School of Allied Health Professions news
Expertise of physical therapy department reaches beyond campus
As physical therapy professors in the School of Allied Health Professions
actively
share their expertise, they are drawing national attention.
- The research that LLU students did on the effects of backpacks in their
study “Wearing
preference on spinal posture in elementary students” received national
attention when a Wall Street Journal reader cited it in a letter to the editor.
The reader referred to this study—completed under the direction of Everett
B. Lohman III, DPTSc, assistant professor—to support his point that backpack
safety was a significant health issue.
- A California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA) press release uses Dr.
Lohman’s work on the difference between injuries in novice and more advanced
snowboarders to warn of the risks of this increasingly popular sport. Dr. Lohman
is also listed
on the CPTA’s website as an expert media resource.
- A 20-minute piece on the human nervous system by Jerrold Petrofsky, PhD,
JD,
professor, is being shown at Disney’s Epcot Center in Florida. A part of
the Medical Frontiers show, this exposition has been running for the last three
years.
- On October 6, 2002, Dr. Petrofsky and Sam Bweir, (DPTSc student) presented
papers at the Third International Conference on Rehabilitation in Orlando, Florida.
One paper discussed the relationship between the speed of wheelchair use and
the efficiency of muscle contraction. Another presentation was titled, “Toward
a More Objective Method of Gait Analysis.”
- At the same conference, Dr. Petrofsky also gave a presentation on “Scuba
Diving in People with Disabilities.” He explains, “This form of exercise
offers clear advantages to people who have disabilities in that, in spite of
paralysis, the water allows people with a disability to move much more freely
than they would on the land.” Emphasizing the practical,
Dr. Petrofsky’s presentation addressed the physiology of diving, diving
equipment, dive training for people with disabilities, as well as places to go
and problems of getting there.
- The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, November 18, 2002, published
an article on the importance of mentoring. Author Tony Valenzuela, EdD, associate
professor, focuses on his own experiences as both a student needing mentoring
and a faculty
mentor who gives guidance to his students. He writes, “I challenge students
to begin surrounding themselves with mentors to support them in the varied dimensions
of their lives.”
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