News: Department of Physical Therapy

close up collage of three young students' faces
Campus News |

The rare feat speaks to former students’ determination and the quality of UNLV's degree program.

The physical therapy tactics around artificial limbs may soon change.
Research |

UNLV-led research advances rehabilitation for those living with artificial limbs.

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People |

This longtime Rebel and physical education program coordinator is helping UNLV shape up inside and outside of the classroom.

A researcher working in the lab of the Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience
Campus News |

A collection of news stories featuring collaboration and reflection at UNLV.

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.

U.N.L.V. nursing student in red shirt reviewing slide sample with peer
Campus News |

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

Collage of CE Award winners
Business and Community |

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

woman posing with two physical therapists working behind her
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.