Kay Cerny

Kay Cerny, PhD, PT, KEMG
Professor Emerita, Physical Therapy

PhD in Physical Therapy: University of Southern California, 1987

MS in physical Therapy: University of Southern California, 1977

BS in Physical Therapy: Miami University, Oxford Ohio, 1965

Physical Therapy School: D. T. Watson School of Physiatrics, 1964

Certified in kinesiological electromyography.

Validating clinical practice through research.

  • Rancho Los Amigos Hospital: 1963-78

  • Advisory council, Physical Therapist Assistant Program, Cerritos College, 1985-present
  • Research Special Interest Group, CPTA, founding member, 1990-dissolution
  • Expert Witness, Physical Therapy Practice, 1994-2005
  • Associate Editor, Physical Therapy, Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association, 1981-4
  • California Chapter, APTA, Director and Secretary, 1973

  • Implementation of faculty practice, PT@TheBeach, 2013
  • Successful completion of CAPTE accreditation of physical therapist education program, 2012
  • Implementation of Doctor of Physical Therapy program, 2012
  • Organization of 40 year alumni reunion, 2007

  • Non-Research Publication Award, California Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association, Observational Gait Analysis, A Visual Guide, Adams J and Cerny K, 2018
  • Royce Noland Award of Merit, 2014, California Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association
    • This is the highest award of the CPTA
  • Featured Researcher, Summer, 2014: California PT Fund
  • Z-coil Shoe Company: Grant to complete motion analysis and Pedar research of z-coil shoe. 2006
  • Best Poster:  Annual Conference, California Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association, October 2004
  • Faculty research publication award, California Chapter, American Physical Therapy Assn. 1994
  • Reliability and criterion-related validity of hand-held dynamometry in measuring inversion and eversion strength of the foot. Grant funded by California Physical Therapy Fund, Inc., 1993
  • Adaptations in the contralateral limb for simulated flexion contractures at the knee. Physical Therapy Fund, California Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association, 1988
  • Mary McMillan Scholarship, American Physical Therapy Association. 1986
  • Adaptations in the stance phase of gait for simulated flexion contractures at the knee. Dissertation project, Physical Therapy Fund, California Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association, 1985
  • Published Research Award, Greater Los Angeles District, California Chapter, American Physical Therapy Association 1980

  1. Adams J, Cerny K: Observational Gait Analysis, A Visual Guide. Slack Inc. 2018
  2. Mohamed O, Cerny K, Jones W, Burnfield JM: The Effect of Terrain on foot pressures during walking. Foot & Ankle Int. 26:859-869, 2005.
  3. Mohamed O, Cerny K, Rojek L, Hebert K, Rebecca Turner R and Waistell S.  The effects of plastazote® and plastazote®-aliplast® orthotics on plantar pressures in elderly persons with diabetic neuropathy.  Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics 16: 55-63, 2004.
  4. Mohamed O, Cerny K: Effect of knee brace on VMO and VL EMG activity during five knee exercises.  Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy. 25: 41-48, 2003
  5. Bogey R. Cerny K. Mohamed O.: Repeatability of wire and surface electrodes in gait.   Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 82(5): 338-344, 2003.
  6. Cerny K, Blanks R, Mohamed O, Schwab D, Robinson B, Russo A, and Zizz C:  The Effect of a Multidimensional  Exercise Program on Strength, Range of Motion, Balance and Gait in the Well Elderly. Abstract. Gait and Posture, March, 1998.
  7. Cerny K: The Vastus Medialis Oblique/Vastus Lateralis  muscle activity ratio for selected exercises in persons with and without patellofemoral pain syndrome. Physical Therapy 5:672-683, 1995.
  8. Cerny K, Perry J and Walker J: Adaptations during the stance phase of gait for simulated flexion contractures at the knee. Orthopedics 17 #6: 501-513, 1994.
  9. Cerny K: Do curl-up exercises improve abdominal muscle strength? J Human Muscle Perform 1:37-47, 1991
  10. Cerny K, Perry J and Walker J: The effect of an unrestricted knee-ankle-foot orthosis on the stance phase of gait in healthy persons. Orthopedics 13:1121-1127, 1990
  11. Cerny K: Guest editor, The Shoulder, December issue, Physical Therapy 66, 1986
  12. Cerny K: Physical therapy evaluation, goal setting and program planning. In Clinics in Physical Therapy, Spinal Cord Injury. HV Adkins, editor, Churchill Livingstone, New York, 1985
  13. Cerny K: Pathomechanics of stance: Clinical concepts for analysis. Physical Therapy 64:1851-1859, 1984
  14. Cerny K: Kinesiology versus biomechanics: A perspective. Physical Therapy 64:1809, 1984
  15. Cerny K: A clinical method of quantitative gait analysis. Physical Therapy 63:1125-1126, 1983
  16. Adkins HV, Baker L, Campbell J, Cerny K, Gillis K, Montgomery J, Perry J, Peterson M, Rodgers M and Winstein C: Normal and Pathological Gait Syllabus, Professional Staff Association, Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, 1980
  17. Cerny K,  Waters RL, Perry J and Hislop HJ: Walking and wheelchair energetics in persons with paraplegia. Physical Therapy 60:1133-1139, 1980