Tamara Struessel, DPT, MT, PT, OCS

Professional Titles

• Associate Professor

Recognitions

• Outstanding Physical Therapist for State of Colorado, 2009, Colorado Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association (2009)
• Bob Doctor Service Award, Colorado Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association (2007)
  
• Feitelberg Journal Founders' Award, Journal of Physical Therapy Education (2012)
• J. Warren Perry Award, For the best reviewed article of the year published in the Journal of Allied Health (2020)

Publications

• Student Perception of Applying Joint Manipulation Skills during Physical Therapist Clinical Education: Identification of Barriers. Journal of Physical Therapy Education
• Does Delay in Total Knee Arthroplasty Impact Post-operative Performance? A Case-based Illustration Journal of Knee Surgery
• Shenk J, Carlson B, Struessel T, Nordon-Craft A. The importance of medical monitoring and modification of exercise prescription in physical therapy for patients with anorexia nervosa: a case report. Combined Sections Meeting, APTA. Chicago, IL; February 2012
• Elliott J, McDevitt A, Nordon-Craft A, Struessel T. Recognizing psychosocial, physical and systemic effects of breast cancer treatment on recovery from elective Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Case Report. Combined Sections Meeting, APTA. Chicago, IL; February 2012
• Judd D, Struessel T, Eckhoff D; Dayton M; Stevens-Lapsley J. Strength and Functional Outcomes after THA and TKA: A performance based, longitudinal study. Combined Sections Meeting, APTA. San Diego, CA. January 21 – 24, 2013.
• Student Perception of Applying Joint Manipulation Skills during Physical Therapist Clinical Education: Identification of Barriers. Journal of Physical Therapy Education
• Bade M, Struessel T, Dayton M, Foran J, Kim R, Miner T, Wolfe P, Kohrt W, Dennis D, Stevens-Lapsley J. Early High-Intensity Versus Low-Intensity Rehabilitation after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2016 Nov 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 27813347
• Van Zytveld, Chelsea R., Jennifer W. Rodriguez, and Tamara S. Struessel. "Lessons Learned from a Major Near Miss: A Case Report Including Recommendations to Improve Future Patient Safety in Rehabilitation." Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice 14.3 (2016): 5.
• Struessel T, Rodriguez J, VanZytveld. Advocating for a Systems Approach to Enhance Patient Safety in Physical Therapy Practice. Health Policy Administration-Professionalism Administration Leadership. January 2017.
• Struessel T, Nordon-Craft A. A Case Report Describing Multiple System Effects of Breast Cancer, Bilateral Mastectomy and Reconstruction: Implications for Physical Therapist Practice. Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy. Jan/Apr 2017.
• Bade MJ, Struessel T, Dayton M, Foran J, Kim RH, Miner T, Wolfe P, Kohrt WM, Dennis D, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Early High-Intensity Versus Low-Intensity Rehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2017 Sep;69(9):1360-1368. PubMed PMID: 27813347
• Better Together: Over 10 years of Student PT/PTA Collaborative Learning. Struessel T; Reina L; Sage L; Nordon-Craft A.
• Student experiences with error reporting during clinical education. Struessel T, Van Zytveld C.
• Cognitive, Neurologic, and Processing Challenges and Strategies after Hip Hemiarthoplasty of an Adult with Sturge-Weber Syndrome. Burkhardt S, Van Zytveld C, Struessel T.
• Mission Possible: Maximizing Student Engagement In Your Business Content. Sawyer E, McDevitt A, Struessel T.
• Characteristics of a young, low functioning phenotype in total knee arthroplasty rehabilitation. Christensen J, Kittelson A, Loyd, B, Forster J, Struessel T, DelGiorno J, Thigpen C, Stevens-Lapsley J.
• Struessel T, Forster J. VanZytveld C. Doctor of Physical Therapy Student Experiences During Clinical Education: Patient Safety, Error, and the System. Journal of Physical Education. 2019:33(1),3-15.
• Kohl K, Ferguson T, O'Malley S, Struessel TS. A Community-dwelling Older Adult with Concurrent Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Peripheral Neuropathy: A Case Report. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. 2019:17(2), Article 14.
• Struessel TS, Van Zytveld CR, Forster JE, Gisbert R, Nordon-Craft A. Knowledge and Attitudes of Physical Therapy Students Across a Longitudinal Healthcare Systems-Focused Patient Safety Curriculum. J Allied Health. 2020 Summer;49(2):105-113. PubMed PMID: 32469370
