Johns Hopkins at APTA CSM
Explore the latest in research and clinical care case studies from the Johns Hopkins physical medicine and rehabilitation faculty and trainees, as presented at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) 2026 Combined Sections Meeting.
Dates: February 12-14
Location: Anaheim, California, at the Anaheim Convention Center.
Thursday, February 12
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CE-24728 - The Spark We've Been Missing: Biophysical Agents That Supercharge Physical Therapy Interventions
Eric Manalansan, PT, DPT; Kenneth B. Johnson, PT and David Levine, PT, DPT, Ph.D., FAPTAAC-24592 - The Strategy, Science and Art of Optimizing Acute Care Rehabilitation to Impact Outcomes
Michael Adam Friedman, PT, MBA; Daniel L. Young, PT, DPT, Ph.D.; Annette Lavezza OTR/L, OTR/L and Maddie Gares, MBA, BSN, RNRE-24848 - Moving Towards Precision Rehabilitation Part 4: Applying Clinical Phenotyping for Persons with Vestibular Conditions
Eric R. Anson, PT, Ph.D.; Courtney D. Hall, PT, Ph.D.; Jennifer L. Millar, PT; Andrew Raymond Wagner, PT, DPT and Colin R. Grove, PT, DPT, MS, Ph.D.ON-23960 - Oncology Research Update: A Year in Review
Cynthia Lee Barbe, PT, DPT, MS; Lauren M. Miller, PT, DPT and G. Stephen Morris, PT, Ph.D.NE-23535 - Harnessing Data for High-Value Rehabilitation: Leveraging Learning Health Systems to Improve Patient Care
Margaret A. French, PT, DPT, Ph.D.; Mark Goodman Bowden, PT, Ph.D.; Kelly Nanzetta Daley, PT, MBA and Amy F. Bailes, PT, Ph.D. -
Incremental Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex Adaptation Enhances Vestibular Physical Therapy
Colin R. Grove, PT, DPT, MS, Ph.D.; Americo Migliaccio; Jennifer L. Millar, PT; Rachael McFarlin, PT, DPT; Erin Oh, PT, DPT and Michael C Schubert, PT, Ph.D., FAPTA
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Efficacy of Incremental Vestibular Ocular Reflex Adaptation Training on Clinical Outcomes in Vestibular Hypofunction
Jennifer L. Millar, PT; Americo Migliaccio; Colin R. Grove, PT, DPT, MS, Ph.D.; Amrita Mukunda; Jamie Perrin; Hamadou Coulibaly; Ann Ervin, MPH, Ph.D.; Danny Ludwig, PT, DPT, NCS; Allison Leigh Nogi, PT, DPT; Isaac Thorman and Michael C Schubert, PT, Ph.D., FAPTA
Friday, February 13
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PH-24355 - Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) for BPH –Considerations for Postoperative Physical Therapy Management
Kaitlin Knox, PT, DPT; Nora O’Leary Arnold, PT, DPT and Madeline Urban, PT, DPT -
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Tumarkin-like Phenomenon Following Resolution of Horizontal Semicircular Canal Apogeotropic Bppv: A Case Report
Stephen Michael Vandenberg, PT, DPT; Danny Ludwig, PT, DPT, NCS; Grayson Heck, PT, DPT and Lauren Kieffer, SPTAre Gaze Stability Exercises Alone Enough to Improve Gait?
