Profile for Drew Rutherford

Thomas Kernozek and Drew Rutherford, both Health Professions; Sherwin Toribio, Mathematics & Statistics; Hannah Jaime, Gundersen Sports Medicine; C.N. Vannatta, Physical Therapy (now with Gundersen Health System); and Becky Heinert, Physical Therapy (now with Winona State University); co-authored the article "Augmented feedback response by vertical ground reaction force in adolescent female athletes" in International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, which was accepted for publication by American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy. Hannah Jaime was a resident with Gundersen Health System in the Sports Physical Therapy residency program. This project was a result of ongoing collaboration between the La Crosse Institute for Movement Science (LIMS) in the UWL Physical Therapy Program and Gundersen. Annually, residents participate in research through LIMS. CN Vannatta directs the research component of the residency.

Submitted on: Nov. 4

C. N. Vannatta, Gundersen Health System; Thomas Kernozek and Drew Rutherford, both Health Professions; and Meghan Fraser, Maria Turco and Kaelyn Wagner, all Physical Therapy students; presented "Comparison of Achilles Tendon loading variables in running between dominant and non-dominant legs in recreational runners" at American Society of Biomechanics on Aug. 7 in Madison, Wisconsin. Graduate student Kaelyn Wagner attended this meeting and was supported by UWL Graduate Studies with a Travel Grant. Gundersen Medical Foundation supports C.N. Vannatta's collaborative work in UWL's La Crosse Institute for Movement Science (LIMS).

Submitted on: Aug. 19

C. N. Vannatta, Gundersen Health System; and Thomas Kernozek, Alex Olver, Haley Reierson, Drew Rutherford and Amanda Thiers, all Health Professions; presented "Sex differences in Achilles Tendon loading in recreational runners " at American Society of Biomechanics on Aug. 6 in Madison, Wisconsin. Graduate students Alex Olver, Haley Reierson, and Amanda Thiers attended this meeting and were supported by UWL Graduate Studies with a Travel Grant. Gundersen Medical Foundation supports C.N. Vannatta's collaborative research work in UWL's La Crosse Institute for Movement Science (LIMS) in the Department of Health Professions, Physical Therapy Program.

Submitted on: Aug. 19

Gwen M. Fritz, Gundersen Health; Becky Heinert, Winona State University; and Thomas Kernozek, Drew Rutherford and Steni Sackiriyas, all Health Professions; co-authored the article "Concurrent Force Feedback on Load Symmetry in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients" in The International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy (IJSPT), published on Aug. 1 by the North American Sports Medicine Institute.

Submitted on: Aug. 2, 2023

Mikey Friedman, Andrew Pardee, C.N. Vannatta and Callie Pohlman, all Physical Therapy; and Thomas Kernozek and Drew Rutherford, both Health Professions; co-authored the article "Effects of Body Weight Support in Running on Achilles Tendon Loading" in International Journal of Sports Medicine published on July 19 by Thieme. C.N. Vannatta is a physical therapist and collaborator with Gundersen Sports Medicine. He is supported by a grant through the Gundersen Medical Foundation to work in LIMS.

Submitted on: July 25, 2023

Bryce Ertman, C.N. Vannatta and Lucas Voie, all Physical Therapy; Melissa Klaeser, Physical Therapy; and Naghmeh Gheidi, Thomas Kernozek and Drew Rutherford, all Health Professions; co-authored the article "Alterations in Achilles tendon stress and strain across a range of running velocities" in Journal of Sports Sciences and was accepted for publication by Taylor and Francis . Data published from a graduate project with recent graduates Bryce Ertman, Melissa Klaeser, and Lucas Voie. Collaborators included Drew Rutherford and Naghmeh Gheidi (UWL) as well as C. Nathan Vannatta from Gundersen Health System. Vannatta is supported by the Gundersen Medical Foundation.

Submitted on: June 19, 2023

Pedro Zavala, Biology; and C.N. Vannatta, Thomas Kernozek and Drew Rutherford, all Physical Therapy; co-authored the article "Dynamic Postural Control in Injured Collegiate Cross-Country Runners is Not Associated with Running-Related Injury" in Gait & Posture and was accepted for publication by Elsevier. Pedro Zavala was a sports physical therapy resident at Gundersen Health System during the time of this work. The residency program is affiliated with UWL Physical Therapy program and the La Crosse Institute for Movement Science (LIMS) research lab. C.N. Vannatta is a graduate of UWL Physical Therapy employed at Gundersen Sports Medicine. He is supported by Gundersen Medical Foundation to work within LIMS as a researcher.

Submitted on: June 9, 2023

Pedro Zavala, Exercise and Sport Science; and C.N. Vannatta, Thomas Kernozek and Drew Rutherford, all Physical Therapy; presented "Dynamic Postural Control of Injured and Healthy Collegiate Cross-Country Runners" at Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association on Feb. 24 in San Diego, CA. Pedro Zavala is a UW-Madison, Physical Therapy graduate who worked as a Sports Physical Therapy resident at Gundersen Health System. The research presented was a collaboration with La Crosse Institute for Movement Science (LIMS) research group (Kernozek, Rutherford, Vannatta). C.N. Vannatta is employed at Gundersen Health System and works with LIMS.

Submitted on: Mar. 6, 2023

Owen Mills, Gundersen Health System; Becky Heinert, Thomas Kernozek, Rachel Kiminski, Drew Rutherford and Cori Williams, all Physical Therapy; and Kyle Cluppert, Athletics; presented "Effect of Immediate Post-Trial Feedback during Drop Landings on Impact and Joint Positions in Healthy Female Athletes" at Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association on Feb. 24 in San Diego, CA.

Submitted on: Mar. 6, 2023

Owen Mills, Gundersen Health System; Becky Heinert, Thomas Kernozek, Rachel Kiminski, Drew Rutherford and Cori Williams, all Physical Therapy; and Kyle Cluppert, Athletics; co-authored the article "Transfer of post-trial feedback on impacts during drop landings in female athletes" in Sports Biomechanics and was accepted for publication by Taylor and Francis. This was a capstone research project of Rachel Kiminski and Cori Williams, current students in the graduate program in Physical Therapy. Thank you to collaborators Becky Heinert, Kyle Cluppert, Owen Mills and to Viterbo Athletics for their involvement.

Submitted on: Sept. 26, 2022