CONNECTION IN A TIME OF CRISIS
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF SPORTS PHYSICAL THERAPY
March 24, 2020 Dear Academy Members: I hope you and those close to you are healthy and safe. It is truly an unprecedented time for all of us. No matter what part of the country and what type of practice you are in there are profound challenges. I wanted to share with you that APTA has been quite active in their response to this global pandemic. Specifically, the guidelines for physical therapy practice are quite relevant for all areas including sports physical therapy. Follow this link> Now, more than ever it is time for all of us to pull together as a team to be a part of the solution for our patients, our practices, our profession, our country, and our world. Whenever I communicate with our members, I feel the passion they have for sports physical therapy. The team approach that is so inherent to us in sports is oh so relevant and important during times such as these. The
team approach is how we will work through the toughest of times. Thank you for all you are doing to make the world a better place!
Walter L. Jenkins, PT, MS, ATC, LAT, DHS AASPT President “I’m an optimist, it does not seem much use being anything else.” - Winston Churchill
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DECEMBER 5-7, 2019 | WESTGATE LAS VEGAS Team Concept Conference was presented December 5-7, 2019 at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino to a sellout crowd.
Management for the Sports PT, and Dan Lorenz, DPT, PT, LAT, CSCS rounded out the afternoon with Principles of Sports Performance Enhancement.
As always, the AASPT Executive Committee met prior to the start of the conference to kick off the week long activities. This year, AASPT once again hosted the Executive Committee of Sport Physiotherapy Canada for their meeting.
Attendees immediately joined our sponsors and exhibitors in the expo hall for the annual welcome reception. in the expo hall for all attendees. The large crowd enjoyed great food, good drinks and great networking!
The course began promptly at 1 pm on Thursday, December 5 with Sport Certified Specialist Course Hot Topics sessions.
This year, our app allowed attendees to earn points to win prizes on the final day of the conference.
Thank you to the AASPT and to our fantastic exhibitors and sponsors Zachary Christopherson, who provided gifts for PT, DPT started off the afthis competition! ternoon with Pre-partici- Structure + Function pation Evaluation & Education Screening, followed by Jill - Association of Clinical Thein-Nissenbaum, PT, Excellence DSc, SCS, ATC, speaking - RockTape on Environmental Condi- IJSPT tions in Athletes. The next session was preFriday began and ended sented by Barb Hoogenwith breakout sessions, boom, PT, ATC, EdD, who and included the annual spoke on Nutrition for the student, early career and Athlete. Airelle O. Hunterfirst-time reception at the Giordano PT, DPT, OCS, first break as well as the SCS, CSCS and Jason Left to right, Ian Anderson, Floyd VitoCruz, Ryan popular TeamMates Hugentobler, PT, DPT Jaredma, Kerry Mullenix and Shefali Christopher event over the lunch teamed up for Concussion enjoy the poster presentations on Friday evening. hour for the “Rookies�
Functional Rehabilitation After Anterior Shoulder Stability Repair. Dr. Busconi is the Chief of Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy, UMass Memorial Medical Center; an Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Physical Rehabilitation, Pediatrics, and Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Massachusets ended with a spine rehabilitation specialty program.
Left to right, Executive Director Mark DeCarlo; President Walt Jenkins; AOSSM Exchange Speaker Dr. Brian Busconi; Representative at Large, Erik Meira; Vice President Blaise Williams; and Glenn Williams pause to celebrate another successful TCC.
and “Captains” participating. Vien Vu and Shefali Christopher chaired this year’s event.
lar Tendinopathy:A Case Report. Jason Brumitt, PT, PhD, ATC, CSCS; Tyler Cuddeford, PT, PhD
The AASPT’s first ever Poster Presentation and Reception at Team Concept Conference was well attended. Nineteen posters were selected for competition, and a large crowd spent Friday evening reviewing the posters and collaborating with the presenters. We are pleased to congratulate our winners:
Saturday was another full day of education, featuring our AOSSM Exchange Lecturer, Brian Busconi, MD, on the topic
The conference wrapped up with a spine course on Saturday afternoon moderated by Mitch Rauh, AASPT Secretary. Make plans to join AASPT at the Westgate this year, December 3-5, 2020, for the next Team Concept Conference. The theme will be The Female Athlete, and the International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy will be present as part of our agenda. Save the date and don’t miss it!
2019 Team Concept Conference Research Poster Award Parental Beliefs Not Associated With Pain and Function Among Adolescent Athletes with Anterior Knee Pain William Rice, DPT, SCS; Mitchell Selhorst, DPT, OCS 2019 Team Concept Conference Case Report Poster Award In-Season Blood Flow Restriction Training for Decathletes with Patel-
Chad Condidorio and Jill Monson connect at the poster reception.
MEMBER OF INTEREST: Katie Lucas PT, DPT, SCS, OCS, CSCS working for several years, she is now pursuing her PhD in the Rehabilitation Science program within the College of Health Sciences at the University of Kentucky. Currently in her fourth year, she is working with Brian Noehren to study blood flow restriction training as well as postural control following ACL reconstruction.
Katie is currently in the Rehabilitation Sciences program at the University of Kentucky.
