We are excited again to have a large presence at The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) 2026 in Anaheim, CA. Below you will find details on our alumni and friends social, and also see where our faculty and alumni will be presenting or sharing poster content.
We hope that you will take some time to connect with us, and learn how we are Moving Lives Forward.
Alumni and Friends Social
Join faculty and staff for an alumni and friend social at Puesto Anaheim from 5:30-7:30 PM! We will have drinks and appetizers, and networking and socializing.
RSVP to recieve reminder and updates HERE.
Thursday, February 12, 2026
8:00 AM - OR-24753 The Hyperextended Knee: An Underappreciated Problem
Irene S. Davis, PT, PhD, FAPTA and Patricia Teran-Wodzinski, PT, PhD
8:00 AM - Disclosure Accuracy in Trials and Clinical Practice Guidelines Exploring Corticosteroid
Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis
Craig S. Vecchiarelli, PT, DPT, Lee Newman PT, MPT, Shannon Taylor Boyd, PT, DPT, Jodi L. Young, PT, DPT, PhD and
Daniel I Rhon, PT, DPT, DSc, PhD
8:00 AM - LI-23992 Ethical Leadership: Evidence-Based Organizational and Leadership Ethics in
PT
Rebecca Edgeworth Ditwiler, PT, DPT, Dustin Dean Hardwick, PT, DPT, PhD and Laura Lee Swisher, PT, PhD, FAPTA
10:30 AM - ED-23966 Re-Inventing Ethics Education for a New Generation: An Evidence-Based Approach
Rebecca Edgeworth Ditwiler, PT, DPT, Dustin Dean Hardwick, PT, DPT, PhD and Laura Lee Swisher, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Proximal Loading Improves Distal Force Output in a Patient with Cervical Radiculopathy: A Case Report. John Zhang, PT, DPT, ATC, LAT (Alum) and Austin Kendall Ryan, PT, DPT
Use of Blood Flow Restriction Training to Enhance Motor Learning Following Achilles Rupture Hayden Euper, PT, DPT (Alum)
Friday, February 13, 2026
8:00 AM - LI-24793 Raising the Bar in PT Education- from Classroom to Courtroom: Learning to
Protect Your License
Aliya Navid Chaudry, PT, DPT, Esq, JD, MBA, Rebecca Edgeworth Ditwiler, PT, DPT and Joy R. Karges-Brown, PT, EdD
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM Cardiac Dysfunctions Following Covid-19 Diagnosis
Bini Sathish Thomas, PT, DPT, EdD, MSA, Karissa Olsen, PT, DPT, Steven Panavelil,
SPT and Anna Ciolfi, SPT
Saturday, February 14, 2026
8:00 AM - NE-24798 The Role of Physical Therapists in Multidisciplinary Management of Individuals
with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Jeannie B. Stephenson, PT, PhD, Morris Casano Beato, PT, DPT and Kristina Vaughn, PT, DPT
Validation of the Survey on Ethics Experiences and Knowledge (SEEK) for Physical Therapy
Practitioners
Elena Crooks, PT, DPT, PhD, Gail M. Jensen, PT, PhD, FAPTA, John Koprek, SPT, Brynn
Lister, SPT, Kimberly Stone Somers, PT, Gina L. Sprint, PhD, Meryl R. Gersh, PT, PhD,
Nancy R. Kirsch, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA, Rebecca Ditwiler and Bruce Howard Greenfield, PT, BSPT, PhD, FAPTA
8:00 AM Comparison of Two Home-Based Respiratory Muscle Strength Training Programs
in Individuals with Persistent Dyspnea Post-COVID-19
Bini Sathish Thomas, PT, DPT, EdD, MSA, Sandra Morgan and Theresa Beckie
Management of Temporomandibular Disorder in a Female with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis:
A Case Study
Christopher Moceri, PT, DPT (Alum), Joel Eric Bialosky, PT, PhD and Ryan A. Vickers, PT, DPT