John Halle

John Halle

Faculty Emeritus

College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences

PhD (Exercise Science) University of Iowa; MPT (Physical Therapy) U.S. Army-Baylor University; MS (Health Education) University of Oregon; BS (Community Health) University of Oregon

Biography

Dr. Halle was honored as Faculty Emeritus of Belmont University School of Physical Therapy in 2021. He started at Belmont in 1997, serving as Chair and Associate Dean from 2005 through May of 2013. In January of 2013, the John S. Halle Anatomy Lab opened on campus and was named in his honor.

Dr. Halle is a Diplomate, American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, with his certification as an Electrophysiologic Clinical Specialist. In addition to his academic position at Belmont University, Dr. Halle maintained a practice performing clinical electrophysiologic testing at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and had an adjunct appointment within the Department of Medical Education and Administration, at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. At Vanderbilt, Dr. Halle taught the first year medical students gross anatomy.

Prior to accepting this teaching position in Nashville, Dr. Halle was the Acting Director of the Army Physical Fitness Research Institute at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. His other jobs in the Army included working as a staff therapist, serving as a physical therapy clinic supervisor, teaching at the undergraduate level, and teaching for four years as a faculty member at the U.S. Army-Baylor University Graduate Program in Physical Therapy.

Dr. Halle was a reviewer and Editorial Review Board Member for theJournal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, and published articles in a variety of journals to include:Physical Therapy, Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, Journal of Sport Rehabilitation, Electromyographical Kinesiology, Medical Problems in Performing Artists, Percussive Notes, Clinical Anatomy, International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, and Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy.He served as a Specialty Council Member of the Clinical Electrophysiology Section of the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS), and as a Board Member the ABPTS, serving as the sports section representative. Additionally, he authored several book chapters dealing with electrophysiological testing and musculoskeletal evaluation.

Publications and Presentations
Williams CW, Gensheimer C, Halle JS, Moss P. Student perspectives of an interprofessional education experience for nurse anesthetist students and physical therapy students in a cadaver-based anatomy review course. Paper ID: 1104782, OALib Journal, Volume 5:8 (August 2018).

Greathouse DG, Ernst G, Halle JS, Shaffer SW. GEHS neurophysiological classification system for patients with neuropathy of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. The Army Medical Department Journal. October-December, 2017:26-35.

Barton C, Williams C, Halle JS, McGrew L. Graduate and undergraduate faculty collaboration utilizing peer observation to enhance educational opportunities for students and faculty: a case example. J Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, accepted July 2017.

Halle JS, Greathouse DG: “Principles of Electrophysiologic Evaluation and Testing” (Chpt 8), in Prentice WE (ed),Therapeutic Modalities, 5th ed., New York, McGraw-Hill Company, 2017.

Halle JS, Greathouse DG: "Nerve Entrapments of the Lower Extremity" (3rd ed) (Chapter 74), in Boyce DA (ed),Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets, Elsevier, St. Louis, MI, 2017.

Halle JS, Halle RJ. Pertinent dry needling considerations for minimizing adverse effects – part two.Int J Sports PT, Oct 2016, 11(5):810-819.

Halle JS, Halle RJ. Pertinent dry needling considerations for minimizing adverse effects – part one.>Int J Sports PT, Aug 2016,11(4):650-662.

Greathouse DG, Ernst G, Halle JS, Shaffer SW. GEHS neurophysiological classification system for patients with.carpal tunnel syndrome. The Army Medical Department Journal. January-March, 2016:60-67.

Greathouse DG, Ernst G, Halle JS, Shaffer SW. GEHS Neurophysiological Classification System for Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Ammed J. 2016 (Jan-Mar): 1-8.

Halle JS, Hayes M, Halle RJ: Dry needling while minimizing potential adverse effects. Combined Sections Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, February 2015.

Halle JS, Greathouse DG: Lower Extremity Electrophysiology Facilitating Musculoskeletal Evaluation. Combined Sections Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, February 2015.

Greathouse DG, Halle J: Nerve Entrapments of the Lower Extremity (3rd ed) (Chapter 74), Boyce DA (ed), Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Secrets, Hanley & Belfus Medical Publishers (Elsevier), Philadelphia, PA, 2014.

Halle JS: Performing a Scan Examination (Chpt 4), Voight, Hoogenboom, Prentice (ed), Musculoskeletal Interventions: Techniques for Therapeutic Exercise, McGraw-Hill Medical, New York, 2014.

Golden J, Miller T, Costa A, Tong J, Halle JS: Determining the reliability, validity, and assessment time of the iPhone goniometer, iPhone inclinometer, and the standard goniometer for measuring hip abduction. Tennessee Physical Therapy Association’s State Meeting, Nashville, TN, March 2014.

Halle JS. Electrophysiologic Clinical Specialist – Continuing Competence. 25th Annual Electroneuromyographic Symposium, Provo, UT, March 2014.

Halle JS. Introduction to electrophysiological testing. University of Tennessee, Chattanooga School of Physical Therapy, May 2014.

Halle JS, Williams C: Anatomical overview contrasted with identifying structures with ultrasound. Presented to the Middle Tennessee State School of Anesthesiology, Madison, TN, June 2014.