By Sylvia Czuppon Katie Lucas became immersed in physical therapy in elementary school while attending PT/OT sessions with her youngest brother, who has Down Syndrome and autism. As the oldest sibling, she had an opportunity to “help” him during his therapy sessions and this fostered her initial desire to join the profession. As a junior high schooler, she started volunteering at Cincinnati Children’s to gain further exposure to PT – and then ironically, tore her ACL and became a patient her-
self. Her experiences solidified her desire to pursue PT as a career, and she joined the entrylevel DPT program at Bellarmine University. Katie ran track and cross country and earned Academic All-American and AllAmerican status in the 3,000 meters. She graduated with her Bachelor's Degrees in Health Science and Psychology as well as her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Bellarmine in May 2008 and December 2009 respectfully. She also completed the Sports Residency Program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital in 2013. After
Katie’s interest in working with physically challenged athletes started with her younger brother but was further piqued while she was competing at Bellarmine, as two of her teammates were Paralympic athletes. After attending a CSM talk about how to become a medical classifier, Katie went through the process to become a national track and field classifier and a regional wheelchair basketball classifier (she is working towards her national certification). As a classifier, Katie is responsible for assessing athletes and classifying them based on established classification guidelines specific to the sport. Accurate classification ensures fairness during competition, as classifications are based on athletes’ physical ability rather than their sports performance. In addition to classifiers having knowledge about the typical sport and the adaptive sport, they must also have a strong grasp of biomechanics, which is why many medical classifiers are PTs and physicians. Katie’s experiences led her to her current role as the chair of the
Classifying at the Endeavor Games in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
AASPT Adaptive Sports SIG, formerly the Physically Challenged Athlete SIG. She started in this position 3 years ago. Her hope is for the SIG to focus on the safe adaptation of the sport and not the impairments of the athlete. Additionally, she wants the SIG to remain an “information hub” for clinicians and athletes alike. In the future, Katie hopes the SIG can help clinicians, programs, and residencies become more comfortable in the profession’s role in the care of these athletes on and off the field. “If we get a kid with cerebral palsy involved in basketball as a teenager, then they become the basketball player, not the kid with cerebral palsy. Identity improves. Confidence improves. Their movement improves. As PTs, we have such a cool opportunity to serve in this role, but a) we don’t really know about it and b) we don’t
feel really confident in doing it as a profession. This is how the Adaptive Sports SIG can help.” The Adaptive Sports SIG can help clinicians get athletes involved, help identify injuries, implement injury prevention techniques including strength and conditioning training, and treat injuries specific to this population. There was great programming at CSM 2020 in Denver with topics including Special Olympics, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), adaptive skiing, and adaptive sports at large. In December, SIG members also presented at the Blaze Adaptive Sports Conference (https://blazesports.org/) to discuss the role of physical therapy in injury prevention and management. A graduate of a sports residency program herself, Katie understands how competitive the appli-
Speaking at CSM.
cation process can be. In addition to networking early, she recommends that those interested in pursuing residency should “find who is doing the things you’re interested in and pick their brains. But don’t be afraid to go your own path. When I was in PT school, pursuing adaptive sports was a farfetched idea. Residencies want to see where you have gone, where you are going, and how they can help you get there.” However, Katie also cautions students from becoming overwhelmed with everything they might want to do in their career. Being constantly on-the-go all the time might cause students to miss small details, not only in school, but in their professional career – so make sure to “soak it all in!” Katie credits a large number of mentors in her growth to the cli-
APTA EVENTS AND OPERATIONS
Katie participating in her capstone project at Bellarmine University, where they investigated if balance predicted riding success in Lose the Training Wheels.
nician she is today. She is very thankful for her mentors at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Bellarmine University, Select Medical, the University of Kentucky, and the AASPT. To follow Katie on Twitter: @KatieLucasPT For more information about the Adaptive Sports SIG, visit: https://spts.org/member-benefits-detail/enjoy-member-benefits/special-interest-groups/adapti ve-sports-sig and follow on Facebook(https://www.facebook.com /AASPTAdaptiveSportsSIG/) and Twitter (@AdaptiveSportPT). Katie (second from right) with other swimming and track and field classifiers at the United States Olympic Training Campus in Colorado.
In an effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), effective March 11, 2020, APTA suspended in-person meetings and APTA business travel by staff or members through April 15, 2020. This includes the Federal Advocacy Forum in Washington, DC. APTA has not made any decisions about events occurring after April 15, 2020, including the House of Delegates and NEXT Conference & Exposition in June. We intend to continue to monitor the situation and announce a decision about those events by April 20, 2020. APTA will contact members affected by any suspended in-person events to share any related details, including information about registration refunds or the potential for replacement virtual meetings, as appropriate. This decision by APTA national does not dictate the status of activi-
ties hosted by APTA chapters and sections. We will continue to monitor the developments around the spread of coronavirus. As with all public health situations, we primarily rely on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, and the U.S. Office of the Surgeon General for the best information and preventive strategies. If you are registered for an APTA event beyond April 15, 2020, and don't want to attend due to coronavirus, contact APTA member services and you will be given a refund. (For quickest service, email memberservices@apta.org with the name of the event and the reason for your cancellation. If you have any other questions, please contact us.)
COMBINED SECTIONS MEETING 2020: DENVER BREAKS ALL RECORDS!
CSM: DENVER 2020
Record One: Over 18,000 physical therapists, physical therapy assistants and students gathered to celebrate physical therapy at Combined Sections Meeting 2020 in Denver, Colorado! The Colorado Convention Center (CCC) was the host facility for the conference, supported by meeting rooms in the Hyatt Regency and Embassy Suites hotels across the street. Record Two: AASPT is proud to have provided 47 educational sessions at this year’s event. Ranging from adaptive athletes to concussion to combat sports and more, the variety and depth of AASPT programming this year was better than ever. This is our highest number of presentations yet at a CSM!
Record Three: The AASPT presented seven Morning Sports Rounds with excellent turnouts. These early morning sessions were perfect for those early risers The Blue Bear outside the CCC.
wanting to maximize their attendance at CSM. This was the largest number of Morning Sports Rounds yet presented at CSM. Milestone: At CSM 2020, the new Concussion Special Interest Group was introduced, as well as the Specialization SIG, a merger of the Emergency Medical Responder SIG and the Residency and Fellowship SIG. Business Meeting: The largest student and early career attendance in history joined the AASPT Executive Committee for the annual business meeting. As President Walter Jenkins stated, “Students and early career members are the future of our Academy. As an Executive Committee we are focused on providing the benefits and support our younger
members need to grow personally and professionally.” Awards: The annual awards ceremony is always an exciting event, and the 2020 ceremony was not different. We are pleased to announce the 2020 winners.
