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What seperates the best Physical Therapy practices from the others is a dedication to use the latest techniques in patient care and treatments.

Physical Therapy Specialists is a complete facility, involved in a significant amount of clinically oriented research in rehabilitation and patient care. Last quarter decade, Dr. Roubal has been involved in research. Many of the other physical therapists at Physical Therapy Specialists have also been following through with additional programs and research.

The research has involved issues in Neuroscience and specific treatments in physical therapy with particular treatment regimens involving adhesive capsulitis which has been studied extensively at this office. Also, shoulder and neck pain, and headaches. Also, there is an extensive multi-year study on scoliosis evaluation and screening and general effectiveness in these screening programs.

At Physical Therapy Specialists, the therapists are extremely proud of the ongoing research which allows for cutting edge care of their patients.

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A listing of some of the research done by the staff at Physical Therapy Specialists

• Placzek, J.D., Lukens, S.C., Badalanmenti, S., Roubal, P.J., Freeman, D.C., Wallerman, K.M., Parrot, A., Waiter, J.M. "Shoulder Outcome Measures, A Comparison of 6 Functional Tests." The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 32, No. 5, 2004.
  
  
• Placzek, J.D., Freeman, D.C., Lukens, S.C., Badalanmenti, S., Roubal, P.J., Waiter, J.M. "Predicting Shoulder Strength Using Allometry: Implications for Shoulder Outcome Assessments." Journal of Orthopaedic Research 22 (2004)
  
  
• Placzek, J.D., Roubal, P.J., Kulig, K., Pagett, B.T., Waiter, J.M. "Theory and Technique of Transitional Manipulation for Adhesive Capsulitis." The American Journal of Orthopedics
  
  
• Placzek, J.D., Pagett, B.T., Roubal, P.J., Jones, B.A., McMichael, H.G., Rozanski, E.A., and Gianotto, K.L. "The Influence of the Cervical Spine and Chronic Headache in Women: A Pilot Study." The Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, Vol 7:1, 33-39, 1999.
  
  
• Roubal, P.J., Freeman, D.C., and Placzek, J.D., "Cost and Effectiveness of Scoliosis Screening." Physiotherapy, Vol 85:5, 259-268, May 1999.
  
  
• Placzek, J.D., Roubal, P.J., Freeman, D.C., Kulig, K., Nasser, S., and Pagett, B.T. "Long Term Effectiveness of Translational Manipulation for Adhesive Capsulitis." Clinical Orthopaedics, 356, 181-191, Nov 1998.
  
  
• Placzek, J.D., and Kulig, K. "Translational Manipulation Under Anesthesia." Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Clinics of North America, 7:4, 541-563, Dec 1998.
  
  
• Roubal, P.J., Dobritt, D., and Placzek, J.P., "Glenohumeral Manipulation Following Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block in Patients with Adhesive Capsulitis." JOSPT, 24:2, 66-77, 1996.
  
  
• Roubal, P.J., LaGrandeur, R., and Chevason, A. "Bilateral Radial Nerve Palsies from use of a Standard Birthing Bar." OB-GYN, 87:5, 1996.
  
  
• Jeffrey D. Placzek, MD, PT, OCS, David A. Boyce, MS, PT, ECS, OCS, contributing authors Paul J. Roubal, PhD, PT, OCS, Teri L. Charlton, MPT, OCS, Brian T. Pagett, MPT, OCS Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets 2001, Hanley and Belfus
  
  
• Roubal, P.J. & Placzek, J.D. Translational Manipulation after Failed Arthroscopic Capsular Release for Recalcitrant Adhesive Capsulitis. Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics. Submitted November 2007.