Christopher F. Hovorka, MS, CPO, LPO, FAAOP

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   Director, MSPO Program
   School of Applied Physiology
   Email: chris.hovorka@ap.gatech.edu
   Phone: (404) 385-2895
   Weber/SST Building 1
   Room 120 C
   281 Ferst Drive
   Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0356

Education

M.S. Allied Health, University of Connecticut, 1998
B.S. Prosthetics and Orthotics, University of Washington, 1991
B.S. Exercise Technology, University of New Mexico, 1987

Certification/Licensure

Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist (#1340), American Board for Certification in Orthotics and Prosthetics
Licensed Prosthetist and Orthotist (#33), Georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners
Rehabilitation Health and Fitness Instructor (#2284), American College of Sports Medicine

Affiliations

Fellowship, American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
Member, Georgia State Science and Engineering Fair Tier I Judges (Medicine and Health)
Member, International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics
Member, American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
Member, Georgia Society of Orthotists and Prosthetists
Member, American College of Sports Medicine
Member, Presidential Scholars
Member, Amputee Coalition of America

Professional Activities

Editorial Board Member, Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics
Clinical Content Committee, American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists
Commissioner Board Member, National Commission on Orthotic and Prosthetic Education
Convening Committee Member, Prosthetic and Orthotic Educators Meeting, Jönköping University, Jönköping, Sweden
Advisory Board Member, The O&P Edge Magazine

Research Interests

Interests in research revolve around establishing and assessing the outcome of learning approaches in prosthetic and orthotic education. The assessment and subsequent creation of new strategies for the reliable measurement of prosthetic and orthotic clinical treatment outcomes is an emerging priority.

Neuromotor strategies to free standing balance and gait in persons with constraint of the ankle/foot complex

Select Publications

Sawers A, Parsons S, Geil M, Hovorka C. Positive model temperature and its effect on stiffness and percent crystallinity of polypropylene. Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics. Vol. 19, No. 3:75-83, July 2007.

Hovorka CF, Geil MD, Lusardi MM. Chapter 7: Biomechanical Principles of Orthotic and Prosthetic Design” Orthotics and Prosthetics in Rehabilitation. 2nd ed. Boston: Butterworth Heinemann, 2007.

Ford N, Helmbring A, Hodge MC, Hovorka CF, Kogler G, Lilja M, Raschke S. Prosthetic & Orthotic Educators Meeting, Developing Strategies for the Future of P&O University Education. Post Meeting Book. Jönköping, Sweden: Department of Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Jönköping University Press; January 2003.

Hovorka CF, Geil M. Letter to the Editor. O&P Business News. July 15, 2002; 11(4):12-15.

Faghri PD, Hovorka CF, Trombower RT. Reducing edema in the lower extremity of hemiplegic stroke patients: a non-pharmacological approach. Journal of Clinical Kinesiology. 2002; 16(8):878-885.

Hovorka CF, Shurr DS, Bozik DS. The concept of an entry level interdisciplinary graduate degree preparing orthotists for the new millennium Part 1: History of orthotic and prosthetic education. Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Vol. 14, No. 2:51-58, June 2002.

Hovorka CF, Shurr DS, Bozik DS. The concept of an entry level interdisciplinary graduate degree preparing orthotists for the new millennium Part 2: Master of Orthotic Science. Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics. Vol. 14, No. 2:59-70, June 2002.

Hovorka CF. A multidisciplinary approach to prosthetic and orthotic rehabilitation. Advance for Directors in Rehabilitation. Vol. 10, No. 5: 36-40, May, 2001.

Faghri PD, Votto JJ, and Hovorka CF. Venous hemodynamic responses to electrical stimulation. Journal of Phelebology Digest Vol. 4:19-21, 1999.

Faghri PD, Votto JJ, and Hovorka CF. Venous hemodynamics of the lower extremities in response to electrical stimulation. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Vol. 79: 842-848, July, 1998.

Supan TJ and Hovorka CF. A review of thermoplastic ankle foot orthoses adjustments/replacements in young cerebral palsy and spina bifida patients. Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics, Vol. 7, No. 1: 15-22, Winter, 1995. Text

Last updated: Wednesday, 25-Jun-2008 10:48:42 EDT