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James S. Thomas, P.T., Ph.D.,
Professor in the Division of Physical Therapy,
School of Rehabilitation and Communication Sciences |
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 Dr. Thomas is a professor of physical
therapy in the School of Rehabilitation and Communication Sciences. Dr. Thomas received
his doctorate from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He spent more than 15
years practicing clinically as an orthopedic physical therapist and today is regarded as
a world-renowned expert in the area of low back pain and functional biomechanics. The
NIH has provided R01funding for his Motor Control Laboratory since 2004. He has
expertise in kinematic, kinetic, and electromyographic recordings of trunk
movements and muscles in individuals with acute and chronic low back pain. He has
served as a study section reviewer for such agencies as NIH, and has published more than
35 scholarly articles. Dr. Thomas studies the pathology of low back pain, the role of
psychological factors in predicting the recurrence of low back pain, and the
development of effective therapeutic interventions on ameliorating low back pain.
He recently completed a large, five-year study investigating changes in movement
patterns of patients suffering recurrent low back pain, which was specifically focused on
trying to understand which patients develop habitual ‘maladaptive’ movement patterns
that can increase the chances of reinjury in the long term.
To view his publications please link to
PubMed.
(Please note that there is more than one JS Thomas referenced on MedLine and
as such not all of the referenced articles were published by Dr. Thomas.)
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