Mia L._ Erickson, PT, Ed.D., CHT

2025 Tri-Alliance Grant funded by The American Hand Therapy Foundation, The American Society of Hand Therapists, and The Hand Therapy Certification Commission for The project titled: “Feasibility and Acceptability of Implementing Clinical Practice Guidelines using a Smartphone App: A Randomized Trial”  Principal Investigator: Saurabh Mehta, PT, PhD, GCS; Co-Investigators: Christos Karagiannopoulos, PT, PhD, CHT Ann Lucado, PT, PhD, CHT, Mia Erickson, PT, EdD, CHT, Kimberly Masker, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, Shehenaz Shaik, PhD, and Hannah Chatterton, BS. 

Lead author on the revision of the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Clinical Practice Guideline. This is a joint project between the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and the Academy of Hand and Upper Extremity Physical Therapy. In Review.

Book Chapter titled: Biomechanics of the Hand and Wrist. In Norkin and Levangie. Joint Structure and Function. 7^thed. FA Davis. In Press

Member of the Guideline Development Group for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline revision for carpal tunnel syndrome. https://www.aaos.org/quality/quality-programs/upper-extremity-programs/carpal-tunnel-syndrome/. Published May 2024.

2022 Academy of Physical Therapy Education of the American Physical Therapy Association Research Grant. Project titled: The AMPED Project: Alumni Mentorship for Professional and Educational Development: A program to support the first-generation college student. Co-investigators:  Megan Eikenberry, Mia Erickson, Suzanne O’Neal, and Amy Woodbeck

2020 Midwestern University College of Health Sciences Research Facilitation Grant Protect titled: Assessing the relationship between body anthropometric measurements and cross-sectional area of the median nerve in asymptomatic individuals. Co-investigators: Mia Erickson and Kylie Scott.

Erickson M, Smith HF, Waggy C, Pratt N. Anatomy and kinesiology of the hand. In: Skirven T, Osterman L, Fedorczyk, J, Amadio P. Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity, 7th ed. Elsevier. Philadelphia, PA. 2020.

Lawrence M, Erickson M. Therapists’ management of nerve compression at the wrist. In: Skirven T, Osterman L, Fedorczyk, J, Amadio P. Rehabilitation of the Hand and Upper Extremity, 7th ed. Elsevier. Philadelphia, PA. 2020.

Recent presentations:

The effects of hormone and nutritional supplementation on strength in postmenopausal women: a systematic review of literature. Platform presentation at the International Federation of Societies for Hand Therapists 2025 and for poster presentation at the Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA February 2025.

Kowalski A, Thompson C, Erickson M, Scott K. Gene therapy’s impact on motor outcomes for children with spinal muscular atrophy: a case study. Accepted for poster presentation at the Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA February 2025.

Murray C, Eikenberry M, Erickson M. Ai chi aquatic therapy with land-based therapy to improve balance following stroke: a case study. Accepted for poster presentation at the Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA February 2025.

Fedorczyk J, Erickson M, Lewis E, Lazinski M. The Value of Integrating Expertise in a Practice. Presented at the Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA, 2024. Boston, MA

Eikenberry M, O’Neal S, Erickson M. Alumni Mentorship for Professional and Educational Development: A Program to Support the First-Generation College Student. Platform presentation at the Education Leadership Conference of the APTA. Philadelphia, PA. 2023

Chinchalker S, Packham T, Erickson M , Dhir S. Non-surgical Management of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. International panel presentation for the American Association of Hand Surgery Annual Meeting. January 2022

Lucado A, Lawrence M, Erickson M, Fedorczyk J.  Translating Science into Practice: Keys to Optimize Patient Outcomes using Best Evidence.
Presentation for the American Society of Hand Therapists Annual Conference October 2021