Jerrold S. Petrofsky, Professor
Career
- Dr. Petrofsky is Professor of Physical Therapy at Loma Linda University and Director of Research at Touro University Nevada, Henderson, Nevada.
- His research career reaches back before the PubMed era: OpenAlex holds 47 works under his name before 1991, including isometric exercise and EMG physiology with A. R. Lind published in Pfluegers Archiv (1975) and the Journal of Applied Physiology (1977) -- the same applied-physiology specialty that carries through his physical-therapy class today.
- Forty-seven of his PubMed records, 2010-2016, carry his Loma Linda University institutional e-mail, and he is the author of three books on applied physiology and human heat interaction.
Research Work
- Book authorship: "Isometric exercise and its clinical implications" (1982), "Mechanics of skeletal and cardiac muscle" (1983, with Chandler A. Phillips), and "Heat and Human Interaction" (2016, with Bhargav Dave).
- A 32-record co-author web with Michael Laymon (Study 10 plus 31 further records) spanning applied physiology and physical therapy: heat and cold interventions, electrical stimulation, EMG, diabetes, and skin blood flow.
- Co-author of Study 10, a pilot study of the effects of heat, cold, and pressure on the transverse carpal ligament and the median nerve.
Role in Study 10
Co-author of Study 10. See Study 10: Effects of Heat, Cold, and Pressure on the Transverse Carpal Ligament and Median Nerve: A Pilot Study (Medical Science Monitor, 2015).
Relationship statement: King Brand utilized the individual's work in the development of our products and treatments. The study and all the professional's work was independent of King Brand - they did not work for us, nor were they compensated by us - it is truly independent. King Brand has relied on the results of this study, this individual's work, and the work and studies of others in the development of our medical solutions.
Sources
Byline record (PMID 27069427) · PubMed e-mail corpus (Petrofsky J AND jpetrofsky@llu.edu) · Study 10 on PubMed (PMID 25669437) · Open Library author record (OL1707136A) · Study 10 work record (OpenAlex W2020659886)
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