Naoaki Ito, PT, DPT, PhD is a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Nao is currently involved in a multi-center prospective cohort study investigating the risk factors for hamstring strain injuries in American football athletes. His dissertation work, funded in part by the American Academy of Sport Physical Therapy Legacy Fund New Investigator Research Grant Award, focused on improving outcomes after ACL injury using biomechanical and imaging modalities. He has special interests and ongoing institutional level funding to study the application of advanced imaging techniques in patients with lower extremity tendon injuries such as patellar tendinopathy and bone-patellar tendon-bone autograft harvest for ACL reconstruction. Nao has published his research in peer-reviewed journals and presented his research at the national and international level.
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Financial: None
Non-financial: None
Bryan Heiderscheit, PT, PhD, FAPTA is the Frederick Gaenslen Professor in Orthopedics and Vice Chair of Research for the Department of Orthopedics & Rehabilitation. He is the founding Director of the UW Health Runners’ Clinic; Director of Badger Athletic Performance with UW Athletics; and Co-director of the UW Neuromuscular Biomechanics Laboratory. Dr. Heiderscheit’s research is aimed at understanding and enhancing the clinical management of orthopedic conditions, with particular focus on sports-related injuries. Support for his research includes the NIH, NFL, NBA and GE Healthcare.
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Financial: GE Healthcare – Grant to University of Wisconsin
Non-financial: None
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