Combined Sections Meeting AASPT Excellence in Research Award
Of the 300+ research abstracts submitted to AASPT each year, only one is recognized with this highly competitive award. The scientific quality and relevance to sports physical therapy of each submission is rigorously evaluated using a blinded process, with the highest ranked receiving the award.
Past Recipients
2003
Clinical diagnostic accuracy and magnetic resonance imaging findings in patients referred by physical therapists versus orthopaedic surgeons and nonorthopaedic providers
Josef Moore, Don Goss, R. Baxter, T. DeBerardino, D. Taylor, D. Fellows
2004
Effect of ACL reconstruction on the femoral nerve H-reflex
Michael Rosenthal, Josef Moore, D. Taylor, T. DeBerardino
2005
Supervised clinic-based physical therapy versus home exercise in the treatment of acute lateral ankle sprains
Marc Weishaar, Josef Moore, T. Pendergrass, Don Goss, E. Slivka, R. Green, P. Stoneman
2006
Hip and knee strength, EMG activity, and kinematics in subjects with patellofemoral pain syndrome
Lori Bolgla, Terry Malone, Tim Uhl, Brian Umberger
2007
The effectiveness of a balance-training intervention in reducing the incidence of noncontact ankle sprains in high school football players
Tim Tyler, Malcolm McHugh, M. Mirabella, Michael Mullaney, Stephen Nicholas
2008
Identifying impairments that predict function: a preliminary step in developing return-to-sport guidelines for ACL reconstruction
Trevor Lentz, S. Tillman, M. Moser, P. Indelicato, Steven George, Terri Chmielewski
2009
Correction of posterior shoulder tightness is associated with symptom resolution in patients with internal impingement
Tim Tyler, Stephen Nicholas, Michael Mullaney, Malcolm McHugh
2010
Prevalence and relationships between disordered eating, menstrual dysfunction and musculoskeletal injury among competitive female interscholastic runners
Mitchell Rauh, J. Nicholas, Michelle Barrack
2011
Fear of reinjury/low confidence 1 year after ACL reconstruction: high prevalence and altered self-ratings
Trevor Lentz, G. Zeppieri, M. Moser, P. Indelicato, Steven George, Terri Chmielewski
2012
Axial loading rates during walking and running in females with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and healthy controls
Brian Noehren, C. Miller, H. Wilson, C. Lattermann
2013
Pre-season shoulder ROM screening as a predictor of injury among youth, adolescent, and professional baseball pitchers
Ellen Shanley, Micheal Kissenberth, Charles Thigpen, Lane Bailey, Richard Hawkins, Lori Michener, Mitchell Rauh
2014
A postural control sway complexity protocol for detection of post-concussion deficits in youth
Catherine Quatman-Yates, Jason Hugentobler, B. Janiszewski, N. Mwase, B. Kurowski, M. Riley
2015
Achieving symmetry in ACL return to sport testing does not represent prior functional levels
Elizabeth Wellsandt, Mathew Failla, Lynn Synder-Mackler
2016
Young athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with single-leg drop-landing asymmetries at the time of return to sport demonstrate decreased knee function two years later
Matthew Ithurburn, Mark Paterno, Kevin Ford, Timothy Hewett, Laura Schmitt
2017
Risk for lower extremity injury following concussion: a matched cohort study in soldiers
Joseph Kardouni, Tracie Shing, Craig McKinnon, Dennis Scofield, Susan Proctor
2018
Clinical and return to sport outcomes by graft type after completion of a secondary ACL prevention program
Angela Smith, Jacob Capin, Ryan Zarzycki, Lynn Snyder-Mackler
2019
Peak vertical ground reaction force and center of mass vertical excursion are prospectively associated with injury in elite cross-country runners
Christa Wille, Mikel Stiffler-Joachim, Alyson Kelsey, Chuck Hart, Bryan Heiderscheit
2020
Prospective validation and responsiveness of the University of Wisconsin Running Injury and Recovery Index
Evan Nelson, Stephanie Kliethermes, Bryan Heiderscheit
Recognizing AASPT members who have contributed significantly to sports physical therapy research.
Team Concept Conference Abstract Awards
Launched in 2019, accepted abstracts are evaluated by a panel of judges for scientific quality and relevance to sports physical therapy, with the top research and case report posters being recognized.
Past Recipients
2019
Research Poster Award:
Parental beliefs not associated with pain and function among adolescent athletes with anterior knee pain
William Rice, Mitchell Selhorst
Case Report Poster Award:
In-season blood flow restriction training for decathletes with patellar tendinopathy: a case report
Jason Brumitt, Tyler Cuddeford