The JOSPT George J. Davies – James A. Gould Excellence in Clinical Inquiry Award The Potential Role of the Cervical Spine in Sports-Related Concussion: Clinical Perspectives and Considerations for Risk Reduction Michael Streifer, Allison M. Brown, Tara Porfido, Ellen Zambo Anderson, Jennifer Buckman, and Carrie Esopenko. The JOSPT Guy G. Simoneau Excellence in Research Award Immediate and Short-term Effects of Thoracic Spine Manipulation in Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial Ian A. Young, Federico Pozzi, James Dunning, Richard Linkonis, and Lori A. Michener.
IJSPT Original Research Award Validity of Hand-Held Dynamometry in Measuring Quadriceps Strength and Rate of Torque Development. Joseph Lesnak, PT, DPT; Dillon Anderson, SPT; Brooke Farmer, MS, ATC; Dimitrios Katsavelis, PhD; and Terry L. Grindstaff, PT, PhD, ATC.
IJSPT Case Study Award Return to Advanced Strength Training and Weightlifting in an Athlete PostLumbar Discectomy Utilizing Pain Neuroscience Education and Proper Progression: Resident's Case Report. Zaki Afzal, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT; Cody J. Mansfield, PT, DPT, AT, OCS, FAAOMPT; Jake Bleacher, PT, MPT, OCS, FAAOMPT; and Matthew Briggs, PT, PhD, DPT, AT, SCS.
The Legacy Fund New Investigator Research Grant Award Maladaptive Psychosocial Beliefs and Adolescents with Patellofemoral Pain Mitchell Selhorst, DPT; Laura Schmitt, PT, PhD; Jessica Hoehn, PhD; Alicia Fernandez-Fernandez, DPT, PhD.
The AASPT Excellence in Research Award Prospective Validation and Responsiveness of the University of Wisconsin Running Injury and Recovery Index Evan Nelson, DPT, PhD; Stephanie Kliethermes, PhD; and Bryan Heiderscheit, PT, PhD, FAPTA, University of WisconsinMadison, Madison, WI.
Turner A. Blackburn Lifetime Achievement Hall of Fame Ed Mulligan, PT, DPT, ATC Mark Reinking, PT, PhD, MPT, ATC Teresa Schuemann, PT, DPT, ATC, RISPT
Outstanding Student Lindsey Wade, PT, DPT, ATC The Lynn Wallace Clinical Education and Professional Development Award Kerry Mullenix, PT, ATC
Ronald G. Peyton Award Joe Black, PT, DPT, ATC Please see the acceptance speeches from each of these winners in this issue! Congratulations to all winners! TeamMates: Another popular event was the TeamMates social immediately following the awards ceremony. It was a sellout crowd for mentorship and networking, as well as catching up with old and new friends.
New Horizon Award Julia Rapicavoli, PT, DPT, ATC
The Jack C. Hughston Sports Physician Award Jarrod Harrall, DO
Vien Vu, Shefali Christopher and Katie Colgan led the planning and execution of the evening’s events. “Rookies” and “captains” were matched in advance to meet and discuss sports physical therapy topics of interest to both. Also featured was a presentation by 2019 Traveling Fellows, moderated by Rob Manske. For photos from TeamMates, see page 11. Don’t forget! CSM 2021 is in Orlando and will include the APTA’s 100th anniversary celebration! Watch this link for upcoming information!
Excellence in Education Shefali Christopher, DPT, PhD, SCS
Special Interest Group Chair of the Year Marisa Pontillo, PT, PhD, DPT
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JOE BLACK: Ronald G. Peyton Award Recipient, 2020 Thank you Awards Committee. Thank you to the Executive Committee of the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy. Thank you Dr. Jenks and thank you President Jenkins. I promise to be short and sweet. While I am honored and humbled by this recognition, this award does not belong to me. This belongs to you. You are what has made me who I am today. You are what has made Sports Physical Therapy what it is today. You are what makes the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy what it is today. You have created a clinical specialty like no other and continue to forward it, to make it more important. Every day. You have directed the evolution of what we do to where we are an essential part of every athletic health care program. And it all started with this award’s namesake, Ron Peyton. It was Ron Peyton who showed us all “The Way.” Let’s go back. I was a country boy who almost didn’t get into physical therapy school and when I did, I got in trouble for joining the Sports Section. True story. I got called to the department head’s office and chastised with “tell me you’re not going to waste this valuable physical therapy degree on treating athletes!” I’m afraid I did.
After graduation, I attended a conference in Atlanta where Ron Peyton talked about the manifestation of everything that I had dreamed about. He showed me, he showed all of us, the path. Let me step back just a bit further. I was a college sophomore, recovering from knee surgery, when I met my first physical therapist, Ray Patterson. As I have done a thousand times, Ray asked me what my major was. I told him I was changing majors, trying to decide whether to become a football coach or a doctor. Ray said (and I can still hear him say it) “great—you’re going to be a physical therapist.” This award belongs to Ray. Let’s go back even further. I had a high school football coach that
turned me from an underachieving poor kid into someone who believed in himself. I had a college English teacher that somehow convinced me that I could excel academically. This award belongs to them. I always knew that athletic health care was my passion. I was smart enough to seek friendships among those that knew what it was all about. I became best friends with Danny Smith, a fellow Tennessean and someone that has always, always done things the right way. He became my role model. Most of you know Danny. Many of you know that he’s home battling a vicious type of cancer. Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma. I would like to pause for ten seconds. If you pray, pray. If not, just lift Danny up for a moment. I was also given permission to share that our friend David Farmer, one of the brightest minds in sports physical therapy, is losing his own battle with cancer. Please lift him up as well. I made friends with Tab Blackburn, our true superstar. I was nobody. I still don’t know why Tab accepted me as a friend. I suspect that if I polled the room, pretty much everyone here has a similar story—that Tab made them feel important, worthy of his attention. I became acquainted with this guy named Mike Voight because he really, really knew what he was talking about and engaged me in a
growth process that has not abated. I gained a sister along the way-Barb Hoogenboom. She loved me as a brother but never quit challenging me. I never had a sister. I guess that’s how siblings interact. I gained a bratty kid brother. Skip Hunter. What you might not know is that Skip is smart as hell with a heart of gold. Barney Poole has guided me through a career with our Association that has allowed me to sit at the table with kings and captains, to call our best leaders friends. This award belongs to all of them. I have developed lasting relationships all across this country. If I need help or advice or a consultation, I know just the person to call. Most of them are in this room. This award belongs to all of you. Bill Bandy, speaking from this very spot, changed the way I view my profession. He said “when I’m asked what I do, I tell them I’m a Sports Physical Therapist.” I’ve done the same since that moment. John Guido, sitting on the steps of Tulane Sports Medicine, changed the way I view students. If you are my student, you will be qualified to treat my athlete or my family member when you’re finished with me. Period. No exceptions. This award belongs to them. To the athletes and their parents who have trusted me with their health and wellbeing, this award is for you. There is no greater compliment that a Sports Physical Therapist can receive than the words “I feel better because you are on the field with my child—I know they’re going to be OK because you’re there.”
