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Lindsay Pietruszewski, DPT

(she/her)
  • Physical Therapy

About

Lindsay is a Doctor of Physical Therapy with extensive experience in the evaluation and treatment of children and young adults with cerebral palsy. She supports the UCLA/OIC Cerebral Palsy Clinic and conducts instrumented gait analyses at the Kameron Gait and Motion Analysis laboratory in both a clinical and reserach capacity.

Languages

English

Education

Degree

DPT, University of Southern California, 2014

Medical Services

Cerebral Palsy

Research

Interests

Early detection and treatment of cerebral palsy

Post-operative functional outcomes

Publications

Pietruszewski, Lindsay, et al. "Protocol and feasibility-randomized trial of telehealth delivery for a multicomponent upper extremity intervention in infants with asymmetric cerebral palsy." Child neurology open 7 (2020): 2329048X20946214.

Pietruszewski, Lindsay, et al. "Predictive value of the test of infant motor performance and the Hammersmith infant neurological examination for cerebral palsy in infants." Early Human Development 174 (2022): 105665.

Pietruszewski, Lindsay, et al. "Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination clinical use to recommend therapist assessment of functional hand asymmetries." Pediatric Physical Therapy 33.4 (2021): 200-206.

Maitre, N. L., Benninger, K. L., Neel, M. L., Haase, J. A., Pietruszewski, L., Levengood, K., ... & Larson, H. (2021). Standardized neurodevelopmental surveillance of high-risk infants using telehealth: implementation study during COVID-19. Pediatric Quality & Safety, 6(4), e439.

Ayala, L., Winter, S., Byrne, R., Fehlings, D., Gehred, A., Letzkus, L., Noritz, G., Paton, M.C., Pietruszewski, L., Rosenberg, N. and Tanner, K., 2021. Assessments and interventions for spasticity in infants with or at high risk for cerebral palsy: a systematic review. Pediatric Neurology, 118, pp.72-90.

Benninger, Kristen L., et al. "One-Year neurodevelopmental outcomes after neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome: a prospective cohort study." Perspectives of the ASHA special interest groups 7.4 (2022): 1019-1032.

Neel, M.L., de Silva, A., Taylor, H.G., Benninger, K., Busch, T., Hone, E., Moore-Clingenpeel, M., Pietruszewski, L. and Maitre, N.L., 2022. Exceeding expectations after perinatal risks for poor development: Associations in term-and preterm-born preschoolers. Journal of Perinatology, 42(4), pp.491-498.

Maitre, Nathalie L., Arnaud Jeanvoine, Paul J. Yoder, Alexandra P. Key, James C. Slaughter, Helen Carey, Amy Needham, Micah M. Murray, Jill Heathcock, and BBOP group Stephanie Burkhardt Lelia Emery Kaleigh Hague Katelyn Levengood Dennis J. Lewandowski Mary Ann Nelin Caitlin Pennington Lindsay Pietruszewski Jessica Purnell Briana Sowers. "Kinematic and somatosensory gains in infants with cerebral palsy after a multi-component upper-extremity intervention: a randomized controlled trial." Brain Topography 33 (2020): 751-766.

Insurance

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross
  • Blue Shield of California
  • Centivo
  • Cigna
  • First Health
  • Health Net of California
  • Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
  • L.A. Care
  • Medicare Advantage
  • MultiPlan
  • UFCM Health System
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • TRICARE
  • UnitedHealthcare

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