Ron Pfeiffer, Ed.D., LAT, ATC
Professor and Chair
Ronald P. Pfeiffer is a professor in the Department of
Kinesiology and Co-Director of the Center for Orthopaedic & Biomechanics
Research (COBR). He is also a NATABOC Certified Athletic Trainer and a Licensed
Athletic Trainer in the state of Idaho. For the past ten years his research
focus has been determining the etiologic factors contributing to non-contact
injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament in female athletes.
Dr. Pfeiffer has conducted a number of studies aimed at learning more about landing strategies in both male and female athletes. He has also conducted research using an MRI examining the effectiveness of the McConnell taping procedure for correcting misalignment of the human patellofemoral joint. In addition, he continues to publish texts and book chapters in the general field of care and prevention of sports injuries in pediatric & adolescent aged athletes.
Recent Publications
Journals
Pfeiffer, R. P., K. G. Shea, Roberts,
D., Grandstrand, S., Bond, L. (2006). Lack of effect of a knee
ligament injury prevention program on the incidence of noncontact anterior
cruciate ligament injury. J Bone Joint
Surg Am 88(8):
1769-74.
Shea, K. G.,
P. J. Apel, Pfeiffer, R. P., Traughber, P. (2006). The anatomy of the
proximal tibia in pediatric and adolescent patients: implications for ACL
reconstruction and prevention of physeal arrest.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc.
Guarino, J., Tennyson, S., Barrios, Y., Shea, K.G., Pfeiffer, R.P., Sabick, M. (2004). Modeling the growth plates in the pediatric knee: implications for anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphicsl, 28(7):371-433.
| Shea, K.G., Pfeiffer, R.P., Wang, J.H., Curtin, M., Apel, P.J. (2004). Anterior cruciate ligament injury in pediatric and adolescent soccer players: an analysis of insurance data. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 24:623-628. |
| Irmischer, B., Harris, C., Pfeiffer, R.P., DeBeliso, M., & Adams, K. (2004). Effects of a knee ligament injury prevention (KLIP) exercise program on impact forces in females. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 18:703-707. |
Pfeiffer, R.P., DeBeliso, M., Shea, K.G., Kelley, L., Irmischer, B.S., Harris, C. (2004). Kinematic MRI assessment of McConnell taping before and after exercise. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 32, 621 - 628.
Shea, K.G., Apel, P., Pfeiffer, R.P. (2003). Anterior cruciate ligament injury in pediatric and adolescent patients: a review of the basic science and clinical research. Sports Medicine, 33(6), 455-471.
Books/Book Chapters
Pfeiffer, R.P., Mangus, B. (2008, 5th edition). Concepts of athletic training. Boston: Jones and Bartlett.
Pfeiffer, R.P., Thygerson, A., Palmieri, N.F. (2008). Sports First Aid and Injury Prevention. Boston: Jones and Bartlett.
Shea, K.G., Apel, P., Pfeiffer, R.P. (in-review). Reconstruction of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament in Skeletally Immature Patients: A Review of Basic Science and Clinical Studies. Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica.
Pfeiffer, R.P., Shea, K.G., Apel, P. (2006). Pediatric and adolescent athlete. In Starkey, C. (Ed.)., Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, (4th ed.), Boston: Jones and Bartlett.
Shea, K.G., Pfeiffer, R. P., Curtin, M. (2003). Idiopathic
anterior knee pain in adolescents. In Stanitski, C.L. (Ed.)., The Orthopedic
Clinics of North America- Sports Injuries in School-Age Athletes, Philadelphia:
W.B. Saunders.
Contact Information
| Office | K-204 |
| Phone | 208-426-3709 |
| rpfeiff@boisestate.edu | |
| Vitae | < http://kinesiology.boisestate.edu/rphp/ > |
Courses Taught
KINES 220 Intro to Athletic Injuries
KINES 270 Applied Anatomy
KINES 271 Applied Anatomy Lab
KINES 500 Functional Anatomy