Laurie Stickler

• DHS
• Professor at Grand Valley State University

Context: Competitive cross-country runners train at much higher loads and with greater demands than recreational runners, posing a unique set of physiological and psychological challenges. Thus, identification of factors influencing health and nutritional choices in male cross-country runners is needed to help combat energy-related health issues....

Professional interpreters are an essential part of the healthcare team in providing high-quality care to all patients. However, interprofessional skills for working with professional interpreters are often not developed until after entering the workforce. Little is known about the educational impact of working with interpreters in a pro bono settin...

Objective: To assess female collegiate cross-country runners' perspectives regarding sport-related health and the factors impacting eating behaviors. Participants/methods: The Runner's Health Choices Questionnaire, a previously validated survey, was electronically distributed to female collegiate cross-country runners. Quantitative descriptive a...

Introduction Pro bono physical therapy clinics provide a beneficial service to the community. Studies have identified a positive impact of student volunteerism in pro bono clinics. However, little is known about the immediate and long-term impact on those who serve as student coordinators of such clinics. Thus, the purpose of this study was to expl...

Menstrual function is strongly affected by nutritional status and energy availability in female athletes, and impaired menstrual function can impact bone mineral density. Nutritional interventions have been proposed to mitigate menstrual dysfunction. The purpose of this systematic review was to assess the ability of nutritional interventions, direc...

Context Low energy availability has been identified through research as the cornerstone of the female athlete triad, yet reasons for nutritional choices among female collegiate athletes are poorly understood. Objective To explore the perspectives of female collegiate cross country runners on eating behaviors and attitudes toward health. Design Ph...

Background: Physical therapists commonly treat individuals with anterior knee pain (AKP) and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Despite the suggestion for including hip strengthening or neuromuscular control exercises in preventative programs to change knee mechanics and reduce AKP and ACL injuries and in the treatment of AKP, no previous s...

Objectives: Functional Massage (FM) is a therapeutic technique that incorporates joint motion with massage to treat musculotendinous pain and impairments. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of FM to decrease pain and improve range of motion (ROM) in patients. Methods: A test re-test design was utilized to identify the effe...

Unlabelled: Females participating in sports have the potential of developing one or multiple parts of the Female Athlete Triad, defined as the inter-relationship among energy availability, menstrual function, and bone mineral density. Energy availability, defined as dietary energy intake minus exercise energy expended, is believed to be at the cor...

Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between frontal plane kinematics of the single leg squat and strength of the trunk and hip in females. Participants Forty healthy females participated in this study. Methods An isometric “make” test using a dynamometer was used to assess peak force normalized to body weight for h...

The purpose of this qualitative study was to assess the students' perception of the professional impact of volunteering in a pro bono physical therapy clinic. Three focus groups of second- and third-year physical therapy students were conducted using a flexible guide of questions. Focus groups' transcriptions were coded, and themes and subthemes we...

Resident's Case Study BACKGROUND/INTRODUCTION: The reports of spinal accessory nerve injury in the literature primarily focus on injury following surgical dissection or traumatic stretch injury. There is limited literature describing the presentation and diagnosis of this injury with an unknown cause. The purpose of this case report is to describe...