Karen J. Hutchinson, PhD, PT, DPT

Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests

• Exercise prescription and treatment interventions in patients with spinal cord injury and stroke, development of functional assessments and clinical assessments of balance and fitness and walking retraining programs.

Courses Taught

Selected Publications

• Forrest, Gail F, K. Hutchinson, Lorenz, Douglas J; Buehner, Jeffery J; VanHiel, Leslie R; Sisto, SueAnn; Basso, D Michele. Are the 10 meter and 6 minute walk tests redundant in patients with spinal cord injury? PLoS one, 2014, Vol.9(5), pp.e94108.
• Sue Ann Sisto, PT, PhD, Douglas Lorenz, Ph.D., K. Hutchinson, DPT, PhD, Lisa Wenzel, MD, Jessica Hillyer, PhD, Susan Harkema, PhD, Andrei Krassioukov , MD, PhD Cardiovascular Status of Individuals with Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury From the[HKJ1]  7 NeuroRecovery Network Rehabilitation Centers. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2012; 93(9):1578-87.
• Elizabeth Ardolino, K. Hutchinson, Genvieve Pinto-Zipp, Mary Ann Clark, Susan Harkema, The Activity-Based Balance Level Evaluation (ABLE) Scale: The Development and Pscyhometric Properties of An Outcome Measure for the Spinal Cord Injury Population.  Phys Ther August 2012; 92(8):1046-1054.
• G. Forrest, D. Lorenz, K. Hutchinson , L. VanHiel, D.M.Basso, S. Datta, S. Sisto. Ambulation and balance outcomes measure different aspects of recovery in individuals with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury. Arch Phys Med Rehabil;2012; 93(9): 1553-64.
• M. Detloff, L Clark, L. Fisher, K. Hutchinson, A. Kloos, LC Fisher, DM Basso. Validity of acute and chronic tactile sensory testing after spinal cord injury in rats. Experimental Neurology; Oct 2010; 225(2):366-376.

Selected Presentations

•  Sisto, S; Hutchinson, K; Cowan, R; Rimmer, J; Maresh, T. Health Promotion and Fitness Transition[HKJ1]  from Clinical Practice to the Community for People with Spinal Cord Injury. ACRM Annual meeting, Orlando, FLA, November 2013
• K. Hutchinson. “Functional Outcome Measures Following Spinal Cord Injury: Focus on Balance and Gait.” MA APTA Annual Meeting, Danvers, MA, November 2010
• S. Sisto, A.Behrman, K. Hutchinson, L.VanHiel, E.Ardolino, D.Atkinson, D.Graves, M.Basso, S.Harkema, H.Barbeau. “Locomotor Training: Moving Science into Evidence-Based Rehabilitation.”ACRM-ASNR Annual Meetings, Denver, Colorado, October 2009
• D. Basso, K. Hutchinson, E Ardolino, A Behrman, C Peschel, L Van Hiel, S Sisto. “Selecting, using and interpreting outcome measures for recovery after spinal cord injury: Evidence from the Neurorecovery Network”, CSM, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2009.
• K. Hutchinson, “Hemodynamic Challenges Following Harness Application in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury”, Platform Presentation, CSM, Cardiopulmonary Section of the APTA, Boston, MA, February 2007.
• KJ Hutchinson, “Heart Rate Variability as an Indicator of Fitness in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury”, Platform Presentation, CSM, Cardiopulmonary Section of the APTA, San Diego, CA, February 2006.
• “Participation in Health-Related Physical Activity in a Cohort of Subjects with Chronic
• Spinal Cord Injury”. Poster: National APTA Conference, 2005
• “Gait Analyses: Qualitative Assessment and Beyond”, MASS APTA Annual Conference Worcester, MA. K. Hutchinson, P. Canavan and Lynn Deming, October 2004
• “Annotated Bibliography- SCI Research Year in Review.” Combined Sections Meeting, APTA, 2004
• “Activity Level and Musculoskeletal Pain in Spinal Cord Injury”. Poster presentation Combined Sections Meeting, APTA February 2003
• Skeletal muscle changes after SCI: roundtable discussion. Combined Sections Meeting: Tampa, FL. February
• “A Case Report on Joint Mobilization for a Hemiplegic Upper Extremity: An Adjunct for Constraint Induced Movement Therapy?” Combined Sections Meeting, APTA, 2002: Poster presentation

Selected Grant Activity

• Provost Research and Scholarship Award, Assessment of Cardio-respiratory fitness in subjects with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury, July 2005
• Faculty Development Award, Development of an Electrodiagnostic and Kinematic Motor Control Laboratory, July 2001 to July 2002.
• President’s Excellence Fund, Development of Interdisciplinary Clinical Services to Address Unmet Health Needs of Urban Families Living in the Northeastern University Community, Submitted by the Interdisciplinary Clinic Committee consisting of the following members; M. Chisholm, S. Cleveland, L. Ferrier, D. Frankoff, , E. Freeman, A. Golub-Victor, S.Greenberg, K. Hutchinson, and A. Sullivan

Awards and Honors

• Who’s Who in Health Sciences Education – Academic Keys (July 2003)
• NIH Training Grant – The Ohio State University; Predoctoral Fellow (1998-1999)
• Graduate Student Alumni Research Award – Sponsoring Dissertation Research at OSU (1998)

Licensing and Certification

Massachusetts Licensure in Physical Therapy