Health and Phys. Ed Faculty and OTD Student Publish on Therapeutic Exercise Reporting

Tamara Rial-Faigenbaum, Ph.D., specialist professor in the Department of Health and Physical Education at Monmouth University, recently co-authored an international systematic review examining the quality of reporting hypopressive exercise interventions used for clinical conditions.

The article, published in Human Movement, was completed in collaboration with Monmouth graduate student Robert J. Milano and international research partners from Spain.

The study evaluated how comprehensively hypopressive exercise programs are reported in clinical research from a methodological perspective. Using established reporting quality frameworks, the authors identified critical gaps in how well interventions are documented-factors that are essential when translating research programs into clinical practice.

"If interventions are not reported with sufficient detail, clinicians cannot confidently translate evidence-based programs into practice," said Rial-Faigenbaum. "Strengthening how exercise interventions are documented helps protect patient safety, improves treatment outcomes, and ensures that clinical recommendations are grounded in high-quality evidence."

The publication reflects Monmouth University's strong emphasis on faculty-student mentorship and collaboration in scholarship with Milano, an occupational therapy graduate student and graduate assistant of the Health and Physical Education department, who was actively involved in the analytical process of the review. The project also represents Rial-Faigenbaum's long-standing commitment to Ph.D. mentorship, including recent collaboration with Esther Hernandez Rovira, who completed her Ph.D. this year through a series of peer-reviewed publications focused on hypopressive exercise.

The full study is available online.