Just a few week ago, over 1,000 physical therapists from all over California came together in Oakland for the California Physical Therapy Association‘s annual conference. About 50 of our own physical therapy students were in attendance to volunteer and network with others in their field. There were also 30 poster presentations from physical therapists and students from around the state. Five of those posters happened to be student led and collaborative projects from Fresno State students!
Students that had their work featured:
Ashley Van Artsdalen is in her final year of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. She presented her case study from her qualifying examination, entitled: From Crisis to Compensation – Early Physical Therapy to Address Symptoms Resulting from Vestibular Neuritis in a 54-year-oled Female: A Case Report (in collaboration with Dr. Marcia Thompson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Fresno State)
Huy Vo is a second year student research assistant in the lab of Dr. Bhupinder Singh, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at Fresno State. Poster: Biomechanical Gait Changes in Obese Females During a Walking Session (in collaboration with Dr. Singh)
Elaine Keith is in her final year of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. She also presented her case study from her Qualifying Examination: Multisensory Functional Training for a Patient with Lupus Cerebritis: A Case Report (in collaboration with Dr. Peggy Trueblood, Professor and Chair in the Department of Physical Therapy)
Souren Avanessian is in his final year of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. He presented preliminary work from his Doctoral Research Project, which he will defend in March. Poster: The Relationship Between Footwear, Somatosensory Status and Performance of Key Components of Static and Dynamic Balance as Measured by Inertial Movement Units (in collaboration with Dr. Thompson and Dr. Trueblood)
Brynne Altamirano is in her final year of the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. She also presented preliminary work from her Doctoral Research Project, which she will defend in March. Poster: The Relationship Between Somatosensory Status and Performance of Key Components of Functional Balance as Measured by Inertial Movement Units (in collaboration with Dr. Thompson and Dr. Trueblood)
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Congratulations to all our fantastic Physical Therapy students on their poster presentations! Thank you to Dr. Marcia Thompson for providing the photos and information for this piece. For more information on the conference or the posters presented, please contact Dr. Thompson at marciat@csufresno.edu or visit the Department of Physical Therapy website.
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