Cynthia Chiarello, PhD, PT

	Assistant Professor of Clinical Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine (Program in Physical Therapy) cmc3@columbia.edu
	Education
	Ph.D., Pathokinesiology, New York University M.S., Physical Therapy, Duke University B.S., Biology and Psychology, SUNY Fredonia
Professional Expertise
Kinesiology and Biomechanics Orthopedic conditions specific to women and prepubescent females Orthopedics of the spine
Honors and Awards
Research Award, Section on Women’s Health, American Physical Therapy Association
Research Interests
Examination of the role of estrogen and progesterone in the development of anterior cruciate ligament injuries in women athletes Prevention of anterior cruciate ligament injures in prepubescent females The role of trunk strength in the development of back and pelvic pain in women who are pregnant and post partum
Teaching Responsibilities
Kinesiology and Biomechanics I PT Management of Orthopedic Conditions III (spinal orthopedics) Coordinator: Kinesiology and Biomechanics II and Advanced Biomechanics Capstone Project advisement in orthopedics and women's health issues
Scholarly Productivity
Recent Publications ChiarelloCM, McAuley J. Concurrent Validity of Caliper and Ultrasound Imaging to Measure Inter-Recti Distance, Submitted to JOSPT, June 2012 Chiarello CM, Zellers JA, Sage-King FM. Predictors of Inter-Recti Distance (IRD) in Cadavers. Submitted to JWHPT, November 2011. Costello AR, Alanna Grey A, Chiarello CM. Anterior Cruciate Ligament Laxity and Strength of Quadriceps, Hamstrings, and Hip Abductors in Young Pre-pubescent Female Soccer Players Over Time: A Three-year Prospective Longitudinal Pilot Study, Orthopedic Physical Therapy Practice, 23 (1), 2011. Chiarello CM, Falzone LA, McCaslin KE, Patel MN, Ulery KR. The effects of an exercise program on diastasis recti abdominis in pregnant women. JSOWH, 29(1):19-24, 2005 Chiarello CM, Falzone LA, McCaslin KE, Patel MN, Ulery KR. The effects of an exercise program on diastasis recti abdominis in pregnant women. JSOWH, 29(1):19-24, 2005 Books and Book Chapters Chiarello CM, Stiskal D. Mastering Kinesiology: An Online Learning Experience. Electronic Educational "Textbook" Product; Saunders, Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA, work in progress Chiarello CM, Spinal Disorders, Chapter 8 in Cameron MH, Monroe L, Physical Rehabilitation for the Physical Therapist Assistant, St. Louis, MO, Saunders Elsevier, 2010 Chiarello CM. Spinal Disorders, Chapter 8, pages 140-193, 293 refs. In M Cameron (ed.) Physical Medicine Assessment and Intervention: An evidence Based Approach. In Press, Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, 2007 Book Reviews Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations of Rehabilitation, Ed 2. By Neumann DA. Mosby Elsevier. Review Published in JOSPT 41(4)285, 2011 Kinesiology: the Mechanics and Pathomechanics of Human Movement, Ed 2, By Oatis CA, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Review Published in JOSPT 39(10)767-8, 2009 Pelvic Pain: Diagnosis and Management by Howard FM, Perry CP, Carter JE, El-Minawi AM. Lippincott Williams & Willlkins, 2000. Review published in J Section on Women's Health 26(1)15,2002 Recent Presentations - Posters McAuley J, Chiarello CM, Ohlsen S, Verma L. Factors associated with the Presence of Diastasis Rectus Abdominis: A Pilot Study. Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA 2012, Chicago Illinois, February 11, 2012. Chiarello CM, Costello AR, Grey A. The change in strength in selected hip and knee muscles as it relates to ACL laxity in pre-pubescent female soccer players over time. Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA 2010 in San Diego, CA from February 17-20, 2010. Chiarello CM, Gomez CL, Evander R, Bertsch NC, Brown LK, de la Bruyere J, Hadrovic E. Diastasis Recti Abdominis in cadavers. Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA, Las Vegas, Nevada, February, 2009 Gomez CL, Chiarello CM, Evander R. Linea Alba Length and Width Measurement in Cadavers. . Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA, Las Vegas, Nevada, February, 2009 Chiarello CM, Hirsch D, SPT, Stetkevich R, Gardner TA, Ahmad C. The Effect of Exercise on the Quadricep/Hamstring Ratio, Anterior Tibial Translation and Knee Joint Stiffness in Prepubescent Females. Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA, Boston MA February 2007 Grant Activity 2001: The relationship between hormonal changes throughout the menstrual cycle and anterior cruciate ligament laxity. Irving Center for Clinical Research, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons.