Department of Physical Therapy Student Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Dissertation: Long-term effect of single event multiple level orthopedic surgery on the functional classification of children with cerebral palsy, Ellen M. Godwin
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Interrater Reliability of McKenzie's Classifications of the Derangement Types Present in Patients with Low Back Pain, Tom Adams
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Relationship of Ankle Plantar Flexor Strength and Step/Stride Length in the Elderly Population, Timothy Ahlip
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Amount of Patient Education in Home Health Care, Mimi Albea
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Electromyographic Analysis of the Vastus Medialis/Vastus Lateralis Muscles Utilizing the Unloaded Narrow and Wide Stance Squats, Ricky Anderson
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Physical Therapists' Perceptions of Continuous Passive Motion in Total Knee Arthroplasty, John Charles Arena
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Balance Assessments after Tai Chi Training of People over 60 Years of Age, David Vincent Barr III
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Comparison of Physical Therapy and Chiropractic Definitive Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain, Adi Benitah
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Personality Types of Board Certified Pediatric Physical Therapists, Susan BenJoseph
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Effects of a Short Leg Metal Brace with Bilateral Metal Uprights on a Patient with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Marisela Bertot
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Opinions of Physical Therapists Concerning Burn Care Education, Michele Rogers Bower
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Comparison of Tasks Performed by College Graduate and Equivalency Trained Physical Therapist Assistants Employed in California, Kirk Bradley
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Factors Influencing Physical Therapy Students' Decisions to Work with the Geriatric Population, Allison L. Brescia
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Delegation and Supervision of Physical Therapy Aides, Ann C. Brown
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Difference in Knowledge Between Nova Southeastern University Osteopathic Medical and Physical Therapy Students Regarding Their Own and Each Other's Professions, Lori Burdick
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Investigating Feet Positions of the Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction and Balance, Amy Buxton
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Faculties' Perceptions of the FPTA and Do They Encourage Student Membership, Joe Caroccio
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Posterior Loading Effects on the Lumbar Spine, Charan Tony Chadha
Thesis - NSU Access Only: The Use of Self-Assessment in the Physical Therapy Profession as a Method for Evaluating Professional Growth, John Robert Chadwick
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Characteristics and Tools Used by Physical Therapists for the Assessment of Pressure Ulcers, Cara Chickanosky
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Effects of a Therapeutic Body Alignment Class on Professional Ballet Dancers, Craig Cohen
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Physical Therapists' Application of Functional Balance Tests on Patients Who Have Suffered Traumatic Brain Injury, Scott N. Colling
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Effects of Specific Ballet Dance Exercises on the Balance Abilities of Healthy Older Adults, Karen Consolo
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Relationship Between Work-Related Low Back Pain and Contributing Job Factors Among Physical Therapists, Lynn Cousineau
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Ideal Pediatric Physical Therapist as Perceived by Parents of Children with Disabilities, Shea Adair Dalrymple
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Relationship Between Sit and Reach Test Scores and Low Back Pain Among Amateur Soccer Players, Daniele B. D'Ambrosio
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Time Utilization by Physical Therapists During Patient Treatment Sessions, Monica De Vega
Thesis: Effects of Managed Care on the Professional Autonomy of Board Certified Physical Therapy Specialist's Practice, Cami Diezel
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Muscle Imbalance in the Lower Leg and Lateral Ankle Instability in Adolescents, Jonathan Di Gregorio
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Role of Exercise in Injury Prevention for Junior Tennis Players, Danielle Dilloff
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Effect of Wearing a Weight-Belt on EMG Activation of Specific Muscles During a Dead Lift Exercise, Marc B. Domb
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Family Involvement in Physical Therapy for Children with Cerebral Palsy, Sandra R. Dupree
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Components Contributing to Job Satisfaction in Various Physical Therapy Settings, Rachel Feingold
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Employers' Preferences in Hiring Certified Athletic Trainers or Physical Therapists in Team Sports Settings, Alison Ferrara
Thesis - NSU Access Only: New Perspectives in Managing Work Injuries and Their Implications for On-Site Physical Therapy, Craig Goldberg
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Physical Therapy Students' Perceptions of the Value of the Pre-Admission Physical Therapy Experience, Randee Goldstein
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Patient Satisfaction and Its Influence on Home Program Compliance in Physical Therapy, Erine Grove
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Relationship of Physical Therapists' Reflective Practitioner Skill Characteristics, Mary Gunn
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Opinions of Clinical Instructors on Essential Functions, Sandra C. Halphen
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Physical Therapist vs. PT/ATC Delegation of Duties to Athletic Trainers in the Orthopaedic Setting, Daniel Keith Hoctor
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Quality of Life Perspectives from Elderly Patients and the Therapists that Treat Them, Rosemary Hughes
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Incidence of Low Back Pain and Irregular Menstrual Cycles in Female Distance Runners, Kimberly L. Kennedy
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Business and Industry Perceptions of the Physical Therapist's Role in Preventing and Treating Work-Related Injuries, Karen D. King
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Recognizing Depressive Signs and Symptoms in the Elderly by Physical Therapists, Caroline J. Kisslan
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Interrater Reliability of the Tape Measurement Method in the Assessment of Leg Length Discrepancy, Dyaeli Kunkel
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Chronic Pain - Orthopedic Certified Specialists' Knowledge and Attitudes, Nicole M. Laporte
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Effects of Managed Care on Privately Owned Physical Therapy Practices, Howard Layne
