Students in the University of Washington’s Master of Prosthetics and Orthotics (MPO) program earned scholarships at the Northwest Chapter Meeting of the American Academy of O&P (NWAAOP) meeting in April. The NWAAOP board awarded second-year students Val Goetz, Mya Akrie, and Shannon Coyle $1,000 each as part of the Bernard Simon Scholarships.
Second-year students gave presentations based on the critically appraised topics they completed in the evidence-based practice course. Coyle presented “The effect of night-time orthosis use on dorsiflexion range of motion in children with lower limb paresis.”
Other presentations included:
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“Plantarflexion stops vs. plantarflexion resistance: Effects on gait of post-stroke patients” by Liz Morse.
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“Comparison of caregiver and patient perceptions of health-related quality of life in early-onset scoliosis” by Sam Teixeira.
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“The difference between carbon and hinged AFOs in pediatric patients with cerebral palsy” by Katie Bieler,
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“Comparison of cranial helmet therapy and repositioning therapy for infants with plagiocephaly and/or brachycephaly” by Riley Browning.
