Michael Harris-Love, DSC, MPT, PT, FGSA

Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation-Physical Therapy Program

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Graduate Schools
  • MPT, Mayo Graduate School (1997)
  • DSC, University of Indianapolis (2004)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, Northern Arizona University (AZ) (1995)
Fellowships
  • Georgetown University Hospital Program, Clinical Research (2010)
Languages
English
Department
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation-Physical Therapy Program

Professional Titles

  • Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
  • Director, Physical Therapy Program - Residential Pathway
  • Health Scientist, ECHS Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center
  • Associate Dean of Physical Therapy Education
  • PM&R Executive Vice Chair of Learning, Development and Inclusion

Recognitions

  • President's Alumni Award, Northern Arizona University (2024)
  • Catherine Worthingham Fellow, American Physical Therapy Association (2022)
  • Fellow, The Gerontological Society of America (2019)
  • Eugene Michels New Investigator Award, American Physical Therapy Association (2019)
  • Dale Shaffer Outstanding Alumnus Award, Mayo Clinic Physical Therapy Alumni Association (2017)
  • Butler-Williams Scholar, National Institute on Aging (2017)
  • Distinguished Alumni Award, Northern Arizona University College of Health Professions (1998)
  • Exercise Science Graduate of the Year, Northern Arizona University College of Health Professions (1995)

Research Interests

The focus of my laboratory group includes muscle plasticity in response to training, normal aging, and chronic disease. Our ongoing transdisciplinary research activities include the development of sonographic methods for sarcopenia and myosteatosis screening in older adults. This effort includes novel image acquisition methods and rapid computational approaches to image analysis to improve the clinical utility of quantitative point-of-care sonography. Our research also includes determining the efficacy of submaximal eccentric training for people with musculoskeletal injuries and chronic conditions.

