publications and Projects
Publications
Rauseo C. The over-medicalisation of low back pain: An exigent Caribbean crisis. The Caribbean Medical Journal. 2021; 83(2). doi.org/10.48107/CMJ.2021.03.003
Summary:
This viewpoint discusses over- medicalisation of LBP in the context of non-concordance with clinical guidelines, and the barriers to guideline implementation, with particular application to the Caribbean. It also suggests a starting point to improve management in the region.
Rauseo C. The rehabilitation of a runner with iliopsoas tendinopathy using an eccentric-biased exercise – A case report. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2017 Dec;12(7):1150-1162. doi: 10.26603/ijspt20171150. PMID: 29234566; PMCID: PMC5717490.
Summary:
This is a case report of a recreational female runner with iliopsoas tendinopathy. The case report describes her treatment, including the different phases of her rehabilitation as well as the exercises used in each phase. It charts her progress with outcome measures from her initial evaluation to her discharge.
Projects
Back-Breaking Beliefs: A Retrospective Analysis of Survey Data
Summary:
This is the video presentation of an observational study I did for the Caribbean Association of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Conference in 2021. It is a summary of a study I conducted which explored the beliefs related to back pain of patients attending an outpatient physical therapy practice for low back pain. Click the picture to see the video summary of the study.
WCPT Poster Presentation:
Summary:
This was a poster presentation I did at the World Congress of Physical Therapy in 2017, which was held in Cape Town, South Africa. It was the poster presentation to the publication above titled “The Rehabilitation of a Runner with Iliopsoas Tendinopathy using an Eccentric-Biased Exercise – A Case Report.”
Summary
The National Fall Prevention Program was my brainchild. It began in 2017 when my Alma Mater, Springfield College Physical Therapy Dept, who had a global service learning program for their students, entered into discussions about how we could bring the service learning program to Trinidad and Tobago. We joined forces with the Physiotherapy Association of Trinidad and Tobago to create and implement this community service fall prevention program for the older adults of Trinidad and Tobago. It was extremely popular with older adults and ran for 3 consecutive years until Covid-19 put a halt to the project.