… keeping her balance.   “Time to let go of my hand,” said Dr. Prue Plummer , a professor of physical therapy and Multiple Sclerosis specialist at the Department … LaSpina close her eyes, stand on two feet, and turn her torso side to side with a weighted ball. By closing her eyes, LaSpina couldn’t use her vision to help with … therapy may create changes in the brain, the improvements can last longer, even after a person stops PT. Dalfampridine works on potassium channels in the …

… Sanders IMPACT Practice Center, the Chelsea resident is taking life one step at a time On a chilly Tuesday morning, Ana Aguilar enters the  Sanders IMPACT Practice Center … confidence, releasing her grip on her walker to play catch with her PT team. She even takes strides down the hallway without her walker. Her progress is dramatic, and … confidence, releasing her grip on her walker to play catch with her PT team. She even takes strides down the hallway without her walker. Her progress is dramatic, and …

… but I got so much more out of it than what I gave,” said Campilii, who was part of a team of six DPT students and three alumni serving as clinical instructors who … this month during the semester break. “They taught me new techniques that I never even knew existed. It was an incredible experience.” Led by Dr. Jane Baldwin, an … IHP’s Marjorie Ionta Physical Therapy Center for Clinical Education , the trip was a collaboration with Move Together , a U.S.-based non-profit that collaborates with …

… to nursing education It’s the all-or-nothing test that generates jitters among even the best nursing students: the National Council Licensure Examination, known as NCLEX , a multi-hour, stress inducing, all-encompassing assessment. If you want to work as a nurse, you need to pass; it’s that simple. The MGH Institute’s Master of Science in … to nursing education It’s the all-or-nothing test that generates jitters among even the best nursing students: the National Council Licensure Examination, known as …

… to the tributes by President Paula Milone-Nuzzo and Provost Reamer Bushardt during a goodbye breakfast on Tuesday, Peter Cahn marveled at how he was being honored. … for another school. Yet here he was, the center of attention. “I thought, ‘What a testament to the type of institution this is,’” said Cahn. “I'm going to another … in shaping the academic enterprise at the IHP,” said Milone-Nuzzo . “But even more than that, I see him as someone who aspires for excellence in everything he …

… When Half of Brain is Removed, How Well Can a Child Read? Christodoulou Leading Research to Find Out … When Half of Brain is Removed, How Well Can a Child Read? Christodoulou Leading Research to Find Out Topics Communication … the hemispherectomy population is not unfamiliar to her.  “The good news is that even when half the brain is purposefully made non-functional, the remaining brain …