Michael Harris-Love, DSC, MPT, PT, FGSA
Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation-Physical Therapy Program
Graduate Schools
- MPT, Mayo Graduate School (1997)
- DSC, University of Indianapolis (2004)
Undergraduate School
- BS, Northern Arizona University (AZ) (1995)
Fellowships
- Georgetown University Hospital Program, Clinical Research (2010)
Languages
EnglishDepartment
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation-Physical Therapy ProgramProfessional Titles
- Professor, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Director, Physical Therapy Program - Residential Pathway
- Health Scientist, ECHS Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center
- Associate Dean of Physical Therapy Education
- PM&R Executive Vice Chair of Learning, Development and Inclusion
Recognitions
- President's Alumni Award, Northern Arizona University (2024)
- Catherine Worthingham Fellow, American Physical Therapy Association (2022)
- Fellow, The Gerontological Society of America (2019)
- Eugene Michels New Investigator Award, American Physical Therapy Association (2019)
- Dale Shaffer Outstanding Alumnus Award, Mayo Clinic Physical Therapy Alumni Association (2017)
- Butler-Williams Scholar, National Institute on Aging (2017)
- Distinguished Alumni Award, Northern Arizona University College of Health Professions (1998)
- Exercise Science Graduate of the Year, Northern Arizona University College of Health Professions (1995)
Research Interests
The focus of my laboratory group includes muscle plasticity in response to training, normal aging, and chronic disease. Our ongoing transdisciplinary research activities include the development of sonographic methods for sarcopenia and myosteatosis screening in older adults. This effort includes novel image acquisition methods and rapid computational approaches to image analysis to improve the clinical utility of quantitative point-of-care sonography. Our research also includes determining the efficacy of submaximal eccentric training for people with musculoskeletal injuries and chronic conditions.Publications
- Gonzales TI, Seamon BA, Boncella KL, Hernandez HJ, McIntosh V, Blackman MR, Harris-Love MO. The Clinical Assessment of Eccentric and Concentric Stepping Kinetics has Utility in Older African American Men with Knee Arthritis. Curr Aging Sci. 2024 Dec 2. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39623710
- Oranchuk DJ, Bodkin SG, Boncella KL, Harris-Love MO. Exploring the associations between skeletal muscle echogenicity and physical function in aging adults: A systematic review with meta-analyses. J Sport Health Sci. 2024 Nov;13(6):820-840. PubMed PMID: 38754733
- Mañago MM, Will R, Strahler T, Van Valkenburgh L, Harris-Love MO, Forster JE, Cameron M, Christiansen CL. Blood Flow Restriction and Veterans With Multiple Sclerosis and Advanced Disability: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. Phys Ther. 2024 Jun 4;104(6). PubMed PMID: 38452199
- Gollie JM, Ryan AS, Sen S, Patel SS, Kokkinos PF, Harris-Love MO, Scholten JD, Blackman MR. Exercise for patients with chronic kidney disease: from cells to systems to function. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2024 Mar 1;326(3):F420-F437. PubMed PMID: 38205546
- Mañago MM, Seamon BA, Boncella KL, Wallin MT, Maloni H, Hoover B, Blackman MR, Harris-Love MO. Ultrasound measures of muscle morphology in people with multiple sclerosis are associated with muscle performance and functional mobility. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2023 Jul;75:104759. PubMed PMID: 37192587
Professional Memberships
- American Physical Therapy Association, Member and Fellow
- American College of Rheumatology, Member
- The Gerontological Society of America, Member and Fellow
Practice Locations
Hospital Affiliation- Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Specialty Information
Conditions & Treatments- Rehabilitation Therapy - Physical Therapy
- Rehabilitation Therapy
- Wellness and Prevention - Exercise and Physical Fitness
- Wellness and Prevention
- Seniors' Health
- Immune System - Autoimmune Disorders
- Immune System
Clinical Interests
I currently serve the University of Colorado School of Medicine as a Visiting Professor within the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Director of the Physical Therapy Program. My previous experience includes the rehabilitation management of idiopathic myopathies and rare neuromuscular diseases at the Mayo Clinic and the NIH Clinical Center. My recent work as a clinician-investigator within the VA health care system involves the assessment and treatment of age-related muscle dysfunction.
Care Philosophy
A focus on muscle health as a "geriatric vital sign" to aid the management of chronic conditions and promote the functional independence of older adults.
I currently serve the University of Colorado School of Medicine as a Visiting Professor within the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Director of the Physical Therapy Program. My previous experience includes the rehabilitation management of idiopathic myopathies and rare neuromuscular diseases at the Mayo Clinic and the NIH Clinical Center. My recent work as a clinician-investigator within the VA health care system involves the assessment and treatment of age-related muscle dysfunction.
Care Philosophy
A focus on muscle health as a "geriatric vital sign" to aid the management of chronic conditions and promote the functional independence of older adults.