To those young professionals that I have taught and mentored, this award belongs to you. It is you that keeps me striving to be the best that I can be. To the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy (which I’m trying hard to say instead of Sports Section). Thank you. This body has given me opportunities and a career that has exceeded my wildest expectations. I just knew I wanted to take care of athletes. I never dreamed that this hallowed body would accept me, embrace me, teach me, and then honor me. This is the most embracing, most inclusive group in our profession. All I had to do was ask to be a part. All YOU have to do is ask to be a part. To Amy Arundale, sports physical therapist for the Brooklyn Nets, thank you. I live vicariously through you and love every moment of it. And the good thing is, I know you don’t mind. Thank you all. The Ron Peyton Award Purpose The purpose of this award is to acknowledge and honor a member of the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy who has made a distinguished contribution to the specialty of sports physical therapy. In addition, the recipient is offered an opportunity to share his or her achievements and ideas with members through a brief lecture presented at the CSM Awards ceremony. About Ronald G. Peyton Ronald G. Peyton earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical
Education in 1964. Peyton then entered Duke University where he earned a graduate degree in physical therapy in 1966. He was licensed as a certified athletic trainer and registered physical therapist. This background paved the way for Peyton's success as president and chief operating officer of The Dogwood Institute, Inc. in Alpharetta, Georgia. This firm specialized in sports medicine consultation seminars worldwide. Peyton was also the director of The Sports Medicine Education Institute, Inc., president of Sports Medicine Consultants, and president of The National Disability Management Institute. This consulting experience led him to the President's Council on Fitness and Sports in Washington, D.C. and more than 75 sports medicine centers worldwide. Peyton has led an interesting life, having been chosen to coordinate the sports medicine services at the Olympic Village for the 1996 Olympic Games, serving as physical therapist for The United States Air Force Academy, making multiple appearances on CNN, and providing physical therapy to the President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, in 1976. He has been honored with myriad awards from his professional organizations, including the APTA and AASPT. Peyton is known as a pioneer in the world of physical therapy and continues to be recognized for his contributions to the field.
ED MULLIGAN: Turner A. Blackburn Lifetime Achievement Award Hall of Fame Thank you. What an honor to be standing here. In 1981, in Columbus, GA, I started my first clinical rotation with Tab Blackburn as my clinical instructor. I had read every article in the knee-themed Physical Therapy Journal from December of 1980, of which Tab was one the contributing authors and was absolutely in awe of his reputation, knowledge, and expertise. Now, here I am 39 years later in his presence and my feelings have not changed one iota. You, Sir, are the legend this award acknowledges. If my voice is shaky or I’m visually nervous – please excuse me. Those of you who know me, know that I’m usually perfectly comfortable speaking to an audience but not under this circumstance. It would be impossible to describe my feelings to be receiving this award. It means a lot. An honor like this is special because of who bestows it – it is an award from my peers that I value most. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to those who believed I’ve merited this recognition. That’s what makes this extraordinary. I certainly didn’t arrive here on my own and I’d like to take a few moments to publically acknowledge that any success I’ve enjoyed was rooted in the influence and guidance of many of you in
Bart Bishop, who I knew early in their careers, have benefited in some way from my guidance. I’d also like to thank all of the students, residents, and faculty I’ve had the privilege to work with. They have perpetually fueled my inspiration.
the audience. I am the product of this academy and its contributors. Thanks to the initial invitation and mentorship from Ken Rusche, I had the opportunity to grow up in this section – he got me involved as a student and new graduate during his time as my professor at UTMB in Galveston. I am forever indebted to his purposeful inclusion to make me a part of the academy’s activities and ventures. I love speaking to the younger members and encouraging their professional growth and I do so, in honor, of Ken in an attempt to “pay it forward”. I hope people like Katie Lynch, Nick Andreas, McKenzie Scovill, Alan Hardin, Rick Stauffer, Burke Wilson, and
At the other end of the inspiration perspective are Hall of Famers like George Davies, Lynn Wallace, and Terry Malone who are the model of what we all aspire to become. I still remember the exact times each of these Hall of Famers called me by name. I don’t consider myself “lucky” – that is an attribute of chance. In the mid- 1970s I was a student trainer at the University of Nebraska and the staff, who were all dual credentialed, unusual at the time, encouraged me to apply to physical therapy school. Their support and endorsement were critical to my acceptance (it sure wasn’t my grades). Thank you to the late George Sullivan and Duke LaRue, as well as Jerry Weber and Dennis Sealy. While at Nebraska I had the opportunity to meet Ethan Saliba, now the head athletic trainer at Virginia, while he was on a student clinical rotation. I remember thinking, physical therapy school must make everyone that smart, no – that was just Ethan. I also had the good fortune of developing a life-
long friendship with Jim Nespor who has been at Iowa State forever. Navigating our professional growth at that time in my life was much easier with a friend like Jim. During that time I didn’t feel lucky, I considered the circumstance as providential. Very early in my physical therapy career, I benefited from the opportunity to work with academy leaders such as Larry Gardner, Gordon Eiland, Bob Finke, and William Breland. Each of these individuals taught me lifelong content or entrepreneurial lessons. William took a chance on me for my first real job as a physical therapist and helped me understand the role of community outreach as a sports medicine provider. As my career progressed I had the advantage of being able to teach with or learn from some of the best in our profession. Thank you to Kevin Wilk, Chris Arrigo, Mark Paterno, Terry Grindstaff, and Bob Marwood. I remember on a teleconference journal club Terry talking about short foot exercise. After his explanation of what this meant, I went from
thinking it was just a “tiny” foot to conducting and publishing research on the topic of intrinsic foot musculature training. Again, I don’t consider this lucky I consider their contributions to my professional development as inspirational. In the last twenty years I’ve had the great honor of working with some of the brightest minds in sports physical therapy through my involvement with the Boards of Specialty Certification and the Residency/Fellowship education. I cannot tell you how instructive and informative it has been to work among colleagues like Mark Weber, Mark Reinking, Harvey Wallman, Mike Rosenthal, Teresa Schuemann, and Jill Thein-Nissenbaum on the specialty council and Tara Hankins, John DeWitt, Craig Garrison, Brad Eggebrateten, Airelle Hunter, and Kendra Herrington in all things residency. Most recently I had the opportunity to work with current academy leaders like Walt Jenkins, Mitch Rauh, and Bryan Heiderscheidt on a publication project that is very personal to me – promotion of sports physical therapy education opportunities in our physical therapy schools. Again, I don’t consider these experiences and relationships to be lucky – but opportune. It’s been a lesson and validation on not saying no when asked to contribute. Finally, let me tell you about my blessings. The most important people in my life who’ve supported my pursuit of professional
