News: Department of Physical Therapy

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Campus News |

Service-Learning Award recipient Jennifer Nash partners with community agency to provide opportunities for students while addressing fall risks for older adults.

Two people work on an exercise involving passing a ball back and forth
Research |

After pivoting from planned research, a physical therapy professor's Zoom classes offer exercise outlet to Down syndrome patients.

A man sits on a couch with his wife and four children
People |

Integrated Health Sciences Alumnus of the Year Edwin Suarez's interest in physical therapy started with an injury of his own.

Outdoor portrait of Stacy Palacios-Esparza.
People |

The administrative assistant III and business student shares tips on keeping her life organized and productive.

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Research |

Physical therapy professor Szu-Ping Lee relies on patients – particularly veterans and seniors – as well as clinicians to help guide his research on ways to improve mobility after limb loss.

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Business and Community |

The university recognizes faculty and student for their work to improve the wellbeing of Southern Nevadans.

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Campus News |

U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of top graduate and professional schools ranks 22 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ programs within nation’s top 100 in their field.

Thessa Hilgenkamp, performing an ultrasound.
People |

The first NIH-funded project at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ for this physical therapy professor will focus on people with Down Syndrome.

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Research |

51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ researchers monitored the motion of the thoracic spine, lumbar spine, and knee as part of the testing process.

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Campus News |

Formerly called School of Allied Health Sciences, the renamed unit has also launched new department of brain health.

Professor Jennifer Nash poses in front of physical therapy students performing an exam.
People |

Physical therapy became her career of choice because of the opportunity to help people rediscover fun in their lives, and – most importantly – a work-life balance.

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Research |

In 2018, faculty and students collaborated with one another and international colleagues on scientific exploration that sought to help people make sense of themselves and the world around them.