Sinacore, David R., PT, PhD, FAPTA BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH B.S., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1979 M.H.S., Washington University in St. Louis-School of Medicine, 1983 Ph.D., West Virginia University, 1992 CLINICAL INTERESTS Diabetic foot complications and prevention of lower extremity amputation; ankle and foot dysfunctions, contributors of physical frailty in geriatrics RESEARCH INTERESTS Director of the Applied Kinesiology Laboratory; Diabetic foot disease and prevention of LEA; classification of and contributors to physical frailty in older adults; rehabilitation after hip fracture; skeletal muscle adaptations to exercise training and detraining REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS Sinacore DR Severe sensory neuropathy need not precede Charcot arthropathies: implications for the rehabilitation specialist. Physiotherapy Theory & Practice 17:39-50, 2001. Sinacore DR, Mueller MJ. Pedal ulcers in older adults with diabetes mellitus. Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation. 16(2):11-23, 2000. Sinacore DR.TCC optimizes diabetic transplant patient’s outcomes. Biomechanics VII(7):43-52, 2000. Sinacore DR, Withrington NC. Recognition and Management of Neuropathic (Charcot) Arthropathies of the foot and ankle. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 29(12): 736-746 1999. Sinacore DR. Healing times of pedal ulcers in diabetic immunosuppressed patients after transplantation. Arch Phys Med & Rehab 80(8):935-940,1999. Sinacore DR. Acute Neuropathic (Charcot) Arthropathy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Healing times by location.J Diabetes & Its Complications. 12(5):287-293,1998. Sinacore DR. Healing Times of Diabetic Ulcers in the Presence of Fixed Foot Deformity using Total Contact Casting. Foot & Ankle International 19(9):613-618,1998. Sinacore DR. Total contact casting for diabetic neuropathic ulcers. Physical Therapy 76:286-295, 1996. Sinacore DR. TCC: An old therapy with new therapeutic indications. Biomechanics Desk Reference: III(2): 71-77, 1996. Sinacore DR, Gulve EA: The role of skeletal muscle in glucose transport, glucose homeostasis and insulin resistance: implications for physical therapy. Physical Therapy 73(12):878-891, 1993. Sinacore DR, Mueller MJ, Diamond JE, Blair VP III, Drury DA, and Rose SJ: Diabetic Plantar Ulcers Treated by Total Contact Casting: A Clinical Report. Physical Therapy 67(10):1543-1549, 1987. TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES Human Anatomy (P.T. 502) Neuroscience (PT 522) Exercise Physiology (PT 554) Course Coordinator Bioenergetics (IPMS L63-5410) Course Coordinator Independent Readings (IPMS L63-5750) Independent Study (PT-568, IPMS l63-5710); Mentor for research projects Program Seminar (IPMS L63-5850) Course Coordinator PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES American Physical Therapy Association 1977- present Sports Section - 1979- present Orthopedic Section- 79-84,98-present Research Section - 1980-present Geriatric Section 1992-present American College of Sports Medicine 1979-present American Diabetes Association- 1986 - present Councils on Foot Care, Exercise American Academy of Wound Specialist 1999-present Diplomate &Certified Wound Specialist Journal of Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy,Editorial Board Member 1998-2001 Scientific Review Committee, Member, Foundation for Physical Therapy 1998-present CONTACT INFORMATION David R. Sinacore, PT, PhD, FAPTA Associate Director of Postdoctoral Fellowships in Physical Therapy Associate Professor of Physical Therapy Associate Professor of Medicine Program in Physical Therapy Washington University in St. Louis-School of Medicine Campus Box 8502 4444 Forest Park Boulevard, Suite 1101 St. Louis, MO 63108 Telephone: (314) 286-1423 Facsimile: (314) 286-1410 Email address: sinacored@msnotes.wustl.edu