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Amy W McDevitt

TitleAssociate Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-PM&R Physical Therapy
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    TitleDirector-Faculty
    InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
    DepartmentSOM-PM&R Physical Therapy


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    University of St. Augustine, St. Augustine, FLMSPT01/2000Physical Therapy
    University of St. Augustine, St. Augustine, FLDPT01/2004Physical Therapy
    University of Newcastle, AustraliaPhD06/2023Physiotherapy

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    1. Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Lewis J. The Worst Pain Is an Unexplained Pain. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2025 05; 55(5):307-311. PMID: 40260963.
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    2. Lewis J, Mintken PE, McDevitt AW. Treating musculoskeletal conditions with a bit of exercise and manual therapy: are you kidding me? It's time for us to evolve again. J Man Manip Ther. 2025 Jun; 33(3):167-172. PMID: 40277229.
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    3. Cook CE, Abraira VE, Burns J, Degenhardt BF, Kawchuk G, Keter D, Loghmani MT, Reed WR, Winkelstein BA, McDevitt A. Categorizing Treatment Mechanisms for Complementary and Integrative Musculoskeletal Interventions. Int J Osteopath Med. 2025 Mar; 55. PMID: 39958464.
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    4. Reynolds B, McDevitt A, Kelly J, Mintken P, Clewley D. Manual physical therapy for neck disorders: an umbrella review. J Man Manip Ther. 2025 Feb; 33(1):18-35. PMID: 39607420.
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    5. McDevitt A, Cleland J, Hiefield P, Bravman J, Snodgrass S. Physical Therapy Utilization Prior to Biceps Tenodesis or Tenotomy for Biceps Tendinopathy. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2024; 19(11):1477-1489. PMID: 39502549.
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    6. McDevitt AW, McMullen J, Shepherd M. Empowering tomorrow's healers: a perspective on integrating person-centered care into physical therapist education. J Man Manip Ther. 2024 Oct; 32(5):457-463. PMID: 39279351.
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    7. Wolden B, Wolden M, Furze J, McDevitt A. Advancing Consistency in Education: A Reliability Analysis of the Clinical Reasoning Assessment Tool. J Phys Ther Educ. 2025 Jun 01; 39(2):152-162. PMID: 39116366.
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    8. Cook CE, O'Halloran B, McDevitt A, Keefe FJ. Specific and shared mechanisms associated with treatment for chronic neck pain: study protocol for the SS-MECH trial. J Man Manip Ther. 2024 Feb; 32(1):85-95. PMID: 37819161.
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    9. McDevitt AW, Young JL, Cleland JA, Hiefield P, Snodgrass SJ. Physical therapy interventions used to treat individuals with biceps tendinopathy: a scoping review. Braz J Phys Ther. 2024 Jan-Feb; 28(1):100586. PMID: 38219522.
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    10. Bilyeu CA, McDevitt AW, Judd DL. A blended approach to developing psychomotor skills in novice learners in a doctor of physical therapy curriculum. Med Teach. 2024 02; 46(2):196-203. PMID: 37506222.
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    11. McDevitt AW, Cooper CG, Friedrich JM, Anderson DJM, Arnold EA, Clewley DJ. Effect of physical therapy timing on patient-reported outcomes for individuals with acute low back pain: A systematic review with meta analysis of randomized controlled trials. PM R. 2023 Nov; 15(11):1466-1477. PMID: 37041724.
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    12. McDevitt AW, O'Halloran B, Cook CE. Cracking the code: unveiling the specific and shared mechanisms behind musculoskeletal interventions. Arch Physiother. 2023 Jul 06; 13(1):14. PMID: 37415258.
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    13. Failla MJ, Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Michener LA. Trajectory of patient-rated outcomes and association with patient acceptable symptom state in patients with musculoskeletal shoulder pain. J Man Manip Ther. 2023 08; 31(4):279-286. PMID: 36300352.
