Physical Therapy Department Newsletter for Fall 2015

The Fall 2015 (Edition 3, Volume 1) issue of Physical Therapy, a periodical focused on the Physical Therapy Department within the College of Human Science and Services

Physical Therapy Department Newsletter for Spring 2016

The Spring 2016 (Edition 3, Volume 2) issue of Physical Therapy, a periodical focused on the Physical Therapy Department within the College of Human Science and Services

Physical Therapy Department Newsletter for Winter 2014

The Winter 2014 (Edition 1, Volume 1) issue of Physical Therapy, a periodical focused on the Physical Therapy Department within the College of Human Science and Services

Physical Therapy Department Newsletter for Fall 2014

The Fall 2014 (Edition 2, Volume 1) issue of Physical Therapy, a periodical focused on the Physical Therapy Department within the College of Human Science and Services

Research Day Program, 2017

Each of the poster presentations and platform sessions summarized in this program represents a collaborative effort between students and faculty in the Physical Therapy Department of Arcadia University, aimed at developing new knowledge to understand mechanisms that inform clinical practice

Research Day Program, 2016

Each of the poster presentations and platform sessions summarized in this program represents a collaborative effort between students and faculty in the Physical Therapy Department of Arcadia University, aimed at developing new knowledge to understand mechanisms that inform clinical practice

ADHERENCE OF LEBANESE ADOLESCENT STUDENTS TO THECOPERNICAN THEORY OF MEDIOCRITY REGARDINGANTHROPOMETRY, ACTIVITY, AND SOCIAL PARTICIPATION

Governance entities that have tackled public participation for decades are now approaching more participatory democracies, throughout which citizens are directly involved in influencing decisions that matter to them. In Lebanon, young people’s disengagement from the sociopolitical realm demands a framework for youth dialogue on policy matters. In 2017, the Hariri Foundation for Sustainable Human Development designed, initiated and managed a youth-centered public participation approach in Saida, Lebanon, engaging young citizens in local research and development and empowering them to multiply their influences at the regional and national scales. This approach has been recognized on all levels as an effective methodology for urban youth participation and has been given attention for replication among other urban contexts. This paper takes an in-depth look into the literature of public participation. Onward, it outlines the theoretical and practical keystones of Saida’s case study, breaking it down into its chronological milestones and classifying tangible results into strategies. Intersections are derived to associate the local process with the five components of the Public Participation Spectrum, an existing contextrelevant scientific model. Finally, lessons learnt are developed from empirically-based practice as reference measures for mainstreaming youth-centered public participation elsewhere. The author argues that effective and sustainable youth engagement methods must be adaptive to the responsiveness of the youth engaged and the governance systems and communities for which they are designed

ACUTE EFFECTS OF NINTENDO WII FIT ON BALANCE IN YOUNGADULTS: A RANDOMIZED TRIAL

To investigate the effects of Nintendo Wii Fit balance board on young adults’ balance. This experimental randomized trial included 98 participants. The participants were randomly divided into two groups, the control (54) and experimental group (44). The control group received no intervention, and was used to give reliable data to be compared with the data from the experimental group. The experimental group on the other hand played the “Table Tilt” game on the Nintendo Wii balance board. The two tests used to observe the effect of the balance board on balance were unipedal and bipedal stance tests by using Biodex stability system (BBS). These tests were performed before and after the program to study the difference. In both groups, there was a significant reduction (p \u3c 0.05) in Double Leg Stance Stability (DLSS), Dominant Single Leg Stance Stability (DSLS), and Non- Dominant Single Leg Stance Stability (NDSLS) in the post treatment condition compared with the pretreatment. Moreover, there was a significant improvement (p \u3c 0.05) in balance in favor of the study group for the Double Leg Stance Stability. However, there wasn’t a significant difference (p \u3c 0.05) between the two groups in the Dominant Single Leg Stance Stability (DSLS), and the Non-Dominant Single Leg Stance Stability(NDSLS

EVALUATION OF THE RISK OF DEVELOPING WORKRELATEDMUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS IN PRECLINICALAND CLINICAL DENTAL STUDENTS

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders in preclinical and clinical dental students in Beirut Arab University (BAU) clinics.190 students were recruited from the Faculty of Dentistry at BAU: 95 preclinical and 95clinical dentistry students, and asked to fill the Ergonomic Awareness Questionnaire (EAQ). Then the students were blindly assessed by a physical therapist using Rapid Entire Body Assessment Scale (REBA) scale.Results indicated that 90% of the preclinical and clinical students are at medium to high risk of developing musculoskeletal problems. In addition, 78% of preclinical students showed awareness regarding ergonomics compared to 83% of clinical students. However, only 44% of preclinical students and 62% of clinical students follow good ergonomic practices in their work. On the other hand, 58% of preclinical students and 81% of clinical students suffer from musculoskeletal disorders, but only 23% and 33% of preclinical and clinical students, respectively, are seeking medical consultation. Even though dental curricula integrates the work-related ergonomic challenges in several courses, measures seems to be unsatisfactory to lower the risk of musculoskeletal disorders. Adoption of more interactive and effective means to foster proper ergonomics is recommended. Incorporating good ergonomics should start in dental practice in order to avoid illnesses and injuries and to increase efficiency and productivity

Kinematic and kinetic characteristics of stepping over a 10-cm-high obstacle in older adults

[Purpose] The purpose of this research was to clarify the common responses shared by a high-falldown-risk group of older adults and develop an exercise-learning program to prevent falls. [Subjects] Thirty-four subjects were chosen from those who use the daycare program of a nursing home at least once a week. [Methods] All subjects were categorized in longer or shorter-MSL groups. Ninety-second stepping from two force plates to a 10-cm-high box was executed under three conditions. The locus length of the COP,toe-obstacle distance,and step length were used as experimental data. [Results] The coefficient between the MSL and COP was from 0.69 to 0.73. The shorter-MSL group showed smaller COP movements in the A-P direction and a smaller toe-obstacle distance between the single stepping and stepping with the visual task and between the single stepping and stepping with the auditory task. No significant difference was noted in the step length between the two groups. [Conclusion] The shorter-MSL group was easily affected by the dual-task, suggesting that the shorter-MSL group has a high risk of falling when negotiating obstacles. Stepping exercise with the dual-task using the COP movements as a feedback index may be useful for older adults who have a smaller MSL