Divya Tinnium; Americo Migliaccio; Kyoung Jae Kim, Ph.D., Jennifer L. Millar, PT; Colin R. Grove, PT, DPT, MS, Ph.D. and Michael C Schubert, PT, Ph.D., FAPTA
Saturday, February 14
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AC-24747 - When the Barrier to Early Mobility Is Us: Rethinking Rehab’s Role in the ICU
Stephen Cameron Ramsey, PT, DPT; Meghan Therese Gushurst, PT, DPT; Benjamin R. Purrington, PT, DPT and Paul Ricard, PT, DPTAC-24219 - Acute Care PT Research: Year in Review (2025)
Sowmya Kumble, PT, MPT; Alexandra Hayman, DPT; Amy Lee Toonstra, PT, DPT; Julie Marie Skrzat, PT, DPT, Ph.D. and Daniel L. Young, PT, DPT, Ph.D.ED-24449 - Building Stronger Residency Programs: Strategies for Recruitment, Selection, and Support
Eric S. Stewart, PT, DPT; Sowmya Kumble, PT, MPT; Amy Bratton Gagnon Garrigues, PT, DPT and Kendra Gagnon, PT, Ph.D. -
Let’s Move: Virtual Adaptive Exercise and Wellness Program for Individuals Living with Neurodegenerative Conditions
Jennifer L. Millar, PT; Nicole Rose Miller, PT, DPT; Elena Isaacson, PT, DPT and Melissa Egerton, MS
Previous Years
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Pre-Conference Session
From Data to Delivery: Integrative Strategies for Value-Driven Acute
James Patrick Crick, Joshua Jurt Johnson, Kerry J. Lammers, Adele Lee Myszenski, Annette Lavezza, Daniel L. Young, Kate Minick, Beth Ellen Hunt, Mary Spellacy Stilphen, Michael FriedmanEducational Sessions
The Strategy, Science and Art of Optimizing Acute Care Rehabilitation to Impact Outcomes
Michael Friedman, Daniel L. Young, Annette Lavezza, Christopher Thomas, Maddie GaresDeconstructing Hybrid Education: Learning from the Past, Innovating for the Future
Mary Tischio Blackinton, Kendra Gagnon, Priscilla Ann Weaver, Patricia Ann Catalino, Kimberly E VarnadoOncology Research Update: A Year in Review
Cynthia Lee Barbe, Lauren M. Miller, George Stephen MorrisChaperone Use in Pelvic Physical Therapy: The Current Status and Where to Go from Here?
Mary Austin, Nora ArnoldTendon Transformation: Integrating Electrophysical Agents and Biomechanical Considerations
David Levine, Ken Johnson, Christopher M. PowersAcute Care PT Research: Year in Review (2024)
Sowmya Kumble, Daniel L. Young, Julie Marie SkrzatPhysical Therapy Considerations for the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Patient
Madeline Urban, Keelin Godsey, Nora ArnoldPhysical Function across Continuum of Care; Exploring the Value of Longitudinal Tracking
Daniel L. Young, Kelly N. Daley, Margaret A. French, Robin Marcus, Joshua Kurt Johnson, Anne ThackerayCardiovascular and Pulmonary Research: The Year 2024 in Review
Paul Ricard, Stephen Cameron Ramsey, Hannah McHughAvoiding Unnecessary Subacute Rehabilitation Placements through an Interdisciplinary Mobility Driven Home Health Care Delivery Program
Denise Tillery Wagner, Donna Beck, Filemon DeLasAlas, Michael Friedman, Nicole Langton, Joshua Kurt JohnsonIt's Not Just a Sprain; Think about the Kinetic Chain
John Shipley, Nate McClain, Jack Malafronte, Ryerson StinsonFrom Admissions to Assessment: Optimizing University-Based Health-System Residency and Fellowship Programs
Sowmya Kumble, Eric Stewart, Julie Finocchiaro, Colette Waddell, Mary Austin, Kendra GagnonBridging the Gap: Orthopaedic Physical Therapy for Dizziness, Screening and Expert Treatment Strategies
Ryan Cummings, Danny Ludwig, Monica ZiebartPlatform Session
Minimal Clinically Important Differences for the Promis-Physical Function Among Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain
Kevin McLaughlin, Anne ThackerayUsing Latent Class Analysis to Identify Subgroups of Post-Operative Older Adults
Kevin McLaughlinPoster Session
Characterization of the Change in Physical Function from Acute Care to Home Health
Leah Ling, Kelly N. Daley, Danica Rae Dummer, Margaret A. French, Robin L. Marcus, Daniel L. YoungReturn to Hockey Considerations Following a Talas Fracture and Dislocation
Nate McClainInterventions for Urinary Urgency and Urge Incontinence in a Transgender Male: A Case Study
Kianna Stiffler, Mary Austin, Madeline UrbanResponsiveness of Promis Physical Function in a General Outpatient Orthopedic Setting
Anne Thackeray, Kevin McLaughlin