Dr. Edmund Ickert

Assistant Professor
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Dr. Edmund Ickert

Assistant Professor

Graduate Studies in Health & Rehabilitation Sciences

Cushwa Hall B326

phone: (330) 941-1326

ecickert@ysu.edu

Bio

Dr Edmund Ickert joined the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program as an Assistant Professor in 2019. He previously received training as a Certified Lymphedema Therapist (CLT) in 2015. Dr Ickert has spent 8 years previously working in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) as a Physical Therapist. During his time in the SNF, Dr Ickert worked with the geriatric population for both subacute rehabilitation and outpatient services (including aquatic therapy). He completed his PhD in Health Sciences in 2022. Dr Ickert is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

Research Interests

As a member of the Graduate Studies in Rehabilitation Sciences department, I have had an opportunity to network with various healthcare professionals (both internally and externally) on a variety of different research areas. My list of research interests includes both prior work and future areas of work:
1. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy (vital assessment, education, intervention)
2. Lymphedema
3. Kinesiotaping
4. Aquatic Therapy
5. Dry Needling
6. Informed Consent/Adverse Events Reporting
7. Falls and Fall Prevention
8. Acute Care and ICU

Teaching Interests

My current teaching interests span both our Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program and the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Health Sciences program.

My primary DPT program teaching responsibilities include:
1. Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy content (anatomy, physiology, risk factors, vital and cardiopulmonary assessment, intervention).
2. Acute Care/ICU (evaluation, intervention, safety, outcomes, prognosis, goals, equipment, monitoring, decision making, mobility, discharge planning).
3. Lymphedema (evaluation, intervention, anatomy, physiology)
4. Applied Neuroscience (anatomy, physiology, pathways, neuro structures - basal ganglia, cerebellum, limbic system, reticular formation, frontal lobe, motor/sensory pathways, brainstem structures).
5. Neurological Pathologies (TBI, Parkinson Disease, Guillen Barre)
6. Advanced Cases and Decision Making (complex cardiopulmonary cases with use of evidence based practice to guide decision making)

My secondary DPT program teaching responsibilities include:
1. Cancer/Oncology
2. Clinical Skills (goniometry, muscle length testing, manual muscle testing)
3. General Anatomy (musculoskeletal system - Spine and Extremities)
4. Neurological Content (assessment, intervention, decision making, risk factors, PNF).
5. Neurological Pathology (Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord)
6. Amputation (evaluation, intervention, types, equipment)
7. Orthotics/Prosthetics (types, evaluation, intervention)
8. Wheelchair (equipment, evaluation)

My responsibilities in the PhD of Health Sciences program include:
1. Dissertation Committee appointments
2. Mentored Research

  • Education
    • 2022

      Ph D, Health Sciences

      Youngstown State University

    • 2011

      Other, Physical Therapy

      Youngstown State University

    • 2007

      MS, Chemistry

      Case Western Reserve University

    • 2003

      BS, Chemistry

      Youngstown State University

    • 2003

      BS, Biology

      Youngstown State University

  • Awards and Honors
    • March 2023

      Youngstown State University

      Distinguished Professorship in Teaching

    • October 2018

      Youngstown State University

      Distinguished Alumni of the Year

      Honors alumni who have distinguished themselves through their remarkable contributions to a profession, through their ability to provide leadership, through public service activities, through outstanding creative endeavors or through other accomplishments.

    • 2016

      Youngstown State University/Bitconte College of Health and Human Services

      VIP Award

    • 2006

      Case Western Reserve University/Department of Chemistry

      Citizenship Award

  • Intellectual Contributions
    • 2024

      "Effects of kinesiotaping during early post-operative rehabilitation in individuals who underwent a total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials."

    • 2023

      "Identifying priority gaps in contextual factors research and force-based manipulation. An international and interdisciplinary Delphi study"

      Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, p. 1-9

    • 2023

      "Overestimation of Balance Ability Among Older Adults at Risk for Falls"

      Journal of Aging and Health, volume 0, p. 1-13

    • 2023

      "Creation of a risk of harms informed consent form for dry needling: A nominal group technique"

      Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, volume 66, p. 1-8

    • 2023

      "Identifying which adverse events associated with dry needling should be included for informed consent: A modified e-Delphi study"

      Physiotherapy Theory and Practice/Taylor and Francis, p. 1-13

    • 2023

      "Comparing dry needling or local acupuncture to various wet needling injection types for musculoskeletal pain and disability. A systematic review of randomized clinical trials"

      Disability and Rehabilitation, p. 1-15

    • 2022

      "Dry Needling for Subacromial Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis"

      Pain Med, volume 24, issue 3, p. 285-299

    • 2022

      "Immediate effects of superficial dry needling of the trigeminal nerve innervation field for participants with cervicogenic headache. A randomized controlled trial"

      Physiother Theory Pract, p. 1-9

  • Professional Service
    • 2023 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Peer Reviewer for the Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal
      Youngstown, OH

    • 2023 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Peer Reviewer for Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy
      Youngstown, OH

    • 2022 - present

      Reviewer, Journal Article
      Peer Reviewer for Physiotherapy Theory and Practice Journal
      Youngstown, OH

    • 2021 - 2023

      Other
      DPT Class of 2023 Faculty Advisor
      Youngstown, OH

    • 2021 - present

      Attendee, Meeting
      Penguin Preview Day
      Youngstown, OH

    • 2020 - 2021

      Other
      NEOMED University IPE Facilitator
      Rootstown, OH

    • 2019 - 2019

      Other
      Pre-Physical Therapy Club
      Youngstown, OH

    • 2019 - 2019

      Other
      NEOMED Instructor
      Rootstown, OH

    • 2019 - 2020

      Other
      Open House Events for DPT Program
      Youngstown, OH

    • 2019 - 2020

      Other
      Midlothian Free (Pro-Bono) Clinic
      Youngstown, OH

  • Public Service
    • 2023 - 2023

      Other
      Walk-With-A-Doc
      Boardman, OH