Research
Grant Activity
Completed Support
McDevitt A, Cleland JA, Glynn PE, Mintken P (Co-Investigator). Thoracic Spine Thrust Manipulation for Cervicogenic Headaches: A Multi-Centered Randomized Clinical Trial. Cardon Rehabilitation Grant from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT). Awarded: 2015. ($3,000).
Lindley E, Patel V, Sawyer E, Mintken P (Co-Investigator). Validation of a New Sacroiliac-Joint Specific Disability Questionnaire. Sponsor: SI Bone Inc. Awarded 2013. ($48,834).
Mintken P (Primary Investigator), Cleland J, Michener L, McDevitt A, Carpenter K, Boyles R, Burns, S, Strunce J. Validation of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients with Shoulder Pain Likely to Benefit from Cervicothoracic Manipulation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Orthopaedic Section, American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Awarded: 2012. ($25,000).
Hammerich A (PI), Cleland J, Mintken P (Co-investigator), Struessel T, Akuthota V, Whitman J. Epidural steroid injection versus epidural steroid injection and physical therapy in the management of lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomized clinical trial. Bob Doctor Research Grant, Colorado Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Awarded: 2009. ($6,100).
Cleland J (PI), Hammerich A, Mintken P (Co-investigator), Struessel T, Akuthota V, Whitman J. Epidural steroid injection versus epidural steroid injection and physical therapy in the management of lumbar spinal stenosis: a randomized clinical trial. Orthopaedic Section, American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Awarded: 2009. ($25,000).
Cleland J (PI), Mintken P (Co-investigator), Bieniek M, Whitman J, Keirns M. Manual therapy and exercise versus home exercises in the management of patients status post ankle sprain: a multi-center randomized clinical trial. Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Products (OPTP) Grant from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT). Awarded: 2008. ($4000)
Puentedura L (PI), Cleland J (Co-investigator), Mintken P (Co-investigator). Development of a clinical prediction rule to identify patients with neck pain likely to benefit from cervical spine manipulation. Cardon Rehabilitation Grant from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT). Awarded: 2008. ($6,000).
Struessel T (PI), Mintken P (Co-investigator), May J, Carpenter K, Sonnenberg E. An evidence-based paradigm: student perceived barriers to learning and practicing spinal manipulation. Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Products (OPTP) Grant from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT). Awarded: 2007. ($4,000)
Cleland J (PI), Mintken P (Co-investigator), Carpenter KC, Fritz JM, Glynn P, Whitman J, Childs JD. Validation of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients with Neck Pain Likely to Benefit from Thoracic Spine Thrust Manipulation: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Foundation for Physical Therapy, Awarded 2007 ($40,000).
Mintken P (PI), Cleland J, Whitman J, Keirns M. Development of a clinical predication rule to identify patients with shoulder pain, likely to benefit from cervicothoracic manipulation. Cardon Rehabilitation Grant from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT). Awarded: 2006. ($5,000)
Whitman J (PI), Cleland J, Keirns M, Mintken P (Co-investigator). Development of a clinical prediction rule to identify patient status post inversion ankle sprain likely to benefit from manual physical therapy interventions and exercise. Orthopaedic Section, American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Awarded: 2006. ($7,500)
Research Activity
McDevitt A, Mintken P, Leibold R, Krause L, Borg M, Bravman J. Treatment of Patients with Chronic Bicipital Tendinopathy with Dry Needling and Eccentric Exercise: A Pilot Study.
Publications and Presentations
Scholarly Agenda
My primary academic interests are developing novel treatment approaches to the conservative management of musculoskeletal conditions, and to use the approaches to improve outcomes and decrease healthcare costs. My primary research focus has been in the area of manual (hands-on) therapy and direct access to physical therapy services.
Within the last five years
Peer Reviewed Publications
Bishop MD, Mintken P, Bialosky JE, Cleland JA. Factors shaping expectations for complete relief from symptoms during rehabilitation for patients with spine pain. Physiother Theory Pract. 2019;35(1):70-79.
Hammerich A, Whitman J, Mintken P, Denninger T, Akuthota V, Sawyer EE, Hofmann M, Childs JD, Cleland J. Effectiveness of Physical Therapy Combined with Epidural Steroid Injection for Individuals With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Randomized Parallel-Group Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019;100(5):797-810.
Cook, C, Cleland JA, Mintken PE. Manual Therapy Cures Death: I Think I Read That Somewhere. Editorial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2018;48(11).
McDevitt AW, Mintken PE, Cleland JA, Bishop MD. Impact of expectations on functional recovery in individuals with chronic shoulder pain. J Man Manip Ther. 2018;26(3):136-146.
