Department of Exercise and Sport Science

Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Graduate Program in Sports Medicine

Charlie A. Hicks-Little, PhD, ATC, LATTitle: Assistant Professor, Coordinator of Graduate Program in Sports Medicine
Phone Number: (801) 581-4897
Email address: charlie.hickslittle@hsc.utah.edu

Program Affiliations:

  • Athletic Training Education Program Faculty
  • Graduate Program in Sports Medicine

Degrees:

  • B.S. East Stroudsburg University, PA
  • M.S. East Stroudsburg University, PA
  • Ph.D. University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Recent Research Activities/Interests:

  • Dynamic pathomechanics of knee Osteoarthritis (OA) during functional tasks
  • Kinematic and kinetics at the joints proximal and distal to the pathological knee joint
  • Kinematic and kinetics of the reconstructed knee during gait
  • The influence of knee OA on various sensorimotor measures
  • Neuromuscular adaptations surrounding the knee OA joint during functional tasks
  • The effectiveness of new therapeutic modalities in the treatment of knee OA
  • The relationship between ACL laxity and reproductive hormone levels

Representative Courses:

  • ESS 3480 Therapeutic Exercise in Athletic Training
  • ESS 6250 Current Trends in Sports Medicine
  • ESS 6260 Data Acquisition in Sports Medicine
  • ESS 6280 Pathology and Rehabilitation of Athletic Injuries
  • ESS 4880/6880 Sports Medicine Symposium

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