Copley Rehabilitation Services Participates In Reasearch StudyFor Immediate Release03/30/2010
Copley Hospital Rehabilitation Services, in conjunction with The University of Vermont Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science, is participating in a research study on low back pain. The purpose of the study is to examine whether or not matching treatment to specific symptoms is better at decreasing pain and increasing function than a non-specific strengthening/conditional program. Copley Hospital will provide patients participating in the study with therapy in accordance with the protocol established for the study. Dr. Sharon M. Henry, Professor and Associate Dean of Research at the University of Vermont College of Nursing and Health Sciences, is leading the study.
“We are very excited to be a participating site in Dr. Henry’s research study. Low back pain can affect up to 80% of people at sometime in their life, and no clear evidence supports any one treatment,” says Copley’s Director of Rehabilitation Services Ellen Adams. Adams notes that Copley Physical Therapists Karen Westervelt and Jane Eliasson, who practice in the Copley Sports Physical Therapy clinic at the Stoweflake Resort and Spa, have been trained in the research protocol and will be working with Dr. Henry. Westervelt, who is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at UVM and Eliasson, who serves as a lab instructor in the UVM Physical Therapy program, are helping to create new evidence-based practice standards for the profession.
Qualified patients in the study have chronic low back pain and are between 21-55 years old. They receive pre and post treatment testing at the UVM Human Motion Analysis Lab, including a physical therapy evaluation, six physical therapy treatment sessions with a physical therapist and compensation upon completion of the study. The study is at no charge to the patient or their health insurance.
If you are interested in participating in the program, please contact The University of Vermont Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Science at 802-656-1478.
Copley Hospital Rehabilitation Services
Copley’s Rehabilitation Services provide individualized, custom-tailored programs designed to fit your specific needs. Over the last 30 years, our team of clinicians and support staff has developed one of the most comprehensive and patient-friendly rehabilitation programs in Vermont.
Copley’s rehabilitation clinics provide both inpatient and outpatient care. In addition to providing inpatient therapy in Copley Hospital, outpatient clinics are available at Mansfield Orthopaedics in Morrisville, in Hardwick and at the Stoweflake Mountain Resort and Spa in Stowe. Copley’s sports medicine program works directly with high school and other local athletes. We have developed school-based pediatric programs that offer services to local schools, while our sensory space at the hospital allows for skill building in a structured atmosphere. Copley’s rehabilitation services also include a comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program, pulmonary rehabilitation, urinary incontinence treatment and hand therapy services.
Contact Information
Leah Hollenberger
Senior Director Development, Marketing & Public Relations
Copley Health Systems
802-888-8301
lhollenberger@chsi.org
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