Current research projects include:
One-Year Follow-Up of Sports-Related Concussion in High School Athletes
Principal Investigators: Julie Haarbauer-Krupa, Ph.D., David Marshall, M.D., Stacy Woodrome, Ph.D.
This study seeks to investigate the persistence of somatic (physical) symptoms and document changes in school performance following a sports-related concussion.
Idiopathic Toe Walking
Principal Investigators: Kinsey Herrin, M.S.P.O., Orthotics Resident, Karl Barner, C.P.O., L.P.O.
Researchers aim to compare a current treatment for Idiopathic Toe Walking to a newer method that is beginning to be used more frequently.
This study seeks to objectively determine the effects of a current treatment method for ITW in the field of orthotics and compare it to a method that is beginning to be implemented in modern clinical practice. (Veldman, 7/12/10) This study will also investigate whether or not blocking extension at the metatarsal joint (toe) is sufficient orthotic intervention to prevent toe walking. In addition, this study will determine if allowing free plantarflexion at the talocrural (ankle) joint and blocked metatarsal joint extension in the orthotic treatment of idiopathic toe walking leads to increased step length, higher velocity and greater compliance than an articulated plantarflexion stop ankle-foot orthosis.
Reliability and Discriminative Validity of Cervical Protractor Measurements in Young Infants with and without Congenital Muscular Torticollis
Principal Investigator: Jessica R. Gibbs, P.T., D.P.T.
The study will determine the usefulness of a specialized protractor (a semicircular instrument used to measure angles) to obtain measurements in young infants with and without congenital muscular torticollis.
The reliability and validity of cervical muscle extensibility measurements (side bending and rotation) using the cervical protractor will be examined in young infants with and without congenital muscular torticollis. The cervical protractor under investigation in this proposed study was created and designed by one of the investigators and is the measurement instrument currently being used by therapists throughout Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta outpatient satellites in the diagnosis and treatment of torticollis.
Other Research Studies
Dysphagia in Children with CHD-Prospective
PI: Julie Haarbauer-Krupa, Ph.D.
Educational and Social Participation Outcomes of Children following Day Rehabilitation
PI: Julie Haarbauer-Krupa, Ph.D.
Follow-Up of Sports-Related Concussions in Student Athletes
PI: Julie Haarbauer-Krupa, Ph.D.
Follow-Up of Preschool Children with Acquired Brain Injuries
PI: Julie Haarbauer-Krupa, Ph.D.
Use of Cell Phone Technology as a Cognitive Prosthesis (including the DETECT device)
PI: Julie Haarbauer-Krupa, Ph.D.
An Intensive Occupational Therapy Program for Children with Sensory Processing Disorder: A Pilot Study of Effectiveness
PI: Sarah Swafford, M.O.T., O.T.R./L.
Community-Based Power Wheelchair Training Program (In combination with a power mobility screening tool) to Predict Successful Power Wheelchair Use for Disabled Preschool-Aged Children
PI: Michelle Audet, M.M.Sc., P.T., A.P.T.
Virtual Reality for Children with Acquired Brain Injuries/ CIRU
PI: Phyllis Palma, P.T.
Short-Term Effects of Patellar Kinesio Taping on Pain and Function in Patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
PI: Scott Freedman, M.P.T.
The Effect of Lingual Strengthening Exercises on Lingual Strength and Swallowing Outcomes in Pediatric Patients with Acute Dysphagia
PI: Lindsay Labrot, CCC-SLP
Reliability and Validity of Cervical Protractor Measurements in Young Infants with and without Congenital Muscular Torticollis
PI: Jessica Gibbs, P.T., D.P.T.