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    14. Furze JA, Black L, McDevitt AW, Kobal KL, Durning SJ, Jensen GM. Clinical Reasoning: The Missing Core Competency in Physical Therapist Education and Practice. Phys Ther. 2022 09 04; 102(9). PMID: 35781736.
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    15. McDevitt AW, Cleland JA, Addison S, Calderon L, Snodgrass S. Physical Therapy Interventions for the Management of Biceps Tendinopathy: An International Delphi Study. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2022; 17(4):677-694. PMID: 35693861.
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    16. McDevitt AW, Cleland JA, Rhon DI, Altic RAK, Courtney DJ, Glynn PE, Mintken PE. Thoracic spine thrust manipulation for individuals with cervicogenic headache: a crossover randomized clinical trial. J Man Manip Ther. 2022 04; 30(2):78-95. PMID: 34269160.
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    17. Shepherd M, Young J, McDevitt A. A little love for case reports? Tips to enhance acceptance to publication. J Man Manip Ther. 2021 06; 29(3):133-135. PMID: 34080957.
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    18. McDevitt AW, Cleland JA, Strickland C, Mintken P, Leibold MB, Borg M, Altic R, Snodgrass S. Accuracy of long head of the biceps tendon palpation by physical therapists; an ultrasonographic study. J Phys Ther Sci. 2020 Nov; 32(11):760-767. PMID: 33281293.
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    19. Kolb WH, McDevitt AW, Young J, Shamus E. The evolution of manual therapy education: what are we waiting for? J Man Manip Ther. 2020 02; 28(1):1-3. PMID: 31964313.
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    20. Cuka C, McDevitt AW, Porter-Hoke A, Karas S. Spinal manipulation after multiple fusions in an adult with scoliosis: a case report. J Man Manip Ther. 2019 May; 27(2):115-124. PMID: 30935333.
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    21. McDevitt AW, Snodgrass SJ, Cleland JA, Leibold MBR, Krause LA, Mintken PE. Treatment of individuals with chronic bicipital tendinopathy using dry needling, eccentric-concentric exercise and stretching; a case series. Physiother Theory Pract. 2020 Mar; 36(3):397-407. PMID: 29932797.
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    22. McDevitt AW, Mintken PE, Cleland JA, Bishop MD. Impact of expectations on functional recovery in individuals with chronic shoulder pain. J Man Manip Ther. 2018 Jul; 26(3):136-146. PMID: 30042628.
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    23. Sawyer EE, McDevitt AW, Louw A, Puentedura EJ, Mintken PE. Use of Pain Neuroscience Education, Tactile Discrimination, and Graded Motor Imagery in an Individual With Frozen Shoulder. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 03; 48(3):174-184. PMID: 29257926.
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    24. Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Michener LA, Boyles RE, Beardslee AR, Burns SA, Haberl MD, Hinrichs LA, Cleland JA. Examination of the Validity of a Clinical Prediction Rule to Identify Patients With Shoulder Pain Likely to Benefit From Cervicothoracic Manipulation. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2017 Apr; 47(4):252-260. PMID: 28257617.
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    25. Mintken PE, McDevitt AW, Cleland JA, Boyles RE, Beardslee AR, Burns SA, Haberl MD, Hinrichs LA, Michener LA. Cervicothoracic Manual Therapy Plus Exercise Therapy Versus Exercise Therapy Alone in the Management of Individuals With Shoulder Pain: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2016 Aug; 46(8):617-28. PMID: 27477473.
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    26. McDevitt A, Young J, Mintken P, Cleland J. Regional interdependence and manual therapy directed at the thoracic spine. J Man Manip Ther. 2015 Jul; 23(3):139-46. PMID: 26309384.
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    27. Cleland JA, Mintken PE, McDevitt A, Bieniek ML, Carpenter KJ, Kulp K, Whitman JM. Manual physical therapy and exercise versus supervised home exercise in the management of patients with inversion ankle sprain: a multicenter randomized clinical trial. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2013; 43(7):443-55. PMID: 23628755.
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