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Jennifer E. Stevens-Lapsley, PT PhD

Title: Associate Director for Research; Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Physical Therapy Program

Contact: jennifer.stevens-lapsley@cuanschutz.edu | jennifer.stevens-lapsley@va.gov

University of Colorado webpage

Personal Statement
My clinical research focuses on identifying, integrating and advancing innovative evidence-based medicine rehabilitation solutions for older adults through highly effective research methods and partnerships. My research uses a multifaceted approach to evaluate intervention strategies designed to enhance the effectiveness of rehabilitation in older adult patient populations. I have served as a clinician in various settings with an emphasis on patients following knee and hip arthroplasty. As such, I have 20 years of clinical research experience in patients with osteoarthritis planning joint arthroplasty. More specifically, I have participated in the design, implementation, and publication of studies exploring whether innovative surgical and rehabilitation strategies improve physical function (e.g. NIH R01 HD065900, NIH R03 AR054538, NIH K23 AG029978, and NIH R01 AG056585). More recently, I have worked closely with interdisciplinary teams focused on medically-complex patients in different settings (inpatient, home health, skilled nursing facilities) and have developed new lines of research involving these older adult populations (NIH R01 NR016209, VA RR&D I21 RX002054, VA RR&D I01 RX001978).

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Research Interest

A very important part of my contributions to science include serving as a research mentor to PhD students, post-doctoral fellows, PT faculty, and DPT students. Evidence of mentoring excellence is supported by a track record of trainees securing academic appointments, combined with mentoring awards, and mentored grants. My PhD and post-doctoral fellow trainees have all secured academic appointments and have demonstrated a track record of productivity (publications, presentations, grants, etc). In recognition of my mentoring, I received the Outstanding Research Mentor Award for the Clinical Science Program (2009), and the University of Colorado Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring Award (2016).

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Grants & Funding

Intensive Rehabilitation Research Grant Writing Workshops in the United States (TIGRR)

Role: Co-I with Edelle Field-Fote
With the aging of our population and growing numbers of persons with disability, rehabilitation research is increasingly essential. However, rehabilitation researcher lags behind other areas of biomedical research.
We propose a vibrant and intensive year-long program to strengthen the rehabilitation research workforce.
Funder: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development

Gait Speed Screening Initiative: To Identify Older Adults with Lower Functional Status at Risk of Falls.

Role: Co-I; PI: Hillary Lum
This initiative will implement gait speed measurements as a 6th vital sign at UCH Seniors Clinics to refer patients to appropriate exercise and rehabilitation interventions to prevent adverse events (falls, ER visits, hospitalizations).
Funder: University of Colorado Hospital

Engaging Medically Complex Veterans in Tele-Rehabilitation Using a Biobehavioral Approach: A Pilot Study of Feasibly and Acceptability

Role: PI; Co-I: Cory Christiansen
Medically complex older Veterans are a vulnerable patient population with reduced access to care (i.e., rural living and limited transportation). This population is also at risk for physical function deficits, physical inactivity, and social isolation.
Telerehabilitation is a potentially effective and scalable approach for providing rehabilitation services to medically complex older Veterans with limited care access. This study will determine the feasibility, acceptability, and safety of a multicomponent telerehabilitation program strategically designed to address the physical function deficits and social isolation often experienced by older Veterans.
Study findings will have an immediate clinical impact as they will guide the implementation of safe and effective telerehabilitation strategies for medically complex older Veterans who lack access to standard in-person rehabilitation services.
Funder: Veterans Affairs
NIH website

Advancing Rehabilitation Paradigms for Older Adults in Skilled Nursing Facilities

This study seeks to provide large-scale, foundational evidence that high-intensity rehabilitation is effective and be systematically implemented to improve functional outcomes for patients admitted to skilled nursing facilities following hospitalization.
Additionally, this study will generate a descriptive overview of factors that predict implementation success while informing effective implementation strategies for future skilled nursing facilities innovation.
Overall, this study is a critical step in advancing clinical practice to establish high-intensity rehabilitation as an effective standard of care in skilled nursing facilities to shift current treatment away from low-intensity, conservative interventions.
Funder: National Institute on Aging
NIH website

Improving Rehabilitation for Veterans After Total Knee Arthroplasty Using Individualized Recovery Trajectories

