Sharon Wang-Price, PT, Ph.D., OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT
Professor
Post Professional Program Coordinator
Physical Therapy
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Contact
swang@twu.edu
214-689-7715
5500 Southwestern Medical Ave. #8818
Dallas, Texas 75235
Education
Ph.D., Physical Therapy, ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ, Houston, TX
M.S., Health Related Professions, Sports Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
B.S., Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Research Interests
Low Back and Neck pain; Central/Segmental Centralization; Muscle Activation
Latest Articles
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy (2023)
Khalid Alkhathami, Yousef Alshehre, Kelli Brizzolara, Mark Weber, Sharon Wang-Price
Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy (2023)
Gary A Kearns, Jean-Michel Brismée, Riley P Sean, Sharon Wang-Price, Thomas Denninger
Pain Research and Management (2023)
Cory Alcon, Elizabeth Bergman, John Humphrey, Rupal Patel, Sharon Wang-Price
Journal of Women's Health (2023)
Laurel Proulx, Kelli Brizzolara, Mary Thompson, Sharon Wang-Price, P Rodriguez
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy (2023)
Yousef M Alshehre, Khalid Alkhathami, Kelli Brizzolara, Mark Weber, Sharon Wang-Price
Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation (2022)
Jason Zafereo, Sharon Wang-Price, Tara Dickson
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy (2022)
Carissa A Stoddard, Sharon Wang-Price, S E Lamb
Normalized hip and knee strength in two age groups of adolescent female soccer players
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (2022)
Joseph P Hannon, Sharon Wang-Price, James Craig Garrison, Shiho Goto, James M Bothwell
Frontiers in Pain Research (2022)
Cory A Alcon, Sharon Wang-Price
Journal of Sports Rehabilitation (2022)
Trevor Kovacs, Joseph Hannon, Shiho Goto, Sharon Wang-Price, Jim Bothwell
Pain Management (2022)
Jason Zafereo, Brittany Uhlenbrock, Seth Watson, Sharon Wang-Price, Carl Noe
Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy (2022)
Sharon S Wang-Price, Kristen N Etibo, Alicia P Short, Kelli J Brizzolara, Jason A Zafereo
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy (2021)
Joseph P Hannon, Sharon Wang-Price, Shiho Goto, Steven Singleton, Lindsey Dietrich
NeuroRehabilitation (2021)
Sattam Almutairi, Chad Swank, Sharon Wang-Price, Fan Gao, Ann Medley
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy (2021)
Yousef Alshehre, Khalid Alkhathami, Kelli Brizzolara, Mark Weber, Sharon Wang-Price
Pain Practice (2021)
Jason Zafereo, Sharon Wang-Price, Enas Kandil
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy (2021)
Khalid Alkhathami, Yousef Alshehre, Sharon Wang-Price, Kelli Brizzolara
Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy (2020)
Sharon Wang-Price, Jason Zafereo, Zach Couch, Kelli Brizzolara, Taylor Heins
Rehabilitation Research and Practice (2020)
Carol McFarland, Sharon Wang-Price, Charles R Gordin, Guy O Danielson, J Stuart Crutchfield
Physical Therapy in Sport (2020)
Shiho Goto, J C Garrison, Joseph P Hannon, Angellyn N Grondin, James M Bothwell
Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation (2020)
Chad Swank, Sattam Almutairi, Sharon Wang-Price, Fan Gao
Journal of Sports Rehabilitation (2020)
Joseph P Hannon, James Carig Garrison, Sharon Wang-Price, S Goto, Angel Grondin
Physical Therapy in Sport (2019)
Joseph Hannon, Sharon Wang-Price, Chad Swank, Kelli Brizzolara, Craig Garrison
Journal of Women's Health Physical Therapy (2019)
Kelli Brizzolara, Sharon Wang-Price, Jason Zafereo
JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies (2019)
Chad Swank, Sharon Wang-Price, Fan Gao, Sattam Almutairi
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (2019)
Sharon Wang-Price, J Zafereo, K Brizzolara, B Mackin, L Lawson
Journal of Women's Health Physical Therapy (2018)
Kelli Brizzolara, Sharon Wang-Price, Toni Roddey, Ann Medley
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (2018)
Sharon Wang-Price, Jason Zafereo, Kelli Brizzolara, Elizabeth Anderson
Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders. (2018)
Karina Zapata, Sharon Wang-Price, Tina Fletcher, C Johnston
Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy (2018)
