Des Moines University is seeking participants for a research study about sinus headaches that offers compensation. The sinuses are air-filled spaces in our facial area. They are lined with a thin membrane, which can swell and produce mucus when irritated. […]
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Rich Green, M.S.P.T.’92, has served as the as Director of Medical Services for the IMT Des Moines Marathon, striving to ensure a healthy race day for thousands of participants. As a DMU alumnus, he plugged into his alma mater to engage students in
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Runners who completed the IMT Des Moines Marathon and Half-Marathon rounded the finish line and — after receiving their medal and a slice of pizza — were in for a real treat: the DMU athlete recovery zone. Dozens of Des Moines
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Matt Scotton, D.P.T.’08, athletic trainer for Newton, IA, High School, was named recipient of the 2016 Sports Medicine Award from the Iowa High School Athletic Association. A physical therapist at Kinetic Edge Physical Therapy and the Newton clinic manager, he
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Neisha Lundberg Strait, M.S.P.T.’00, joined the clinical team at Cooperative Performance and Rehabilitation in Eugene, OR. She has 16 years of experience with an emphasis on orthopedics and women’s issues.
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Memory Johannsen Eltjes, M.S.P.T.’03, ATC, LAT, was among six graduates of Northern State University (NSU) in South Dakota who will be honored at the NSU Hall of Fame and Distinguished Alumni Banquet on Sept. 30. The Tolstoy, SD, native graduated
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Monica L. White, D.P.T.’08, recently completed training for Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification through Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute. This certifications makes White the only certified pelvic rehabilitation practitioner in Iowa. She practices with Cedar Valley Medical Specialists P.C. in
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Jolene McKeag, M.S.P.T.’91, began providing services at Deer Creek Health Center in the Tama and Toledo, IA, area on Aug. 2. She worked in outpatient care at Grinnell (IA) Regional Medical Center for 19 years and provides services in home
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For many student volunteers, Des Moines University’s free Back 2 School Physicals event is their first time applying skills learned in clinical medicine and practiced in SPAL to real patients, many of whom have barriers to accessing health care. It’s also an opportunity
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Amanda Brandt, D.P.T.’16, was featured in July in a “get-to-know” video on YouTube by her employer, the Iowa Clinic. She said she pursued physical therapy as a way to help people and apply her knowledge of the human body. She
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