2023 POSTER WINNERS
The Louisa Burns Osteopathic Research Committee (LBORC) and the National Undergraduate Fellows Association (NUFA) hosted their annual poster presentation on during the AAO 2023 Convocation.
The AAO Louisa Burns Osteopathic Research Committee wishes to thank the Osteopathic Cranial Academy Foundation (OCAF) for sponsoring the research poster presentation session and thank the following volunteers who judged the presentations. The committee appreciates their contributions in making this a successful event:
James S. Aston, DO; Gina Maria Benaquista DeSipio, DO; Jacob Joseph Cukierski, DO; Jay B Danto, DO; Brian F. Degenhardt, DO; Garren P. Gebhardt, DO; Steven A. Gustafson, DO; Kurt P. Heinking, DO, FAAO; Kyle K. Henderson, PhD; Jan Thomas Hendryx, DO, FAAO, FAAMA; Saundra Y. Holseth, DO; Teodor Huzij, DO, FACN; Virginia M. Johnson, DO, MBA, FAAO; Bernadette Goheen Kohn, DO; Albert J. Kozar, DO, FAOASM, R-MSK; Blaise Langan, DO; Drew D. Lewis, DO, FAAO; Jayme D. Mancini, DO, PhD; Crystal Martin, DO; Joseph J. Melograno Jr., DO; Barbara Ann Moss, DO, FAAO; Chelsea Nagayama, DO; Jared W. Nichols, DO; Melissa G. Pearce, DO; Jessica A. Ridgley, DO; Deborah Schmidt, DO; Josephine Y.M. Shen, DO, MAOM; Jillian Lynn Smith, DO; Jason A. Sneed, DO; Jonathan W. Torres, DO, MPA, FACOFP, FAAO; Robert B. Truax, DO; Michael D Waddington, DO; and Sheldon C. Yao, DO, FAAO.
The table below lists the winning authors and poster titles for the 2023 presentations.
Citable abstracts are available on the AAOJ platform under Open Access:
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Category
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Title
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Authors
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School or Institution
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Student—Original Research
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First place
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Investigating the mechanism of dextrose prolotherapy in vitro: fibroblast proliferation and production of growth factors |
Bethany Harting, OMS-III; Sarah Fox, OMS-III; Thomas Motyka, DO; Adam D. Foster, PhD; Amy N. Hinkelman, PhD
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Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine
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Second Place
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Effect of Objective Training Programs on Symmetry and Accuracy of Passive Motion Force Application |
Justin Hajicek, OMS-III; Madelyn Huhn; Zane Starks, MS; Ying-Fang Wang, PhD; Brian Degenhardt, DO |
AT Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine |
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Third Place
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Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Reduces Pain and Improves Range of Motion in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain |
Emily Daly, OMS-IV; Janey Prodoehl, PT, PhD, CCTT; Charlotte Bolch, PhD; Kurt P. Heinking, DO, FAAO; Kyle K. Henderson, PhD |
Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine |
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Category
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Title
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Authors
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School or Institution
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Student—Education & Public Health
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First place
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Superficial Approach to the Sphenopalatine (Pterygopalatine) Ganglion
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Laura Rudberg-Post, OMS-IV; Donald Matz, PhD; Olivia Matz, OMS-IV, MSA; Hannah C. Gustafson, OMS-IV, MSA, MSBS; Ariel Gubatina; Edward Christopherson |
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
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Second Place
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Somatic Dysfunction in Positional Plagiocephaly, Brachycephaly, and Congenital Muscular Torticollis, Assessment and Treatment in Osteopathic Research: A Scoping Review |
Richard Jimenez, MS, OMS-I; Grace Cao, OMS-I; Carson Bomstad, MS,OMS-I; Kailee Myxter, OMS-I; Antonella Lozano, OMS-I; Ashley Rosander, OMS-II; Avani Vaghela, OMS-II; My-Trang (Lisa) Tran, MS, OMS-II; Lynne Stephenson, MSEd; Vickie Roettger, PhD, MS; Dean K. Gubler, DO, MPH, FACS, FCCM; Benjamin Brooks, PhD, MBA; Angela L. Branda, DO |
Rocky Vista University- Colorado and Southern Utah Campuses |
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Third Place
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An Osteopathic Approach to Dysmenorrhea |
Heather Paul (Sprengel), OMS II; Paige Bonner, OMS II; Rohit Mehra, DO, MPH, MS |
Nova Southeastern University- Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine |
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Category
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Title
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Authors
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School or Institution
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Student—Case Study
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First place
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Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) on Functional Impairment in Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Patient: A Case Report
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Kaitlin Unser, OMS-III; Sheldon C. Yao, DO, FAAO |
