Jay Dicharry, MPT, CSCS, is the Director of the SPEED Performance Clinic and the Motion Analysis Lab Coordinator at the University of Virginia . Originally from New Orleans , LA , Jay received his BS from the University of Southern Mississippi in Exercise Physiology in 1997. In 2001, Jay completed the Masters of Physical Therapy degree at Louisiana State University Medical Center . He has pursued additional course work in exercise physiology and wilderness medicine, is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength & Conditioning Association and a certified coach through both the United States Track and Field Association and the United States Cycling Federation, and certified Golf Fitness Instructor through Titleist Performance Institute. Jay has a competitive history in swimming, triathlon, cycling, and running events on both the local and national level, and has coached athletes from local standouts to national medalists. Jay is a founding board member and presenter at the annual UVA Running Medicine conference and has been published in numerous professional journals. He has been an invited lecturer in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency and the Exercise Physiology department at the University of Virginia. Jay's research and treatment interests lie in the biomechanics and treatment of athletes and footwear. Jay is the husband of his wife, Asha, the best friend of his daughter, Eva, and the servant of his loyal dog, Turbo.
email: physicalmed&rehab@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
RESEARCH PROJECTS
USAF ATHLETE ANALYSIS AND RUNNING FORM EDUCATION PROJECT
2010-present
Sponsored by United States Air Force. Role: Investigator. Develop a screening and rehabilitation plan to implement in 500,000 US Airmen world wide to improve performance parameters in annual running performance testing.
EFFECT OF VIBRATION ON CYCLING PERFORMANCE.
2010- present
Sponsored by Calfe Cycles. Role: Investigator. Examine the influence of simulated road vibration on cycling economy.
OPTIMAL SHOE CONSTRUCTION
2010
Sponsored by Terra Plana. Role: Investigator and Advisor to student Capstone project examining the effects of shoe construction on limb stiffness to affect injury risk and running economy.
ASSOCIATION OF GAIT PARAMETERS
2009-2010
Role: committee member for doctoral thesis examining the ability of functional movement screening tools and sling-based exercise therapy to predict gait parameters.
THE EFFECT OF CHRONIC ANKLE INSTABILITY ON GAIT.
2009-present
Role: advisor and committee member for doctoral thesis to identify changes in kinematic occurring when running in shoes and barefoot.
EFFECTS OF CYCLING ON RUNNING PERFORMANCE
2009-2010
Role: advisor and committee member for master’s thesis project examining the effect of cycling on running performance in triathlon training.
FIT GUIDELINES FOR CYCLISTS – TREK BICYCLES
2009-2010
Role: Developed a fit system for time trial and triathlon bikes for the Fit Services Division of Trek Bicycles to be used in their national training programs.
NORMATIVE HUMAN MOVEMENT STUDY OF GAIT
2007 – present
Sponsored by Brooks Sports Inc. Role: Sub-Investigator and Study Coordinator (P.I. is Robert Wilder, MD) examining the effects of varied shoe construction as it related to walking and running gait performance and injury
THE EFFECT OF VIBRATION ON PROPRIOCEPTION IN GAIT.
2007-2009
Sponsor Afferent Corporation. Role: sub-Investigator. (DC Kerrigan was P.I.) Investigate the effect of a sub-sensory threshold on gait variability and safety.
AGE RELATED CHANGES IN FLEXIBILITY
2007 – 2009.
Sponsored by NIH. Role: Sub-Investigator (P.I. was D.C. Kerrigan) to examine the functional changes that occur in a stretching intervention in healthy and frail elderly populations.
E.A.G.L.E PARTIAL BODY WEIGHT SUPPORT SYSTEM
2005-2008
Sponsored by Mobility Research. Role: sub-Investigator. Develop and utilize an actively modulated partial body weight support system to enhance functional gait performance and recovery in patients affected by stroke.
PUBLICATIONS
Dicharry, J, Magrum, E., ACSM Sports Medicine Review, Just the Facts. Footwear and Orthotics. McGraw Hill, Accepted, pending publish date.
Dicharry, J. Clinical Gait Analysis. Textbook of Running Medicine, 2nd Ed. McGraw Hill. Accepted, pending publish date
Dicharry, J. Anatomy for Runners: a Guide to Assessment for Coaches and Athletes. Sky Horse Publishing, Accepted, Publication date in Spring 11.
Watt, J.R., Franz, J.R., Jackson, K., Dicharry, J., Riley, P.O., Kerrigan, D.C., A three-dimensional kinematic and kinetic comparison of over ground and treadmill walking in elderly subjects. Clinical Biomechanics; accepted, pending publish date
Keenan, G., Franz, J.R., Dicharry, J., Della Croce, U., Kerrigan, D.C., Lower limb joint kinetics in walking: the role of industry recommended footwear. Gait Posture. 2011 Mar;33(3):350-5
Dicharry J. Kinematics and kinetics of gait: from lab to clinic. Clin Sports Med. 2010 Jul;29(3):347-64.
Riley PO, Franz J, Dicharry J, Kerrigan DC. Changes in hip joint muscle-tendon lengths with mode of locomotion. Gait Posture. 2010 Feb;31(2):279-83.