Publications

  • Gonzales TI, Seamon BA, Boncella KL, Hernandez HJ, McIntosh V, Blackman MR, Harris-Love MO. The Clinical Assessment of Eccentric and Concentric Stepping Kinetics has Utility in Older African American Men with Knee Arthritis. Curr Aging Sci. 2024 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39623710
  • Oranchuk DJ, Bodkin SG, Boncella KL, Harris-Love MO. Exploring the associations between skeletal muscle echogenicity and physical function in aging adults: A systematic review with meta-analyses. J Sport Health Sci. 2024 Nov;13(6):820-840. PubMed PMID: 38754733
  • Mañago MM, Will R, Strahler T, Van Valkenburgh L, Harris-Love MO, Forster JE, Cameron M, Christiansen CL. Blood Flow Restriction and Veterans With Multiple Sclerosis and Advanced Disability: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Phys Ther. 2024 Jun 4;104(6). PubMed PMID: 38452199
  • Gollie JM, Ryan AS, Sen S, Patel SS, Kokkinos PF, Harris-Love MO, Scholten JD, Blackman MR. Exercise for patients with chronic kidney disease: from cells to systems to function. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2024 Mar 1;326(3):F420-F437. PubMed PMID: 38205546
  • Mañago MM, Seamon BA, Boncella KL, Wallin MT, Maloni H, Hoover B, Blackman MR, Harris-Love MO. Ultrasound measures of muscle morphology in people with multiple sclerosis are associated with muscle performance and functional mobility. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2023 Jul;75:104759. PubMed PMID: 37192587
  • Smith A, Kuchnia A, Bodkin S, Harris-Love M. Editorial: Innovative imaging approaches to advance musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Front Rehabil Sci. 2023;4:1110409. PubMed PMID: 36741505
  • Oranchuk DJ, Bodkin SG, Boncella KL, Harris-Love MO. Exploring the associations between skeletal muscle echogenicity and physical function in aging adults: A systematic review with meta-analyses. medRxiv. 2023:2023-12.
  • Harris-Love M, Oranchuk D, Boncella K, Rush B, Bodkin S. Relationship between quadriceps echogenicity and knee extensor strength in older adults: a systematic review. Innovation in Aging. 2023 Dec 1;7(Supplement_1):1109-10.
  • Mañago MM, Seamon BA, Boncella KL, Wallin MT, Maloni H. Hoover B, Blackman MR, Harris-Love MO: Ultrasound measures of muscle morphology in people with multiple sclerosis are associated with muscle performance and functional mobility. Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. 2023. 75:104759. (doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2023.104759)
  • Gollie JM, Patel SS, Harris-Love MO, Cohen SD, Blackman MR. Fatigability and the role of neuromuscular impairments in chronic kidney disease. American Journal of Nephrology. 2022:53(4):253-263
  • Bodkin SG, Smith AC, Bergman B, Huo D, Weber KA, Zarini SA, Kahn D, Garfield A, Macias E, Harris-Love MO. Utilization of mid-thigh magnetic resonance imaging to predict lean body mass and knee extensor strength in obese adults. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences. 2022; 3:1-7.
  • Harris-Love MO, Gonzales T: Use of second order texture features and computational approaches to aid ultrasound estimates of muscle quality across clinical settings. Symposia - Conferences - Oral Communications. J Frailty Aging. 2022;11:1–45.
  • Harris-Love MO, Gollie JM, Keogh JWL. Eccentric Exercise: Adaptations and Applications for Health and Performance. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2021 Nov 24;6(4). PubMed PMID: 34842737
  • Mamyrova G, McBride E, Yao L, Shrader JA, Jain M, Yao J, Curiel RV, Miller FW, Harris-Love MO, Rider LG. Preliminary Validation of Muscle Ultrasound in Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM). Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021 Nov 16. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34791066
  • Gollie JM, Harris-Love MO, Patel SS, Shara NM, Blackman MR. Rate of Force Development Is Related to Maximal Force and Sit-to-Stand Performance in Men With Stages 3b and 4 Chronic Kidney Disease. Front Rehabilit Sci. 2021 Sep 28;2. PubMed PMID: 34708217
  • Mañago MM, Kline PW, Harris-Love MO, Christiansen CL. The Validity of the Single-Leg Heel Raise Test in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Cross-Sectional Study. Front Neurol. 2021;12:650297. PubMed PMID: 34354656
  • Gollie JM, Harris-Love MO: Chapter 9: Resistance Activities. In Uribarri J, Vassalotti JA, eds. Nutrition, Fitness and Mindfulness: An Evidenced-Based Guide for Clinicians. Nutrition and Health Series. Springer International AG: Switzerland, 2020. (ISBN 978-3-030-30891-9)
  • Gollie JM, Patel SS, Scholten JD, Harris-Love MO. Preliminary Study of the Effects of Eccentric-Overload Resistance Exercise on Physical Function and Torque Capacity in Chronic Kidney Disease. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2020 Dec 18;5(4). PubMed PMID: 33467312
