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Dr. Cody Mansfield is a physical therapist in the Sports Medicine department of The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and a PhD student in the School of Health Rehabilitation Sciences.
- Cody received his Bachelors of Science in Athletic Training from Chapman University and graduated with his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Duke University.
- His physical therapy career began at OSU Sports Med as an orthoapedic physical therapy resident in 2014, and he was the first fellow in training in the OSU orthopaedic manual physical therapy fellowship in 2017. He currently practices physical therapy at our outpatient Gahanna facility with a focus of treating spine conditions and soccer athletes.
- His PhD training is focused on understanding the neurophysiological effects (i.e. fMRI, strength, movement, outcomes) of physical therapy interventions such as exercise and dry needling.
- Cody’s research mentors are Dr. Matt Briggs and Dr. James Onate.
- Check out Cody’s personal blog: https://u.osu.edu/mansfield.107/
- E-mail: Cody.mansfield@osumc.edu
- Twitter: @MansfieldCody
My Publications
- Mansfield CJ, Beaumont J, Tarnay L, Silvers H. Popliteus strain with concurrent deltoid ligament sprain in an elite soccer athlete: a case report. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2013;8(4):452‐461.
- Mansfield CJ, Bleacher J, Tadak P, Briggs MS. Differential examination, diagnosis and management for tingling in toes: fellow’s case problem. J Man Manip Ther. 2017;25(5):294‐299. doi:10.1080/10669817.2016.1260675
- Mansfield CJ. Cervical myelopathy causing numbness and paresthesias in lower extremities: A case report identifying the cause of a false positive Sharp-Purser test. Physiother Theory Pract. 2019;35(4):401‐408. doi:10.1080/09593985.2018.1443361
- Mansfield CJ, Ferkovic-Mack C, Eibensteiner J, Zwolski C. A review advocating caution with Major League Soccer expansion and investment in more rehabilitation professionals. Phys Ther Sport. 2019;37:190‐196. doi:10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.05.008
- Mansfield CJ, Vanetten L, Willy R, di Stasi S, Magnussen R, Briggs M. The Effects of Needling Therapies on Muscle Force Production: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2019;49(3):154‐170. doi:10.2519/jospt.2019.8270
- Afzal Z, Mansfield CJ, Bleacher J, Briggs M. RETURN TO ADVANCED STRENGTH TRAINING AND WEIGHTLIFTING IN AN ATHLETE POST-LUMBAR DISCECTOMY UTILIZING PAIN NEUROSCIENCE EDUCATION AND PROPER PROGRESSION: RESIDENT’S CASE REPORT. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2019;14(5):804‐817.
- Mansfield CJ, Domnisch C, Iglar L, Boucher L, Onate J, Briggs M. Systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy, reliability, and safety of the sharp-purser test. J Man Manip Ther. 2020;28(2):72‐81. doi:10.1080/10669817.2019.1667045
- Mansfield CJ, Harr M, Briggs M, Onate J, Boucher LC. Safety of dry needling to the upper lumbar spine: a pilot cadaver study. J Man Manip Ther. 2020;28(2):111‐118. doi:10.1080/10669817.2019.1708593
Grants, Awards, and Presentations:
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Principal Investigator: Cody Mansfield, PT, DPT, AT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Co-Investigators: Matt Briggs, PT, DPT, PhD, SCS, AT; Jimmy Onate, PhD, AT, ATC, FNATA; Laura Boucher, PhD, AT, ATC
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This project was Zaki Afzal’s OMPT fellowship project and Cody, Matt and Jake mentored him through the process.
RETURN TO ADVANCED STRENGTH TRAINING AND WEIGHTLIFTING IN AN ATHLETE POST-LUMBAR DISCECTOMY UTILIZING PAIN NEUROSCIENCE EDUCATION AND PROPER PROGRESSION: RESIDENT’S CASE REPORT
Zaki Afzal, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, Cody J. Mansfield, PT, DPT, AT, OCS, FAAOMPT, Jake Bleacher,, PT, MPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, and Matthew Briggs, PhD, PT, DPT, AT, SCS
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Systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy, reliability, and safety of the sharp-purser test
Cody J. Mansfield, Charlie Domnisch, Laura Iglar, Laura Boucher, James Onate & Matthew Briggs