Role: PI; Co-I: Michael Bade
This study will examine the impact of a new clinical decision-support tool for rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Typically, TKA rehabilitation is generic. Most patients receive the same dose and type of rehabilitation, despite the diversity of patients who undergo TKA.
Our clinical support decision tool helps physical therapists tailor rehabilitation treatments and dosages to the individual needs, goals, and preferences of Veterans recovering from TKA. This study can potentially improve Veterans’ functional recovery after TKA while reducing the average number of physical therapy visits Veterans attend after surgery by tailoring rehabilitation dosage based on need.
The clinical support decision tool will ensure the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has the resources and capacity to provide adequate rehabilitation to every Veteran seeking TKA in the VHA system. Physical therapists using the clinical decision support tool can improve outcomes and access for other patient populations in the future.
Funder: Veterans Affairs
NIH website

Optimizing Physical Activity Outcomes for Veterans After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Role: Co-I; PI: Cory Christiansen
While total knee arthroplasty improves the pain and disability associated with knee osteoarthritis, physical activity levels after total knee arthroplasty remain at low levels and are nearly unchanged from before surgery. Such low physical activity may account for problems seen in Veterans with total knee arthroplasty, including long-term disability, secondary health problems, and high levels of healthcare use.
There is a clear need to advance current rehabilitation strategies to address chronic low physical activity after total knee arthroplasty. Our proposed study will assess the efficacy of using physical activity behavior-change telerehabilitation for improving physical activity outcomes. The three-month intervention focuses on changing habitual behaviors through remote video telerehabilitation sessions between Veterans and physical therapists.
This innovative approach shifts the paradigm of conventional rehabilitation to specifically target poor physical activity behaviors underlying physical disability for Veterans with total knee arthroplasty.
Investigator: Cory Christiansen
Funder: Veterans Affairs
NIH website
Recruiting ↠ The study Optimizing Physical Activity Outcomes for Veterans After Total Knee Arthroplasty (ART) is recruiting research subjects, click to learn more.
Publications of note:
— Improving Physical Activity Through Adjunct Telerehabilitation Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol

Novel Strategies for Personalized Clinical Decisions in Knee Arthroplasty

Role: PI; Co-I: Michael Bade
The proposed research is relevant to public health because total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the most common inpatient elective surgery, with approximately 700,000 procedures performed each year.
We propose to develop and implement a clinical decision tool for shared decision-making — Personalized Reference Charts (PRCS) — to facilitate personalized approaches to care. We believe our research will contribute to AHRQ's mission by supplying knowledge that will enhance individual clinical decision-making, increase resource utilization efficiency, and improve the quality of care surrounding TKA surgery in a learning healthcare system.
Funder: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
NIH website
Publications of note:
— Person-Centered Care and Physical Therapy: A “People-Like-Me” Approach
— "This is not negotiable. You need to do this…": A directed content analysis of decision making in rehabilitation after knee arthroplasty

Combining Testosterone and Exercise to Improve Function Post Hip Fracture

Role: Co-I; PI: Ellen Binder
This clinical trial will evaluate whether adding an anabolic hormone stimulus to exercise results in improved functional outcomes after hip fracture in older women when compared with exercise alone.
Funder: National Institute on Agin
NIH website

Improving Function in Older Veterans with Hospital-associated Deconditioning

This study focuses on a prevalent and understudied problem for older Veterans: functional decline following acute hospitalization. Our proposed intervention will be applied in the immediate post-hospitalization period to lessen the effects of deconditioning for older Veterans and improve home and community mobility.
The intervention also has the potential to reduce the utilization of high-cost, long-term healthcare options such as formal in-home caregivers or institutionalization within the Veterans Health Administration System.
Funder: Veterans Affairs
NIH website
Publications of note:
— Public Health Impact of Frailty: Role of Physical Therapists

Improving Rehabilitation Outcomes After Total Hip Arthroplasty

In the next two decades, there may be a significant increase in total hip arthroplasty (THA) surgeries. Innovative rehabilitation techniques are needed to optimize long-term physical function.
This study has a high potential to change current rehabilitation practice for THA in Veterans where implementing functional strength integration rehabilitation strategies can be designed for clinical settings.
Funder: Veterans Affairs
NIH website
Publications of note:
— Trunk movement compensation identified by inertial measurement units is associated with deficits with physical performance, muscle strength and functional capacity in people with hip osteoarthritis
— Incorporating Specific Functional Strength Integration Techniques to Improve Functional Performance for Veterans After Total Hip Arthroplasty: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial
— Simulated Hip Abductor Strengthening Reduces Peak Joint Contact Forces in Patients with Total Hip Arthroplasty
— The Impact of Hip Implant Alignment on Muscle and Joint Loading during Dynamic Activities

