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Sara Piva

Vice Chair for Research and Professor Dept of Physical Therapy | Director Physical Therapy Clinical and Translational Research Center

University of Pittsburgh

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Nutrition

Department of Physical Therapy

Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Nutrition

Physical Therapy

Sara Piva is currently serving as a Physical Therapy Vice Chair for Research and Professor Dept of Physical Therapy | Director Physical Therapy Clinical and Translational Research Center at University of Pittsburgh.

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Sara Piva

University of Pittsburgh

Vice Chair for Research and Professor Dept of Physical Therapy | Director Physical Therapy Clinical and Translational Research Center

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rehabilitation orthopedic surgery orthopaedic surgery physical therapy physiology health sciences musculoskeletal science athletic training physical activity sport physical therapy knee osteoarthritis human movement physical medicine rheumatology upper extremity osteoarthritis sport medicine exercise rehabilitation geriatrics musculoskeletal function musculoskeletal disorders physical function back pain total knee arthroplasty pain medicine respiratory medicine orthopedic biomechanics exercise science patellofemoral pain syndrome lumbar spinal stenosis pain research rehabilitation medicine musculoskeletal research gait analysis geriatric medicine randomized clinical trial occupational therapy arthroplasty experimental gerontology patient-reported outcomes spine care joint replacement older adults total knee replacement neuromuscular electrical stimulation grip strength applied physiology physiological measurements military psychology later adulthood evidence-based practice clinical gerontology skeletal muscle evidence-based therapies physical activity measures exercise programs patellofemoral pain experimental medicine health technology movement disorders neuromusculoskeletal disorders musculoskeletal surgery spine surgery biogerontology muscle function health monitoring spinal biomechanics systematic review functional stabilization training quadriceps strength human musculoskeletal system musculoskeletal interaction occupational health psychology field trial radiographic imaging lumbar spine arthritis physical activity promotion kinesiology functional limitations

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Differences in Content of Care and Outcomes Between a Clinical Practice Guideline Adherent Program and Usual Care for Patellofemoral Pain: A Retrospective Pilot Study. PM&R (2025)

Shawn FarrokhiSara GorczynskiEmma Beisheim‐RyanSara R. PivaDaniel I. RhonRichard W. WillyMarisa Pontillo

intensive careclinical guidancemedicineretrospective pilot studyorthopedic surgeryimplementation researchcritical carespine carepain researchnon-operative treatmentusual careknee surgeryrehabilitationpain therapypostoperative treatmentchronic painpain medicineoutcomes researchpain managementsupportive carepatellofemoral pain

Algorithm Validation for Quantifying Actigraph™ Physical Activity Metrics in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain and Healthy Controls. Sensors (2024)

Jordan F. HoydickMarit E. JohnsonHarold A. CookZakiy F. AlfikriJohn M. JakicicSara R. PivaApril J. ChambersKevin M. Bell

algorithm validationhealthy controlssensorsphysical activitychronic painphysiological measurementshealth technologyrehabilitationhealth sciencesback painhealth monitoring

Assessing Common Content and Responsiveness of the Qor-15 and the Sf-8 in the Context of Recovery From Regional Anesthesia for Joint Replacement. Military Medicine (2023)

Okechukwu U AloziemBrian A WilliamsJoseph M MikolicMonique Y Boudreaux-KellySaurab FaruqueSara R PivaJames W IbinsonGalen E Switzer

medicineveterinary medicineregional anesthesiacommon contentpharmacologyjoint replacementrecoveryemergency medicine

Digital Technology for Delivering and Monitoring Exercise Programs for People With Cystic Fibrosis. Cochrane library (2023)

Ana Carolina Pereira Nunes PintoSara R PivaAline RochaMansueto Gomes-NetoÁlvaro N AtallahHumberto SaconatoVirginia FM Trevisani

assistive technologymedicinemedical technologydigital technologycystic fibrosismonitoring technologyexercise programshealth technologyeducational technologydigital healthpatient monitoringpublic healthehealthhealth scienceshealth monitoring

Hip-Focused Physical Therapy Versus Spine-Focused Physical Therapy for Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain at Risk for Mobility Decline (Mash): A Multicentre, Single-Masked, Randomised Controlled Trial. The Lancet Rheumatology (2023)

Gregory E HicksSteven Z GeorgeJenifer M PugliesePeter C CoyleJ Megan SionsSara PivaCorey B SimonJoseph KakyomyaCharity G Patterson

spine-focused physical therapyphysical therapyhip-focused physical therapyolder adultsrheumatologyrehabilitation

The Back Pain Consortium (Bacpac) Research Program Data Harmonization: Rationale for Data Elements and Standards. Pain Medicine (2023)

Anna BatorskyAnton E BowdenJessa DarwinAaron J FieldsCarol M GrecoRichard E HarrisTrisha F HueJoseph KakyomyaWolf MehlingConor O’NeillCharity G PattersonSara R PivaNico SollmannVincent ToupsAjay D WasanRonald WassermanDavid A WilliamsNam V VoMatthew A PsiodaMicah McCumber

data elementschronic musculoskeletal conditionshealth informaticssymptom managementpain researchback painbacpac minimum datasetchronic painpain medicineoutcomes researchback pain consortiumpain managementrehabilitationhealth scienceshealth information scienceclinical trials

Total Joint Replacement Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale. PsycTESTS Dataset (2023)

