News: Department of Physical Therapy

A woman sits in front of a sign reading "The Body Achieves What the Mind Believes"
People |

A bad experience with physical therapy as a child didn't stop School of Integrated Health Sciences Alumna of the Year Ashley Reagor from opening her own physical therapy practice.

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Campus News |

A collection of news stories highlighting research, health, and community at UNLV.

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Business and Community |

UNLV recognizes individuals for their exceptional work in community engagement activities.

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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 UNLV programs within nation’s top 100 in their field.

Thessa Hilgenkamp, performing an ultrasound.
People |

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

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Research |

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