Movement pattern biofeedback training after total knee arthroplasty

Role: PI; Co-I: Cory Christiansen & Michael Bade
In the next two decades, there may be a significant increase in total knee arthroplasty surgeries. Yet innovative rehabilitation techniques are still needed to optimize long-term physical function.
This study has a high potential to change current rehabilitation practices for TKA. Implementing movement pattern training can be easily implemented in clinical settings. Furthermore, the study also has the unique opportunity to improve patient outcomes after TKA by reducing subsequent problems due to compensatory overuse of the opposite knee.
Funder: National Institute on Aging
NIH website
Publications of note:
— Multimodal conservative management of arthrofibrosis after total knee arthroplasty compared to manipulation under anesthesia: a feasibility study with retrospective cohort comparison
— Movement Pattern Biofeedback Training after Total Knee Arthroplasty: Randomized Clinical Trial Protocol
— The Impact of Home Health Physical Therapy on Medicare Beneficiaries with a Primary Diagnosis of Dementia

Progressing Home Health Rehabilitation Paradigms for Older Adults

This study focuses on a prevalent and understudied problem for older adults: mobility limitations in older adults following acute hospitalization.
This investigation has a high potential for an immediate clinical impact because it addresses patient mobility in a home setting (rather than a laboratory) and is designed to work within existing Medicare reimbursement guidelines.
The intervention also has the potential to reduce the utilization of high-cost healthcare options such as re-hospitalizations, nursing home stays, and emergency room visits.
Funder: National Institute of Nursing Research
NIH website
Publications of note:
— Cardiac Rehabilitation in Frail Older Adults With Cardiovascular Disease: A NEW DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT PARADIGM
— Progressive Multicomponent Intervention for Older Adults in Home Health Settings Following Acute Hospitalization: Randomized Clinical Trial Protocol

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Recent Publications

2023

Swink LA, Mealer ML, Miller MJ, Anderson CB, Cook PF, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Christiansen CL. Telehealth Walking Self-Management for Individuals with Amputation: A Qualitative Study of Therapist Perspectives on Adoption. Phys Ther. 2023 Nov 7:pzad155. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzad155. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 37944092.
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Butera KA, Gustavson AM, Forster JE, Malone D, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Admission Cognition and Function Predict Change in Physical Function Following Skilled Nursing Rehabilitation. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2023 Oct 17:S1525-8610(23)00799-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2023.09.011. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 37863110.
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Rauzi MR, Abbate LM, Lum HD, Cook PF, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Multicomponent telerehabilitation programme for older veterans with multimorbidity: a programme evaluation. BMJ Mil Health. 2023 Sep 14:e002535. doi: 10.1136/military-2023-002535. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 37709508.
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Rauzi MR, Mealer ML, Abbate LM, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Nearing KA. Older Veterans' Experiences of a Multicomponent Telehealth Program: Qualitative Program Evaluation Study. JMIR Form Res. 2023 Sep 8;7:e46081. doi: 10.2196/46081.
PMID: 37682595.
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Graber J, Churchill L, Struessel T, O'Malley S, Bade M, Stevens-Lapsley J. Expert consensus for the use of outpatient rehabilitation visits after total knee arthroplasty: A Delphi study. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2023 Jul 10:1-28. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2023.11840. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 37428802.
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Ha DM, Nunnery MA, Klocko RP, Haverhals LM, Bekelman DB, New ML, Randhawa SK, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Studts JL, Prochazka AV, Keith RL. Lung cancer survivors' views on telerehabilitation following curative intent therapy: a formative qualitative study. BMJ Open. 2023 Jun 23;13(6):e073251. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073251.
PMID: 37355268.
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Beisheim-Ryan EH, Butera KA, Hinrichs LA, Derlein DL, Malone DJ, Holtrop JS, Forster JE, Diedrich D, Gustavson AM, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Advancing Rehabilitation Paradigms for Older Adults in Skilled Nursing Facilities: An Effectiveness-Implementation Hybrid Type 1 Clinical Trial Protocol. Phys Ther. 2023 May 31:pzad053. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzad053. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 37255325.
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Stevens-Lapsley JE, Derlein D, Churchill L, Falvey JR, Nordon-Craft A, Sullivan WJ, Forster JE, Stutzbach JA, Butera KA, Burke RE, Mangione KK. High-intensity home health physical therapy among older adult Veterans: A randomized controlled trial. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2023 May 24. doi: 10.1111/jgs.18413. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 37224397.
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Rauzi MR, Ridgeway KJ, Wilson MP, Jolley SE, Nordon-Craft A, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Erlandson KM. Rehabilitation Therapy Allocation and Changes in Physical Function Among Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis. Phys Ther. 2023 Mar 3;103(3):pzad007. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzad007. PMCID: PMC10071586.
PMID: 37172130.
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Churchill L, Morrow M, Capin JJ, Jolley SE, Hare K, MaWhinney S, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Erlandson KM. Using Wearable Technology to Quantify Physical Activity Recovery: Secondary Report From the AFTER (App-Facilitated Tele-Rehabilitation) Program for COVID-19 Survivors Randomized Study. JMIR Rehabil Assist Technol. 2023 Mar 20;10:e43436. doi: 10.2196/43436.
PMID: 36939818.
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Garbin AJ, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Gritz RM, Tucker CA, Bade MJ. Long-Term Career Earnings in Academia Might Offset the Opportunity Cost of Full-Time PhD and Postdoctoral Education for Physical Therapists Who Hold a Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree. Phys Ther. 2023 Apr 4;103(4):pzad015. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzad015. PMCID: PMC10152085.
PMID: 37128811.
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2022

