Physical Therapy Patient Exercise Behavior Pre-Program Results

Authors

• Emery Wolfe, Fort Hays State UniversityFollow
• Dakota Metzler, Fort Hays StateFollow
• Michael Garvert, Fort Hays StateFollow
• Caiden Hoffman, Fort Hays StateFollow
• Maurice Ochoa, Fort Hays StateFollow
• Evie Thompson, Fort Hays StateFollow
• Mataya Clark, Fort Hays StateFollow
• Aidan Haworth, Fort Hays StateFollow
• Noah Morenz, Fort Hays StateFollow
• Madison Powell, Fort Hays StateFollow
• Josh Sohm, Fort Hays StateFollow
• Alanna Hallacy, Fort Hays StateFollow

Abstract

This project aims to address a major problem in the physical therapy industry: the “home adherence gap” which is the routine failure to follow through with prescribed exercise at home. Research shows that only about 35% of patients routinely follow through with exercises prescribed for them to do on their own. By focusing on behavior modification and education rather than just physical instruction, this intervention aims to improve long-term recovery, and reduce need for procedures like injections and surgeries. The focus of this study was to measure the ability of the clinic staff to implement a behavior modification program. Once this study is completed the data will be processed and will be used to improve a future study that measures the program's ability to change a patient’s behavior.

Faculty Advisor

Justin Montney

Department/Program

Health and Human Performance

Submission Type

in-person poster

Date

4-12-2026

Rights

Copyright the Author(s)

Recommended Citation

Wolfe, Emery; Metzler, Dakota; Garvert, Michael; Hoffman, Caiden; Ochoa, Maurice; Thompson, Evie; Clark, Mataya; Haworth, Aidan; Morenz, Noah; Powell, Madison; Sohm, Josh; and Hallacy, Alanna (2026) "Physical Therapy Patient Exercise Behavior Pre-Program Results," SACAD: Scholarly Activities: Vol. 2026, Article 112.
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sacad/vol2026/iss2026/112