DPT Newsroom

This year’s APTA NC Student Conclave took place at Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC, where a total of 135 students from PT/PTA programs from across the state attended. In addition, 12 highly respected clinicians were present and spoke on topics about pelvic health, private practice, travel physical therapy, sports physical therapy, and more.

Duke University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program, a beacon of academic excellence, continues to rise in the U.S. News and World Report Rankings. In the 2024 rankings, Duke DPT has reached a significant milestone, proudly securing the No. 6 spot in the country.

DPT students teamed up with OTD and PA students to play and observe wheelchair basketball, seated volleyball, boccia, and more during the Adapted Sports Experience (ASE), a fun educational event on Duke’s campus.

DURHAM, N.C. – Duke Health is part of a multi-institution research team receiving federal Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) funding to develop an osteoarthritis treatment that regenerates joints.

Registration is now open for the Duke DPT 19^th Annual 5K! The event brings the community together and raises funds for a terrific cause. This year's race will occur on April 13 at 10:00 a.m. on the Duke East Campus Loop.

Trevor Lentz, PT, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery–Physical Therapy Division, was selected as the recipient of the 2023 G.F.

The bipartisan House bill would explicitly refer to PT falls-related services in Medicare's "welcome" visit and annual wellness checks. 

The physical therapy community has long understood that the best way to reduce the impact of fall-related injuries in older adults is to prevent them from happening in the first place.

Katherine D. Myers, PT, DPT, PhD, successfully passed her final defense for her PhD, titled “Educator Identity Formation of the Clinical Instructor in Physical Therapy: A Qualitative Exploration.”  

She began her studies at NC State in the fall of 2020, at the height of a global pandemic. While holding the clinical education program together at Duke and ensuring all our students had clinical placements in an unforeseeable clinical environment, Dr. Myers plugged into a very demanding program.

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).

March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month (DDAM). Developmental disabilities are a group of conditions related to the impairment in physical, learning, language, or behavior areas. This year’s DDAM theme is “A World of Opportunities”, which was selected to bring awareness to the barriers people with developmental disabilities face in our communities.