Minick K, Hunter SJ, Capin JJ, Stevens-Lapsley J, Snow G, Woodfield D, Dibblee P, Brennan G. Improved Outcomes Following a Care Guideline Implementation: Part 1 of an Analysis of 12,355 Patients after Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2022 Dec 12:1-26. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2022.11369. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 36507694.
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Capin JJ, Minick K, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Snow G, Woodfield D, Dibblee P, Brennan G, Hunter SJ. Variation in outcomes and number of visits following care guideline implementation: Part 2 of an Analysis of 12,355 patients after total knee arthroplasty. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2022 Dec 12:1-26. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2022.11370. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 36503269.
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Graber J, Kittelson A, Juarez-Colunga E, Jin X, Bade M, Stevens-Lapsley J. Comparing "people-like-me" and linear mixed model predictions of functional recovery following knee arthroplasty. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2022 Jul 28:ocac123. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocac123. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 35903035.
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Toth MJ, Savage PD, Voigt TB, Anair BM, Bunn JY, Smith IB, Tourville TW, Blankstein M, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Nelms NJ. Effects of total knee arthroplasty on skeletal muscle structure and function at the cellular, organellar and molecular levels. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2022 Jul 28. doi: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00323.2022. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 35900327.
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Capin JJ, Jolley SE, Morrow M, Connors M, Hare K, MaWhinney S, Nordon-Craft A, Rauzi M, Flynn S, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Erlandson KM. Safety, feasibility and initial efficacy of an app-facilitated telerehabilitation (AFTER) programme for COVID-19 survivors: a pilot randomised study. BMJ Open. 2022 Jul 26;12(7):e061285. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061285.
PMID: 35882451.
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Cheuy VA, Dayton MR, Hogan CA, Graber J, Anair BM, Voigt TB, Nelms NJ, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Toth MJ. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Preserves Muscle Strength Early after Total Knee Arthroplasty: Effects on Muscle Fiber Size. J Orthop Res. 2022 Jul 20. doi: 10.1002/jor.25418. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 35856287.
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Capin JJ, Bade MJ, Jennings JM, Snyder-Mackler L, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Total Knee Arthroplasty Assessments Should Include Strength and Performance-Based Functional Tests to Complement Range-of-Motion and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures. Phys Ther. 2022 Mar 30:pzac033. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzac033. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 35358318.
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Capin JJ, Wilson MP, Hare K, Vempati S, Little CE, McGregor D, Castillo-Mancilla J, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Jolley SE, Erlandson KM. Prospective telehealth analysis of functional performance, frailty, quality of life, and mental health after COVID-19 hospitalization. BMC Geriatr. 2022 Mar 26;22(1):251. doi: 10.1186/s12877-022-02854-6. PMCID: PMC8956362.
PMID: 35337276.
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Huebschmann AG, Glasgow RE, Leavitt IM, Chapman K, Rice JD, Lockhart S, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Reusch JEB, Dunn AL, Regensteiner JG. Integrating a physical activity coaching intervention into diabetes care: a mixed-methods evaluation of a pilot pragmatic trial. Transl Behav Med. 2022 Mar 21:ibac014. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibac014. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 35312788.
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Carmichael J, Dennis D, Jennings J, Stevens-Lapsley J, Bade M. Feasibility and initial efficacy of a multimodal swelling intervention after total knee arthroplasty: A prospective pilot study with historical controls. Knee. 2022 Feb 17;35:25-33. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2022.01.008. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 35183923.
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Gustavson AM, LeDoux CV, Himawan M, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Nearing KA. Implementation of a rehabilitation model in a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): Preliminary data. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 Feb 4. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17674. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 35119693.
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2021

