Here are the award winners of past Research Contests. For information about this year’s contest, go here. Awards are subject to change annually at the discretion of the AFDMA.
2024 Winners of the AFDMA World Congress Research Contest.
Category: Writing/Paper
First place: $1000 cash prize
Amin Mohammadi – Investigating the Combined Effects of Fascial Distortion Model Manual Therapy and Balance–Strength Training in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability
Second Place: $500 cash prize
Allison Fullenkamp – The Fascial Distortion Model in Military Aircrew with Chronic Neck Pain: A Case Study
Third Place: $250 cash prize
Piotr Rybacki – Using the Fascial Distortion Model and Typaldos Manual Therapy to Treat Acute Clavicle Fracture and Second Degree Acromioclavicular Sprain.
Category: Presentation
Tie for First:
Allison Fullenkamp – The Fascial Distortion Model in Military Aircrew with Chronic Neck Pain: A Case Study
Jessica Pelletier, DO – Osteopathic Manipulation and its Applicability in the Emergency Department: A Narrative Review
Third place:
Piotr Rybacki – Using the Fascial Distortion Model and Typaldos Manual Therapy to Treat Acute Clavicle Fracture and Second Degree Acromioclavicular Sprain.
2022 Winners of Biennial Journal Publications Contest
Grand Prize – $500
Joshua Boucher, DO – Manual Therapy Informed by the Fascial Distortion Model for Plantar Heel Pain: Results of a Single-Arm Prospective Effectiveness Study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34185582/
Second Place – $400
Jessica Pelletier, DO – A Case of Chronic Postoperative Abdominal Wall Pain Successfully Treated with Fascial Distortion Model
Third Place – $300
Thomas Kincheloe IV, DO – The Recovery of Functional Mobility with a Long-Term Nursing Facility Patient Utilizing the Fascial Distortion Model: A Case Study https://meridian.allenpress.com/aaoj/article/31/3/23/470653/Recovery-of-Functional-Mobility-with-a-Long-Term
Fourth Place – $200
Adrian Rogala – The impact of Fascial Distortion Model on Shoulder Girdle Dysfunction
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359803992_The_impact_of_Fascial_Distortion_Model_on_shoulder_girdle_dysfunction
Fifth Place
Resnick – Reduction of Shoulder Supraspinatus Calcification with Fascial Distortion Model
2021 Winners of the Annual Research Contest
Joshua Boucher, DO – Free one-year AFDMA membership – Manual Therapy Informed by the Fascial Distortion Model for Plantar Heel Pain: Results of a Single-Arm Prospective Effectiveness Study
Michelle McDonough – FDM poster – A Novel Treatment for a Common Condition: Utilizing Fascial Distortion Model (FDM) technique to treat an Acute Ankle Injury, a Case Report
Thomas Kincheloe IV, DO – FDM textbook – Recovery of Functional Mobility with a Long-Term Nursing Facility Patient Utilizing the Fascial Distortion Model: A Case Study
Fatimah Alkathiri – $50 off next module – Evaluating the Effect of the Fascial Distortion Model (FDM) in the Management of Sacroiliac Joint Pain and Function Disability: A Single Case Study
Benjamin Green, OMS IV & Jennifer Ribar, DO – FDM poster – Using the Fascial Distortion Model to Achieve Baseline Functionality After a Hamstring Tear
