Physical therapists help patients recover from injury, restore function and promote long-term health. Physical therapists are movement experts and rehabilitation specialists who help their patients across the entire range of human function. Physical Therapists help resolve impairments, address activity limitations, and restore participation in society using a model of care that respects biological, psychological, and sociological factors. If you have a passion for helping others, a strong aptitude for science, and a desire to be a healthcare provider, consider pursuing a career as a physical therapist (PT). Our faculty include board-certified specialists in clinical practice, nationally recognized educators, and experts in basic and applied rehabilitation sciences. This affords students many opportunities to be involved with hands-on clinical care and research. Physical therapy students gain practical experience volunteering in our ComMUnity Clinic as well as shadowing and working in our full-service Physical Therapy Clinic or Neuro Recovery Clinic. Our research labs investigate many rehabilitation topics ranging from basic science using animal models to community-engaged research. Research faculty are investigating recovery from stroke and spinal cord injury, patient-centered outcomes, health technology assessment, neuromotor control, muscle physiology, chronic pain, sports science and biomechanics, aging and sex differences in response to exercise and rehabilitation, and long-term health in athletes. Students may immerse themselves in research through undergraduate internships, paid research technician positions, summer intensive research programs, and our Exercise and Rehabilitation Science Graduate Program. Students may even pursue a dual-degree DPT-Ph.D. to become a clinician-scientist. Please visit faculty pages for links to research labs.