Michael Stephen Laymon, DSc
Career
- Professor and Director of Clinical Research, Human Performance Laboratory, Touro University Nevada, Henderson, NV (ORCID self-record, start 2013); the PubMed byline of PMID 27069427 reads "Director, School of Physical Therapy, Touro University Nevada, Henderson, NV".
- Education record (ORCID self-record): BS, MPT, DPT, DSc, Loma Linda University, start 1984.
- Identity basis: a closed PubMed co-author web with Jerrold Petrofsky -- 33 records from 2000 to 2024, all physical-therapy topics (exercise physiology, thermal modalities, gait, ACL elasticity, postural sway, plantar fascia), 32 of 33 co-authored with Petrofsky; the records from 2015 onward carry Touro University Nevada affiliations. ORCID expanded search "family-name:Laymon AND given-names:Michael" returns exactly one record (0009-0003-9907-5466), and its Touro/Loma Linda institutions match the PubMed class.
Research Work
- Exercise physiology and thermal-modalities research in physical therapy: heat and cold interventions, gait, ACL elasticity, postural sway, and plantar fascia studies across the 2000-2024 class.
- 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).
Identifiers
ORCID: 0009-0003-9907-5466
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
ORCID public record 0009-0003-9907-5466 · PubMed co-author web (Laymon M AND Petrofsky J) · Byline record (PMID 27069427) · Study 10 on PubMed (PMID 25669437) · Study 10 work record (OpenAlex W2020659886)
Profile verified as of 2026-09-14; annual re-verification scheduled.