Graber J, Juarez-Colunga E, Thigpen C, Waugh D, Bade M, Stevens-Lapsley J, Kittelson A. Development of reference charts for monitoring quadriceps strength with handheld dynamometry after total knee arthroplasty. Disabil Rehabil. 2021 Nov 9:1-8. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1995054. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 34751608.

LeDoux CV, Lindrooth RC, Stevens-Lapsley JE. The Impact of Total Joint Arthroplasty on Long-Term Physical Activity: A Secondary Analysis of the Health and Retirement Study. Phys Ther. 2021 Oct 4:pzab231. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab231. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 34636910.

Kim C, Colborn KL, van Buuren S, Loar T, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Kittelson AJ. Neighbors-based prediction of physical function after total knee arthroplasty. Sci Rep. 2021 Aug 18;11(1):16719. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-94838-6. PMCID: PMC8373960.
PMID: 34408167.

Smith AC, O'Dell DR, Albin SR, Berliner JC, Dungan D, Robinson E, Elliott JM, Carballido-Gamio J, Stevens-Lapsley J, Weber KA 2nd. Lateral corticospinal tract and dorsal column damage: predictive relationships with motor and sensory scores at discharge from acute rehabilitation after spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 Aug 6:S0003-9993(21)01345-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2021.07.792. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 34371017.

Falvey J, Bade MJ, Forster JE, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Poor Recovery of Activities-of-Daily-Living Function Is Associated with Higher Rates of Postsurgical Hospitalization after Total Joint Arthroplasty. Phys Ther. 2021 Aug 2:pzab189. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzab189. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 34339513.

Christensen JC, Quammen DL, Rigby JH, Christiansen CL, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Trunk movement compensation identified by inertial measurement units is associated with deficits in physical performance, muscle strength and functional capacity in people with hip osteoarthritis. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2021 Jul 21;88:105436. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2021.105436. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 34364100

Rauzi, Michelle R.; Martin, Aimee St; Tran, Melissa K.; Christensen, Jesse C.; Monroe, Kelly M.; Doré, Peter M.; Stevens-Lapsley, Jennifer E.; Binder, Ellen F. Remote Exercise Intervention Fidelity For A Multi-site Randomized Controlled Trial In Women After Hip Fracture, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise: August 2021 - Volume 53 - Issue 8S - p 485 doi: 10.1249/01.mss.0000764936.80871.c0
https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/2021/08001/Remote_Exercise_Intervention_Fidelity_For_A.1481.aspx

Graber J, Lockhart S, Matlock DD, Stevens-Lapsley J, Kittelson AJ. "This is not negotiable. You need to do this…": A directed content analysis of decision making in rehabilitation after knee arthroplasty. J Eval Clin Pract. 2021 Jun 14. doi: 10.1111/jep.13591. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 34121294

Stutzbach JA, Gustavson AM, Derlein DL, Forster JE, Boxer RS, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Older adults in skilled nursing facilities demonstrate low physical activity during and after discharge. Disabil Rehabil. 2021 Apr 9:1-6. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2021.1892838. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 33836134

Falvey JR, Gustavson AM, Price L, Papazian L, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Dementia, Comorbidity, and Physical Function in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2019 Apr/Jun;42(2):E1-E6. doi: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000131. PMCID: PMC5650947.
PMID: 28437317

Kittelson AJ, Loyd BJ, Graber J, Himawan MA, Waugh D, Davenport J, Hoogeboom TJ, Stevens-Lapsley J. Examination of exclusion criteria in total knee arthroplasty rehabilitation trials: influence on the application of evidence in day-to-day practice. J Eval Clin Pract. 2021 Mar 24. doi: 10.1111/jep.13564. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 33763961