excellence. My wife, Jana of 37 years, who is also a physical therapist, and my two sons and their families. I wish my mother was still with me to share in the joy of this award. She would have acted like it’s no big deal and then bored every friend she had about my accomplishment. One of my proudest moments was a couple of years ago when my oldest son, who is now a fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon and I began covering games together at the high school he attended. What a life in sports and physical therapy – from competing myself in high school, to taking my boys down on the sideline during coverage events, to watching them play themselves, to now being able to watch as they provide the medical oversight. While I hope this honor is not a benediction to my career – it certainly is a blessing. In closing, thank you for this humbling honor and tribute. My professional life has been full and rewarding and this academy was essential in fulfilling that dream.
MARK REINKING: Turner A. Blackburn Lifetime Achievement Award Hall of Fame Good evening! I want to thank the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy and the Hall of Fame committee for selecting me as a recipient of this honor. When I reviewed the previous recipients of this award, I find myself among giants of our section. Tab, George, Terry, Bob, Walt, Barb (S and H), Lynn, Gary, Bill, Mike, Kevin, Danny, Todd, Marty, Joe, Gordon, Mark, Cookie, Guy, Barney – these are men and women who I have looked up to, read their publications, sought their mentorship, and admired their leadership. Perhaps my induction has more to do with the fact that I have persistently hung around this section since 1986 than it has to do with my accomplishments! I want to take you back to last September when many of you were enjoying the fall weather and college sports. At Regis University, we were reeling from a cyber-attack that crippled all our technology – email, phones, and network drives. I was not able to use my Regis e-mail so was dependent on my Gmail account for all communication. It was a Saturday evening, September 7, when I checked my Gmail and noticed an email from an address I did not immediately recognize with the subject line of “AASPT Hall of Fame”. Given our recent cyberattack, I was quite suspicious of all email so I did not open it. On Monday morning, my curiosity got the best
that has stayed with me throughout my life is his admonition that I follow my passion and dreams.
of me and I opened the email. To my great surprise, it was from Tab notifying me of my nomination! I did have to ask Tab for an extension to submit my materials since I had no access to my CV, but he graciously allowed me to do so. Fast forward to a blustery cold day last December when my daughter Sarah (in attendance tonight) and I were in Indianapolis for a daddaughter weekend that I received another e-mail from Tab. In fact, Sarah and I were driving to visit my dad’s gravesite when the e-mail came. Sitting at a stoplight, I opened the email and learned of my selection for this award. For all sorts of reasons, this was the perfect time and place to be notified. I learned so much from my dad before his passing too early in 1981, but one thing
In the mid 1980s I was a high school science teacher at Colorado Academy just down the road in Lakewood, and I had developed a keen interest in sport injuries through my own mediocre athletic career and my experience as a coach. I was on the way to achieving my athletic training credential through the old internship route and my supervising AT happened to be a PT as well. I would invite her into my Human A&P classes at CA and sit in the back of the room thinking, “That’s what I want to do!” So, Libbie and I moved to Indianapolis in 1986 for me to attend PT school at what was then Indiana Central University, now University of Indianapolis. Terry Malone was the program director; in fact, he had interviewed me when I came for the admissions day earlier that year. Although the faculty at UIndy admonished us to keep our minds open about what we wanted to do after PT school, I was pretty set on sports PT. I was blessed with teachers like Terry, Sam Kegerreis, and Walt Jenkins, and my fascination with sports PT grew. Before graduation, I was offered a position at Saint Francis Sports Medicine in Indianapolis. My boss was Randy Kegerreis, Sam’s brother, who was also a PT ATC. I had the chance to work at local high schools as an AT in the evening and
on weekends while working as a PT during the day. Although sports residencies did not exist then, I had the closest experience one could have to a residency working at St. Francis. I learned so much under Randy’s mentorship and working with some outstanding PTs and ATs including Marty, Kevin, Sharon, Paul, Mike, Laura, and others. We started the first running clinic in Indianapolis to help runners stay injury free as they prepared for the Indy MiniMarathon. I had the opportunity to work with and learn from ortho surgeons like Jack Farr, Greg Hardin, and Don Shelbourne. These early years of my career were so instrumental in developing me into the clinician I am today. As a rookie clinician, I thought sports PT was all about what I did to my patients: taping, orthotics, Russian stim, MENS (you all remember that?), ultrasound, mobilizations. I wanted desperately to become the fastest ankle taper or the best at crafting a foot orthotics to correct a forefoot varus with a plantarflexed first ray. However, as time went by, I found less and less importance in what I did to an athlete and more importance in what I did with the athlete. I found the immense power in reading the literature and understanding what evidence-based care was all about. I learned that success with one patient did not translate into automatic success with another patient. I learned that doing a good exam and developing a plan with my athlete was more important
that doing something because a protocol said so. I found that being open to learning from athletic trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, sport psychologists, biomechanists, and nutritionists made me better. My encouragement to all the young career PTs or students here tonight is to commit to never stop learning, and to never think of yourself greater than others. In closing, I want to thank those who have walked with me on this journey – my wife Libbie, son Jason, daughter-in-law Ne, grandson Hayden, and daughter Sarah. Your love and support has kept me going through the good days and the not so good days. I thank my former colleagues at Clarke College and Saint Louis University, and my current colleagues at Regis University for challenging me to be better at what I do, and for allowing me to make mistakes along the way. I thank all of my students over the years – a few of whom are here tonight – for asking the questions and never letting me say “believe it because I said it.” Finally, I thank the good Lord for giving me wonderful parents, Bill and Sue, both of whom shaped me into the man I am today. Thank you.
