Michael Stephen Laymon, DSc
Career
- Dr. Laymon is Professor and Director of Clinical Research at the Human Performance Laboratory, Touro University Nevada, Henderson, Nevada, where he has served since 2013, and he has also served as Director of the School of Physical Therapy at Touro University Nevada.
- He holds the BS, MPT, DPT, and DSc degrees from Loma Linda University, where his education record begins in 1984.
- He co-authored 33 PubMed records with Jerrold Petrofsky from 2000 to 2024 across exercise physiology, thermal modalities, gait, ACL elasticity, postural sway, and plantar fascia research.
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)
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