• Effects of pelvic and core strength training on high school cross-country race times 

  Clark, Anne W.; Goedeke, Maggie K.; Cunningham, Saengchoy R.; Rockwell, Derek E.; Lehecka, B.J.; Manske, Robert C.; Smith, Barbara S. (Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2017-08)

  There is only limited research examining the effect of pelvic and core strength training on running performance. Pelvic and core muscle fatigue is believed to contribute to excess motion along frontal and transverse planes ...

• Balance and coordination capacities of male children and adolescents with intellectual disability 

  Pitetti, Kenneth H.; Miller, Ruth A.; Loovis, Michael (Human Kinetics Publ Inc., 2017-01)

  Children and adolescents with intellectual disability (ID) exhibit a mixture of cognitive, motor, and psychosocial limitation. Identifying specific inadequacies in motor proficiency in youth with ID would improve therapeutic ...

• Accuracy of a piezoelectric pedometer in persons with and without Down syndrome 

  Agiovlasitis, Stamatis; Beets, Michael W.; Lamberth, John; Pitetti, Kenneth H.; Fernhall, Bo (Elsevier B.V., 2016-12)

  Background: Piezoelectric pedometers with a tri-axial accelerometer mechanism may effectively monitor physical activity in persons with Down syndrome (DS), but their accuracy has not been determined in this population. ...

• The Lower-Extremity Functional Test and lower-quadrant injury in NCAA Division III Athletes: a descriptive and epidemiologic report 

  Brumitt, Jason; Heiderscheit, Bryan C.; Manske, Robert C.; Niemuth, Paul; Mattocks, Alma; Rauh, Mitchell J. (Human Kinetics Publ Inc., 2016-08)

  Context: The Lower-Extremity Functional Test (LEFT) has been used to assess readiness to return to sport after a lower extremity injury. Current recommendations suggest that women should complete the LEFT in 135 s (average; ...

• Overweight and obesity in children and adolescents with Down syndrome-prevalence, determinants, consequences, and interventions: A literature review 

  Bertapelli, Fabio; Pitetti, Kenneth H.; Agiovlasitis, Stamatis; Guerra-Junior, Gil (Elsevier Ltd., 2016-10)

  Background: Children with Down syndrome (DS) are more likely to be overweight or obese than the general population of youth without DS. Aims: To review the prevalence of overweight and obesity and their determinants ...

• The shoulder in swimming 

  Davies, George J.; Matheson, James; Ellenbecker, Todd S.; Manske, Robert C. (Elsevier, 2009-12)

• Complications in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction 

  Manske, Robert C.; Giangarra, C.E.; Turman, K.A.; Heiderscheit, Bryan C. (Elsevier, 2006)

• Utilizing a logarithmic regression to identify thresholds 

  Wyatt, Frank; McCarthy, Jason P.; Robergs, Robert; Faria, E.W.; Siegler, Jason; Manske, Robert C.; Neason, M.V. (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2003)

• Soft tissue surgery 

  Durall, Christopher J.; Manske, Robert C. (Saunders Elsevier, 2007-12)

• Closed kinetic chain isokinetic testing : Relationships to functional testing and test - retest reliability 

  Manske, Robert C. (Wichita State University, 2000)

• The effects of aquatic and traditional exercise programs on persons with knee osteoarthritis 

  Wyatt, Frank; Milam, Stacie; Manske, Robert C.; Deere, Randall (NSCA, 2001-07)

  The purpose of the study was to detect if increases in functional levels for patients with osteoarthritis show differences between an aquatic exercise program and a land-based exercise program. Forty-six subjects between ...

• Avoiding lumbar spine injury during resistance training 

  Durall, Christopher J.; Manske, Robert C. (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2005-07)

  In this manuscript, the injury risk to the lumbar spine during common resistance exercises is discussed. Alternative, theoretically less risky exercises are presented.

• Postrehabilitation outcomes of muscle power (torque-acceleration energy) in patients with selected shoulder dysfunctions 

  Manske, Robert C.; Davies, George J. (Human Kinetics, 2003-08)

  Context: Most patients on an index concentric isokinetic test of the shoulder internal and external rotators have significant torque-acceleration-energy (TAE) deficits. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of rehabilitation ...

• Muscle weakness 

  Manske, Robert C.; Reiman, Michael P. (Saunders Elsevier, 2007-12)

• Off-season training habits and preseason functional test measures of Division III collegiate athletes: A descriptive report 

  Brumitt, Jason; Heiderscheit, Bryan C.; Manske, Robert C.; Niemuth, Paul E.; Rauh, Mitchell J. (The Sports Physical Therapy Section, 2014-07)

  Division III (D III) collegiate coaches are challenged to assess athletic readiness and condition their athletes during the preseason. However, there are few reports on off-season training habits and normative data of ...

• The lower extremity functional test (LEFT) and lower quadrant injury in Division III Athletes: A descriptive and epidemiologic report 

  Brumitt, Jason; Heiderscheit, Bryan C.; Manske, Robert C.; Niemuth, Paul E.; Mattocks, Alma; Rauh, Mitchell J. (Human Kinetics, 2015-05)

  The lower extremity functional test (LEFT) has been used to assess readiness to return to sport after a lower extremity (LE) injury. Current recommendations suggest that females should complete the LEFT in 135 s (average) ...

• Current concepts of plyometric exercise 

  Davies, George J.; Riemann, Bryan L.; Manske, Robert C. (The Sports Physical Therapy Section, 2015-11)

  As knowledge regarding rehabilitation science continues to increase, exercise programs following muscu-loskeletal athletic injury continue to evolve. Rehabilitation programs have drastically changed, especially in the ...

• Effects of a dry-land strengthening program in competitive adolescent swimmers 

  Manske, Robert C.; Lewis, Stephanie; Wolff, Steve; Smith, Barbara S. (The Sports Physical Therapy Section, 2015-11)

  Background: Shoulder pain is common in competitive young swimmers. A relationship between shoulder strength and shoulder soreness in competitive young swimmers may indicate need for strengthening. Purpose: To determine ...

• Measuring joint hypermobility using the Beighton Scale in children with intellectual disability 

  Pitetti, Kenneth H.; Miller, Ruth A.; Beets, Michael W. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015)

  Purpose: To determine the feasibility and reliability of using the 9-point Beighton Hypermobility Score (9-BHS) with youth with intellectual disabilities using a least to most prompting technique. Method: One hundred one ...

• Normal HR with tilt, yet autonomic dysfunction in persons with Down syndrome 

  Bunsawat, Kanokwan; Goulopoulou, Stella; Collier, Scott; Figueroa, Arturo; Pitetti, Kenneth H.; Baynard, Tracy (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2015-02)

  Persons with Down syndrome (DS) exhibit altered autonomic function at rest and in response to adrenergic stimuli. It is unknown whether a subset of persons with DS that have similar HR responses to a task would have similar ...

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