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine |
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Second Place
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An Osteopathic Approach to Shoulder Injury Following Post-Hemorrhage Hemiparesis |
Elizabeth M. Geyer-Roberts, OMS-III; Philip J. Helderlein Jr., OMS-III; Jill Wallace-Ross, DO, MS |
Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine |
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Third Place
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The Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) on Rare Diseases- Gordon Syndrome |
Timothy A. Johnson, OMS III; Holly Waters, DO |
Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine |
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Category
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Title
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Authors
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School or Institution
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Resident—Case Study
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First place
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Symptomatic Mitigation of a Rare Case of Chronic Active Epstein-Barr Virus (CAEBV) Disease Using Lymphatic Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
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Yang (Jenny) Song, DO and Michael D. Waddington, DO |
Eastern Connecticut Health Network |
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Second Place
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Intersegmental sacral dysfunction as primary etiology of low back pain in a college athlete: A case study |
Lara Householder, DO MS; John Diefenderfer, DO; Anna Veach, DO |
Maine-Dartmouth Osteopathic Neuromusucular Medicine Residency |
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Third Place
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Happy Feet are Dancing Feet, Response to OMT in a Patient with Morphea Profunda: A Case Report |
Aziza Tamara Bomani-Bailey, DO, PGY3; Hugh M. Ettlinger, DO, FAAO, FCA |
St Barnabas Hospital Health System, ONMM residency |
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Category
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Title
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Authors
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School or Institution
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Resident—Original Research
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First place
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“That’s The Way We Have Always Done It”: Resetting the Hips
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Nicole Fremarek, DO, MBA, PGY4; Elizabeth Hammond OMS-III; Shaunak Digambar OMS-I; A. Hope Tobey, DO, FAAP, FACOP; David Harden, DO, FAAFP; David Redden, PhD; Nicholas Sullivan, DO, MA; Gautam Desai, DO, FACOFP dist.; Kevin Treffer, DO, FACOFP; Albert Kozar, DO, FAOASM, R-MSK |
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM - VA)
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Second Place
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Ultrasound Assessment of OMT on Diaphragm Motion |
Nicholas Snow, DO, PGY4; Christian DeDi, OMS-III; Stephanie Rathjen, OMS-III; David Redden, PhD; Albert J Kozar, DO, FAOASM, R-MSK; Luke Robinson, DO, DABMA |
VCOM Sports and Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, VA |
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Third Place
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Quantifying Osteopathic Palpatory Motion |
Kristopher Schock, DO; Christopher Ciccone, OMS3; Michael Mitkos, OMS3; David T. Redden, PhD; Hollis H. King, DO, PhD, FAAO, FCA; Albert Kozar, DO, FAOASM, R-MSK |
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) |
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Category
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Title
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Authors
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School or Institution
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Resident—Education and Public Health
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First place
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Incorporation of an osteopathic-focused lecture series into an already established pediatric residency curriculum
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Matthew B. Wysong, DO, PGY3; Duane R. Copenheaver, DO; Lydia Powers, DO, PGY3; Ryan Flaherty, DO, PGY4; Rebecca G. Wallihan, MD |
Nationwide Children's Hospital |
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Second Place
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Approaching the barrier: Improved pediatric resident knowledge and confidence in osteopathic manipulative medicine after a resident-led educational intervention
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Samantha (Sammie) K. Tyler, DO, PGY3; Ryan McMunn, DO; Emily Ruedinger, MD, MEd |
University of Wisconsin/UW Health |
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Third place
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Superficial Approach to the Sphenopalatine (Pterygopalatine) Ganglion
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Laura Rudberg-Post, OMS-IV; Donald Matz, PhD; Olivia Matz, OMS-IV, MSA; Hannah C. Gustafson, OMS-IV, MSA, MSBS; Ariel Gubatina; Edward Christopherson |
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine |
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