellectual Disabilities With Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, Stijn Wetering, Alyt Oppewal, and Thessa I. M. Hilgenkamp
Physical Fitness of Children and Adolescents With Moderate to Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Marieke Wouters, Heleen M. Evenhuis, and Thessa I.M. Hilgenkamp
Inpatient Mobility Technicians: One Step Forward?, Daniel L. Young, Daniel J. Brotman, and Erik H. Hoyer
Prediction of Disposition Within 48 Hours of Hospital Admission Using Patient Mobility Scores, Daniel L. Young, Elizabeth Colantuoni, Lisa Aronson Friedman, Jason Seltzer, Kelly Daley, Bingqing Ye, Daniel J. Brotman, and Erik H. Hoyer
Prediction of Disposition Within 48 Hours of Hospital Admission Using Patient Mobility Scores, Daniel L. Young PT, DPT, PhD; Elizabeth Colantuoni; Lisa Aronson Friedman; Jason Seltzer PT, DPT; Kelly Daley PT, MBA; Bingqing Ye; Daniel J. Brotman; and Erik H. Hoyer
Submissions from 2018
2D Ultrasound-Based Characterization of Achilles Tendon Micromorphology in Runners Using Spatial Frequency Parameters, Ari L. Baquet, Kai-Yu Ho, Yu-Jen Chang, Abbigail Fietzer, Michelle Evers, Caleb Strassberg, Greg Bashford, and Kornelia Kulig
Effects of Fatigue on Balance in Individuals With Parkinson Disease: Influence of Medication and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Genotype, Michael Bear, Bradley Klemetson, Diana Scott, Andrew S. Murtishaw, James Navalta, Jefferson Kinney, and Merrill R. Landers
The Influence of Long-Term Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Gait Function in Parkinson's Disease, Lidio De Albuquerque, Irwin Munoz, Ashley Mangahas, Merrill Landers, and Brach Poston
Examination Of Gait Parameters During Perturbed Over-ground Walking In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, J D. Eggleston, M R. Landers, Barry T. Bates, E Nagelhout, and J S. Dufek
A Resistance Exercise Set for a Total Body Workout for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, A Pilot Study, Thessa Hilgenkamp, Stijn Weterings, Alyt Oppewal, and Florien M. M. van Eeden
Exploration of Suitable Behaviour Change Techniques for Lifestyle Change in Individuals with Mild Intellectual Disabilities: A Delphi Study, Thessa Hilgenkamp, Mariel Willems, Aly Waninge, Johan de Jong, and Cees P. van der Schans
Effects of Patellofemoral Taping on Patellofemoral Joint Alignment and Contact Area During Weight Bearing, Kai-Yu Ho PT, PhD; Ryan Epstein DPT; Ron Garcia DPT, ATC; Nicole Riley DPT; Szu-Ping Lee PT, PhD; and Catherine Turner
Patellofemoral Joint Stress during Incline and Decline Running, Kai-Yu Ho, Theresa French, Brooks Klein, and Young Lee
Acute effects of walking on the deformation of femoral articular cartilage in older adults, Kai-Yu Ho, Jayson McClaren, and Skyler Sudweeks
Toward A Common Language For Measuring Patient Mobility In The Hospital: Reliability And Construct Validity Of Interprofessional Mobility Measures, E H. Hoyer, D L. Young, L M. Klein, J Kreif, K Shumock, S Hiser, M Friedman, A Lavezza, A Jette, K S. Chan, and D M. Needham
Routine Inpatient Mobility Assessment and Hospital Discharge Planning, Erik H. Hoyer, Daniel L. Young, Lisa Aronson Friedman, Daniel J. Brotman, Lisa M. Klein, Michael Friedman, and Dale M. Needham
Increasing Patient Mobility Through an Individualized Goal-centered Hospital Mobility Program: A Quasi-experimental Quality Improvement Project, Lisa M. Klein MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, CNRN; Daniel Young PT, DPT, PhD; Du Feng PhD; Annette Lavezza OTR/L; Stephanie Hiser ORT/L; Kelly N. Daley PT, MBA; and Erik H. Hoyer MD
Gender and Posture are Significant Risk Factors to Musculoskeletal Symptoms during Touchscreen Tablet Computer Use, Szu-Ping Lee, Ya-Ting Hsu, Betina Bair, Marissa Toberman, and Lung-Chang Chien
Insertion and Presence of Fine-Wire Intramuscular Electrodes to the Lumbar Paraspinal Muscles Do Not Affect Muscle Performance and Activation During High-Exertion Spinal Extension Activities, Szu-Ping Lee PhD; Jo Armour Smith PT, PhD; Matthew Kimber PT, DPT; and Kelsey Houk BS
Control Of Vertical Posture While Standing On A Sliding Board And Pushing An Object, Y J. Lee, B Chen, J N. Liang, and A S. Aruin
Pushing Induced Sliding Perturbation Affects Postural Responses to Maintain Balance Standing, Yun-Ju Lee, Bing Chen, Jing-Nong Liang, and Alexander S. Aruin
