{"id":3487,"date":"2015-04-08T07:55:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-08T13:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/?p=3487"},"modified":"2015-05-11T12:46:13","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T18:46:13","slug":"pt-faculty-member-receives-award-and-students-present-research-projects-at-statewide-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/2015\/04\/08\/pt-faculty-member-receives-award-and-students-present-research-projects-at-statewide-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"PT faculty member receives award and students present research projects at statewide meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/BurschLikens3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3488\" src=\"http:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/BurschLikens3.jpg\" alt=\"BurschLikens3\" width=\"200\" height=\"228\" \/><\/a>Gail Bursch, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, received the 2015 Carol Likens Award (CLA) presented by the Tennessee Physical Therapy Association (TPTA) at their annual meeting recently. The award is given annually to a TPTA member who has provided exceptional service to the profession of physical therapy.\u00a0 Bursch served as Chair of the Nashville District of TPTA for 11 years, was Vice President of the Tennessee Chapter for 5 years and most recently chaired the TPTA Nominating Committee for 4 years.\u00a0 The Likens award is named for its first recipient who served the chapter as president from 1985 to 1995 and whose vision, leadership and commitment to the profession brought the TPTA through one of its greatest periods of growth and service to members.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The TPTA meeting also provided Belmont\u2019s School of Physical Therapy with the opportunity to present student research projects.\u00a0\u00a0 One group, mentored by Dr. Cathy Hinton, Professor of Physical Therapy, presented a poster entitled \u201cA Comparison of the Effects of Superficial Heat and Thermal Ultrasound on Hamstring Extensibility\u201d.\u00a0 The group consisted of students Danielle Wisse, Jennifer Braswell, Morgan McBride, Chelsea Taylor and Katie Wood.<\/p>\n<p>Another poster was presented by a group mentored by Dr. Renee Brown, Professor of Physical Therapy, and adjunct professor, Penny Powers.\u00a0 The research measured the \u201cEffects of Educational Intervention on use of Tilt-in-Space, Functional Mobility, and Pain in Full-time Wheelchair Users\u201d.\u00a0 Student researchers included Ashley Barrett, Leigha Cuellar, Meagan Heney and Martha Schumpert.<\/p>\n<p>A third student research group, also mentored by Dr. Brown, was awarded a TPTA grant for their study, \u201cExploring the Effects of Kinesiotaping on the Gait and Level of Pain in Individuals with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease\u201d.\u00a0\u00a0 The team of grant recipients included Kelly Weaver, Casie House and Lisa Farrar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gail Bursch, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, received the 2015 Carol Likens Award (CLA) presented by the Tennessee Physical Therapy Association (TPTA) at their annual meeting recently. 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