Telhan G, Franz JR, Dicharry J, Wilder RP, Riley PO, Kerrigan DC. Lower limb joint kinetics during moderately sloped running. Athl Train. 2010 Jan-Feb;45(1):16-21.
Kerrigan DC, Franz JR, Keenan GS, Dicharry J, Della Croce U, Wilder RP. The effect of running shoes on lower extremity joint torques. PM&R. 2009 Dec;1(12):1058-63.
Dicharry, J., Franz, J.R., Wilder, R.P., Riley, P.O., Kerrigan, D.C., Differences in static and dynamic measures in evaluation of talonavicular mobility in gait. J Orthop Sport Phys Ther 2009;39(8):628-634.
Franz, J.R., Paylo, K.W., Dicharry, J., Riley, P.O., Kerrigan, D.C., Changes in the coordination of hip and pelvis kinematics with mode of locomotion. Gait and Posture 2009; 29(3):494-8.
Riley, P.O., Bennet, B.C., Franz, J.R., Dicharry, J., Allair, P.E., Miller, S., Kerrigan, D.C., Controlled partial body weight support for treadmill training – a case study. PM&R; in press.
Franz, J.R., Riley, P.O., Dicharry, J., Allaire, P.E., Kerrigan, D.C., Gait synchronized force modulation during the stance period of one limb achieved by an active partial body weight support system. J Biomechanics 2008; 41(15):3116-20.
Riley, P.O., Dicharry, J., Franz, J.R., Wilder, R.P., Kerrigan, D.C., A kinematic and kinetic comparison of over ground and treadmill running. Med Sci Sport Exerc 2008; 40(6):1093-100.
Franz, J.R., Dicharry, J., Riley, P.O., Jackson, K., Wilder, R.P., Kerrigan, D.C., The influence of arch support cushions on knee torques relevant to knee osteoarthritis. Med Sci Sport Exerc 2008; 40(5): 913-7.
Sports Medicine, Just the Facts. Footwear and Orthotics. Magrum, E., Dicharry, J. McGraw Hill, 2004
PRESENTATIONS
2011 UVA Curry School of Education and Human Services Course Instructor: EDHS 3610: Human Anatomy. Fall - Identification of structure of the human body for allied health, sports medicine, and biomechanical engineering students.
2011 UVA Curry School of Education and Human Services Course Instructor: EDHS 3640: Neuromuscular Basis of Human Movement. Spring - Study of the biomechanics and neuro-control systems that govern movement, with an emphasis on assessment and intervention to minimize tissue stress and correct dysfunction.
2010 UVA Curry School of Education and Human Services Course Instructor: EDHS 3610: Human Anatomy. Fall
2011-2005 Invited lecturer to undergraduate, graduate, and medical programs at the University of Virginia with focus on musculoskeletal assessment, tissue pathomechanics, walking and running gait analysis, bike fit, swim technique, shoe prescription.
2011 Endurance Augusta – “Screening and Assessment to Improve Your Athletes”
2011 Super Distance Summit Colorado – “Biomechanics of Running” and “Screening Tools for Running Coaches”
2011 New Trends in the Prevention of Running Injuries: “Biomechanics of Gait” March & July
2010 Super Distance Summit North Carolina – “Biomechanics of Running” and “Screening Tools for Running Coaches”
2010 Marine Corp Marathon Medical Conference: “Is Barefoot Running Better?”
2010 Friendship Heights Course: “Tissue Mechanics and Exercise Prescription for Therapists”
2010 United States Air Force Senior Medical Leadership Conference – “Efficient Running – Passing the Test”
2010 UVA Running Medicine Conference: “Management of Stress Fractures”, “Management of Osteitis-Pubis”, and “Is Barefoot Running Better?”
2010 Friendship Heights Course: “The Triathlete as Patient”
2009 F.I.T. Institute – Clinical Gait Evaluation
2009 UVA Running Medicine Conference: “Clinical Bike Fit”
2009 Trek Bicycles Level 2 Fit Program – Time Trial and Triathlon Bike Fit
2009 Friendship Heights Course: “Running Mechanics and Their Impact on Your Patient”
2009 GCMAS Conference Poster “Open Chain Foot Control is a Function of Foot Structure During Running”
2008 GMCMAS Conference Poster “Is the Clinically Used Sit-to-Stand Navicular Drop Test an Indicator of Dynamic Navicular Drop During Walking and Running?”
2008 UVA Running Medicine Conference: “Pose vs. Chi: Cued Running Styles”
2007 UVA Running Medicine Conference – “Rehab of Gender Specific Running Gait Dysfunction”, Pre-Conference Seminar: Running Gait Analysis: How to Use It”
2007 SICI Cycling Symposium: “Low Back Pain in Cycling”
2006 Art and Science in Sports Medicine Conference – “Manual Therapy in Performance”
2006 UVA Running Medicine Conference - “Training and Program Design”
2005 UVA Running Medicine Conference – “Footwear Update” & “Performance Gait Analysis”
2004 UVA Running Medicine Conference – “Anatomy of Footwear” & “Core Stability”
