Megan M. Foster, D.P.T.’11
Foster passed the neurology certified specialist exam in July 2013. She is a physical therapist with a specialty in neurology with Scottsdale Healthcare in Scottsdale, AZ.
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Kari Smith becomes first Iowa physical therapist board certified in biofeedback
Kari Smith, D.P.T., ATC, BCB-PMD, received board certification in pelvic muscle dysfunction biofeedback by the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA). She becomes the only physical therapist in Iowa certified as a provider of biofeedback services. Smith is an assistant professor
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Erich W. Ottervanger, D.P.T.’10, and Brian L. Shellenberger, D.P.T.’10
Ottervanger and Shellenberger opened West Des Moines Physical Therapy in August 2012. The clinic’s focus is on outpatient orthopedic rehabilitation with emphasis in pediatric physical therapy and sports rehabilitation.
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Lindsey P. McNea, D.P.T.’12
McNea and Craig Douglas Olsen were married on June 1, 2013. McNea is a physical therapist at Sister Kenny Sports and Physical Therapy in Cottage Grove, MN.
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Des Moines University’s 113th commencement ceremony to award 486 degrees
Des Moines University will grant 486 degrees at its 2013 Commencement Ceremony, the 113th in the university’s history, on Saturday, May 25, at 10 a.m. at Hy-Vee Hall in the Iowa Events Center, 730 Third Street, Des Moines. The dean
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Stimulating Saturday in neuroanatomy
While interactive learning is happening pretty much all the time at DMU, a particularly engaged group of clinicians came to campus last Saturday for a neuroanatomy review course. Designed for participants to review, dissect and discuss gross anatomical structures of
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Kaitlin M. Leimer, D.P.T.’12
Leimer and Travis Alan Lewis were married on April 6, 2013, at St. James Lutheran Church in Northrop, MN. Leimer is a physical therapist at Sanford Sheldon Medical Center in Sheldon, IA, and Lewis works as a meat cutter at Hy-Vee in
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Open house for those with Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease is a debilitating, progressive neurologic disorder that typically leaves its victims with impaired strength, motor performance, hand-eye coordination, balance, gait stability, speech and cognition. While pharmacological and physical therapies and other treatments exist to manage the disease, it
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DMU club seeks donations of mobility devices
The Des Moines University Physical Therapy Club is teaming with physical therapy programs from across the state to aid the disabled around the world. On April 26 and 27, the club will be collecting manual wheelchairs, aluminum crutches and canes,
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DMU sending care team on spring break in Honduras for third consecutive year
Twenty-seven Des Moines University students are forgoing the traditional spring break destinations for a week of interprofessional training in Honduras. Instead of spending their week off in the sun or on the slopes, students from all three DMU colleges will
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