• Adams RB, Dudley JT, Struessel TS. Physical therapy to address fall risk in an individual with neurofibromatosis. Physiother Theory Pract. 2021 Jan 26;:1-9. PubMed PMID: 33497265
• Sawyer E; Gorman I; Eigsti H; Struessel T. Financial Literacy: Are Matriculating DPT Students Prepared to Manage Their Debt? Colorado Chapter APTA Rocky Mountain Conference and PT Expo. September 2021
• Carmichael, Joel; Flynn, S; Struessel, T; Bini, S; Bade, M; Stevens-Lapsley, J. App-based Home Exercise after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Pilot Study. APTA CSM Feb 2022. San Antonio, TX.
• Struessel T, Van Zytveld C. Forster J, Gisbert R, Nordon-Craft A. Knowledge and Attitudes of Physical Therapy Students across a Longitudinal Healthcare Systems-Focused Patient Safety Curriculum. Combined Sections Meeting. Feb.15, 2020
• Struessel T, Sleddens N. Enhancing the Patient Experience through Innovative Quality Improvement Education. APTA Educational Leadership Conference. Atlanta, GA Fall 2021
• Struessel TS, Sleddens NM, Jones KJ. Quality Improvement Content in Physical Therapist Education: A Scoping Review. Phys Ther. 2022 Jul 4;102(7). PubMed PMID: 35648123
• Burns M. Struessel T. Language discordance and telephone interpretation complicates Pain Neuroscience Education in physical therapy management of a patient with acute low back pain. Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. January 2022.
• Hansen S, Mann S, Struessel T. Down Syndrome with Ligamentous Laxity: Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation in an 18-Year-Old Dancer. Colorado APTA Fall Conference, Breckenridge, CO. Sept 2022.
• Sawyer E; Gorman I; Eigsti H; Struessel T. Financial Literacy: Are Matriculating DPT Students Prepared to Manage Their Debt? Educational Leadership Conference. Milwaukee, WI. Oct. 28-30, 2022.
• Sawyer E; Gorman I; Eigsti H; Struessel T. Financial Literacy: Are Matriculating DPT Students Prepared to Manage Their Debt? Colorado Chapter APTA Rocky Mountain Conference and PT Expo. September 2021.
• Struessel, T (presenting author) Carmichael, Joel; Flynn, S; Bini, S; Bade, M; Stevens-Lapsley, J. App-based Home Exercise after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Pilot Study. Colorado APTA Fall Conference, Breckenridge, CO. Sept 2022.
• Magnusson D, Smith A, Struessel T, Lorimer I, Moseley O, Dannemiller L. Addressing Social and Structural Determinants of Health through a Community of Learning Cases.” 10th Annual AME Education and Innovation Symposium. March 2, 2022
• Carmichael, Joel; Flynn, S; Struessel, T; Bini, S; Bade, M; Stevens-Lapsley, J. App-based Home Exercise after Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Pilot Study. APTA CSM Feb 2022. San Antonio, TX.
• Graber J, Churchill L, Struessel T, O’Malley S, Bade M, Stevens-Lapsley J. Developing usage guidelines for outpatient rehabilitation after total knee arthroplasty: A Delphi study. J Ortho Sports PT 2023: doi: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2023.11840
• Hernandez M, Struessel T. (UN)grading: Rethinking Assessment Practices in PT Education to Create Master Adaptive Learners. APTA Educational Leadership Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Oct. 2023.
• Gann EJ, Manago M, Struessel T. Upper-Extremity Blood-Flow Restriction Training during Lofstrand Walking in a Person with Diastematomyelia: A Case Report. Colorado Chapter APTA Annual Meeting. Golden, CO. Oct, 2023.
• Hansen S, Mann S, Struessel T. Down Syndrome with Ligamentous Laxity: Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation in an 18-Year-Old Dancer. Combined Sections Meeting. San Diego, CA. Feb. 2023.
• Struessel T, Richardson V, Hernandez M. The (Un)grading approach in a Capstone course: Is the Master Adaptive Learner in our sights? APTA Educational Leadership Conference. Philadelphia, PA. Oct. 2023.

Professional Memberships

• Department of Regulatory Agencies, State of Colorado, Physical Therapy Board, Board Member
• American Physical Therapy Association, Member
• American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists, Member

Practice Locations

Specialty Information

• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Board Certification
• APTA Board of Specialties - Orthopaedics, Board Certification (2002)

• Bones, Joints and Muscles
• Rehabilitation Therapy - Physical Therapy
• Rehabilitation Therapy