O’Sullivan & Schmitz’s Physical Rehabilitation, 8<sup>th</sup> Edition

Contributing Authors

Edward W. Bezkor, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC, CAFS

Assistant Program Director

Department of Physical Therapy, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

San Marcos, California

Janet R. Bezner, PT, DPT, PhD, NBC-HWC, FAPTA

Professor and Chair

Department of Physical Therapy

Associate Dean, College of Health Professions

Texas State University

Round Rock, Texas

Beth Black, PT, DSc

Professor Emerita

Physical Therapy Program

School of Health Sciences

Oakland University

Rochester, Michigan

Mark Bowden, PT, PhD

Professor and Director, MUSC Division of Physical Therapy

Research Health Scientist, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center

Charleston, South Carolina

Judith M. Burnfield, PT, PhD

Vice President Research

Director Movement and Neurosciences Center

Clifton Chair in Physical Therapy and Movement Science

Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals

Lincoln, Nebraska

Guilherme M. Cesar, PT, PhD

Department of Physical Therapy

Brooks College of Health

University of North Florida

Jacksonville, Florida

Heidi Cheerman, PT, MS, DPT, NCS

Assistant Clinical Professor

Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences

Bouvé College of Health Sciences

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

Tzurei Chen, PT, PhD, GCS

Associate Professor

School of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training

College of Health Professions

Pacific University

Hillsboro, Oregon

Kevin K. Chui, PT, DPT, PhD, GCS, OCS, CEEAA, FAAOMPT

Endowed Chair and Professor

Department of Physical Therapy

Waldron College of Health and Human Services

Radford University

Roanoke, Virginia

Laura J. Cohen, PhD, PT, ATP/SMS, RESNA Fellow

Founder and Principal

Rehabilitation and Technology Consultants, LLC

Arlington, Virginia

Shala Cunningham, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT

Associate Professor

Department of Physical Therapy

Waldron College of Health and Human Services

Radford University

Roanoke, Virginia

Vanina Dal Bello-Haas, PT, PhD

Professor

School of Rehabilitation Science

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Amy DeBlois, PT, DPT, NCS

Department of Physical Therapy Education

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Syracuse, New York

Judith E. Deutsch, PT, PhD, FAPTA

Professor and Director Rivers Lab

Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Science

School of Health Professions

Rutgers University

Newark, New Jersey

Konrad J. Dias, PT, DPT, PhD, CCS

Professor

Department of Physical Therapy

College of Health and Human Services

California State University, Sacramento

Sacramento, CA

Lee Dibble, PT, PhD, ATC, FAPTA

Professor, Department Chair

Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

Nora E. Fritz, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS

Associate Professor

Departments of Physical Therapy and Neurology

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

George D. Fulk, PT, PhD, FAPTA

Professor and Director

Division of Physical Therapy

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Emory University School of Medicine

Atlanta, Georgia

Jessica Galgano, PhD, CCC-SLP

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Open Lines Speech and Communication PLLC

LSVT Global, Inc.

New York, New York

Tamara N. Gravano, PT, DPT, MSPT, EdD

Board-Certified Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy

Certified Exercise Expert for Aging Adults

Eric J. Hegedus, PT, DPT, PhD, MHSc, OCS

Program Director

Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

Department of Public Health and Community Medicine

School of Medicine

Tufts University

Phoenix, Arizona

Maura Daly Iversen, PT, DPT, SD, MPH, FNAP, FAPTA

Dean, College of Health Professions

Professor of Physical Therapy and Public Health

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

Epidemiologist, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Immunity

Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts

Deborah G. Kelly, PT, MSEd, DPT, CLT-LANA

Associate Professor

Department of Physical Therapy

College of Health Sciences

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Dennis W. Klima, PT, MS, PhD, DPT, GCS, NCS

Professor

Department of Physical Therapy

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Princess Anne, Maryland

Daniel J. Lee, PT, DPT, PhD, GCS, OCS, COMT

Chair and Clinical Associate Professor

Department of Physical Therapy

School of Health Professions

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Margery A. Lockard, PT, PhD

Clinical Professor (retired)

Health Sciences Department

Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences Department

College of Nursing and Health Professions

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Kimberly L. Malin, PT, MS, DHSc, NCS

