2021 AAMT Research, Instructor and Osteopractic Clinic of the Year Awards

The 2021 Osteopractic Clinic of the Year Award was given to the following 5 Osteopractic clinic owners:

• Dr. Gregory Shea, DPT, Dip. Osteopractic
  Precision Osteopractic Physical Therapy
  Lebanon, NH`
• Dr. Matthew Sigler, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
  Freedom Osteopractic Physical Therapy
  Cincinnati, OH

• Dr. David Waite, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
  Anatomy Optimized Osteopractic PT & Wellness
  Phoenix, AZ
• Dr. Reine Nola, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
  Osteopractic Physical Therapy of Wichita
  Wichita, KS
• Dr. Logan Distefano, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
  Dynamic Osteopractic Physical Therapy
  Little Rock, AR

The 2021 AAMT Instructor of the Year Award was given to the following AAMT senior faculty members:

 

• Dr. Paul Bliton, DPT, OCS, SCS, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
• Dr. Tamara Copes, DPT, ATC, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic

The 2021 AAMT Osteopractic Physical Therapist of the Year Award was given to:

• Dr. Patrick Gorby, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
  Gorby Osteopractic Physical Therapy
  Phoenix, AZ

The 2021 AAMT Distinguished Osteopractic Graduate of the Year Award was given to:

• Dr. Kristina Koroyan, DPT, FAAOMPT, Dip. Osteopractic
• In recognition of Dr. Koroyan’s leadership with the 2021 Medical Mission to Armenia

The 2021 AAMT Fellowship Most Inspiring Graduate Award was given to:

• Dr. Lin-Kai Wang, DPT, ATC, Dip. Osteopractic

In December of 2021, at the 8th Annual Osteopractic Graduation Ceremony in Atlanta GA, AAMT awarded the Diploma in Osteopractic to 54 Physical Therapists from Arizona, California, Georgia, Florida, New York, Texas and many of the states in between!  Well done to all!

In 2021, AAMT Faculty & Fellows published two randomized multi-center clinical trials and 2 case studies in the following internationally recognized journals: The Spine Journal, JOSPT, and the Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies.

1. Spinal Manipulation and Perineural Electrical Dry Needling in Patients with Cervicogenic Headache: a Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial (Dunning J, Butts R, Zacharko N, Fandry K, Young I, Wheeler K, Day J, Fernandez-de-las-Penas C, 2021)

2. Spinal Manipulation and Electrical Dry Needling in Patients With Subacromial Pain Syndrome: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial (Dunning J, Butts R, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas C, Walsh S, Goult C, Gillett B, Arias-Buria J, Garcia J, Young I, 2021)

3. Physical Therapy Treatment of a Pediatric Patient with Symptoms Consistent with a Spinal Cord Injury Without Radiographic Abnormality: a Retrospective Case Report (Butts R, Legaspi O, Nocera-Mekel A, Dunning J, 2021)

4. Dry Needling Strategies for Musculoskeletal Conditions: Do the Number of Needles and Needle Retention Time Matter? A Literature Review (Butts R, Dunning J, Serafino C, 2021)

The MOST DOWNLOADED Letter-to-the-Editor in 2021:

Response to the Letter-to-the-JOSPT-Editor: Clinical Equipoise and Declaration of Competing Interests (Dunning J, Butts R, Young I, 2021)

In 2022, the AAMT faculty will be teaching over 220 courses throughout the USA and also in Italy, Greece, and Cyprus. These are exciting times for all Osteopractors!

VIDEO – AAMT Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual PT