{"id":81928,"date":"2025-02-20T12:10:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T17:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/?p=81928"},"modified":"2025-02-20T14:15:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T19:15:11","slug":"physical-therapy-department-presents-at-apta-combined-sections-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/physical-therapy-department-presents-at-apta-combined-sections-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Physical Therapy Department Presents at APTA Combined Sections Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Physical Therapy presented at the annual American Physical Therapy Association\u2019s Combined Sections Meeting, held in Houston this year. Faculty delivered symposiums, platform, and poster presentations, showcasing the impactful and innovative work from the department.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, many faculty were recognized for their contributions to the profession:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Franchino Porciuncula, James Cavanaugh, Jenna Zajac, Nick Wendel, Teresa Baker, Dheepak Arumukhom Revi, Nicole Eklund,\u00a0 Mary Beth Holmes, Lou Award and Terry Ellis received the \u201cbest overall platform\u201d by the Degenerative Disease Special Interest Group of the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy for their presentation, \u201cAmplifying Real-World Walking in Parkinson&#8217;s Disease through Autonomous Music-Based Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation: Randomized Controlled Trial.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Teresa Baker, Nick Wendel, Christina Lee, Chih-Kang Change, Andrew Chin, Nicole Eklund, Franchino Porciuncula, Lou Awad, Conor Walsh and Terry Ellis won first place for \u201cbest poster\u201d in the\u00a0 Technology in Physical Therapy\u00a0 Special Interest Group for their poster, \u201cSoft Robotic Apparel Reduces Freezing of Gait during Turning and Daily Activities in Parkinson Disease.\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Caleigh O\u2019Brien won an award for most items created for the Orthopedic Specialization Examination. Out of 60 writers for the Exam, Caleigh wrote the most items that were accepted and will be included on the next cycle of exams.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6834-636x361.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81918\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6834-636x361.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6834-768x436.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6834-670x380.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6834.jpeg 807w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6890-636x361.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"361\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6890-636x361.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6890-768x436.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6890-670x380.jpeg 670w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6890.jpeg 808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_2446-636x362.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"362\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81927\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_2446-636x362.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_2446-768x437.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_2446-670x380.jpg 670w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/thumbnail_IMG_2446.jpg 807w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6880-636x342.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"342\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6880-636x342.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6880-768x413.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6880.jpeg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6871-636x367.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"367\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6871-636x367.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6871-768x443.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6871.jpeg 805w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6868-636x359.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"359\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81923\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6868-636x359.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6868-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6868.jpeg 803w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6866-636x372.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"372\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6866-636x372.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6866-768x450.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6866.jpeg 806w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6860-636x364.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"364\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6860-636x364.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6860-768x439.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6860.jpeg 808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6856-636x365.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"636\" height=\"365\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6856-636x365.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6856-768x440.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/files\/2025\/02\/IMG_6856.jpeg 804w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Physical Therapy presented at the annual American Physical Therapy Association\u2019s Combined Sections Meeting, held in Houston this year. Faculty delivered symposiums, platform, and poster presentations, showcasing the impactful and innovative work from the department. During the event, many faculty were recognized for their contributions to the profession: Franchino Porciuncula, James Cavanaugh, Jenna [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5825,"featured_media":81927,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,5146,5166,5144,5145],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81928"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5825"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81928"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81928\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81938,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81928\/revisions\/81938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sargent\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}