Beginner / Lecture
Fort Myers, FL /
Thursday, July 3, 2008 – 1:40-2:40 pm – 1.0 credit hour equal to 1.0 CEC/.1 CEU
(Classroom: 1:40-2:40 pm)
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
The purpose of this research was to evaluate pain and
function in response to completion of lumbar spine stabilization exercise
protocols. The first protocol was land based and the second program is the
Aquatic Lumbopelvic Stabilization Protocol created by Dr. Luis Vargus. One
participant completed each protocol, and each participant was selected based on
inclusion and exclusion criteria. The collected data consisted of the Oswestry
Disability Index score taken prior to and in completion of each protocol, along
with manual muscle testing, range of motion and special tests results. Another
primary objective of this research is to provide a practical and functional
treatment approach to accommodating the wide variety of patients with low back
pain and instability.
COURSE
OBJECTIVES:
1) The purpose of this study is to assess functional
ability, in relation to low back pain, before and after completion of two
exercise protocols; one being land based and the other being aquatics based.
2) The goal of this study is to decrease pain and improve function in
participants suffering from low back pain.
Researchers also desire to provide evidence that aquatics-based lumbar
stabilization activities can be more successful in improving function and
reducing pain than traditional land-based lumbar stabilization activities.
3) The hypothesis of this research study is that the Aquatic
Lumbopelvic Stabilization Protocol will show more significant results in the
reduction of pain and the improvement in function over the land-based
protocol.
4) Key variables: Independent Variables (land-based and
aquatics-based lumbar stabilization exercise protocols); Dependent Variable
(pain and function).
FACULTY: Jason Adames, SDPT, is a graduate physical therapy student coursing studies towards
the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program in the Department of Physical
Therapy at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, West Virginia. He will be
completing his doctoral degree in August 2008 and has successfully defended his
doctoral research project. He is currently in the process of completing his
last internship at Rehabilitation Associates of Portage County Inc. in
Woodsfield, Ohio. Dr. Luis G. Vargas has served as his doctoral research
advisor and physical therapist, Marty Biondi, has been his research consultant.
The soon-to-be Dr. Adames has a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts from
Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio. He also has 13 years of
experience as a physical therapist assistant. He has an extensive continuing
education history that primarily focuses on strength and conditioning with an
emphasis in core stabilization.
Robert Bayley, SDPT, is a graduate physical therapy student coursing studies towards
the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program in the Department of Physical
Therapy at Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, West Virginia. He will be
completing his doctoral degree in August 2008 and has successfully defended his
doctoral research project. He is currently in the process of completing his
last internship at Ohio Valley General Hospital in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Luis G. Vargas has served as his doctoral research advisor and physical
therapist, Marty Biondi, has been his research consultant. The soon-to-be Dr.
Bayley has a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology also from Wheeling Jesuit
University. As an undergraduate student, he completed research projects in his
psychology major.