Amy McDevitt, DPT, PhD, PT, FAAOMPT, OCS

Associate Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

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Graduate School
  • PhD, University of Newcastle (2023)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, Fairfield University (CT) (1996)
Department
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Publications

  • Cleland JA, Mintken PE, McDevitt A, Bieniek ML, Carpenter KJ, Kulp K, Whitman JM. Manual physical therapy and exercise versus supervised home exercise in the management of patients with inversion ankle sprain: a multicenter randomized clinical trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2013;43(7):443-55. PubMed PMID: 23628755
  • McDevitt A, Young J, Mintken P, Cleland J. Regional interdependence and manual therapy directed at the thoracic spine. J Man Manip Ther. 2015 Jul;23(3):139-46. PubMed PMID: 26309384
  • Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Cleland JA, Boyles RE, Beardslee AR, Burns SA, Haberl MD, Hinrichs LA, Michener LA. Cervicothoracic Manual Therapy Plus Exercise Therapy Versus Exercise Therapy Alone in the Management of Individuals With Shoulder Pain: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016 Aug;46(8):617-28. PubMed PMID: 27477473
  • McDevitt A, Krause L, Leibold MR, Borg M, Mintken P. A Novel Treatment of Dry Needling and Eccentric Exercise for Patients with Chronic Bicipital Tendinopathy: A Case Series. Manual Therapy. 2016 Aug;25: e61.
  • McDevitt AW, McDevitt MJ, Mintken PE. Spontaneous Vertebral Artery Dissection Resulting from a Benign Mechanicsm of Injury; A Medical Case Description. Manual Therapy. 2016 Aug;25: e117.
  • Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Puentedura EJ, Louw A. Use of Neuroscience Education, Tactile Discrimination, Limb Laterality and Graded Motor Imagery in a Patient with Frozen Shoulder. Manual Therapy. 2016 Sep:45, e74.
  • 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. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016;46(1):A17-18.
  • Mintken PE, McDevitt AM, Michener LA, Burns SA, Boyles RE, Cleland JA. 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. 2016 Sep:45, e50-51.
  • Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Puentedura EJ, Louw A. Use Of Graded Motor Imagery During The Freezing Stage Of Frozen Shoulder: A Case Report. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016;46(1):A117-118.
  • Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Michener LA, Boyles RE, Beardsley AR, Burns SA, Haberl MD, Binder LA, Cleland JA. Examination of the Validity of A Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients With Shoulder Pain Likely to Benefit From Cervicothoracic Manipulation. J Ortho Sports Phys Ther. (accepted for publication, April 2017)
  • Sawyer EE, McDevitt AW, Louw A, Puentedura EJ, Mintken PE. Use of Pain Neuroscience Education, Tactile Discrimination, and Graded Motor Imagery in an Individual With Frozen Shoulder. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2017 Dec 19;:1-29. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29257926
  • 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 Jul;26(3):136-146. PubMed PMID: 30042628
  • 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 Jun 22;:1-11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29932797
  • Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Michener LA, Boyles RE, Beardslee AR, Burns SA, Haberl MD, Hinrichs LA, Cleland JA. 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 Apr;47(4):252-260. PubMed PMID: 28257617
  • Sawyer EE, McDevitt AW, Louw A, Puentedura EJ, Mintken PE. Use of Pain Neuroscience Education, Tactile Discrimination, and Graded Motor Imagery in an Individual With Frozen Shoulder. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Mar;48(3):174-184. PubMed PMID: 29257926
  • McDevitt A, Rapport J, Furze J. Measuring Clinical Reasoning Across a Physical Therapy Curriculum: A Pilot Study. Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, October 2017. (E-pub)
  • Cuka C, McDevitt AW, Porter-Hoke A, Karas S. Spinal manipulation after multiple fusions in an adult with scoliosis: a case report. J Man Manip Ther. 2019 May;27(2):115-124. PubMed PMID: 30935333
  • McDevitt, A., Rapport, M. J., Jensen, G., & Furze, J. (2019). Utilization of the Clinical Reasoning Assessment Tool Across a Physical Therapy Curriculum: Application for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. Journal of Physical Therapy Education, 33(4), 335-342.
  • PREVALENCE AND PERCEPTIONS OF STUDENT MUSICIANS'PLAYING-RELATED INJURIES: OPO9 V Arnette, A McDevitt journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical 49 (1)
