An avid runner with a marathon personal best of 2:46 set in Boston, physical therapist Steve Vighetti, MPT, MTC, FAAOMPT, CSCS, is a faculty member who teaches Running Rehabilitation continuing education seminars and in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. He also works with runners and other athletes at his practice in St. Augustine, Florida.
By Jeremy Howard ’17, a Certified Athletic Trainer at Ave Maria University and adjunct professor in the Athletic Training program and Florida Gulf Coast University I began my career as an athletic trainer, working on interprofessional healthcare teams to create customized treatment and rehabilitation programs for athletes. But I always knew I was going to
By Kathy Wood, Ph.D., FHFMA, MHA Program Director According to Santhanam (2017) , the United States is on track to set a record with an enormous number of natural disasters. As of October, there have been natural disasters including coastal storms, freezes, flooding, wildfires, and droughts. What does this mean for healthcare organizations? All four
By Greg Heuer, MS, ATC, head freestyle athletic trainer for the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association during the Sochi Olympics and contributing faculty member in the Master of Health Science in Athletic Training program Whether you are an elite athlete, weekend warrior, or someone cheering them on, you’ll have more fun and perform better by
Finding the perfect wave, slotting into the barrel, avoiding a major wipeout—these might seem like the biggest tests a competitive surfer can face. But if you’re an adaptive surfer with a spinal cord injury, making it from the parking lot to the water’s edge can present a challenge that’s not just gnarly—it’s also frustrating, exhausting,
As head athletic trainer for Charlotte Catholic High School in North Carolina, Donna Cure ’17 is responsible for the health of more than 800 athletes. Here she shares how her Master of Health Science in Athletic Training capstone project helped her explore her dream of working in the NFL. “For as long as I can
As an athletic trainer at Ave Maria University in Florida, Jeremy Howard ’16 doesn’t just care for student athletes’ bodies. He also cares for their minds. The Master of Health Science (MHS) with a specialization in Athletic Training graduate and a Doctor of Education (EdD) student recently helped the university’s athletics department update its concussion
Caitlin Phillips ’16, a Flexible Master of Occupational Therapy graduate, knew serving children for an outpatient pediatric clinic in Atlanta, Georgia, wasn’t going to be easy. She may spend the first half of a 30-minute session simply helping patients regulate and calm their bodies. “Transitioning from school to therapy can be tough,” she says. During
After six weeks of traditional physical therapy, his knee was still swollen. The patient had undergone a knee replacement and followed his doctor’s instructions, but his range of motion was still limited. He was frustrated, anxious to get back to his everyday activities, including on the tennis court. Then he went to see Dr. Niki
Countless hours of college baseball practice finally took their toll on Dr. Christian Bourgeois ’07 during a base-running drill. When he pushed off the bag at third, he felt a pop. He’d broken the small sesamoid bone in the ball of his foot. After being on two national championship teams, he was sidelined. “I didn’t
Are protein supplements helpful for people who want to gain muscle mass? Our body mass is about 45% muscle. You can optimize the strength and size of those muscles with moderate to high intensity resistance exercises like lifting weights. Whether you are doing this to rehabilitate an injury or enhance athletic performance, to see and
In her home sewing room, Dr. Robin Dennison stitches bright swatches of cloth together. It’s a detail-driven, mindful process that will eventually pay off in the form of a handmade quilt. Her approach to the project epitomizes her work as the university’s director of nursing programs: Everything she does is a labor of love. Dennison