Physical Therapy On The Function Of A Patient With Stage III Parkinson’s Disease: A Case Report

Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects 1.5% of the US population over 65 years of age. PD is typically diagnosed in individuals over the age of 60. There is no cure and the disease itself is not fatal, however, its effects can be very debilitating. PD occurs when the neurons in the basal ganglia of the brain stop producing enough dopamine. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that helps to regulate body movements and emotions. When there is a reduction of dopamine in the brain, the motor symptoms of PD begin to appear. The purpose of this case was to report the outcomes of multiple physical therapy interventions including aerobic and endurance exercises, strengthening exercises, and balance and gait training on a patient with stage III PD.https://dune.une.edu/pt_studcrposter/1128/thumbnail.jp

Faculty-Librarian Collaboration Teaching Evidence-Based Practice

Poster presentation describing the collaboration of physical therapy faculty and university librarian in teaching elements of evidence-based practice in Scientific Inquiry 1 in the DPT curriculum. These elements included: Writing a patient-centered clinical question P: Patient/Problem/Population I: Intervention C: Comparison O: Outcome; Developing an effective search strategy; Searching electronic databases for articles. Although the literature contains examples of faculty-librarian collaboration in other disciplines, reports about the collaboration in physical therapy programs are scarce and this collaborative teaching model is unique.https://dune.une.edu/pt_facpost/1000/thumbnail.jp

Changes in Evidence-based Practice Skills of First-Year DPT Students

Poster presentation describing the outcomes for 30 first-year DPT students instructed in the elements of Evidence-Based Practice in a 2 credit course - Scientific Inquiry 1 (SI1). Faculty evaluated changes in: (1) DPT students’ knowledge and skills of EBP, as measured by the Adapted Fresno Test of Competence in Evidence-Based Practice (AFT) and (2) students’ self-confidence in EBP skills. This is the first study to use the AFT to evaluate changes in DPT students’ knowledge and skills related to EBP after formal instruction. The observed 24 point increase in the mean total score is educationally important and comparable to the change in AFT scores reported in at least one other study.https://dune.une.edu/pt_facpost/1001/thumbnail.jp

A Comparison of Outcomes After 8 and 12 Weeks of Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Purpose: To compare changes in functional exercise capacity, dyspnea, functional status, and depression in patients after 8 weeks (24 sessions) and 12 weeks (36 sessions) of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR). Methods: A prospective sample of 31 participants in our PR program completed outcome measures prior to and during the eighth and twelfth weeks of the program. The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and a stairs climbing test (ST) measured functional exercise capacity. Perceived dyspnea (PD) was measured with a 6-20 scale. The Pulmonary Function Status Scale (PFSS) measured functional status, and the Cardiac Depression Scale (CDS) measured depression. Results : Statistically significant improvements were seen in the 6MWT, PD during 6MWT, and ST after 8 weeks and after 12 weeks of PR, but the improvements between 8 and 12 weeks were small and not statistically significant. After 8 weeks, PFSS total scores suggested increased difficulty carrying out daily tasks that moderated by 12 weeks. CDS scores showed modest, but not statistically significant improvements, after 8 and 12 weeks. Conclusion : Statistically significant and clinically important improvements in 6MWT, ST, and dyspnea occur after 8 weeks and 12 weeks of PR, but the changes between 8 and 12 weeks were not large enough to be statistically significant or clinically important. Neither 8 nor 12 weeks was sufficient to produce statistically significant changes in functional status and depression

