Name:Drew Lewis, D.O. Title:Clinician/Assistant Professor Clinic:Osteopathic Manual Medicine Clinic Undergraduate School:University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington Medical School:Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa Internship:Downey Regional Medical Center, Downey, California Residency:University of California at Davis, Davis, California Additional Degrees/Training:Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine […]
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Name:Katherine Heineman, D.O. Title:Clinician/Assistant Professor Clinic:Osteopathic Manual Medicine Clinic Undergraduate School:Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota Medical School:Des Moines University, Des Moines, Iowa Internship:Mercy Health Partners, Muskegon, Michigan Residency:Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine/Osteopathic Manual MedicineMercy Health Partners, Muskegon, Michigan What Attracted Me to Osteopathic Manual
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Des Moines University Clinic is kicking off the Power Hour Series, a four-part lecture series focusing on health and fitness, on March 25. DMU Clinic physical therapists will present a variety of topics to help people of all ages live
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Foot pain is a common problem that can improve in a few days, bother you for months or linger for years. Plantar fasciitis is often a culprit, but excess weight, tight leg muscles, overuse, sensitive nerves or simply too much
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Philip Blumberg, clinic operations manager at Des Moines University Clinic, was named to the Business Record’s 2014 list of Forty Under 40 honorees. The award recognizes local business leaders who have demonstrated impressive career achievements and unparalleled community involvement. Blumberg
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A terrific team: DMU physical therapy clinicians include Libby Trausch, Sharon Johansen, Kari Smith, Shane McClinton, Traci Bush, Michelle Brown, Kathy Mercuris and Shannon Petersen, with patient services representative Fran Allen. When the city of Des Moines in 2009 switched
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Take a moment this week to celebrate a key tool in effective health care, the x-ray. This critical technology has become such a staple in health care, in fact, it’s difficult to imagine medicine – and our health – without
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Have you ever fallen? Do you ever feel unsteady or unsure of your balance? Statistics show that of people over the age of 65, 30% will fall in one year and of those 80 years or older, 50% will fall
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Kathy Mercuris, PT, DHS has been a member of the Physical Therapy faculty since the program began in 1988. Originally from Illinois, she received her physical therapy degree from Northwestern University in Chicago and worked at Northwestern Memorial Hospital for 2 years. Her husband is from Marshalltown
Wesley Life partnered with DMU for the 2nd year to host the Fall Prevention Awareness event held on September 14. Michelle Brown, Kathy Mercuris, Tracy Bush and Laura Covill supervised DPT students. During the three hour event, 75 community dwelling individuals
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