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DPT Program Director Receives Distinguished Author Award

Date: Friday, March 15th, 2013

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The Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy announced Dr. Harvey Wallmann, Director of the WKU Doctorate of Physical Therapy program, as one of the 2012 winners of The John Medeiros Distinguished Author Award. The winning paper was:

 "Safety of cervical spine manipulation: are adverse events preventable and are manipulations being performed appropriately? A review of 134 case reports"

Emilio J Puentedura, Jessica March, Joe Anders, Amber Perez, Merrill R Landers, Harvey W Wallmann and Joshua A Cleland

The winning paper was identified by the editorial team as the most impactful paper published in JMMT for 2012. The award was presented at the APTA CSM in San Diego in February 2013.

To read the paper in its entirety, please visit the link above or click here to view the PDF version.