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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DMU is proud that its master’s degree program in public health (M.P.H.) provides outstanding education that prepares public health leaders. That pride was recently affirmed by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). On June 18, CEPH reaccredited DMU’s
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The temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, is probably not a part of the body you know by name. If you experience pain or hear clicking when you open your mouth or chew, the TMJ is likely at fault. To locate the
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The pelvic floor is an often overlooked, but important group of muscles. It’s the job of the pelvic floor muscles to provide support for the pelvic organs — the bladder, uterus, vagina and rectum — and help them function properly.
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Roberta Wattleworth, D.O.’81, M.H.A.’99, M.P.H.’04, will join the National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME) on July 12, 2016, as chief physician for test development for the board’s assessment services department. A member of the NBOME Board of Directors since
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Des Moines University awarded 472 degrees in nine programs at the 116th annual Commencement Ceremony on May 28. Family, friends, faculty and staff celebrated the graduates throughout the weekend with banquets, awards and a campus picnic. Check out the photos of
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Kathy Mercuris, PT, D.H.S., associate professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, was selected as a 2016-2017 Iowa Campus Compact Engaged Scholar Faculty Fellow. The fellowship provides an opportunity for faculty interested in developing and expanding their engaged scholarship practice. Mercuris is developing a
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Physical therapy is a key component of rehabilitation from any orthopedic surgery. Whether it’s a total joint procedure or a less invasive arthroscopic procedure, physical therapy is vital to optimizing your recovery and restoring you to full function. Rehabbing after
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Pamela D. Elbert Harned, M.H.A.’14, accepted a position as administrator/executive director at Karen Acres Health Care Center in Urbandale, IA. She had been executive director at Accura HealthCare of Pleasantville, IA.
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Jacquelyn W. Zillman, PA-C’08, began working in family medicine at Mercy Care Mount Vernon, IA, in July 2015. She and her husband, Paul, welcomed daughter Evelyn in October 2015.
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