Professor
Phone: (619) 594-1918
Office: ENS 120
Email: ltuttle@sdsu.edu
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Education
- University of California San Diego, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Muscle Physiology Laboratory, 2013
- Washington University in St. Louis, PhD, Movement Science, 2011
- St. Louis University, MPT, Physical Therapy, 2004
- St. Louis University, BS, Exercise Science, 2002
Certifications
- Physical Therapy License: State of California: #PT 40618
Teaching Responsibilities
- DPT 885 – Seminar in Case Presentations
- DPT 875 – Medical Therapeutics in Physical Therapy Practice
Clinical specialty, Interests, and Practice Sites
- Acute Care, practiced at University of Michigan Hospital 2004-2006
Research and Scholarship Interests
- Women’s Health
- Pelvic Floor Muscle
- Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation
Recent/Selected Publications
- Tuttle LJ, Bittel DC, Bittel AJ, Sinacore DR. Early-Onset Physical Frailty in Adults with Diabesity and Peripheral Neuropathy. Canadian Journal of Diabetes (in press).
- Tuttle LJ, Fasching J, Keller A, Patel M, Saville C, Schlaff R, Walker A, Mason M, Gombatto SP. Non-invasive Treatment for Postpartum Diastasis Recti Abdominis. Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy (in press).
- Gombatto SP, D’Arpa N, Landerholm S, Mateo C, O’Connor R, Tokunaga J, Tuttle LJ. Differences in Kinematics of the Lumbar Spine and Lower Extremities in People with and Without Low Back Pain During the Down Phase of a Pick Up Task, an observational study. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice: An International Journal of Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (Formerly Manual Therapy), 2017 April; 28:25-31.
- Bittel AJ, Bittel DC, Tuttle LJ, Strube MJ, Mueller MJ, Cade WT, Sinacore DR. Explanators of Sarcopenia in Individuals with Diabesity: A Cross-Sectional Analysis. Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, 2017 April/June; 40(2):86-94.
- Alperin M, Cook MS, Tuttle LJ, Esparza MC, Lieber RL. Impact of Vaginal Parity and Aging on the Architectural Design of Pelvic Floor Muscles. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2016 September; 215(3): 321.e1-9.
- Tuttle LJ, DeLozier ER, Harter KA, Johnson SA, Plotts CN, Swartz JL. The Role of the Obturator Internus Muscle in Pelvic Floor Function. Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy, 2016;40(1):15-19.
- Bittel DC, Bittel AJ, Tuttle LJ, Hastings MK, Commean PK, Mueller MJ, Cade WT, Sinacore DR. Adipose Tissue Content, Muscle Performance and Physical Function in Obese Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Peripheral Neuropathy. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, 2015;29(2):250-7.
- Alperin M, Tuttle LJ, Conner BR, Dixon DM,Ward SR, Lieber RL. Comparison of Pelvic Muscle Architecture Between Humans and Commonly Used Laboratory Species. International Urogynecology Journal 2014; 25(11): 1507-15.
- Tuttle LJ, Alperin M, Lieber RL. Post-Mortem Timing of Skeletal Muscle Biochemical and Mechanical Degradation. Journal of Biomechanics 2014; 47(6): 1506-9.
- Tuttle LJ, Nguyen OT, Cook MS, Alperin M, Shah SB, Ward SR, Lieber RL. Architectural Design of the Pelvic Floor is Consistent with Muscle Functional Subspecialization. International Urogynecology Journal 2014; 25(2): 205-12.
- Nikoloau S, Hu L, Tuttle LJ, Weekley H, Wylie C, Lieber RL, Cornwall R. The Contribution Of Denervated Muscle To Contractures Following Neonatal Brachial Plexus Injury: Not Just Muscle Fibrosis. Muscle and Nerve 2014; 49(3):398-404.