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 Associate Professor, Clinical Allied Medicine
Contact Information:Deborah K. Kegelmeyer, DPT, MS, GCS
516 Atwell Hall
The Ohio State University
453 West 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
Telephone: 614-292-0610
FAX: 614-292-0210
email: Kegelmeyer.1@osu.edu
Education:
Physical Therapy (B.S.), Ohio State University, 1983
Allied Medicine - Education and Geriatrics (M.S.), Ohio State University, 1990
Physical Therapy (D.P.T.), MGH Institute of Health Professions, 2003
Clinical Expertise:
Geriatric Certified Specialist, American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties
Neurologic Rehabilitation
Teaching Responsibilities:
Neurologic Rehabilitation
Geriatrics
Pathology
Advanced Case Studies
Professional Activities:
Member, American Physical Therapy Association
Education Section
Geriatrics Section
Neurology Section
Geriatric Council ABPTS
Speaker Central Ohio Parkinsons Foundation 2004 to present
Founded the Eastside Parkinsons Support Group. President 1991-1992.
Established and ran a weekly Parkinsons Exercise Group from 1991-1995; 2004 to present
Speaker Arthritis Foundation - spoke any many topics related to arthritis to community groups 1985 to 1992
Scholarly Activity:
My research focus is to determine an effective early intervention to prevent falls in the elderly including those with normal age related changes and those with neurologic disorders, especially Parkinson and Huntington’s disease. My aim is to develop interventions that prevent declines in mobility in the elderly and those with neurologic disorders. I plan to expand my studies to include those with Huntington’s disease and multiple sclerosis. Once effective interventions have been identified it will be necessary to ascertain the impact of implementing these interventions early in the disease process as well as the long term impact of these interventions on disease progression. I see patients clinically and for research as a consultant at the Movement Disorders clinic OSUMC. My research involves utilization of the GAITRite and many other mobility and fall risk assessment tools
Publications (Past 10 years):
Kegelmeyer, Deb. Stability of Gait and Fall Prevention. Monograph for the Orthopedic Section, APTA. June 2008
Kegelmeyer DA, Kloos A; Thomas K and Kostyk S. Reliability and Validity of the Tinetti Mobility Test for Individuals With Parkinson Disease. Physical Therapy Journal. November 2007
Kegelmeyer DA, Kloos A; Thomas K and Kostyk S. Documentation of back pain and/or back disorders in individuals with PD by therapists and physicians. J. Neurologic Physical Therapy. 30(4);2006. 220.
Kegelmeyer DA. Neuromuscular System Lesions and the Older Adult. Geriatric Section APTA monograph for Home Study Course. Publication date: June 2006.
Margaret Newsham Beckley, Margaret H. Teaford, Shantha Balaswamy, Roanne Flom, Deb Kegelmeyer, Thomas Raasch Low vision: Developing services for older adults
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal (Online March 29, 2007).
Kegelmeyer DA, Huffman LW. New Findings on Treating Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly. GeriNotes. 7(5)29-31; 2000
Kegelmeyer DA, Hutchinson KJ, Linderman JK, Basso DM; The Mechanisms of Gait Deficits in Aged Rats and Their Similarity To Aged Human Gait. The Gerontologist. 37(Special Issue 1)9; 1997.
Kimble, DA. A Case Study in Adaptive Aquatics for the Geriatric Population. Clinical Management. July/Aug 1986
Fun Facts:During summers my family and I spend as much time as we can water skiing and hiking. When I am not at work I spend most of my time cheering on my two boys in their many sports activitis. If I am not doing that, you can probably find me telling stories about my boys to anyone that will listen.
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