Sara R. PivaGalen E. SwitzerJoseph M. MikolicMonique Y. Boudreaux-KellySaurab FaruqueOkechukwu U. AloziemJames W. IbinsonBrian A. Williams

psychologyhealth psychologymilitary psychology

Toward the Identification of Distinct Phenotypes: Research Protocol for the Low Back Pain Biological, Biomechanical, and Behavioral (Lb3P) Cohort Study and the Bacpac Mechanistic Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh. Pain Medicine (2023)

Nam V VoSara R PivaCharity G PattersonGina P McKernanLeming ZhouKevin M BellWilliam AnderstCarol M GrecoMichael J SchneiderAnthony DelittoBrad E DiciannoJessa DarwinGwendolyn A Sowa

distinct phenotypesresearch protocolpain medicinechronic painpain managementrehabilitationpain research

Validity of the Modified Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale Supplemented With Items Germane to Total Joint Replacement: Secondary Analysis From a Randomized Trial. Military Medicine (2023)

Sara R PivaGalen E SwitzerJoseph M MikolicMonique Y Boudreaux-KellySaurab FaruqueOkechukwu U AloziemJames W IbinsonBrian A Williams

veterinary medicinetotal joint replacementorthopaedic surgerysecondary analysisjoint replacementrehabilitation

Differences Between Men and Women in Coupled Subtalar and Tibiofemoral Joint Kinematics During Gait Revealed Through Dynamic Biplane Radiography. Journal of Biomechanics (2022)

Maria A. MunschDukens LaBazeSamuel PitcairnSara R. PivaWilliam J. Anderst

kinesiologyspinal biomechanicsorthopedic biomechanicscoupled subtalarmovement analysisathletic trainingmotor controlgait analysisdynamic biplane radiographykinematicstibiofemoral joint kinematicsphysiologysex differencesrehabilitationbiomechanicshuman movement

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Sara Piva

Vice Chair for Research and Professor Dept of Physical Therapy | Director Physical Therapy Clinical and Translational Research Center

University of Pittsburgh

Affiliations

Nutrition

Department of Physical Therapy

Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Nutrition

Physical Therapy

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Sara Piva

University of Pittsburgh

Vice Chair for Research and Professor Dept of Physical Therapy | Director Physical Therapy Clinical and Translational Research Center

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Differences in Content of Care and Outcomes Between a Clinical Practice Guideline Adherent Program and Usual Care for Patellofemoral Pain: A Retrospective Pilot Study. PM&R (2025)

Shawn FarrokhiSara GorczynskiEmma Beisheim‐RyanSara R. PivaDaniel I. RhonRichard W. WillyMarisa Pontillo

Algorithm Validation for Quantifying Actigraph™ Physical Activity Metrics in Individuals With Chronic Low Back Pain and Healthy Controls. Sensors (2024)

Jordan F. HoydickMarit E. JohnsonHarold A. CookZakiy F. AlfikriJohn M. JakicicSara R. PivaApril J. ChambersKevin M. Bell

algorithm validationhealthy controlssensorsphysical activitychronic painphysiological measurementshealth technologyrehabilitationhealth sciencesback painhealth monitoring

Assessing Common Content and Responsiveness of the Qor-15 and the Sf-8 in the Context of Recovery From Regional Anesthesia for Joint Replacement. Military Medicine (2023)

Okechukwu U AloziemBrian A WilliamsJoseph M MikolicMonique Y Boudreaux-KellySaurab FaruqueSara R PivaJames W IbinsonGalen E Switzer

medicineveterinary medicineregional anesthesiacommon contentpharmacologyjoint replacementrecoveryemergency medicine

Digital Technology for Delivering and Monitoring Exercise Programs for People With Cystic Fibrosis. Cochrane library (2023)

Ana Carolina Pereira Nunes PintoSara R PivaAline RochaMansueto Gomes-NetoÁlvaro N AtallahHumberto SaconatoVirginia FM Trevisani

Gregory E HicksSteven Z GeorgeJenifer M PugliesePeter C CoyleJ Megan SionsSara PivaCorey B SimonJoseph KakyomyaCharity G Patterson

spine-focused physical therapyphysical therapyhip-focused physical therapyolder adultsrheumatologyrehabilitation

The Back Pain Consortium (Bacpac) Research Program Data Harmonization: Rationale for Data Elements and Standards. Pain Medicine (2023)

Total Joint Replacement Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale. PsycTESTS Dataset (2023)

Sara R. PivaGalen E. SwitzerJoseph M. MikolicMonique Y. Boudreaux-KellySaurab FaruqueOkechukwu U. AloziemJames W. IbinsonBrian A. Williams

psychologyhealth psychologymilitary psychology

Nam V VoSara R PivaCharity G PattersonGina P McKernanLeming ZhouKevin M BellWilliam AnderstCarol M GrecoMichael J SchneiderAnthony DelittoBrad E DiciannoJessa DarwinGwendolyn A Sowa

distinct phenotypesresearch protocolpain medicinechronic painpain managementrehabilitationpain research

Validity of the Modified Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale Supplemented With Items Germane to Total Joint Replacement: Secondary Analysis From a Randomized Trial. Military Medicine (2023)

Sara R PivaGalen E SwitzerJoseph M MikolicMonique Y Boudreaux-KellySaurab FaruqueOkechukwu U AloziemJames W IbinsonBrian A Williams

veterinary medicinetotal joint replacementorthopaedic surgerysecondary analysisjoint replacementrehabilitation

Differences Between Men and Women in Coupled Subtalar and Tibiofemoral Joint Kinematics During Gait Revealed Through Dynamic Biplane Radiography. Journal of Biomechanics (2022)

Maria A. MunschDukens LaBazeSamuel PitcairnSara R. PivaWilliam J. Anderst

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