Mindi Feilmeier, assistant professor in the DMU College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery and young physician liaison member of the American Podiatric Medication Association (APMA), attended and presented a report during the APMA board meeting on July 23 in Honolulu. […]
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Drew Lewis, associate professor of osteopathic manual medicine at DMU, was among the authors of “Predictive Relationship of Osteopathic Manual Medicine Grades and COMLEX-USA Level 1 Total Scores and Osteopathic Principles and Practice Subscores” published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic
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Tracy Porter, M.S.P.T., joined the DMU faculty on Nov. 24 as assistant director of clinical education for the doctor of physical therapy program. In addition to her academic responsibilities, she provides physical therapy services in the Des Moines University Physical Therapy Clinic.
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Kevin Smith, D.P.M., Ph.D., FACFAS, associate dean for clinical affairs in the DMU College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery (CPMS); Roy Lidtke, D.P.M.’91, assistant professor in the internal medicine department’s rheumatology section at Rush University Medical Center; Noah Oliver, D.P.M.’10,
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“I don’t need a doctor, I’m fine.” “I don’t want to take time off work.” “It will get better in a couple days.” Men make a lot of excuses to avoid a visit to the doctor’s office. According to a
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Lost your car keys? Forgotten the reason you walked into a room? Don’t fret – you haven’t lost your mind. You just need to fine-tune your brain. An unhealthy brain impacts your memory, causing you to forget that those keys
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Urinary incontinence is an inconvenient – and sometimes embarrassing – condition common among older adults. Nobody is born with bladder control; it’s something we learn as a child. If you lose control of your bladder, you can retrain it with
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The National Association for Continence estimates that 25 million American adults suffer from incontinence. Many seniors accept it as a part of growing old, but urinary incontinence is not normal and can be cured. Urinary incontinence comes in two forms:
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If you’ve experienced heel pain, you’re not alone. One in 10 people will have this problem at some point in their lifetime. Plantar heel pain, also known as plantar fasciitis, is a painful foot condition that is usually present close
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Name: Kathryn Cardamon, M.P.T. Title: Physical Therapist Clinic: Physical Therapy Clinic Undergraduate School: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Medical School: University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa Additional Degrees/Training: Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist What Attracted Me to Physical Therapy: I
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