When you think of exercise, what comes to mind? Sweat. Heavy breathing. Sore muscles. Tai chi offers none of that. Instead, it offers focus, coordination and pain-free motions, along with numerous health benefits. Tai chi is a Chinese martial art […]
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On October 10, 374 first-year students took the first step on their journey to clinical practice, receiving their first white coat. The white coat signifies the excellence and caring demanded of those entering health care professions. The annual rite of passage emphasizes
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More than 200 DMU students, employees, alumni and friends took the challenge to Run DMU on September 11. Runners and walkers warmed up with a pre-race yoga session and nourished their tired bodies after five tough kilometers with food, refreshments and
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Patrick Cornelius, D.P.T.’07, CCS, ATC, CSCS, became a cardiovascular and pulmonary certified specialist through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. He is the acute hospitalist clinical lead at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, MN.
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Ideal weather, a distinguished grand marshal, honored “milestone” alumni, a compelling keynote speaker and, of course, the elation of earning their 472 DMU degrees made Commencement a joyous occasion for graduates, their loved ones and all members of the DMU
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Stroke survivors likely never describe their recovery process as fun and games. Therapy can be grueling and gains incremental. Yet the laughter among Des Moines University Stroke Camp participants as they bat a green balloon during a modified game of volleyball make
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Ultrasound, a technology that uses high-frequency sound waves to make images of organs and structures in the body, can give health care providers in-depth insights into their patients’ conditions without using invasive procedures or ionizing radiation, as x-rays and CT
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The University’s annual DMU Day at the Fair is the rare opportunity for the public to experience osteopathic manual medicine (OMM) within a horseshoe’s throw of corn dogs, country singers and miniature ponies. On the first Sunday of the Iowa State Fair, Des
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DMU helped organize an event that gave central Iowa kids, many from uninsured and under-insured families, a healthy start to the school year and offered DMU students invaluable opportunities to apply their clinical skills and cultural competency training. The University
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Adam T. Van Der Molen, D.P.T.’13, was selected by the Iowa chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) as a 2015 recipient of the Emerging Leader Award, established to annually honor individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary service to the
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