Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) - American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy (FAAOMPT)
Complementary Medicine and Wellness (CMW) – Oakland University

Honors Received:

Faculty Appreciation Award - CMU Athletic Department (4/17/00), Nominated by Amber Crenshaw

Courses taught in curriculum:

PTH 645 Patient Care I
PTH 646 Patient Care II
PTH 665 Physical Therapy Seminar I
PTH 666 Physical Therapy Seminar II
PTH 661 Manual Therapy I
PTH 662 Manual Therapy II
PTH 765 Physical Therapy Seminar III

Current areas of research interests:

Validation of craniosacral rhythm
Validation of efficiency of spinal manipulation
Normative values for dynomometry of extremity joints
Manual therapy for chronic pelvic floor tension myalgia Incidence/prevalence of complementary and alternative medical practice use in the United States

Recent Publications (last five years):

Perkins JM, Zipple JT: Nonspecific low back pain. In: Erhman Jk, Gordon PM, Visich PS, Keteyian SJ, eds. Clinical Exercise Physiology. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics Publications; 2003:483-502. (First edition), Second edition due out in 2008

Perkins JM, Zipple JT, Garrett N, Kapa M, Tucker N: Bone resorption markers in women with osteopenia: Can they help with individual management decisions?”, J Women’s Health Phys Ther.  2007;31(2):21-26.

Zipple JT, Loubert PV, Hammer R: Treatment of fabella syndrome with manual therapy, J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 33:1, p33-9, 2003.