Can beliefs change in middle school students? A study of the effectiveness of Pain Neuroscience Education, Adriaan Louw, Jessie Podolak, Kory Zimney, Stephen Schmidt, and Emilio J. Puentedura
Towards Improving Hospital Workflows: An Evaluation of Resources to Mobilize Patients, Brent C. Pottenger MD, MHA; Peter J. Pronovost MD, PhD; Julie Kreif PT, MBA; Lisa Klein MSN, RN; Deborah Hobson BSN, RN; Daniel Young PT, DPT, PhD; and Erik H. Hoyer
Risk Factors Associated With Low Back Pain in Golfers: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis, Jo Armour Smith PT, PhD; Andrew Hawkins DPT; Marybeth Grant-Beuttler PT, PhD; Richard Beuttler PsyD; and Szu-Ping Lee PT, PhD
Effects of slope on backward locomotion, Song D. Vo, Julia Silvernail, Richard D. Tandy, Szu-ping Lee, and Janet S. Dufek
Physical Activity Levels of Children and Adolescents With Moderate-to-Severe Intellectual Disability, Marieke Wouters, Heleen M. Evenhuis, and Thessa I.M. Hilgenkamp
Identifying Barriers to Nurse-Facilitated Patient Mobility in the Intensive Care Unit, Daniel L. Young PT, DPT, PhD; Jason Seltzer PT, DPT; Mary Glover RN; Caroline Outten RN, BSN, CCRN; Annette Lavezza OTR/L; Earl Mantheiy; Ann M. Parker; and Dale M. Needham
Submissions from 2017
Adverse events associated with the use of cervical spine manipulation or mobilization and patient characteristics: A Systematic Review., H A. Kranenburg, M Schmitt, G J. Luijckx, Emilio J. Puentedura, and C P. Van der Schans
Evidence of dynamic visual acuity impairment in asymptomatic mixed martial arts fighters, Merrill R. Landers, Robert Donatelli, Jennifer Nash, and Randa Bascharon
A cross-sectional analysis of the characteristics of individuals with Parkinson disease who avoid activities and participation due to fear of falling, M R. Landers, M Lopker, M Newman, R Gourlie, S Sorensen, and R Vong
Authentication system for stateless RESTful Web service, S Lee, J Y. Jo, and Y Kim
Standing on wedges modifies side-specific postural control in the presence of lateral external perturbations, Y J. Lee, J N. Liang, B Chen, M Ganesan, and A S. Aruin
Sham Surgery in Orthopedics: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Adriaan Louw, Ina Diener, Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, and Emilio Puentedura
Assessing posture in the individual with fibromyalgia, what's the value?, Adriaan Louw, Kory Zimney, and Merrill R. Landers
The Dual Task Effect on Gait in Adults with Intellectual Disabilities: Is it Predictive for Falls?, Alyt Oppewal and Thessa I.M. Hilgenkamp
The Compatibility of Chlorhexidine and a Skin Care Product Line: A Real-World Analysis of Hospital-Acquired Infection Rates, P L. Phillips, D Young, and D Chakravarthy
Efficacy of Androgen Deprivation Therapy and the Role of Oxidative Stress, Donald Price
Preventing Non-contact ACL Injuries in Female Athletes: What Can We Learn from Dancers?, Catherine Turner, Sarah Crow, Thomas Crowther, Brittany Keating, Trenton Saupan, Jason Pyfer, Kimberly Vialpando, and Szu-Ping Lee
The Development and Preliminary Validity Testing of the Healing Progression Rate Tool, D. L. Young, N. Estocado, Du Feng, and J. Black
Cross-sectional examination of patient and therapist factors affecting participation in physical therapy in acute care hospital settings, D L. Young, S Moonie, and T Bungum
Submissions from 2016
Evidence-based clinically-informed manual therapy clinical reasoning for headache management, Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, Joshua Cleland, Carol A. Courtney, Toby M. Hall, and Emilio J. Puentedura
Changes in water content in response to an acute bout of eccentric loading in a patellar tendon with a history of tendinopathy: A case report, Kai Ho and K Kulig
Effects of fast walking on tibiofemoral bone water content in middle-aged adults, Kai Ho, A Standerfer, S Ngo, K Daun, and Scott Lee
Use of ultrasonography for assessing treatment efficacy in a case with ankylosis of the temoporomandibular joint, Kai-Yu Ho, Sally Ho, and Patrick Colletti
Use of Ultrasonography for Assessing Treatment Efficacy in a Case With Ankylosis of the Temporomandibular Joint, Kai-Yu Ho, Sally Ho, and Patrick Colletti
Does attentional focus during balance training in people with Parkinson's disease affect outcome? A randomised controlled clinical trial, Merrill Landers, R M. Hatlevig, A D. Davis, A R. Richards, and L E. Rosenlof