Rebecca Fillyaw MS Thesis Data for Publication in the Journal Sustainability

By combatting erosion and increasing habitat, mangrove living shorelines are an effective alternative to hard-armoring in tropical and subtropical areas. An experimental red mangrove living shoreline was deployed within Mosquito Lagoon, Florida, using a factorial design to test the impact of mangrove age, breakwater presence, and mangrove placement on mangrove survival within the first year of deployment. Mixed mangrove age treatments were included to identify if seedling (11-month-old) survival could be enhanced by the presence of transitional (23-month-old) and adult (35 to 47-month-old) mangroves. Environmental factors were monitored to detect possible causes of mangrove mortalities. Approximately half (50.6%) of mangroves died, and of those, 90.7% occurred within the annual high-water season, and 88.9% showed signs of flooding stress. Planting seedlings haphazardly among older mangroves did not attenuate enough wave energy to significantly increase seedling survival. Breakwaters alleviated stress through the reduction of water velocity and wave height, increasing the odds of survival by 197% and 437% when mangroves were planted in the landward and seaward rows, respectively. Compared to seedlings, deployment of adult mangroves increased survival odds by 1,087%. Collectively, our results indicate that sites with a high-water season should utilize a breakwater structure and mangroves with a woody stem

Strategies for Successful Mangrove Living Shoreline Stabilizations in Shallow Water Subtropical Estuaries

Mangrove living shorelines are an effective alternative to hard-armoring, which combat erosion while also increasing habitat. To improve the success of future mangrove deployments, an experimental Rhizophora mangle living shoreline was deployed within Mosquito Lagoon, FL. A factorial design was used to test the impact of mangrove age, breakwater presence, and mangrove placement on mangrove survival and growth. Environmental factors were monitored to isolate the reason for mangrove mortalities. Mangrove age was represented by 3 developmental stages: seedlings at 11-months-old, transitionals at 23-months-old, and adults between 35 and 47-months-old. Mixed mangrove age groups were included to identify if seedling survival could be facilitated by the presence of transitionals and adults; control groups were used to test the impact of restoration materials on recruitment of wrack and mangrove propagules. The majority of mangrove mortalities (62%) occurred 2 months after the onset of high-water season and these dead mangroves showed signs of flooding stress. Breakwaters alleviated stress through the reduction of water velocity and wave height, and increased the odds of survival by 197% and 437% when mangroves were planted in the landward and seaward rows, respectively. Due to their larger stems and greater number of prop roots, older mangroves were better able to survive; compared to seedlings, transitionals increased survival odds by 186% and adults by 1087%. For treatments composed of adults and a breakwater, 88% of the mangroves survived and 64% of these survivors produced flowers or flower buds by 12 months after the restoration. Planting seedlings haphazardly among older mangroves did not attenuate enough wave energy to significantly increase seedling survival, and the complexity of restoration materials did not significantly impact propagule or wrack abundance

Ecological Correlates Of Auditory Discrimination.

PhDEducational psychologyUniversity of Michigan, Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studieshttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/188915/2/7529220.pd

Vertebrate Impact on a Newly Deployed Shoreline Stabilization Project by Wildlife Camera Analysis

Living shoreline stabilization is a technique that utilizes plants and other natural elements to protect estuarine coasts. Research has provided minimal information about which vertebrate species utilize living shorelines post-deployment. For this project, ten wildlife cameras were placed along a living shoreline site in Canaveral National Seashore (CANA) to document which vertebrate species utilize the living shoreline and surrounding vegetation. This shoreline was stabilized with red mangroves (Rhizophora mangle) and eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) shell bags in June 2019. The cameras, activated by motion sensors, remained at the site for five days a month for seven months (September 2019 - March 2020) to identify vertebrates and their behaviors. Wildlife camera footage provided data on which vertebrate species visited the site, what behaviors were exhibited, and what impact (if any) the vertebrate species had on the stabilization materials. Birds (i.e., wading birds and songbirds) and mammals (i.e., raccoons, feral hogs, deer, opossums, rats, and bobcats) were observed (total n=1,608). The North American raccoon (Procyon lotor; n=799) and the feral hog (Sus scrofa; n=523) were the most abundant vertebrates. Solitary foraging was the most observed behavior (n=552) among all vertebrate species, followed by group foraging (n=518). Both individuals and groups of P. lotor (n=9 for mangroves; n=38 for shell bags) and S. scrofa (n=6 for mangroves; n=0 for shell bags) contacted the stabilization materials. No consumption or dislodgment of stabilization materials by any species was observed. Results indicate that living shorelines provide habitat for many vertebrates (25 unique species) and these species do not negatively impact stabilization materials less than one-year post-deployment