Publications of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Department of Physical Therapy Faculty.
Submissions from 2017
Sham Surgery in Orthopedics: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Adriaan Louw, Ina Diener, Cesar Fernandez-de-las-Penas, and Emilio Puentedura
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
Performance improvement of mapreduce process by promoting deep data locality, Szu-Ping Lee, Juyeon Jo, and Y Kim
Three-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial comparing preoperative neuroscience education for patients undergoing surgery for lumbar radiculopathy, Adriaan Louw, Ina Diener, Merrill Landers, Kory Zimney, and Emilio J. Puentedura
Know Pain, Know Gain? A Perspective on Pain Neuroscience Education in Physical Therapy, Adriaan Louw, Emilio J. Puentedura, Kory Zimney, and Stephen Schmidt
A randomized controlled trial of “clockwise” ultrasound for low back pain, Adriaan Louw, Kory Zimney, Merrill Landers, Mark Luttrell, Bob Clair, and Joshua Mills
Retention of pain neuroscience knowledge: a multi-centre trial, Adriaan Louw, Kory Zimney, and Emilio J. Puentedura
The effect of manual therapy and neuroplasticity education on chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial, A Louw, K Farrell, Merrill Landers, M Barclay, E Goodman, J Gillund, S McCaffrey, and L Timmerman
Teaching patients about pain: It works, but what should we call it?, A Louw, E J. Puentedura, and K Zimney
A descriptive study of the utilization of physical therapy for postoperative rehabilitation in patients undergoing surgery for lumbar radiculopathy, A Louw, Emilio Puentedura, and I Diener
The efficacy of pain neuroscience education on musculoskeletal pain: A systematic review of the literature, A Louw, K Zimney, E J. Puentedura, and I Diener
Use of Neuroscience education, tactile discrimination, limb laterality and graded motor imagery in a patient with frozen shoulder, Paul E. Mintken, Amy McDevitt, Emilio J. Puentedura, and Adriaan Louw
Combining manual therapy with pain neuroscience education in the treatment of chronic low back pain: A narrative review of the literature, Emilio J Puentedura and T Flynn
Thrust joint manipulation utilization by U.S. physical therapists, Emilio J. Puentedura, Rebecca Slaughter, Sean Reilly, Erwin Ventura, and Daniel Young
Human placenta processed for encapsulation contains modest concentrations of 14 trace minerals and elements, S M. Young, L K. Gryder, W B. David, Y Teng, S Gerstenberger, and D C. Benyshek
Submissions from 2015
The Acute Effect of Hip External Rotator Stretches on Hip Internal Rotation Range of Motion, Cody Bremner, Tedd J. Girouard, Michelle N. Samuel, Catherine L. Turner, Antonio S. Santo, and John A. Mercer
Improving Outcomes by Implementing a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program (PUPP): Going beyond the Basics, Amparo Cano, Debbie Anglade, Hope Stamp, Fortunata Joaquin, Jennifer A. Lopez, Lori Lupe, Steven P. Schmidt, and Daniel Young
Feasibility of Using a Large Amplitude Movement Therapy to Improve Ambulatory Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy, Robbin Hickman, Janet S. Dufek, Szu-Ping Lee, Andrea Blahovec, Andrea Kuiken, Heather Riggins, and Jeffrey Ray McClellan
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
Balance Confidence and Fear of Falling Avoidance Behavior Are Most Predictive of Falling in Older Adults: Prospective Analysis, Merrill Landers, S. Oscar, J. Sasaoka, and K. Vaughn
Impaired H-Reflex Gain during Postural Loaded Locomotion in Individuals Post-Stroke, Jing Nong Liang and David A. Brown
Femur Rotation Increases Patella Cartilage Stress in Females with Patellofemoral Pain, Tzu-Chieh Liao, Nicoles Young, Kai-Yu Ho, Shawn Farrokhi, and Christopher M. Powers
The Short Term Effects of Preoperative Neuroscience Education for Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Case Series, Adriaan Louw, Ina Diener, and Emilio J. Puentedura
Preoperative Therapeutic Neuroscience Education for Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Single-Case fMRI Report, Adriaan Louw, Emilio J. Puentedura, Ina Diener, and Randal R. Peoples
A Clinical Contrast: Physical Therapists with Low Back Pain Treating Patients with Low Back Pain, Adriaan Louw, Emilio J. Puentedura, and Kory Zimney
Towards a Greater Appreciation of Manual Therapy Challenges in the Thoracic Spine, Emilio J. Puentedura and Joshua A. Cleland
Safety of Thrust Joint Manipulation in the Thoracic Spine: a Systematic Review, Emilio J. Puentedura and William H. O'Grady
To Letter to the Editor: ‘Safety of Thrust Joint Manipulation in the Thoracic Spine: a Systematic Review’, Emilio J. Puentedura and William H. O'Grady
Efficient Noninferiority Testing Procedures for Simultaneously Assessing Sensitivity and Specificity of Two Diagnostic Tests, Guogen Shan, Amei Amei, and Daniel Young
Exploring Active and Passive Contributors to Turnout in Dancers and Non-Dancers., Kristen Sutton-Traina, Jo Armour Smith, Danielle Jarvis, Szu-ping Lee, and Kornelia Kulig
Effects of Three Recovery Protocols on Range of Motion, Heart Rate, Rating of Perceived Exertion, and Blood Lactate in Baseball Pitchers During a Simulated Game, Courtney D. Warren, David J. Szymanski, and Merrill R. Landers
A Modified Friedman Test for Randomized Complete Block Designs, Jianbo Xu, Guogen Shan, Amei Amei, Jiwei Zhao, Daniel Young, and Sheila Clark
A Prevention Initiative to Decrease HAPUs at Two Acute Care Hospitals, Daniel Young, Kathleen M. Berry, and Margaret Falconio-West
Moisturizing Capabilities of Four Topical Skin Creams, Daniel Young and Debashish Chakravarthy
Physical Therapy Nontreatment Events in the Acute Hospital Setting: A Descriptive Study, Daniel L. Young, Curt Jensen, Daniel Goodrich, and Guogen Shan
Submissions from 2014
Effect of Posterior Tibial Tendon Dysfunction on Unipedal Standing Balance Test, Kornelia Kulig, Szu-ping Lee, Stephen F. Reischl, and Lisa Noceti-Dewit