Timothy L. Uhl, Ph.D., ATC, PT
Co-Director of Musculoskeletal Laboratory
Associate Professor, Athletic Training
Dr. Uhl has been practicing physical therapy and athletic
training since 1985 in various sport medicine settings. Tim received his
bachelors in health science from the University of Kentucky in physical
therapy. After three years of clinical practice at the Lexington Sports
Medicine Center he went on to receive his masters’ degree in kinesiology
from the University of Michigan. At Michigan he worked with the athletic
programs and at MedSport their sports medicine outpatient center. He
served both on the staff and as the director of outpatient physical
therapy at the Human Performance and Rehabilitation Centers in Columbus,
GA. He completed his doctorate in sports medicine from the University of
Virginia in 1998 where he studied shoulder proprioception and is
presently an associate professor in the Department of Rehabilitation
Sciences, Division of Athletic Training at the University of Kentucky.
Scholarly Interest/Research
Upper extremity musculoskeletal injuries, clinical
interventions of rehabilitation protocols for upper and lower extremity,
and functional capacity assessment used in musculoskeletal assessment
for return to work or sport.
Educational Focus
Musculoskeletal Evaluation and intervention
of the upper extremity, Kinesiological Electromyographical Analysis and
Applications, Teaching evidence based approach and critical appraisal of
rehabilitation research.
Recent Publications
Love S, Aytar A, Bush
H, Uhl TL, Descriptive
analysis of pitch volume in Southeastern conference baseball pitchers. North
American Journal of Sport Physical Therapy, 5(4):194-200, 2010.
Gaunt B, Uhl
TL, McCluskey G. An
Electromyographic Evaluation of Subdividing Active
Assisted Shoulder Elevation Exercises. Sport
Health 2(5): 424-432, 2010.
Mullineaux DR, Uhl
TL. Coordination-variability
and kinematics of misses versus swishes of basketball free throws. Journal
of Sports Sciences, 28(9):1017-1024, 2010
Dwyer M, Boudreau S, Mattacola
CG, Uhl TL, Latterman
C, Comparison of Lower
Extremity Kinematics and Hip Muscle Activation during Rehabilitation
Tasks between Sexes. Journal
of Athletic Training, 45(2):181-190, 2010
Uhl TL, Jacobs
CA, Torque Measures of Common
Therapies for the Treatment of Flexion Contractures. Journal
of Arthroplasty, In Press,
Epub 3/9/2010
Uhl TL, Muir
T, Lawson L, Electromyographical
Assessment of Active Assistive Shoulder Rehabilitation Exercises. Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2(2):132-141, 2010
Bolgla L, Malone
T, Umberger B, Uhl TL,. Reliability
of Electromyographic Methods Used for Assessing Hip and Knee Neuromuscular
Activity in Females diagnosed with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome. Journal
of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 20, 142-147, 2010
Uhl TL, Kibler WB, Gecewich
BD, Tripp BL. Evaluation
of Clinical Assessment Methods for ScapularDyskinesis Arthroscopy:
The Journal of Arthroscopic & Related Surgery, 2009 Nov; Vol. 25 (11), pp.
1240-1248
Boudreau SN, Dwyer MK, Mattacola
CG, Latterman C, Uhl TL, Medina
McKeon J. Hip-Muscle
Activation During the Lunge, Single-leg Squat, and Step-up-an-Over
Exercises.Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, 18(1):91-103, 2009
Jacobs CA, Lewis
M, Bolgla LA, Christensen CP, Nitz AJ, Uhl
TL.
Electromyographic Analysis of Hip Abductor Exercises
Performed by Total Hip Arthroplasty Patients. Journal of
Arthroplasty, 24(7):1130-1136, 2009
Personal
Tim enjoys his spending his free time with his wife Christine, who is also an ATC. They enjoy all types of sports, both participating and observing; in particular they attempt to play golf when they can.
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