The Turner A Blackburn Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award Purpose The purpose of this award is to honor an American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy member whose contributions to the specialty of sports physical therapy through leadership, influence, and achievements have been demon-
strated by frequent and sustained efforts for a period of not less than 25 years. About Turner A. Blackburn Turner A. “TAB” Blackburn earned a Bachelors in Physical Therapy from the Medical College of Virginia, and a Bachelors and Masters in Education from the University of Virginia. A highlight in Tab’s sports medicine career was serving the sports medicine team at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta at the Sports Center and Track and Field. Tab served seven years as Executive Director and Adjunct Professor at the Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine in New Orleans. He is currently Vice President of Corporate Development for Clemson Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation and Clinic Director of SportsPlus Physical Therapy of Manchester GA. He serves as Adjunct Professor at the University of St. Augustine. He is a co-founder and principal of North American Sports Medicine Institute. Tab has lectured nationally and internationally on shoulder, knee, and foot and ankle pathology and has constructed orthotics for over 20 years. Tab received AASPT’s top award in 1994: the Ron Peyton Award. He was honored by AASPT for his long time support of the Section with the “Turner A. Blackburn Lifetime Achievement Award” in 2005. The National Athletic Trainers Association presented Tab with the “Most Distinguished Athletic Trainers” award in 2008.
TERESA SCHUEMANN: Turner A. Blackburn Lifetime Achievement Award Hall of Fame me, the lessons you taught me, and the patience you shared with me. Believe me, you have taught me more than I will ever teach you – thank you!
Welcome to all of you and thank you. I am not sure that “I have seen further than others” as Sir Isaac Newton noted in a letter to his rival, Robert Hooke, but I do know that I have “stood on the shoulders of Giants” as he continued in his letter. The original author of this sentiment was a 12th century theologian, John of Salisbury who wrote in Latin: "We are like dwarfs sitting on the shoulders of giants.We see more, and things that are more distant, than they did, not because our sight is superior or because we are taller than they, but because they raise us up, and by their great stature add to ours." This is how I feel tonight being put in such company of truly legendary sports physical therapists. What makes me thankful is that I have had the privilege of serving with these individuals, and even more thankful for all the memories created together with the laughs far outweighing everything else. I have so much and many to be thankful for and in true “Sports Section” style, I will express my gratitude. I was planning to do it in the form of a toast, but in light that we do not have a bar, I will just express my sincere gratitude without the benefit of alcohol and just pretend to toast.
To all of my colleagues that I have had the pleasure of working with to write chapters, present sessions, work the booth, fold running T-shirts in the freezing cold, treat athletes, clean up the training/treatment rooms across the world, listen to accordion music, and the many other tasks that strengthens our passion to help athletes and/or teach others to do so – thank you! First, to my best friend and love of my life. None of this would have been possible without you and your continued support. I love and thank you, Karl. To my favorite female athletes and performing artists, thank you for all you have taught me. I can only imagine how hard it is to be the offspring of a physical therapist. I love you two, Alena and Sophia.
To the many friends in this room who have talked with me about such a wide range of topics from how to be a Sports PT and have a family to the best brewery to talk shop in and that best brewery or restaurant at so many conferences – here’s to the great conversations at all times of the day and night - Thank you!
To all of my mentors in the room and they are so plentiful, but my first two are Tab (Blackburn) and Mike (Voight). Thank you for all of the support and confidence you provided me. You truly shared with me the passion for helping athletes that still burns in me today.
For those in the room that I have yet had the pleasure to meet, thanks for the future opportunity to further our great profession in some way. I encourage you to get involved, say yes to something you never thought you would do, and stay involved. I look forward to our future adventures and wish for you the many memories that I have been able to build over the last almost three decades.
To all of the students, residents, and some colleagues who I have had the pleasure of teaching and mentoring – thank you for the trust you showed
Thanks to the many giants in this room that I have had the pleasure to stand with – Raise those glasses Cheers!
TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP: An Experience Like No Other By Abby Gordon Long before sunrise on the morning of Thursday, September 12, 2019, I boarded a sleepy airplane lightly coated in the typical Pacific Northwest mist heading towards a careerenhancing expedition. After a brief pit stop in Denver, I continued on to Cincinnati airport, oddly located across the Ohio River in Northern Kentucky. Upon arrival at the CVG baggage claim I met two physical therapists with whom I would spend the next eleven days learning and observing various topics related to sports physical therapy. Rebecca Troulliet from North Oaks Health System in Louisiana, and Patrick Barber from University of Rochester in New York joined me for the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy (AASPT, formerly known as the Sports Section) Traveling Fellowship. Sponsored by LightForce and DJO Global/DonJoy and named after Kevin Wilk, long time AASPT member and leader, we spent about three days each on the traveling fellowship at University of Cincinnati, Mayo Clinic locations in Minneapolis and Rochester, Minnesota, and The Ohio State University. What does it mean to be a Fellow? According to Wikipedia, "a fellowship is a group of people who work together to pursue mutual knowledge or practice." Though each of us had individual purposes for participation, we are all physical therapists working with athletes and we were all looking for growth in our careers. Through observation and lecture attendance with more seasoned clinicians, we had exposure to different techniques and clinical approaches
than our usual day-to-day experiences. Now that I've returned to my usual life and seeing my patients at Seattle Children's Hospital, I'm taking this opportunity to reflect on the experience and share why I chose to pursue this Fellowship, along with some highlights from our trip. First: Why did I want to complete a Fellowship? In May 2014, when I was completing Physical Therapy School at the University of Connecticut, my career aspirations were to serve as a team physical therapist in the WNBA. I had previously worked in a nonmedical capacity for the Connecticut Sun for four seasons, but elevating to this new type of position as a new grad physical therapist didn't seem remotely feasible. Beyond the fact that I was a new clinician, WNBA teams didn't have physical therapists then, so this goal seemed unrealistic (Most teams still don't). I thought
Fellows and PT staff at Cincinnati.
my fastest route to working with professional female athletes was to advance my education from physical therapy school through a sports physical therapy residency program. In 2014 there were about twenty of those programs nationwide, mostly offering one or two slots. I applied to three, including Ohio State, but was not successful in securing a position. Now there are almost fifty sports residency programs with so many more opportunities nationwide! To search residency programs in any physical therapy specialty area, check out the ABPTRFE website. Fortunately, physical therapists have an alternative route to obtaining board certification and specialization in sports physical therapy that does not require participation in a residency program. You can find the requirements to do so on the ABPTS site. As I pursued the alternative route, I also landed a role with the
Seattle Storm, and in March 2019 completed my Board Certification Exam. In our cohort, Pat also took his exam in March, following completion of the University of Rochester Residency program, and Becca is currently working through the alternative route requirements to specialize in the future. So because I did not complete a residency program but did pursue specialization, I felt like I lacked some of the mentorship and on-field hours that a residency would have provided, and this fellowship filled some of that gap. Second: What was the Fellowship like? Each location was very different from the others, which helped us gain a broad spectrum of the possible roles and responsibilities for a sports physical therapist. At the University of Cincinnati, we were hosted by Bob Mangine and Tim Machan, and primarily spent our time in their athletic training room with them and on the sideline. We had the chance to watch gametime coverage, led by Head Athletic Trainer Aaron Himmler, and had a sit-down discussion with their concussion program and vision training expert, neuroscientist Dr. Joe Clark. We attended lectures on a variety of topics by members of their staff including wearable technology, use of the ACL-Return to Sport Index Outcome Measure, neuroplasticity, and prevention of catastrophic injuries. We each presented our own lectures. My presentation examined the Impact of Fear Avoidance on Return to Sport, Becca discussed Sudden Cardiac Death and Pat outlined Upper Extremity Return to Sport Tests. After exploring Cincinnati, the three of us packed our bags to head to Minneapolis for the first half of our
With Timberwolves Robby Sikka and Matt Duhamel.
visit to the Mayo Clinic. Our host in Minnesota was Corey Kunzer, who is the coordinator of the Mayo Residency program. The clinic in Minneapolis serves the community as well as having partnerships with the Minnesota Lynx (WNBA), Minnesota Timberwolves (NBA), and Minnesota Twins (MLB). Only days before our arrival, the Seattle Storm had knocked the Lynx out of the WNBA playoffs, so I felt a little like I was in enemy territory, but I was glad to finally meet Emily Beyer, Lynx Team Physical Therapist, as well as Matt Duhamel, Team Physical Therapist/Director of Athletic Therapy for the Timberwolves and Jeff Lahti, PT for the Twins. We also met Robby Sikka, Timberwolves VP of Basketball Performance and Technology who uses wearable technology with the basketball players to improve their on-court performance. Their basketball facilities are fantastic and, according to their staff is considered to be the best training site in the NBA. They have practice basketball courts with athletic training rooms and locker rooms for the teams right next to the medical clin-
ics where they have physical therapists, orthopedic surgeons, physicians, athletic trainers, and other specialties who can thoroughly care for the athletes alongside the general public. Can you imagine being at your PT session and rehabbing alongside (Lynx superstar) Sylvia Fowles or (Timberwolf and UConn great) Shabazz Napier?! The Mayo providers collaborate with the team providers in their biomechanics lab which includes force plates and multiple angles of cameras for jump-testing and movement assessment as well as for recommendations for optimal care. It was a really interesting arrangement for sports medicine for all levels of athlete. We then traveled to Rochester, MN, home of the original Mayo Clinic. Founded in 1889, the Mayo Clinic is basically the entire town of Rochester and the area is spotted with old historical buildings that contain the most beautiful old libraries and intricate marble ceilings that tell the history of medicine in the US, along with more contemporary constructions housing the huge variety of specialties that the Mayo Clinic
hearse, attended the marching band Skull Session pep rally, and another football game. We had the chance to meet many of the Ohio State physical therapy residents studying in a wide variety of specialties, including performing arts, oncology, sports, orthopedics, women's health, and neurology. And I got to see some of my Ohio family living nearby, which was the cherry on top of a really awesome collection of learning experiences.
Diagnostic Imaging with Dr. Jay Smith at the Mayo Clinic.
houses. We learned about diagnostic ultrasound from expert Dr. Jay Smith and were taken to the Mayo Clinic biomechanics lab, which houses the machine used by Dr. Tim
John Dewitt, took us on a tour of their athletics and training facilities where I ran into former UConn and Connecticut Sun basketball player Tamika Williams for a quick reunion. We attended a discussion on articular cartilage surgical procedures presented by Caroline Brunst and a lecture presented by Dr. Ken Yeager on building resiliency, observed the nationally recognized The Ohio State Marching Band re-
I can't recommend this Fellowship highly enough, and would be happy to connect with anyone considering application for future participation. I'm sure that if you asked Pat and Becca, they would select different portions of our trip as their highlights or what was most impactful based on the differences between our patient populations and professional goals, but I'm so glad I was able to share this experience with them. Thank you so much, American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy for this opportunity!
Abby with Coach Tamika (Williams) Jeter at The Ohio State University.
Hewett to extensively study ACL injury, and participated in a golf biomechanics lab. After Minnesota, we headed to Columbus, Ohio, home of The Ohio State University Buckeyes. Our host, Fellows with John DeWitt at The Ohio State University.
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TEAM CONCEPT CONFERENCE 2020
DECEMBER 3-5 LAS VEGAS
OUR MEMBERS DRIVE OUR SUCCESS! Your Academy is planning for the future, and that will mean greater value to you at the end of the day. First, we are close to selecting a new database and online tools to power our virtual community of sports physical therapists, assistants, and students. This means that you will have a greater ability to find other members and connect with each other around both personal and professional topics to support you in your work. Next, Special Interest Groups (SIGs) have expanded leadership opportunities to provide additional resources and greater value to their members. As part of that effort, SIG leaders are collecting the names of members interested in getting more involved. SIGs can now host educational webinars via Zoom, and their leadership teams are busy brainstorming future educational programming for you.
Finally, two new SIGs are up and running! Members interested in the rehabilitation of athletes with concussions will want to join the Sports Concussion SIG. Those interested in post-graduate education or obtaining a sports specialization credential should join the Sports Specialization SIG. If you have ideas you’d like to share, please reach out to your SIG’s chair (information available on the web). Or if you have general suggestions that you would like to share, email Membership Engagement Director Jayme Little at sports-ptacademy@aaspt.org. Your ideas power our future, so raise your hand and tell us what you would like to see from your Academy.
COURSES Please note: The courses listed here are still on schedule at the time of publication. AASPT is not responsible for cancellations or rescheduling of these courses, unless sponsored by AASPT. Please contact the provider for registration and to confirm courses will still be held. MARCH
Open ERA Course from 8am to 5pm on Saturday, March 21 through Sunday, March 22, 2020 at: NEW LOCATION: Homewood Suites Needham MA 200 1st Avenue Needham, MA 02494 APRIL
April 18th - 19th, 2020 Milwaukee, WI
Open ERA 8am to 5pm on Sat April 18 and Sun April 19 2020 MOTION Sports Medicine - Midtown East 160 E 56th Street New York, NY 10022 Open ERA 8am to 5pm on Sat May 2 and Sun May 3 2020 Cleveland Clinic Sports Health Center Physical Therapy 5555 Transportation Boulevard Garfield Heights, OH 44125
Foundations in Dry Needling for Orthopedic Rehab & Sport Performance May 8-10, Reno, NV Fascial Manipulation® by Stecco FM-1b: May 15-17, Houston, TX
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May 16th - 17th, 2020 San Francisco, CA
Open ERA Course from 8am until 6pm on Saturday, May 16 and 8am until 5pm on Sunday, May 17, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center 565 1st St SW Rochester, MN 55902 JUNE
Foundations in Dry Needling for Orthopedic Rehab & Sport Performance June 5-7, Des Moines, IA
Open ERA Course from 8am until 7pm on Saturday, June 6 and 8am until 4:30pm on Sunday, June 7, 2020 at: VCU College of Health Professions 900 E. Leigh St. Richmond, VA 23298 Open ERA Course from 8am until 6pm on Saturday, June 20 and 8am until 5pm on Sunday, June 21, 2020 at: SBU Health Sciences 2103 S. Springfield Ave. Bolivar, MO 65613 Open ERA Course from 8am until 6pm on Saturday, June 27 and 8am until 5pm on Sunday, June 28, 2020 at: Duke Sports Sciences Institute Stedman Auditorium 3475 Erwin Road Durham, NC 27705
July 25-26, Annapolis, MD
Wilmington, DE Advanced Dry Needling for Orthopedic Rehab & Sport Performance June 26 - 28 Fayetteville, AR
Open ERA Course from 8am until 6:30pm on Saturday, July 25 and 8am until 4:30pm on Sunday, July 26, 2020 at: Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital 3955 University Blvd S Jacksonville, FL 32216
All Structure and Function Courses register at https://structureandfunction.net/courses/ All ACE/Certified Running Gait Analyst Course register at https://www.certifiedrunninggaitanalyst.com/ course-offerings
DECEMBER TEAM CONCEPT CONFERENCE 2020 December 3-5, 2020 Save the Date! Registration opens May 1!
Open ERA Course From 8am until 6pm on Saturday, December 12, 2020, and 8am until 4:30pm on Sunday, December 13, 2020 at: Team Rehabilitation Training Center 30801 Barrington Street, Suite 130 Madison Heights, MI 48071
JULY Advanced Dry Needling Concepts Comprehensive Approach to the Lumbo-Pelvic-Hip Complex
June 6th - 7th, 2020
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SEPTEMBER Open ERA Saturday, Sep 19 and Sunday Sep 20, 2020 at BodyCentral Physical Therapy 1991 E Ajo Way, Suite 149 Tucson, AZ 85712
Open ERA Course from 8am until 7pm on Saturday, July 25 and 8am until 4:30pm on Sunday, July 26, 2020 at: University of Louisiana Monroe 700 University Avenue Brown Hall 225 Monroe, Louisiana 71209
The world of Physical Therapy is changing quickly, and Certified Running Gait Analyst would like to help! With recent events we have heard that Continuing Education funds are being reduced or eliminated by employers. We would like to offer FREE CEUs to AASPT Members for a limited time and request that you help spread the message. The course is called “Essential Elements of Running,� and is the pre-requisite course for our Certified Running Gait Analyst Course. SIX CEUs are provided through ProCert for PTs and PTAs, and 8 credits through BOC for Athletic Trainers. To access the course please go directly through this link (otherwise the course will show up as $200): https://www.certifiedrunninggaitanalyst.com/offers/cJ5 H55ii?coupon_code=CORONASTINKS We ask that you please share this link on your social media channels so that more people will have access to the free course.