• A Standardized Concussion Management Protocol for Concordia College 

  Bogenreif, Michael James (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  Sports-related concussion remains a diagnostic and management challenge for health care professionals. Numerous symptom scales and sideline assessment tools are available for team physicians and athletic trainers to ...

• Static Stretching versus Dynamic Stretching in Athletics 

  Dale, Dewayne Nathaniel (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  Athletes in a variety of sports will perform a stretching routine before each workout or competition. This is why coaches, strength and conditioning specialists, and athletic trainers are always in search of new ways to ...

• Head Start Parents: Preferred Learning Methods, Nutrition Interests, and the Barriers to Participating in Nutrition Education Classes 

  Gregoire, Anne Rachel (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  Background: Obesity rates in low-income populations continue to rise. Several federal nutrition programs have been established to increase the nutrition knowledge of individuals in these populations and improve their ...

• Proposed Intensity and Proximity to Failure Recommendations for Improving Resistance Training Strength 

  Koenecke, Joseph David (North Dakota State University, 2023)

  Resistance training, widely used in sports and recreation since the 1970s, can be used to achieve goals like muscular hypertrophy, strength, or endurance. Core principles to see noticeable adaptations include progressive ...

• Stretching: Type and Timing for Optimal Benefits 

  Kijak, Jessica Michelle (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  It is known that stretching is able to increase the compliance of human tendons and as a result increase the capacity of the tendon to absorb energy. Sports involving "explosive" type skills, with many maximal ...

• Evaluation of a Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program 

  Strang, Michelle Glee (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  The goal of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) on participants' fruit and vegetable behavior at school and at home. The evaluation addressed 2 questions: (1) Did the ...

• Effect of Diabetic Retinopathy Education on Knowledge and Planned Lifestyle Activities 

  Youd, Lindsay Marie (North Dakota State University, 2010)

  Prevalence of diabetes is increasing in the United States as well as in North Dakota. Diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes, is seen in 40-45% of Americans diagnosed with diabetes. It is the leading cause of new ...

• A Biomechanical and Electromyographic Analysis of Elite Shot Putters at a Division I University 

  Waldera, Roman (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  In effort to understand the most optimal technique for shot put throwing, researchers have investigated the individual factors of the throw that may contribute to elite level performances. Two techniques are commonly ...

• The Effects of Greater Dietary Protein Spread and Quality on Muscle Health in Healthy Adults 

  Johnson, Nathaniel (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Skeletal muscle is critically important, but is often overlooked, not getting the respect or attention the tissue demands. Muscle is responsible for locomotion and physical performance, uses large amount of energy preventing ...

• Appraising Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk: Single-Legged Jump-Landing Dynamic Postural Stability 

  Bond, Colin (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Appraising anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk is of great interest to the orthopedic and sports medicine professional. Due to the high prevalence of non-contact ACL injuries, professionals have sought to identify ...

• Systematic Intervention Component Analysis: Dose-Response for Therapeutic Ultrasound 

  Hamersky, Stephanie (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Therapeutic ultrasound has been well documented in the literature to affect human tissue. The four main parameters practitioners are able to influence are frequency, duty cycle, intensity, and treatment time. Alteration ...

• Evaluation of the Relationship Between Scapular Dyskinesis and Acromiohumeral Distance 

  Ives, Ariel (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  This study analyzed the interaction between scapular dyskinesis (SDK) and acromiohumeral distance (AHD). Diagnostic ultrasound (DUS) was used to measure the AHD of 33 participants between 10 and 120o of weighted arm elevation ...

• The Effects of Humeral Retroversion on Range of Motion in the Throwing Athlete 

  Hoskins, Thomas (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between shoulder rotational range of motion once accounting for humeral retroversion (HR) and the Functional Arm Scale for Throwers (FAST). The following research ...

• Effectiveness of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Ventilation Devices With Protective Hockey Equipment as Performed by Certified Athletic Trainers 

  Konkol, Lauren (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Certified Athletic Trainers (ATCs) are expected to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on athletes experiencing cardiac arrest regardless of the protective equipment worn by the athlete. Additionally, ventilation ...

• An Analysis of CPR Performance, Self-Efficacy, and Deliberate Feedback 

  Martinez, Caroline (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  During sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), prompt initiation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) by a healthcare provider or layperson is critical to a patient’s odds of survival.4 The absence of health care providers in ...

• Athletic Trainers' Ability to Establish Peripheral Intravenous Access 

  McCormack, Elizabeth (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Certified athletic trainers (AT) are usually the first to respond to an athletic emergency heat illness (EHI) and are expected to provide prehospital care. The goal of this study was to investigate the percentage of athletic ...

• Led Astray: How Command Influence Contributed to the Atrocities of the US-Dakota War of 1862-1865 

  Morris, Jacob (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  During the US-Dakota War of 1862-1865, fighting and bloodshed targeted unarmed non-combatants on both sides. American memory has often fixated only on actions committed by Dakota peoples, Oceti Sakowin, that were deemed ...

• An Analysis of Kinesio® Tape on Mitigation of Dynamic Knee Valgum 

  Smedley, Katelynn (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Kinesio® Tape has potential to be an intervention to mitigate dynamic knee valgum. This research project investigated the effect of Kinesio® Tape has on dynamic knee valgum through three-dimensional (3D) motion analysis ...

• A Path Analysis Model Examining Parent Perception, Dieting, and Food Behaviors on BMI Among Predominately Hispanic Families with Preschool Children 

  Quiroz, Alicia (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Children and adults continue to suffer from obesity, which poses a great public health threat. This research focused on protective factors for its prevention. Parent’s perception of a healthy child’s body size, parent ...

• The Effects of Kinesiotape Star Technique in Individuals with Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain 

  Langer, Mickaella (North Dakota State University, 2022)

  Kinesio® Tape is theorized to reduce pain and aid with movement during treatment of chronic non-specific low back pain. This study investigated the effect that Kinesio® Tape has on patient-reported outcome measures and on ...

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