McDevitt AW, Snodgrass SJ, Cleland JA, Leibold MBR, Krause LA, Mintken PE. Treatment of individuals with chronic bicipital tendinopathy using dry needling, eccentric-concentric exercise and stretching; a case series. Physiother Theory Pract. 2018:1-11.
Mintken PE, Moore J, Flynn TW. Physical Therapists’ Role in Solving the Opioid Epidemic. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2018;48(5):349–353
Mintken PE, Rodeghero J, Cleland JA. Manual therapists - Have you lost that loving feeling?! J Man Manip Ther. 2018;26(2):53-54.
Karas S, Mintken PE, Brismee JM. We need to debate the value of manipulative therapy and recognize that we do not always understand from what to attribute our success. J Man Manip Ther. 2018;26(1):1–2.
McDevitt A, Mintken PE, Cleland JA, Bishop M. Impact of Expectations on Functional Recovery in Individuals with Chronic Shoulder Pain. J Man Manip Ther. In Press 2018.
Sawyer E, McDevitt A, Louw A, Puentedura EJ, Mintken PE. Use of Pain Neuroscience Education, Tactile Discrimination, and Graded Motor Imagery in an Individual with Frozen Shoulder. In Press. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018;48(3):174-184.
Bishop MD, Mintken P, Bialosky JE, Cleland JA. Factors shaping expectations for complete relief from symptoms during rehabilitation for patients with spine pain. Physiother Theory Pract. 2018:1-10.
Mitchell UH, Helgeson K, Mintken P. Physiological effects of physical therapy interventions on lumbar intervertebral discs: A systematic review. Physiother Theory Pract. 2017;33:695-705.
Louw A, Puentedura EJ, Reese D, Parker P, Miller T, Mintken PE. Immediate Effects of Mirror Therapy in Patients With Shoulder Pain and Decreased Range of Motion. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017;98:1941-1947.
Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Michener LA, et al. Examination of the Validity of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients With Shoulder Pain Likely to Benefit From Cervicothoracic Manipulation. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2017;47:252-260.
Akuthota V, Marshall B, Mintken PE, Schenkman M, Kumbhare D. Second-Order Peer Reviews of Clinically Relevant Articles for the Physiatrist: "Early Physical Therapy Vs Usual Care in Patients with Recent-Onset Low Back Pain" (Fritz JM, Magel JS, McFadden M, et al, JAMA 2015): "Physical Therapy May Not Help Acute Lower Back Pain Sufferers". Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2017;96:682-685.
Salamh PA, Reiman M, Cleland J, Mintken P, Rodeghero J, Cook CE. Risk Stratification for 4,837 Individuals with Knee Pain Who Receive Physical Therapy Treatment. Musculoskeletal Care. 2017;15:122-130.
Rodeghero JR, Cleland JA, Mintken PE, Cook CE. Risk stratification of patients with shoulder pain seen in physical therapy practice. J Eval Clin Pract. 2017;23:257-263.
Mintken PE. Use of Taping to Maintain Centralization in a Patient with Low Back Pain with Sciatica. J Spine Care. 2016;1(1):16-25
Canham L, Mintken PE. Large Popliteal Cyst in a Patient with a Complaint of Posteromedial Knee Pain. Int J Phys Med Rehabil. 2016, 4: 356
Milligan M, Strickland C, Mintken PE. Rupture of the Common Extensor Origin and Radial Collateral Ligament. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016;46(1):34.
Burns SA, Cleland JA, Mintken PE. Inter-Rater Reliability of the Cervicothoracic and Shoulder Physical Examination in Patients with a Primary Complaint of Shoulder Pain. Phys Ther in Sport. 2016 March; 18:46-55.
Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Cleland JA, Boyles RE, Beardslee, AR, Burns SA, Haberl MD, Binder LA, Michener LA. Cervicothoracic Manual Therapy Plus Exercise Therapy versus Exercise Therapy Alone in the Management of Individuals with Shoulder Pain: A Multi-Center Randomized Controlled Trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016;46(8):617-628.
Cook CE, Rodeghero JR, Cleland JA, Mintken PE. A Preliminary Risk Stratification Model for Individuals with Neck Pain. Musculoskeletal Care. 2015 March 2. doi: 10.1002/msc.1098. [Epub ahead of print]
Rodeghero JR, Cook CE, Cleland JA, Mintken PE. Risk Stratification of Patients with Low Back Pain Seen in Physiotherapy Practice. Man Ther. 2015; 20(6):855-60.
Mintken PE, Pascoe SC, Barsch AK, Cleland JA. Direct Access to Physical Therapy Services is Safe in a University Student Health Center Setting. J Allied Health. 2015; 44(3): 155-159.
