Foundation-funded research in this month's journal.

"Determining Meaningful Changes in Gait Speed After Hip Fracture"--co-authored by Kerstin Palombaro, PT, MS; Rebecca Craik, PT, PhD, FAPTA; Kathleen K Mangione, PT, PhD, GCS; and James Tomlinson, PT, MS--is based, in part, on findings from research done by Mangione for her 2000 Foundation-supported research project "Physical Therapy Interventions to Optimize Physical Performance in Patients After Hip Fracture."

"Descriptive Characteristics as Potential Predictors of Outcomes Following Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy for People After Stroke"--co-authored by Stacy Fritz, PT, PhD; Kathye Light, PT, PhD; Shannon Clifford, PT, MPT; Tara Patterson, MEd; Andrea Behrman, PT, PhD; and Sandra Davis, PT--is based on research findings from Fritz's dissertation work, which was supported by a 2001 Foundation PODS I award.

"Efficacy and Mechanism of Orthotic Devices to Unload Metatarsal Heads in People With Diabetes and a History of Plantar Ulcers," is co-authored by Michael Mueller, PT, PhD, FAPTA; Donovan Lott, PT, MSPT, CSCS; Mary K Hastings, PT, DPT, ATC; Paul Commean, BEE; Kirk E Smith, BS; and Thomas Pilgram, PhD. This article is based on a research project headed by Mueller and funded by the National Institute of Health's National Center of Medical Rehabilitation Research. Mueller is a past Foundation funding recipient and former member of the Foundation's Scientific Review Committee. Lott performed data collection, processing, and analyses for the project while being supported by PODS I (2004) and PODS II (2005) doctoral scholarships.

"Are Models of Disability Useful in Real Cases? Pediatric Case Examples Realized in Research, Clinical Practice, and Education," authored by Suzann Campbell, PT, PhD, FAPTA, is based, in part, on Foundation-funded research done by Campbell for her 1990 project "Development of a Neonatal Motor Scale: The Test of the Infant Motor Performance."