Gustavson AM, Falvey JR, LeDoux CV, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Stakeholder and Data-Driven Fall Screen in a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly: Quality Improvement Initiative. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2021 Mar 23. doi: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000307. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 33782362

Binder EF, Christensen JC, Stevens-Lapsley J, Bartley J, Berry SD, Dobs AS, Fortinsky RH, Hildreth KL, Kiel DP, Kuchel GA, Marcus RL, McDonough CM, Orwig D, Sinacore DR, Schwartz RS, Volpe E, Magaziner J, Schechtman KB. A multi-center trial of exercise and testosterone therapy in women after hip fracture: Design, methods and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 Mar 11:106356. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106356. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 33716173

Gustavson AM, LeDoux CV, Stutzbach JA, Miller MJ, Seidler KJ, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Mixed-Methods Approach to Understanding Determinants of Practice Change in Skilled Nursing Facility Rehabilitation: Adapting to and Sustaining Value With Postacute Reform. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2021 Jan 27. doi: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000288. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 33534337.

Ha DM, Prochazka AV, Bekelman DB, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Chan ED, Keith RL. Association of Leisure-Time Physical Activity With Health-Related Quality of Life Among US Lung Cancer Survivors. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2021 Jan 23;5(1):pkaa118. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkaa118. PMCID: PMC7853156.
PMID: 35075444.

2020

Kittelson AJ, Schmiege SJ, Maluf K, George SZ, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Determination of Pain Phenotypes in Knee Osteoarthritis Using Latent Profile Analysis. Pain Med. 2020 Dec 25:pnaa398. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnaa398. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 33367906.

Kittelson A, Carmichael J, Stevens-Lapsley J, Bade M. Psychometric properties of the 4-meter walk test after total knee arthroplasty. Disabil Rehabil. 2020 Dec 5:1-7. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1852446. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 33280460.

Griffith MF, Levy CR, Parikh TJ, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Eber LB, Palat ST, Gozalo PL, Teno JM. Nursing Home Residents Face Severe Functional Limitation or Death After Hospitalization for Pneumonia. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020 Dec;21(12):1879-1884. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.09.010. Epub 2020 Oct 21. PMCID: PMC7577734.
PMID: 33263287

Hoogeboom TJ, Kousemaker MC, van Meeteren NL, Howe T, Bo K, Tugwell P, Ferreira M, de Bie RA, van den Ende CH, Stevens-Lapsley JE. i-CONTENT tool for assessing therapeutic quality of exercise programs employed in randomised clinical trials. Br J Sports Med. 2020 Nov 3:bjsports-2019-101630. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2019-101630. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 33144350

Christensen JC, Capin JJ, Hinrichs LA, Aljehani M, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Zeni JA. Gait mechanics are influenced by quadriceps strength, age and sex after total knee arthroplasty. J Orthop Res. 2020 Oct 9. doi: 10.1002/jor.24878. Epub ahead of print.
PMID: 33034899

Stutzbach J, Jones J, Taber A, Recicar J, Burke RE, Stevens-Lapsley J. Systems Approach Is Needed for In-Hospital Mobility: A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Patient and Clinician Perspectives. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 May;102(5):984-998. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2020.09.370. Epub 2020 Sep 20.
PMID: 32966808

Gustavson AM, Malone DJ, Boxer RS, Forster JE, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Application of High-Intensity Functional Resistance Training in a Skilled Nursing Facility: An Implementation Study [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 4]. Phys Ther. 2020;pzaa126. doi:10.1093/ptj/pzaa126
PMID: 32750132

Kittelson AJ, Elings J, Colborn K, et al. Reference chart for knee flexion following total knee arthroplasty: a novel tool for monitoring postoperative recovery. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2020;21(1):482. Published 2020 Jul 22. doi:10.1186/s12891-020-03493-x
PMID: 32698900

Gustavson AM, Forster JE, LeDoux CV, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Multiparticipant Rehabilitation in Skilled Nursing Facilities: An Observational Comparison Study [published online ahead of print, 2020 Jul 6]. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020;S1525-8610(20)30369-8. doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2020.05.002
PMID: 32646824