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Curriculum Content in Physical Therapy Programs as Related to the Role of the Physical Therapist Assistant, Flavio O. Leite
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Idiopathic Senile Gait: Are They Fast Enough to Cross the Street?, Omar H. Llaguna
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Effect of Experience on Physical Therapists' Ability to Identify a Lumbar Spinous Process, Suzanne S. Lowe
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Factors that Influence Minority Students to Choose Physical Therapy as a Profession, Michelle M. Madison
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Age Difference and Their Effect on Deciding a Career in Physical Therapy, Danielle Marie
Thesis - NSU Access Only: A Comparison of Shoulder Joint Proprioception in Geriatric and Young Adults, Daniel W. Mayhan
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Effects of Postural Taping on the Electromyographic Activity of the Upper Trapezius Muscle in a Patient with Cervical Postural Syndrome, Lynn A. McCowen
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Relationship Between Isokinetic Strength and Functional Performance in Healthy Adults, Sean M. McCue
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Learning Styles of Nova Southeastern University Second Year Physical Therapy Students, Francine Mignano
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Degree of Burnout in Physical Therapists Working with Geriatric Patients, Gary Miller
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Functional Reach: Predictive Validity in a Sample of Elderly Women over a Three Month Period, Denise A. Monert
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Role of Physical Therapists in the Education of Sitting Posture in Patients with Low Back Pain, Kay Niedermeier
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Physical Therapists' Early Initiation of Patient Education in Acute Low Back Pain Patients, Karen Noiman
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Assessment of Changes in Physical Therapists' Attitudes Toward Chronic Pain Patients, Michael Nowels
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Physical Therapists' Delegation of Tasks to Support Personnel, Paul Oberdorfer
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Physical and Occupational Therapy Students Characterize Themselves and Each Other, Teresa M. Palicia
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Measurement of the Performance of Wheelchairs by the Caregivers of Disabled Children in Jamaica, Elizabeth J. Payne
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Reliability of Force Applied During Goniometric Measurement of Passive Knee Flexion as Measured with a Hand-Held Dynamometer, Stuart Marshall Peterson
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Effects of Ultrasound Application Followed by Static Stretch on Hamstring Lengthening, John Petrunyak
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Parents' and Physical Therapists' Perceptions of Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation in Children, Laura Pfendler
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Essential Evaluation and Assessment Functions as Identified by Clinical Instructors, Helen Present
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Factors Influencing College Students' Knowledge of Physical Therapy, Marcy Rabhan
Thesis - NSU Access Only: What are the Benefits and Perceptions of Physical Therapists About Aquatic Physical Therapy?, Douglas K. Reed
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Cognitive Retention of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Physical Therapy, Bryan Regar
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Physical Therapist's Role in Urinary Incontinence Intervention, Jennifer Salamey
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Effects of Sociodemographics Variables and Compliance to Physical Therapy Home Exercise Programs, Lauren Salles
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Effect of Joint Mobilization on Range of Motion and Pain in Post-Operative Rotator Cuff Repair Rehabilitation, Lisa Sayfie
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Physical Therapists' Perceptions of Job Satisfaction Factors, Alan Seabrook
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Factors that Influence Low Back Pain in Mature Golfers, Brian Sickorez
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Evaluation of Students' Learning Strategies in Problem-Based & Traditional Physical Therapy Curricula, Alexis Silberman
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Comparison of Occupational and Physical Therapists' Knowledge and Recognition of Battered Women in Clinical Settings, Kristen Friis Snellenburg
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Examining Professional Role Behavior of Physical Therapists Regarding Membership in the Florida Physical Therapy Association, Charisse Sorena
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Personality Types of Physical Therapists and Job Satisfaction in the Geriatric Setting, Stephanie Sposato
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Changes in Unilateral Postural Stability Using a Brace and Tape, Burton W. Stevens Jr.
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Direct Access: The Impact on the Practice of Physical Therapy in the State of Florida, Lawrence Scott Stewart
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Physical Therapist Assistants' Perceptions of the Utilization of Massage, Sandra Stien
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Career Choice Factors for Nova Southeastern University Physical Therapy Students, Daisy Tam
Thesis - NSU Access Only: How Physical Therapists Inquire and Respond to Women with Urinary Incontinence, Marie S. Valdes
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Intrarater and Interrater Reliability of an Adapted Sphygmomanometer on Isometric Abdominal Muscle Strength, Jose Vazquez
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Effects of Temperament on Burnout Among Physical Therapists, Flor Maria Vidal
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Stress and Compliance in Caregivers of Children with Muscular Dystrophy, Vicki Walker
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Extent of Inappropriate Patient Sexual Behavior Toward Florida Physical Therapists, James Weinstein
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Exercise in the Treatment and Management of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Jennifer Welch
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Measuring Empathy Among Physical Therapists and Students, Jeannie Wells
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Compliance of Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus to an Aerobic Exercise Program, Heather Wiles
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Relationship Between Training Programs and Shoulder Injuries in Master's Swimmers, Susan Wyatt
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Distribution of Overlap of Service Between Physical Therapists and Occupational Therapists in Skilled Nursing Facilities in the State of Florida, Jeffrey Alan Yaskin
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Aquatic Therapy Effects Over Time on Perceived Pain Levels of Individuals with Osteoarthritis, Shari Leigh Zelman
Thesis - NSU Access Only: Physical Therapy Implementation in Florida Public Schools, Jennifer Zuidema