Faculty and alumni from the Athletic Training Program in the Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education made research and educational presentations at the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Annual Meeting & Clinical Symposia, in Las Vegas, NV. Meghann Brewer, ATC, a 2012 graduate, presented a poster entitled “Quantification of Scapular Upward Rotation in Elite Volleyball Players Following a Full Season of Play.” Steve Tucker, PhD, ATC, an assistant professor, was the co-author.
Lyndsey Ingram, MS, ATC, a 2011 graduate, presented a poster entitled “Reliable Change Index of Scapular Upward Rotation”. The study was part of her thesis work at Georgia Southern University and Steve Tucker, PhD, ATC was a co-author on the study.
Clinical instructor Steve Hornor, MA, ATC and Steve Tucker, PhD, ATC were co-authors on a poster presentation by University of New Hampshire professor Erik Swartz, PhD, ATC. The study was entitled “Head and Trunk Acceleration during Intermediate Transport on Medical Utility Vehicles.”
Steve Tucker, PhD, ATC, presented an oral presentation entitled “The Acute Effects of Hold-Relax Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation with Vibration Therapy on Glenohumeral Internal Rotation Deficit.” Co-author on the study was Stephen Slone, MS, ATC a 2012 graduate of the MS Kinesiology program.
Steve Tucker, PhD, ATC collaborated with Don Walendzak, PT from East Point Physical Therapy and Burt Rogers, EdD, MBA, ATC from the University of Toledo Medical Center to present a 4-hour advanced track course entitled “Hands on Approach to Shoulder Rehabilitation.”