Toth MJ, Tourville TW, Voigt TB, Choquette RH, Anair BM, Falcone MJ, Failla MJ, Stevens-Lapslaey JE, Endres NK, Slauterbeck JR, Beynnon BD. Utility of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation to Preserve Quadriceps Muscle Fiber Size and Contractility After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries and Reconstruction: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled, Blinded Trial. Am J Sports Med. 2020 Aug;48(10):2429-2437. doi: 10.1177/0363546520933622. Epub 2020 Jul 6.
PMID: 32631074

Jette DU, Hunter SJ, Burkett L, Langham B, Logerstedt DS, Piuzzi NS, Poirier NM, Radach LJL, Ritter JE, Scalzitti DA, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Tompkins J, Zeni J Jr; American Physical Therapy Association. Physical Therapist Management of Total Knee Arthroplasty. Phys Ther. 2020 Jun 16. pii: pzaa099. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzaa099. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32542403.
PMID: 32542403

Christiansen CL, Miller MJ, Kline PW, Fields TT, Sullivan WJ, Blatchford PJ, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Biobehavioral intervention targeting physical activity behavior change for older Veterans after non-traumatic amputation: A randomized controlled trial. PM R. 2020 Apr 5. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12374. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed
PMID: 32248638

Jones CD, Nearing KA, Burke RE, Lum HD, Boxer RS, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Ozkaynak M, Levy CR. "What Would It Take to Transform Post-Acute Care?" 2019 Conference Proceedings on Re-envisioning Post-Acute Care. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020 Mar 16. pii: S1525-8610(20)30187-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.02.004. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 32192872

Falvey JR, Murphy TE, Gill TM, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Ferrante LE. Home Health Rehabilitation Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries Following Critical Illness. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Mar 18. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16412. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 32187664

Bade MJ, Christensen JC, Zeni JA Jr, Christiansen CL, Dayton MR, Forster JE, Cheuy VA, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Movement pattern biofeedback training after total knee arthroplasty: Randomized clinical trial protocol. Contemp Clin Trials. 2020 Mar 12;91:105973. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2020.105973. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 32171937

Kittelson AJ, Christensen JC, Loyd BJ, Burrows KL, Iannitto J, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Reliability, responsiveness, and validity of handheld dynamometry for assessing quadriceps strength in total knee arthroplasty. Disabil Rehabil. 2020 Mar 6:1-8. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2020.1730454. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 32142620

LeDoux CV, Lindrooth RC, Seidler KJ, Falvey JR, Stevens-Lapsley JE. The Impact of Home Health Physical Therapy on Medicare Beneficiaries With a Primary Diagnosis of Dementia. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Jan 13. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16307. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 31930736

2019

Falvey JR, Burke RE, Ridgeway KJ, Malone DJ, Forster JE, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Involvement of Acute Care Physical Therapists in Care Transitions for Older Adults Following Acute Hospitalization: A Cross-sectional National Survey. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2019 Jul/Sep;42(3):E73-E80. doi: 10.1519/JPT.0000000000000187. PMCID: PMC6135710.
PMID: 29533283

Carmichael JP, Staton EW, Blatchford PJ, Stevens-Lapsley J. EPIDEMIOLOGY of NECK INJURIES ACCOMPANYING SPORT CONCUSSIONS in YOUTH OVER a 13-YEAR PERIOD IN a COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2019 Jun;14(3):334-344. doi: 10.26603/ijspt20190334.
PMID: 31681492; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6816290

Falvey JR, Bade MJ, Hogan C, Forster JE, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Preoperative Activities of Daily Living Dependency is Associated With Higher 30-Day Readmission Risk for Older Adults After Total Joint Arthroplasty. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2019 Oct 31. doi: 10.1097/CORR.0000000000001040. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 31688209

Kittelson AJ, Hoogeboom TJ, Schenkman M, Stevens-Lapsley JE, van Meeteren NLU. Person-Centered Care and Physical Therapy: A "People-Like-Me" Approach. Phys Ther. 2019 Oct 14. pii: pzz139. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzz139. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 31608928

Loyd BJ, Stackhouse S, Dayton M, Hogan C, Bade M, Stevens-Lapsley J. The relationship between lower extremity swelling, quadriceps strength, and functional performance following total knee arthroplasty. Knee. 2019 Mar;26(2):382-391. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2019.01.012. Epub 2019 Feb 14.
PMID: 30772186; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6486428

Loyd BJ, Stackhouse SK, Hogan C, Dayton MR, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Kittelson AJ. Peripheral Nociception Is Associated with Voluntary Activation Deficits and Quadriceps Weakness Following Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2019 Sep 4;101(17):1539-1545. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.18.01457.
PMID: 31483396

Judd DL, Cheuy VA, Forster JE, Christiansen CL, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Incorporating Specific Functional Strength Integration Techniques to Improve Functional Performance for Veterans After Total Hip Arthroplasty: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial. Phys Ther. 2019 Aug 8. pii: pzz109. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzz109. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 31392991.