  • A STUDY OF THE ACCURACY OF PHYSICAL THERAPISTS PALPATING THE LONG HEAD OF THE BICEPS TENDON: OPL45 A McDevitt, J Cleland, C Strickland, P Mintken, R Kteschmer, M Leibold, ... journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical 49 (1)
  • McDevitt AW, Cleland JA, Strickland C, Mintken P, Leibold MB, Borg M, Altic R, Snodgrass S. Accuracy of long head of the biceps tendon palpation by physical therapists; an ultrasonographic study. J Phys Ther Sci. 2020 Nov;32(11):760-767. PubMed PMID: 33281293
  • Kolb WH, McDevitt AW, Young J, Shamus E. The evolution of manual therapy education: what are we waiting for?. J Man Manip Ther. 2020 Feb;28(1):1-3. PubMed PMID: 31964313
  • 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. 2020 Mar;36(3):397-407. PubMed PMID: 29932797
  • McDevitt AW, Cleland JA, Rhon DI, Altic RAK, Courtney DJ, Glynn PE, Mintken PE. Thoracic spine thrust manipulation for individuals with cervicogenic headache: a crossover randomized clinical trial. J Man Manip Ther. 2021 Jul 16;:1-18. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34269160
  • Shepherd M, Young J, McDevitt A. A little love for case reports? Tips to enhance acceptance to publication. J Man Manip Ther. 2021 Jun;29(3):133-135. PubMed PMID: 34080957
  • Failla MJ, Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Michener LA. Trajectory of patient-rated outcomes and association with patient acceptable symptom state in patients with musculoskeletal shoulder pain. J Man Manip Ther. 2022 Oct 27;:1-8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36300352
  • Furze JA, Black L, McDevitt AW, Kobal KL, Durning SJ, Jensen GM. Clinical Reasoning: The Missing Core Competency in Physical Therapist Education and Practice. Phys Ther. 2022 Sep 4;102(9). PubMed PMID: 35781736
  • McDevitt AW, Cleland JA, Addison S, Calderon L, Snodgrass S. Physical Therapy Interventions for the Management of Biceps Tendinopathy: An International Delphi Study. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2022;17(4):677-694. PubMed PMID: 35693861
  • McDevitt AW, Cleland JA, Rhon DI, Altic RAK, Courtney DJ, Glynn PE, Mintken PE. Thoracic spine thrust manipulation for individuals with cervicogenic headache: a crossover randomized clinical trial. J Man Manip Ther. 2022 Apr;30(2):78-95. PubMed PMID: 34269160
  • Cook CE, O'Halloran B, McDevitt A, Keefe FJ. Specific and shared mechanisms associated with treatment for chronic neck pain: study protocol for the SS-MECH trial. J Man Manip Ther. 2023 Oct 11;:1-11. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37819161
  • Bilyeu CA, McDevitt AW, Judd DL. A blended approach to developing psychomotor skills in novice learners in a doctor of physical therapy curriculum. Med Teach. 2023 Jul 28;:1-8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37506222
  • McDevitt AW, O'Halloran B, Cook CE. Cracking the code: unveiling the specific and shared mechanisms behind musculoskeletal interventions. Arch Physiother. 2023 Jul 6;13(1):14. PubMed PMID: 37415258
  • McDevitt AW, Cooper CG, Friedrich JM, Anderson DJM, Arnold EA, Clewley DJ. Effect of physical therapy timing on patient-reported outcomes for individuals with acute low back pain: A systematic review with meta analysis of randomized controlled trials. PM R. 2023 Nov;15(11):1466-1477. PubMed PMID: 37041724
  • Failla MJ, Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Michener LA. Trajectory of patient-rated outcomes and association with patient acceptable symptom state in patients with musculoskeletal shoulder pain. J Man Manip Ther. 2023 Aug;31(4):279-286. PubMed PMID: 36300352

Professional Memberships

  • American Physical Therapy Association, Academy of Orthopedics, Awards Committee
  • American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists, Board of Directors

Practice Locations

Physical Therapy and Rehab-Colorado Center Tower 1
2000 S. Colorado Blvd
The Colorado Center - Tower One, Suite 1000
Denver, CO 80222
720-848-2000

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Orthpaedic Physical Therapy, Board Certification (2007)
Personal Interests
Personal interests include travel, cycling, skiing, hiking, cooking, reading and spending time outdoors with my family.

Volunteer Activities
Volunteer, CEDCAS Clinica, San Jose, Costa Rica Volunteer, Homes of Hope, Tijuana, Mexico

Public Speaking
Yes
I have lectured locally and nationally on topics related to physical therapy education (the development of clinical reasoning in physical therapist students), physical therapy management (the use of manual therapy, tendinopathy), and topics related to my clinical research including regional interdependence, management of individuals with tendinopathy and mechanisms of manual therapy.


School of Medicine

CU Anschutz
Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Aurora, CO 80045

303.724.5375

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