McDevitt AM, Young J, Mintken PE, Cleland JA. Regional Interdependence and Manual Therapy Directed at the Thoracic Spine. Invited commentary. J Man Manip Ther. 2015 July 23(3):139-46.
Peer Reviewed Abstracts
Mintken P, McDevitt A, Michener L, Burns S, Boyles R, Cleland J . Examination of a clinical prediction rule to identify patients with shoulder pain likely to benefit from cervicothoracic manipulation: A multi-center randomized clinical trial. Manual Therapy, Volume 25, September 2016, Page e50-51. Presented at the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT) Glasgow Scotland and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists Annual Conference St. Louis Missouri.
Mintken P, McDevitt A, Puentedura E. Louw A. Use of Neuroscience education, tactile discrimination, limb laterality and graded motor imagery in a patient with frozen shoulder. Manual Therapy, Volume 25, September 2016, Page e74. Presented at the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT) Glasgow Scotland and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists Annual Conference St. Louis Missouri.
Winner of the best Educational Topics Platform Presentation American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists Annual Conference 2016.
McDevitt A, Krause L, Leibold B, Mintken P. A novel treatment of dry needling and eccentric exercise for patients with chronic bicipital tendinopathy: A case series. Manual Therapy, Volume 25, September 2016, Page e61. Presented at the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT) Glasgow Scotland and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists Annual Conference St. Louis Missouri.
Winner of the best Upper Extremity Platform Presentation American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists Annual Conference 2016.
McDevitt A, McDevitt M, Mintken P. Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection resulting from a benign mechanism of injury; A medical case description. Manual Therapy, Volume 25, September 2016, Page e117. Presented at the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT) Glasgow Scotland and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists Annual Conference St. Louis Missouri.
Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Puentedura EJ, Louw A. Use Of Graded Motor Imagery During The Freezing Stage Of Frozen Shoulder: A Case Report [poster presentation]. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016;46(1):A117-118.
Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Michener LA, Boyles R, Cleland JA. Examination Of Prognostic Variables To Identify Patients With Shoulder Pain Likely To Benefit From Cervicothoracic Manipulation: A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial [oral presentation]. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016;46(1):A17-18.
Peer Reviewed Scientific and Professional Presentations
May 2016, Low Back Pain: Conservative and Post-Operative Management. St. Mary’s Hospital. Grand Junction, CO
April 2016 Physical Therapy and Integrative Care Panel. Grand Rounds, Wardenburg Health Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO.
April 2016, Manual Physical Therapy and Exercise for Shoulder Disorders. UC Health Annual Rehabilitation Symposium, Aurora, CO.
April 2015, Dry Needling and Eccentric Exercise for Chronic Long Head of the Biceps Tendinopathy. UC Health Annual Rehabilitation Symposium, Aurora, CO.
O'Sullivan P, Van Dillen L, Cook C, Mintken P, Childs J, Brismee JM, Donaldson M. Clinical Research: New Directions to Explore. Annual Meeting American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT). Louisville, KY; 2015.
National
May 2016 Treating the Cervical and Lumbar Spine: Can Art, Science, and Practice Guidelines All Get Along? Orthopedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA.
May 2016 Examination and Treatment of Neck Pain with Movement Coordination Impairments. Orthopedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA.
October 2015 Clinical Research: New Directions to Explore. Annual Meeting American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT). Louisville, KY.
International
July 2016 Examination of a clinical prediction rule to identify patients with shoulder pain likely to benefit from cervicothoracic manipulation: A multi-center randomized clinical trial. International Federation Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists Conference. Glasgow, Scotland.
July 2016 Spontaneous vertebral artery dissection resulting from a benign mechanism of injury; A medical case description. International Federation Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists Conference. Glasgow, Scotland.
July 2016 Use of Neuroscience education, tactile discrimination, limb laterality and graded motor imagery in a patient with frozen shoulder. International Federation Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists Conference. Glasgow, Scotland.
July 2016 A novel treatment of dry needling and eccentric exercise for patients with chronic bicipital tendinopathy: A case series. International Federation Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists Conference. Glasgow, Scotland.
Book Chapters
Puentedura E, Mintken P, Louw A. Clinical neurodynamics of the Upper and Lower Quadrants In: Fernández de las Peñas C, Cleland JA, Dommerholt J, eds. Manual Therapy For Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes Of The Upper And Lower Quadrants – An Evidence And Clinical-Informed Approach. 1st edition. London: Elsevier; 2015.
Non-Peer Reviewed Scientific and Professional Presentations
O'Sullivan P, Van Dillen L, Cook C, Mintken P, Childs J, Brismee JM, Donaldson M. Clinical Research: New Directions to Explore. Annual Meeting American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT). Louisville, KY; 2015.
