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Hopkins, Ty

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J. Tyson Hopkins
Athletic Training Program Director, PhD, ATC, FACSM
EXERCISE SCIENCES, DEPARTMENT OF
College of Health and Human Performance

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Courses: EXSC 418, EXSC 423, EXSC 625R
Office: 120B RB
Phone: 801-422-1573
Email: tyhopkins@byu.edu

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Area of Discipline / Professional Expertise:

  • Athletic Training

Research:

  • My general area of research is the study of neuromechanics related to joint injury and rehabilitation. More specifically I deal with the dynamic restraint system the body uses to protect the joint during activity. I am currently developing treatment interventions that will decrease the incidence of joint injury and help therapists return the physically active to to full activity less susceptible to reinjuring the joint.

Education:

  • PhD, Sports Medicine/Life Sciences, Indiana State University, 2000
  • MS, Athletic Training, Indiana State University, 1997
  • BS, PE/Athletic Training, Brigham Young University, 1996

Affiliations:

  • Athletic Training - Primary
  • Human Performance Research Center - Secondary

Selected Publications:

  • “Lower extremity joint kinematics differ between high school and college female athletes during drop landings,” Journal of Athletic Training Volume 39, Issue 2, Pages S-69, April, 2004
  • “A Comparison of Ankle Muscle Reaction Times Following Sudden Ankle Inversion During Walking and Standing,” Journal of Athletic Training Volume 39, Issue 2, Pages S-9, April, 2004
  • “A comparison of ankle muscle activity following sudden ankle inversion during walking and standing,” Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Volume 36, Pages S-177, April, 2004
  • “Effects of Knee Joint Effusion and Cryotherapy on Lower Chain Function,” Journal of Athletic Training Volume 39, Issue 2, Pages S-32, April, 2004
  • “Effects of ankle joint effusion on lower extremity function,” Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 1-7, January, 2004
  • “Low-level laser therapy facilitates superficial wound healing,” Journal of Athletic Training Volume 39, Issue 3, Pages 223-229, July, 2004
  • “Effects of ankle and knee joint cooling on lower chain function,” Journal of Athletic Training Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages S-90, April, 2003
  • “Effects of low-level laser therapy on superficial wound healing,” Journal of Athletic Training Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages S-33, April, 2003
  • “Effects of ankle joint effusion on lower leg function,” Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Volume 35, Pages S-18, April, 2003
  • “A Joint Dilemma,” Rehab Management Volume 16, Issue 1, Pages 38-42, January, 2003
  • “Intrasession and intersession reliability of the quadriceps Hoffmann reflex,” Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology Volume 43, Issue 1, Pages 85-89, January, 2003
  • “Effects of Joint Cryotherapy on Lower Chain Function,” Clinical Kinesiology Volume 57, Issue 1, Pages 42-48, January, 2003
  • “Intersession reliability of the Omnikinetic closed chain dynamometer,” Journal of Sport Rehabilitation Volume 12, Issue 4, Pages 351-363, October, 2003
  • “Within and between session reliability of the peak quadriceps H-reflex,” Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Volume 34, Pages S-118, April, 2002
  • “No relationship found between the Hmax/Mmax ratio and the central activation ratio as measures of soleus muscle activation,” Journal of Athletic Training Volume 37, Issue 2, Pages S-40, April, 2002
  • “Intersession reliability of the Omnikinetic closed chain dynamometer,” Journal of Athletic Training Volume 37, Issue 2, Pages S-87, April, 2002
  • “Long-term reliability of the peak quadriceps H-reflex,” Journal of Athletic Training Volume 37, Issue 2, Pages S-39, April, 2002
  • “Effects of Ankle Cryotherapy on Soleus Function,” Journal of Athletic Training Volume 37, Issue 2, Pages S-25, April, 2002
  • “Cryotherapy and TENS decrease arthrogenic muscle inhibition of the vastus medialis following knee joint effusion,” Journal of Athletic Training Volume 37, Issue 1, Pages 25-31, January, 2002
  • “Ankle cryotherapy facilitates soleus function,” Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy Volume 32, Issue 12, Pages 622-627, December, 2002
  • “Reliability of the peroneus longus, tibialis anterior and soleus Hoffmann reflex in man,” Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Volume 33, Pages S-5, April, 2001
  • “The Effects of Cryotherapy and TENS on Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition of the Quadriceps,” Journal of Athletic Training Volume 36, Issue 2, Pages S-49, April, 2001
  • “The effects of knee effusion on quadriceps and soleus motoneuron pool excitability,” Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 123-126, January, 2001
  • “Intrasession and intersession reliability of the soleus H-reflex in supine and standing positions,” Intrasession and intersession reliability of the soleus H-reflex in supine and standing positions Volume 40, Issue 2, Pages 89-94, April, 2000
  • “Arthrogenic muscle inhibition: a limiting factor in joint rehabilitation,” Journal of Sport Rehabilitation Volume 9, Issue 2, Pages 135-159, April, 2000
  • “The relationship of ankle temperature during cooling and rewarming to the human soleus H-reflex,” Journal of Sport Rehabilitation Volume 9, Issue 3, Pages 253-262, July, 2000
  • “Changes in soleus motoneuron pool excitability following artificial knee effusion,” Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Volume 81, Issue 9, Pages 199-203, September, 2000

Experience:

Teaching

  • Assistant Professor, Brigham Young University, 2003
  • Assistant Professor, Illinois State University, 2000-2003
  • Instructor, DePauw University, 1999-2000
  • Instructor, Indiana State University, 1997-2000

Awards:

  • New Investigator Award , National Athletic Trainer’s Association , 2004
  • Young Professional Alumnus Award , Indiana State University, College of Health and Human Performance , 2004
  • Outstanding Research Manuscript, 1st Runner-up , Journal of Athletic Training , 2003
  • Research Initiative Award , Illinois State University , 2003

Languages:

  • Finnish

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