  • Maugeri G, D'Agata V, Roggio F, Cortis C, Fusco A, Foster C, Mañago MM, Harris-Love MO, Vleck V, Piacentini MF, Musumeci G. The "Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology" Journal Club Series: PhysioMechanics of Human Locomotion. J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2020 Sep;5(3). PubMed PMID: 32935069
  • Correa-de-Araujo R, Addison O, Miljkovic I, Goodpaster BH, Bergman BC, Clark RV, Elena JW, Esser KA, Ferrucci L, Harris-Love MO, Kritchevsky SB, Lorbergs A, Shepherd JA, Shulman GI, Rosen CJ. Myosteatosis in the Context of Skeletal Muscle Function Deficit: An Interdisciplinary Workshop at the National Institute on Aging. Front Physiol. 2020;11:963. PubMed PMID: 32903666
  • Gollie JM, Harris-Love MO, Patel SS, Blackman MR. Rate of force development is related to maximal force, muscle quality and physical function in patients with chronic kidney disease predialysis. medRxiv. 2019;1:19013557
  • Harris-Love MO, Gonzales TI, Wei Q, Ismail C, Zabal J, Woletz P, DiPietro L, Blackman MR. Association Between Muscle Strength and Modeling Estimates of Muscle Tissue Heterogeneity in Young and Old Adults. J Ultrasound Med. 2019 Jul;38(7):1757-1768. PubMed PMID: 30548644
  • Gallo LH, Rodrigues EV, Filho JM, da Silva JB, Harris-Love MO, Gomes ARS. Effects of virtual dance exercise on skeletal muscle architecture and function of community dwelling older women. J Musculoskelet Neuronal Interact. 2019 Mar 1;19(1):50-61. PubMed PMID: 30839303
  • Gollie, JM, Harris-Love, MO: Chapter 10: Resistance Activities. In Uribarri J, Vassalotti JA, eds. Nutrition, Fitness and Mindfulness: An Evidenced-Based Guide for Clinicians. Nutrition and Health Series. Springer International AG: Switzerland, 2019; in press.
  • McBride E, Mamyrova G, Harris-Love MO, Premkumar A, Koziol D, Yao J, Yao L, Shrader J, Curiel RV, Rider LG: Preliminary validation of rectus femoris muscle ultrasound in juvenile dermatomyositis. Presentation, 2019 3rd Global Conference on Myositis, Berlin, Germany.
  • Harris-Love M, Hoover BM, McIntosh V, Gonzales TI, Liu F, Yang J, Chacko L, Kondapaneni S, Conner AG, Blackman MR: Staging sarcopenia with diagnostic ultrasound: integrating muscle mass, quality, and strength. Poster presentation, 2019 APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Washington, DC.
  • Seamon BA, Harris-Love M, Wallin M, Maloni H, Hoover BM, Blackman MR: Ultrasound measures of muscle morphology are associated with disease status and muscle performance in individuals with multiple sclerosis. Poster presentation, 2019 APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Washington, DC.
  • Seamon BA, Harris-Love M, Benson K, Wallin M, Maloni H, Hoover BM, Blackman MR: Use of the Adult Myopathy Assessment Tool (AMAT) to quantify functional impact of fatigue in individuals with multiple sclerosis. Poster presentation, 2019 APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Washington, DC.
  • Heald E, Joe G, Harris-Love MO, Zampieri C, Bradley K, Carrillo N, Shrader JA: Interrater reliability of the Adult Myopathy Assessment Tool in individuals with GNE myopathy. Poster presentation, 2019 NIH Postbaccalaureate Program, Bethesda, MD.
  • Benson K, Harris-Love MO, Seamon BA, Wallin M, Maloni H, Hoover B, Blackman MR: Use of the Adult Myopathy Assessment Tool as a predictor of functional abilities in people with multiple sclerosis. Poster presentation, 2019 GWU Medical Center Research Days, Washington, DC.
  • Gollie J, Hoover B, McIntosh V, Harris-Love MO: Improving neuromuscular health and function using eccentric-overload resistance exercise in Veterans with chronic kidney disease predialysis. Poster presentation, 2019 National Veterans Affairs Research Week, Washington, DC.

Professional Memberships

  • American Physical Therapy Association, Member and Fellow
  • American College of Rheumatology, Member
  • The Gerontological Society of America, Member and Fellow

Practice Locations

Hospital Affiliation
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Specialty Information

Conditions & Treatments
  • Rehabilitation Therapy - Physical Therapy
  • Rehabilitation Therapy
  • Wellness and Prevention - Exercise and Physical Fitness
  • Wellness and Prevention
  • Seniors' Health
  • Immune System - Autoimmune Disorders
  • Immune System
Clinical Interests
I currently serve the University of Colorado School of Medicine as a Visiting Professor within the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Director of the Physical Therapy Program. My previous experience includes the rehabilitation management of idiopathic myopathies and rare neuromuscular diseases at the Mayo Clinic and the NIH Clinical Center. My recent work as a clinician-investigator within the VA health care system involves the assessment and treatment of age-related muscle dysfunction.

Care Philosophy
A focus on muscle health as a "geriatric vital sign" to aid the management of chronic conditions and promote the functional independence of older adults.


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