Priya Karakkattil, PT, PhD, CBIS

Contact

pkarakkattil@twu.edu

Biography

Dr. Karakkattil is an Assistant Professor of School of Physical Therapy at Texas Woman’s University. She is a Certified brain injury specialist with Brain Injury Association of America and is also LSVT Big Certified. As a physical therapist, her clinical practice was  in outpatient neuro rehabilitation. Dr. Karakkattil’s research interests include evaluating interventions in improving functional mobility and gait in individuals with stroke and other neuro diagnoses. She is currently evaluating the dual task cost of walking in individuals with chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy and its influence on quality of life and fall risk . She teaches Examination, evaluation and outcomes and Practice Management to entry level physical therapy students, and Statistics to post professional physical therapy students.

Education

Ph.D., Physical Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Dallas, TX
M.S., Physical Therapy, Texas Woman's University, Dallas, TX
Bachelors Degree, Physiotherapy, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India

Expertise

Neuro Rehabilitation; Orthotics; Amputee Rehabilitation; Brain Injury Certified Specialist LSVT Big Certified; Dual Task Cost Assessment in Cancer Patients with Treatment Induced Neuropathy

Latest Articles

Comparative Effects of Functional Electrical Stimulation and Ankle Foot Orthosis on Gait Endurance and Participant Perception in Patients with Foot Drop of CNS Pathology: Systematic Review
Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics (2024)
Priya S. Karakkattil, B. Lewis, M. Zamora, E. Trudelle-Jackson, A. Medley

Effects of two different types of ankle-foot orthoses on gait outcomes in patients with subacute stroke: a randomized crossover trial
Clinical Rehabilitation (2020)
Priya S. Karakkattil, E. Trudelle-Jackson, A. Medley, C. Swank

Outcomes of Botulinum Toxin Type A for equinovarus deformity in patients with CVA: a case series
Physiotherapy Theory and Practice: An International Journal of Physical Therapy (2017)
Priya S. Karakkattil, E. Trudelle-Jackson, H. Brown, P. Hammontree, M. Okolo

Recent Presentations

Gait Variability during Single and Dual Task Walking in Individuals with Cancer Treatment Related Neuropathy.
A.P.T.A. Combined Sections Meeting (2025)
Poster | Priya Karakkattil, Hima Ravindranath, Layne Ast, Lauren Prentice, Morgan Tschoepe

Factors That Influence Dual-Task Assessment Amongst Graduate Healthcare Students
American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting (2025)
Poster | Brittani Freund, Fernando Catillo, Priya Karakkattil, Janis Henricksen, Ryan Hulla

Feasibility and Safety of Transcranial Direction Current Stimulation for Post-Stroke Fatigue
American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting (2025)
Poster | Merri Leigh Johnson, Priya Karakkattil, Kuan-Chun Liao, Elaine Trudelle-Jackson , Hui-Ting Goh

Effectiveness of multichannel functional electrical stimulation on upper extremity function during stroke rehabilitation- a pilot study
Texas Physical Therapy Association Annual Conference (2023)
Poster | Priya Karakkattil, Sofiya Mistry, Caitlin Boyd, Meredith Simone, Kelley Beck

Effect of Exercise Intensities on Gait and Balance in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis: Systematic Review
A.P.T.A. Combined Sections Meeting (2023)
Poster | Priya S. Karakkattil, N. Kumar, JN. Lively, S. Henrikson, E. Sienkowski

Functional Electrical Stimulation and Ankle Foot Orthosis on Gait Outcomes of Foot Drop: Systematic Review
APTA Combined Sections Meeting (2022)
Poster | Priya S. Karakkattil, E. Trudelle-Jackson, A. Medley, B. Lewis, M. Zamora

Effect of Exercise Intensities on Gait and Balance in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis: Systematic Review
TPTA Annual Meeting (2022)
Poster | Priya S. Karakkattil, N. Kumar, JN. Lively, S. Henrikson, E. Sienkowski

Effects of Two Different Types of Ankle Foot Orthoses on Gait Outcomes in Patients with Subacute Stroke
APTA, Combined Section Meeting (2020)
Poster | Priya S. Karakkattil, E. Trudelle-Jackson, A. Medley, C. Swank

Outcomes of BTX-A for equinovarus deformity in patients with CVA: a case series
APTA Combined Sections Meeting (2015)
Poster | Priya S. Karakkattil, E. Trudelle-Jackson, HH Brown, P. Hammontree, M. Omonzokpia

Professional Affiliations

• American Physical Therapy Association
• APTA Oncology

Honors & Awards

• Faculty of the Month Award, SPTA- University of St. Augustine (2022)
• Outpatient Employee of the Year, Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation (2019)