News: Department of Physical Therapy
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Formerly called School of Allied Health Sciences, the renamed unit has also launched new department of brain health.
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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.
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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.
UNLV researcher making strides in brain research.
Posture — not screen time — is biggest factor behind neck and shoulder pain, UNLV study finds.
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Maria Barton, the Allied Health Sciences Alumna of the Year, finds the payoff in helping others.
Holly Lyman, the Community Health Sciences Alumna of the Year, builds a Dragon boating tradition to fight cancer.
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Physical activity can help protect us from Parkinson’s, researcher Merrill Landers says.
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Beatriz was a good student but college seemed impossible. Then UNLV and the Millennium Scholarship came along.