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Commentary: Movement-Evoked Pain Study

Corey B. Simon, DPT, PhD, associate professor in Orthopaedic Surgery–Physical Therapy Division, and his research team recently published comments about movement-evoked pain (MEP), or pain that occurs with or is provoked by movement, is prevalent in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and is associated with mobility impairment, clinical pain, and poor health outcomes (Butera et al., 2024).

Second Year Student Blog: Reilly Walker

"What is grief?" During a Grand Rounds lecture called Grief 101, Dr. G posed this question to a silent room. Not a single word popped into my mind to describe this feeling, though I had known it for the past two years.

Expanding Scholarly Perspectives Reflect Latinidad at Duke

From course offerings to faculty research to entire programs of study, Latinidad — a Spanish-language term often used by scholars to refer to the cultural and social identity of people of Latin American descent — is expanding at Duke, reflecting changes in student population.

Community Service Projects - Join us!

On behalf of the APTA NC Student SIG and the Community Service Project Committee, we have two events planned for this spring semester.   

Student Group Celebrates Jewish and Latino Heritage

Jewish communities have deep roots in Latin American history, with the first synagogue in the Americas built in Brazil in 1636. A student group known as “Jewtinos at Duke” celebrates this connection of shared Jewish and Latino heritage.