Gustavson AM, Drake C, Lakin A, Daddato AE, Falvey JR, Capell W, Lum HD, Jones CD, Unroe KT, Towsley GL, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Levy CR, Boxer RS; PACRATS Investigators. Conducting Clinical Research in Post-acute and Long-term Nursing Home Care Settings: Regulatory Challenges. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2019 Jul;20(7):798-803. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.04.022.
PMID: 31248598; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6703170

Judd DL, Wolfe P, LeDoux CV, Hogan C, Dayton MR, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Trajectories of functional performance and muscle strength recovery differ after total knee and total hip replacement: a performance-based, longitudinal study. Int J Rehabil Res. 2019 Sep;42(3):211-216. doi: 10.1097/MRR.0000000000000344.
PMID: 31219844; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6687517

Myers CA, Laz PJ, Shelburne KB, Judd DL, Winters JD, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Davidson BS. Simulated hip abductor strengthening reduces peak joint contact forces in patients with total hip arthroplasty. J Biomech. 2019 Aug 27;93:18-27. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.06.003. Epub 2019 Jun 6.
PMID: 31221457; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6698423

Loyd BJ, Burrows K, Forster JE, Stackhouse SK, Hogan C, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Reliability and precision of single frequency bioelectrical impedance assessment of lower extremity swelling following total knee arthroplasty. Physiother Theory Pract. 2019 May 29:1-7. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2019.1619886. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 31140887

Falvey JR, Mangione KK, Nordon-Craft A, Cumbler E, Burrows KL, Forster JE, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Progressive Multicomponent Intervention for Older Adults in Home Health Settings Following Acute Hospitalization: Randomized Clinical Trial Protocol. Phys Ther. 2019 Sep 1;99(9):1141-1149. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzz069.
PMID: 31004493

Miller MJ, Cook PF, Kline PW, Anderson CB, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Christiansen CL. Physical Function and Pre-Amputation Characteristics Explain Daily Step Count after Dysvascular Amputation. PM R. 2019 Feb 6. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12121. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 30729727

Christensen JC, Paxton RJ, Baym C, Forster JE, Dayton MR, Hogan CA, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Benefits of direct patient discharge to outpatient physical therapy after total knee arthroplasty. Disabil Rehabil. 2019 Jan 7:1-7. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2018.1505968. [Epub ahead of print]
PMID: 30616406; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6612479

Falvey JR, Burke RE, Levy CR, Gustavson AM, Price L, Forster JE, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Impaired Physical Performance Predicts Hospitalization Risk for Participants in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. Phys Ther. 2019 Jan 1;99(1):28-36. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzy127.
PMID: 30602041; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6314329

2018

Falvey JR, Bade MJ, Forster JE, Burke RE, Jennings JM, Nuccio E, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Home-Health-Care Physical Therapy Improves Early Functional Recovery of Medicare Beneficiaries After Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2018 Oct 17;100(20):1728-1734. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.17.01667.
PMID: 30334882

Kline PW, Melanson EL, Sullivan WJ, Blatchford PJ, Miller MJ, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Christiansen CL. Improving Physical Activity Through Adjunct Telerehabilitation Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol. Phys Ther. 2019 Jan 1;99(1):37-45. doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzy119.
PMID: 30329126; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6314331

Gustavson AM, Falvey JR, Forster JE, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Predictors of Functional Change in a Skilled Nursing Facility Population. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2019 Jul/Sep; 42(3):189-195.
PMID: 28650398

Falvey JR, Gustavson AM, Price L, Papazian L, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Dementia, Comorbidity, and Physical Function in the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. J Geriatr Phys Ther. 2019 Apr/Jun; 42(2):E1-E6.
PMID: 28437317

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Presentations (Video, Podcast, etc.

Walking Speed:
The 6th Vital Sign

This video details the value of regular walking speed measurements and how walking speed can be utilized in a clinical setting. Created by:
Alexander Garbin, PT, DPT, PhD
Jennifer Stevens-Lapsley, PT, PhD, FAPTA
Sarah Beck, MD

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