News: Department of Physical Therapy

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

petri dish and beakers containing liquids
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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.

Merrill R. Landers demonstrates balance testing equipment
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51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ researcher making strides in brain research.

Woman sitting in chair reading an iPad
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Posture — not screen time — is biggest factor behind neck and shoulder pain, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ study finds.

Maria Barton
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Maria Barton, the Allied Health Sciences Alumna of the Year, finds the payoff in helping others.

Holly Lyman
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Holly Lyman, the Community Health Sciences Alumna of the Year, builds a Dragon boating tradition to fight cancer.

Merrill Landers works with balance testing equipment
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Physical activity can help protect us from Parkinson’s, researcher Merrill Landers says.

Palm trees and U.N.L.V. banner
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Rodman was friend to 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ for more than 30 years supporting academics and community programs.
Beatríz Alcala headshot
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Beatriz was a good student but college seemed impossible. Then 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ and the Millennium Scholarship came along.