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DissertationRivera, Mason JosephPurpose: Falls are a significant health concern for older adults in the United States due to their prevalence, mortality risk, and cost. Tai Chi has been commonly studied for its effect on improving function and reducing the incidence of falls in olde . . .
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DissertationRamirez, Hannah LynnBackground: The number of concussions has continued to rise over the last decade due to an increase in awareness and activity participation. The Concussion Balance Test (COBALT) has a higher sensitive when compared to other traditional tests that was . . .
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DissertationPrado, MarkPurpose: Falls are a common cause of injury in community dwelling older adults. Risk factors include decreased muscle strength, balance, and neurocognitive disorders such as Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). MCI is considered the preclinical stage betw . . .
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DissertationMoffet, AmyBackground: Approximately 1.6 to 3.8 million concussions a year are sports-related concussions. However, a majority are unreported or do not get medical attention. Concussions can lead to increased functional impairments, long-term neurological defici . . .
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DissertationMendoza, SamanthaPurpose: Falls are a significant burden on the health care system because of their high prevalence, economic cost, and functional decline. Older adults are more susceptible to falls because the natural aging increases risk factors associated with fall . . .
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DissertationLow, AllisonObjective: The purpose of this meta-analysis is to determine if functional electrical stimulation-lower extremity cycling ergometric (FES-LCE) has beneficial effects on muscle atrophy and body composition in chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) persons. I . . .
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DissertationLemoine, JustinObjectives: To examine the effects of glenohumeral joint mobilization interventions on pain and ROM in patients with adhesive capsulitis compared to intraarticular corticosteroid injections. Methods: Studies comparing glenohumeral joint mobilizat . . .
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DissertationKwon, DianePurpose: The purpose of this meta-analysis is to examine the effects of resistance exercise (RE) compared to weight-bearing aerobic exercise (WBAE) on bone mineral density (BMD), fall risk, and quality of life (QOL) in postmenopausal women with low bo . . .
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DissertationHill, Randy BishopObjective: To determine the effects of a novel 6-week, standardized, group-based plyometric training program on force generating potential of knee extensors, hip abductors, and hip extensors and reactive strength as measured by the reactive strength i . . .
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DissertationHendrick, TannerPurpose: The purpose of this meta-analysis was to investigate the effectiveness of ambulant myofeedback training in the treatment of WRUEDs among office workers ages 18-62 years old and of either gender. Hypothesis: The hypothesis of this meta-analy . . .