Category: Physical Therapy

Joint Effort

The UNMC and Creighton Physical Therapy students are hosting a volleyball tournament in February to raise money for the Nebraska Arthritis Foundation. This tournament is the largest fundraiser for the Nebraska Arthritis Foundation every year. Last year it raised around $5000. All the proceeds benefit this foundation – the tournament does NOT raise money for […]

Jan 22, 2010

PT Student Uses Her Skills on the Hill

Alison Larsen, third-year student in physical therapy in the School of Allied Health Professions, and her husband, Will Becker, have been active in the outdoors for years. They picked up skiing while living in Colorado from 2000-2006. Volunteering with the Mt. Crescent ski patrol in Iowa became a natural extension after an introduction by several […]

Jan 19, 2010

Celebrating National Physical Therapy Month

Every October, physical therapists celebrate National Physical Therapy Month by raising awareness about our profession. To do our part in the promotion, UNMC PT students will be traveling to Lincoln to speak with UNL’s Pre-Physical Therapy Club. Our goal is to educate these students on the premier doctorate program UNMC has to offer and field […]

Oct 30, 2009