Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2006
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • George, Steven Z., Anna Giczewska, Brooke Alhanti, Adam D. Lutz, Ellen Shanley, Charles A. Thigpen, and Nrupen A. Bhavsar. “Predicting Recurrent Care Seeking of Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions.” Pain Med 22, no. 8 (August 6, 2021): 1837–49. https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnab154.
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    • Bhavsar, Nrupen A., Shannon M. Doerfler, Anna Giczewska, Brooke Alhanti, Adam Lutz, Charles A. Thigpen, and Steven Z. George. “Prevalence and predictors of no-shows to physical therapy for musculoskeletal conditions.” Plos One 16, no. 5 (2021): e0251336. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0251336.
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    • Pozzi, Federico, Hillary A. Plummer, Ellen Shanley, Charles A. Thigpen, Chase Bauer, Melissa L. Wilson, and Lori A. Michener. “Preseason shoulder range of motion screening and in-season risk of shoulder and elbow injuries in overhead athletes: systematic review and meta-analysis.” Br J Sports Med 54, no. 17 (September 2020): 1019–27. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2019-100698.
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    • Lentz, Trevor A., Adam P. Goode, Charles A. Thigpen, and Steven Z. George. “Value-Based Care for Musculoskeletal Pain: Are Physical Therapists Ready to Deliver?” Phys Ther 100, no. 4 (April 17, 2020): 621–32. https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzz171.
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    • Garcia, Alessandra Narciso, Charles A. Thigpen, Ashley Davis Lake, Corina Martinez, Heather Myers, and Chad Cook. “Do older adults with shoulder disorders who meet the minimal clinically important difference also present low disability at discharge? An observational study.” Braz J Phys Ther 24, no. 2 (March 2020): 152–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2019.02.003.
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    • Garcia, Alessandra N., Chad Cook, Adam Lutz, and Charles A. Thigpen. “Concurrent validity of the single assessment numerical evaluation and patient-reported functional measures in patients with musculoskeletal disorders: An observational study.” Musculoskelet Sci Pract 44 (December 2019): 102057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msksp.2019.102057.
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    • Cook, Chad E., and Charles A. Thigpen. “Five good reasons to be disappointed with randomized trials.” J Man Manip Ther 27, no. 2 (May 2019): 63–65. https://doi.org/10.1080/10669817.2019.1589697.
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    • Green, Christopher E., Anthony Pastore, Leah Cronley, Merritt D. Walker, Charles A. Thigpen, Chad E. Cook, and Deborah L. Givens. “Explanatory multivariate modeling for disability, pain, and claims in patients with spine pain via a physical therapy direct access model of care.” J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil 32, no. 5 (2019): 769–77. https://doi.org/10.3233/BMR-171074.
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    • Reiman, Michael P., Merritt D. Walker, Scott Peters, Elizabeth Kilborn, Charles A. Thigpen, and Grant E. Garrigues. “Risk factors for ulnar collateral ligament injury in professional and amateur baseball players: a systematic review with meta-analysis.” J Shoulder Elbow Surg 28, no. 1 (January 2019): 186–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2018.08.018.
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    • Bullock, Garrett S., Mallory S. Faherty, Leila Ledbetter, Charles A. Thigpen, and Timothy C. Sell. “Shoulder Range of Motion and Baseball Arm Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.” J Athl Train 53, no. 12 (December 2018): 1190–99. https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-439-17.
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    • Chapman, C. G., S. B. Floyd, C. A. Thigpen, J. M. Tokish, B. Chen, and J. M. Brooks. “Treatment for Rotator Cuff Tear Is Influenced by Demographics and Characteristics of the Area Where Patients Live.” Jbjs Open Access 3, no. 3 (September 1, 2018). https://doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.OA.18.00005.
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    • Denninger, Thomas R., Chad E. Cook, Cole G. Chapman, Timothy McHenry, and Charles A. Thigpen. “The Influence of Patient Choice of First Provider on Costs and Outcomes: Analysis From a Physical Therapy Patient Registry.” J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 48, no. 2 (February 2018): 63–71. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2018.7423.
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    • Thigpen, Charles A., Michael A. Shaffer, Bryce W. Gaunt, Brian G. Leggin, Gerald R. Williams, and Reg B. Wilcox. “The American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists' consensus statement on rehabilitation following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.” J Shoulder Elbow Surg 25, no. 4 (April 2016): 521–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2015.12.018.
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    • Shanley, Ellen, Micheal J. Kissenberth, Charles A. Thigpen, Lane B. Bailey, Richard J. Hawkins, Lori A. Michener, John M. Tokish, and Mitchell J. Rauh. “Preseason shoulder range of motion screening as a predictor of injury among youth and adolescent baseball pitchers.” J Shoulder Elbow Surg 24, no. 7 (July 2015): 1005–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2015.03.012.
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    • Garrison, J Craig, Ellen Shanley, Charles Thigpen, Eric Hegedus, and Chad Cook. “Between-session changes predict overall perception of improvement but not functional improvement in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome seen for physical therapy: an observational study.” Physiother Theory Pract 27, no. 2 (February 2011): 137–45. https://doi.org/10.3109/09593981003743283.
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    • Thigpen, Charles A., Darin A. Padua, Lori A. Michener, Kevin Guskiewicz, Carol Giuliani, Jay D. Keener, and Nicholas Stergiou. “Head and shoulder posture affect scapular mechanics and muscle activity in overhead tasks.” J Electromyogr Kinesiol 20, no. 4 (August 2010): 701–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2009.12.003.
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    • Gaunt, Bryce W., Michael A. Shaffer, Eric L. Sauers, Lori A. Michener, George M. McCluskey, Chuck Thigpen, and Chuck American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists. “The American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists' consensus rehabilitation guideline for arthroscopic anterior capsulolabral repair of the shoulder.” J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 40, no. 3 (March 2010): 155–68. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2010.3186.
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    • Padua, Darin A., Stephen W. Marshall, Michelle C. Boling, Charles A. Thigpen, William E. Garrett, and Anthony I. Beutler. “The Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) Is a valid and reliable clinical assessment tool of jump-landing biomechanics: The JUMP-ACL study.” Am J Sports Med 37, no. 10 (October 2009): 1996–2002. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546509343200.
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    • Thigpen, Charles A., Michael T. Gross, Spero G. Karas, William E. Garrett, and Bing Yu. “The repeatability of scapular rotations across three planes of humeral elevation.” Res Sports Med 13, no. 3 (July 2005): 181–98. https://doi.org/10.1080/15438620500222489.
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