Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Pediatrics, Clinical Movement Analysis, Cerebral Palsy, Physical Therapy

Interests

Cerebral palsy, secondary conditions, and treadmill training

Activities

Treadmill Training in Ambulatory Children with Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study. Principal Investigator. Funded by a Pilot Grant from The Children's Hospital Research Institute, Denver, CO; September 2002 – December 2004.

Observation of Functional Movement Tasks and Knee Range of Motion in Subjects with Altered Muscle Tone. Co-Investigator. Physical Therapy Program, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; June 1998 - June 1999; Part of a Bridge to the Future Innovations in Education Grant award to Cheryl Riegger-Krugh, ScD, PT.

A Pilot Study to Determine the Effects of Treadmill Training on Infants Born Preterm with Grade III or Grade IV Intraventricular Hemorrhage. Co-Investigator. Physical Therapy Program, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, March 1997 – November 2002; Internal funding.
Pre- and Post-Operative Gait Studies in Children with Cerebral Palsy. Principal Investigator. Northwestern University and Children's Memorial Hospital. Chicago, IL. Internal Funding; Completed: June 1988.

Inter- and Intra-Rater Reliability of Manual Muscle Testing in Children Under Five Years Old. Study Coordinator; PT/OT/Orthotics Department, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL; Internal funding

Graduate School: Northwestern University, University of Colorado

Peer Reviewed

1. Bodkin AW, Robinson C, Perales FP. Reliability and validity of the Gross Motor Function Classification System for Cerebral Palsy. Pediatr Phys Ther. 15:247-252;2003.

2. Bodkin AW, Baxter RS, Heriza CB. Treadmill training in an infant born preterm with a grade III intraventricular hemorrhage. Phys Ther. 83:1107-1118; 2003.

Book Section

Bodkin AW Pediatric case studies. In: Schenkman M, Gill-Body K. A Compendium of Materials for Teaching Professional Physical Therapy Content. Neurology Section of the American Physical Therapy Association, Alexandria, VA, 2000

Published Abstracts:

1. Bodkin AW , Carollo JJ, Glueck DH. Home-based treadmill training in ambulatory children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2006;48(Suppl 106):S22.

2. Bodkin AW . Home-based treadmill training in ambulatory children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. Published Abstract. Proceeding of the 3rd Annual Colorado and Yamagata Health Science Conference, September 2003.