John W. McChesney, LAT., Ph.D.

Director of the Athletic Training Education Program
and the Athletic Training/Motor Control Laboratory
Department of Kinesiology (Room 130)
Boise State University 
Boise, Idaho  83725
johnmcchesney@boisestate.edu
208-426-1481 (voice)
208-426-1894 (fax)
This site last updated: October 1, 2009

                                                 

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Education
Ph.D. --  1996: University of Oregon (Motor Control/Neuroscience)

M.A.  --  1984: Western Michigan University (Athletic Training)

B.A.   --  1982: California State University, Chico (Physical Education)

 
Certification
NATA-BOC Certified Athletic Trainer
Idaho Licensed Athletic Trainer

Research Interests
The somatosensory contributions to motor performance and orthopedic rehabilitation.

 
Representative Publications

Ford, P., McChesney, J.W. (2007) Duration of maintained hamstring ROM following termination
of three stretching protocols. Submitted: Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 16, 18-27.

Halseth, T., McChesney, J.W., DeBeliso, M., Vaughn, R., & Lien, J. (2003) The Effects of Kinesio TapingTM
on proprioception at the ankle. In Press: Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 3, 1-7.

McChesney, J.W. (2002).  Balance testing benefits older adult athletes.
Biomechanics. 9, (3), 29-37.

McChesney, J.A. & McChesney, J.W. (2001). Auscultation of the chest and abdomen by athletic trainers.
The Journal of Athletic Training. 36, 190-196.

McChesney, J.W. & Woollacott, M.H. (2000). The effect of age related declines in proprioception and TKR
on postural control. The Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. 55A, M658-M666.

McChesney, J.W., Sveistrup, H., & Woollacott, M.H. (1996). Influence of auditory precuing
on automatic postural responses. Experimental Brain Research. 108, 315-320.

McChesney, J.W. (1990). Abduction ankle sprain in a softball player. Sports Medicine Update, 5, 26-28.


Other Research Projects at  BOISE STATE...

The Abdominal Auscultation Project.
A research project in cooperation with Joe Guarino, PhD., P.E.

The Effects of OTC Motion Sickness Medications on Postural Control in the Senior Adult Population.  A research project in cooperation with Alys Staten, ATC.

The Effects of SportsRAC® Training on Fine Motor Control of the Shoulder in Healthy Subjects. 
A research project in cooperation with Donald Rich, ATC.

The Effects of Ice Massage to the Tibialis Anterior muscle on proprioception at the ankle. 
A research project in cooperation with Jo Han Wang, ATC.

Modulation of Golgi tendon organ feedback and proprioception:
Is joint position sense gravity dependent?  A research project in cooperation with Geamar Lamar, ATC.

An analysis of the effects of ankle taping on proprioception: A comparison before and after exercise.
A research project in cooperation with Amy Walters, ATC.

Muscle recruitment strategies in the lower extremity during a hang-drop deceleration maneuver.
A research project in cooperation with Craig Emter.

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