Tami Konieczny, MS, OTR/L, BCP
Areas of expertise: Facial motion disorders
Locations: Main Building
About Tami Konieczny, MS, OTR/L, BCP
Titles
Occupational Therapist
Certifications
Board Certification in Pediatrics (BCP) – American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
Certified Kinesio Tape Practitioner (CKTP)
Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)
Electrical Muscle Stimulation (E-stim) Certification
Protection of Human Research – Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
Registered/Licensed Occupational Therapist (OTR/L)
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) – Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)
WeeFIM Certification
Awards and Honors
2024, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) 2024 – Pediatric Rehabilitation Networking Group – Poster Award
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BS in Occupational Therapy - D’Youville College, Buffalo, NY
BS in Biology - Mount Union, Alliance, OH
Graduate Degree
MS in Occupational Therapy - D’Youville College, Buffalo, NY
Publications
Publications
2025
Konieczny TL, Butler NP, Allen-Taylor L, Binkowski AM, Sherry DD, Gmuca S. Pediatric normative data for the Complete Minnesota Dexterity Test. J Hand Ther. 2025 Apr 23:S0894-1130(25)00040-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2025.02.011. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40274446.
2024
Campanile J, Wu B, Sonagra M, McGill M, Stryker D, Bradford J, Sherker J, Konieczny T, Sherry DD. Non-Pharmacologic Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment in Pediatrics: Impact on Symptoms, Daily Function, and the Family Unit. Children. 2024 Feb 4. Doi 10.3390/children11020197.
2021
Jaffe A, Powell M, Konieczny T, Osweiler C, Kreher G. Improving WeeFIM Score Completion Rates: An Interdisciplinary Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit Quality Improvement Project. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine. 2021 Jul 24. Doi: 10.3233/PRIM-190668.
2019
Nguyen P , Faschan K, Mazzaferro DM, Konieczny T, Jackson O, Bartlett S. Comparison of Lengthening Temporalis Myoplasty and Free-Gracilis Muscle Transfer for Facial Reanimation in Children. The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. 2019 October; 31(1):1 DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005885
2018
Chang BL, Wilson, A, Samra F, Konieczny T, Percec I, Lanning M, Friedman C, Jackson O. Quantifying Pediatric Facial Palsy: Using Digital Image Correlation to Objectively Characterize Pediatric Facial Symmetry. Cleft Palate- Craniaofacial Journal. 2018; 55: 119-126.
2017
Faschan K, Mazzaferro DM, Konieczny T, Jackson O, Bartlett S, Nguyen P. (2017). The Influence of Age and Etiology on Operative Outcomes in Facial Palsy after Cross Face Nerve Graft with Free Gracilis Muscle Transfer. American Society of Plastic Surgery
2008
Konieczny T, Buxton J, (2008). “A Multi-Modal Approach to School Re-Entry for the Brain Injured Student. Research Journal of the International Brain Injury Association. 22:83.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2025
Presenter: Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes: Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Child and Adolescent Patients Conference, Evaluation for Amplified Musculoskeletal Pain Syndrome: Occupational and Physical Therapy; Tami Konieczny, MS, OTR/L, BCP; Ranit Lieberman, PT, DPT, NCS; Katie Lora, PT DPT, PCS; May 9, 2025, Philadelphia, PA
Poster Presentation: Konieczny T, Butler N, Taylor L, Binkowski A, Sherry DD, Gmuca S. Have children’s manual dexterity skills changed in the past 40 years? Presented at American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Inspire; April 5, 2025; Philadelphia, PA
2024
Poster Presentation: Konieczny T, Butler N, Taylor L, Binkowski A, Sherry DD, Gmuca S. Pediatric Normative Data for the Complete Minnesota Dexterity Test (CMDT). Presented at: American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM); October 31 – November 3, 2024; Dallas, TX.
Editorials, Reviews, Chapters
2020
Ciocco R, Hsia M, Konieczny T. (2020) Prosthetics and Training. Pediatric Hand Therapy (pp. 77-91). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-53091-0.00006-3