Jason Zafereo, Sharon Wang-Price, Toni Roddey, Kelli Brizzolara
The Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine (2017)
Joeseph Hannon, Sharon Wang-Price, James C Garrison, Shiho Goto, James Bothwell
Pediatric Physical Therapy (2017)
Karina Zapata, Sharon Wang-Price, Danial Sucato
Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy (2017)
Sharon Wang-Price, Jason Zafareo, Kelli Brizzolara
International Journal of Exercise Science (Online) (2017)
Sharon Wang-Price, Mohammad Almadan, Carissa Stoddard, Dustin Moore
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (2016)
Jason Zafereo, Sharon Wang-Price, Jace Brown, Evan Carson
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2015)
Jason Zafereo, Raymond Devanna, Edward Mulligan, Sharon Wang-Price
Comparison of an eccentric exercise intervention to a concentric exercise intervention in adults with subacromial impingement syndrome.
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy (2015)
Christinana Blume, Sharon Wang-Price, Elaine Jackson, Alexis Ortiz
Spinal stabilization exercises for low back pain in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A randomized clinical trial
Pediatric Physical Therapy (2015)
Karina A Zapata, Sharon S Wang-Price, Dan J Sucato, Mary Thompson, Elaine Trudelle-Jackson Trudelle-Jackson
The effect of pelvic compression on deep abdominal muscle thickness during the active straight leg raise
International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation (2015)
Kelli Brizzolara, Sharon Wang-Price, Toni Roddey
Clinical measurements of cervical lordosis using flexirule and inclinometer methods in individuals with and without cervical spine dysfunction: A reliability and validity study
Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation (2015)
Carol McFarland, Sharon Wang-Price, Shannan Richard
Ultrasonographic measurements of paraspinal muscle thickness in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A comparison and reliability study
Pediatric Physical Therapy (2015)
Karina A Zapata, Sharon S Wang-Price, Dan J Sucato, Molly Dempsey-Robertson
Current Projects
I am currently working on three research projects that cover the effects of two different dry-needling techniques on lumbar multifidus muscle activation and pressure pain threshold in patients with low back pain, short-term effects of single-session repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on pain thresholds in patients with chronic low back pain - a pilot study, and cognitive function of patients with chronic low back pain who respond to transcranial magnetic stimulation.
Externally Funded Projects
2023 Cardon Research Award
American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists | $12,000.00 | 2023
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Research Grant ($4775.00) Year 1 of 1
Texas Physical Therapy Foundation | 2022
Role: Co-Investigator
Research Grant
Woodcock Institute | $15,000.00 | 2021
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Research Grant ($4257.00)
Texas Physical Therapy Foundation | 2021
Role: Co-Investigator
2021 Cardon Research Award
American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists | $6,000.00 | 2021
Role: Principal Investigator
Research Grant ($4,820.00)
Texas Physical Therapy Foundation | 2017
Role: Co-Investigator
Research Grant ($3,045.00)
Texas Physical Therapy Foundation | 2015
Role: Co-Investigator
Internally Funded Projects
Small Grants Program
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ Research & Sponsored Programs | $1,000.00 | 2024
Research Grant
Small Grants Program
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ | $750.00 | 2018
Research Grant
Research Enhancement Program
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ | $10,000.00 | 2018
Research Grant
Research Enhancement Program ($10,000.00)
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ | 2017
Research Grant
Research Enhancement Program ($10,000.00)
²ÝÝ®´«Ã½¹ÙÍøÏÂÔØ REP | 2016
Research Grant
Professional Affiliations
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy
- American Physical Therapy Association
- American Society of Biomechanics
- Texas Physical Therapy Association
- Texas Society of Allied Health Professions
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