Elizabeth Wellsandt, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS - Associate Professor
Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Physical Therapy - MMI
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Full Member
Research Interests:
ACL, Knee Injury, Osteoarthritis, Physical Therapy, Biomechanics
Current Research Summary:
The pediatric research interests are centered within biomechanical and functional outcomes analysis in individuals with knee injuries, with a primary interest in the influence of these factors on the secondary development of osteoarthritis. Our research team focuses on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in the knee, which have the highest incidence in individuals under 21 years of age.
Publications
Highlighted Publications:
Werner DM, Golightly YM, Tao MA, Post A, Wellsandt E. Environmental Risk Factors for Osteoarthritis and Their Impact on Individuals with Knee Joint Injury. Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2022 Nov;48:907-930.
Thoma LM, Wellsandt E, Wipfler K, Michaud K. Examining rehabilitation dose in adults with rheumatoid arthritis: Association with baseline factors and change in clinical outcomes. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 Sep 12;. doi: 10.1002/acr.25019. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36094858.
Larson D, Vu V, Ness BM, Wellsandt E, Morrison S. A Multi-Systems Approach to Human Movement after ACL Reconstruction: The Musculoskeletal System. IJSPT. 2021;17(1):27-46. doi: 10.26603/001c.29456.
Rosen AB, Wellsandt E, Nicola M, Tao MA. Current Clinical Concepts: Clinical Management of Patellar Tendinopathy. J Athl Train. 2021 Oct 8. doi: 10.4085/1062-6050-0049.21. Online ahead of print.
Wellsandt E, Emory JR, Golightly YM, Dudley AT, Michaud K, Tao MA, Manzer MN, Sajja BR. Individual and Cumulative Measures of Knee Joint Load Associate with T2 Relaxation of Knee Cartilage in Young, Uninjured Individuals: A Pilot Study. Knee. 2021 Aug 6;32:19-29.
Wellsandt E, Kallman T, Golightly Y, Podsiadlo D, Dudley A, Vas S, Michaud K, Tao M, Sajja B, Manzer M. Knee Joint Unloading and Daily Physical Activity Associate with Cartilage T2 Relaxation Times 1 Month After ACL Injury. J Orthop Res. 2021 Mar 29. doi: 10.1002/jor.25034. Online ahead of print.
Wellsandt E, Khandha A, Capin J, Buchanan TS, Snyder-Mackler L. Operative and nonoperative management of anterior cruciate ligament injury: Differences in gait biomechanics at 5 years. J Orthop Res. 2020 Dec;38(12):2675-2684.
Holden MA, Button K, Collins NJ, Henrotin Y, Hinman RS, Larsen JB, Metcalf B, Master H, Skou ST, Thoma LM, Wellsandt E, White DK, Bennell K. Guidance for implementing best practice therapeutic exercise for people with knee and hip osteoarthritis: what does the current evidence base tell us? Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2020 Aug 29. doi: 10.1002/acr.24434. Online ahead of print.