Associate Professor

School of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training

College of Health Professions

Pacific University

Hillsboro, Oregon

Jessica Maxwell, PT, DPT, PhD

Professor and Program Director

School of Physical Therapy

South College

Nashville, Tennessee

Tara L. McIsaac, PT, PhD

Professor

Department of Physical Therapy

School of Pharmacy and Health Professions

Creighton University – Phoenix

Phoenix, Arizona

Richard J. McKibben, PT, DSc, ECS

Faculty, Doctor of Science in Health Science

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions

Provo, Utah

Owner/Electromyographer

Integrity Rehab Management, LLC

Hamilton, Georgia

Coby D. Nirider, PT, DPT

Chief Clinical Officer/Administrator

Brookhaven Hospital, LLC

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Susan B. O’Sullivan, PT, EdD

Professor Emerita

Department of Physical Therapy and Kinesiology

Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences

University of Massachusetts Lowell

Lowell, Massachusetts

Evangelos Pappas, PT, MSc, PhD

Professor and Associate Dean (intoHEALTH)

University of Wollongong

Wollongong, Australia

Honorary Professor, Discipline of Physiotherapy, The University of Sydney

Kevin M. Parcetich Jr., PT, DPT, NCS

Assistant Professor

Department of Physical Therapy

Waldron College of Health and Human Services

Radford University

Roanoke, Virginia

Ingrid S. Parry, MS, PT, BT-C

Shriners Hospitals for Children, Northern California

University of California, Davis

Sacramento, California

Pat Precin, PhD, PsyaD, NCPsyA, LP, OTR/L, FAOTA

Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine

Programs in Occupational Therapy

Columbia University

New York, New York

Leslie N. Russek, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS

Professor Emeritus

Physical Therapy Department

Lewis School of Health Sciences

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York

Martha Taylor Sarno CCC-SLP; MA, Fellow ASHA; Honors of the Association, MD (hon)

Research Professor

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

NYU School of Medicine

New York, New York

Faith Saftler Savage, PT, ATP

Seating Specialist

The Boston Home

Boston, Massachusetts

David A. Scalzitti, PT, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of Health, Human Function, & Rehabilitation Sciences

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

Thomas J. Schmitz, PT, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Department of Physical Therapy

School of Health Professions

Long Island University

Brooklyn, New York

Michael C. Schubert, PT, PhD, FAPTA

Professor

Laboratory of Vestibular NeuroAdaptation

Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery

Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland

Scott W. Shaffer, PT, PhD, ECS

Associate Dean/Professor

School of Physical Therapy

University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas

Wagner H. Souza, PT, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Laboratory of Vestibular NeuroAdaptation

Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, Maryland

Julie Ann Starr, PT, DPT, CCS, FAPTA

Clinical Associate Professor Emerita

Department of Physical Therapy

College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

Tina M Stoeckmann, PT, DSc

Clinical Professor

Residency Program Academic Coordinator

Department of Physical Therapy

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Carolyn A. Unsworth, PhD, BAppSci(OccTher), GCTE, OTR, MRCOT, FOTARA

Discipline Lead Occupational Therapy

Institute of Health and Wellbeing

Federation University Australia

Adjunct Professor, Monash University, Australia

Adjunct Professor, Jönköping University, Sweden

Adjunct Professor, James Cook University, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

R. Scott Ward, PT, PhD, FAPTA, BT-C, Certified Burn Therapist

Professor

Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

Brian J. Wilkinson, PT, DPT, CHT, CLT

Associate Professor

School of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training

College of Health Professions

Pacific University

Hillsboro, Oregon

Gavin Williams, PT, PhD, FACP

Professor of Physiotherapy Rehabilitation

Epworth Healthcare and The University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Christopher Kevin Wong, PT, PhD, OCS

Professor

Programs in Physical Therapy

Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Columbia University

New York, New York

Michelle Wormley, PT, MPT, PhD, CLT

Associate Professor

Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Science

College of Health Professions

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, Connecticut

Pei-Tzu Wu, PT, PhD, CCS

Assistant Professor

School of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training

College of Health Professions

Pacific University

Hillsboro, Oregon

Sheng-Che Yen, PT, PhD

Clinical Professor

Department of Physical Therapy, Movement and Rehabilitation Sciences

Bouvé College of Health Sciences

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

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