Departments Department of Physical Therapy

Maura Eaton, a physical therapy student at Northeastern, is the recipient of an Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Leadership. Photo courtesy of Maura Eaton.

‘This was a unique time to use my passion’

Maura Eaton, a doctoral student of physical therapy, and her classmates took wheelchairs and ankle and foot braces, among other supplies, to one orphanage in Ecuador. They provided physical therapy at another, where they also evaluated and treated pediatric patients. Eaton’s achievements have earned her an Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Leadership.

by Khalida Sarwari May 20, 2020

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Your child is feeling sluggish. How much water has she had to drink today?

A new study co-authored by Northeastern professor Charles Hillman has found that the better hydrated children are, the faster their reaction times and the better they are able to multitask. So why are so many kids in America not drinking enough water?

by Khalida Sarwari November 4, 2019

Student Mahin Rahman practices massage techniques at the Behrakis Health Sciences. Rahman along with 60 other Northeastern Physical Therapy students are volunteering to give massages for the eight hour duration of the Pan Mass Challenge, a bike race fundraiser for cancer research. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

They provide the care for riders to reach the finish line

Northeastern Department of Physical Therapy is bringing more than 80 volunteers to stretch, and massage thousands of riders at the halfway point of the Pan Mass Challenge, a bike race in Massachusetts that raises money for cancer research.

by Irvin Zhang August 1, 2019

David Nolan, associate clinical professor and director of the Sports Physical Therapy Residency Program, oversees the entire psychical therapy care operation at the finish line for the Boston Marathon. <i>Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University</i>

Professor leads physical therapy care at Boston Marathon

David Nolan started volunteering at the Boston Marathon 16 years ago—and he never left. For the past decade or so, he’s overseen the entire psychical therapy care operation at the finish line.

by Greg St. Martin April 12, 2018

Patrick Glover S'18 and Abigail Sveden S'20 learn about electrophysiology firsthand using Backyard Brains’ Human-to-Human Interface kit at Northeastern’s Brain Awareness Week 2017. Photo by Adam Glanzman/Northeastern University

‘Peer inside’ the brain during Northeastern’s Brain Awareness Week

Can disposable diapers help us understand a new technology that could reveal how the brain generates thoughts, feelings, behavior, and sensations? The answer is yes, according to neuroengineer Edward Boyden, who tonight will deliver the keynote address for Northeastern’s Brain Awareness Week.

by Thea Singer March 29, 2017

Child’s play: Using virtual reality to advance physical therapy

Boston middle school students visited campus last week to try out some new virtual reality games being designed for physical therapy patients. Their game-playing will help researchers refine patient treatment and advance interdisciplinary research.

by Casey Bayer June 15, 2016

Faculty Expert

Danielle Levac

Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy

04/29/16 - BOSTON, MA. - Colin Benardo, BHS'16, poses for a portrait outside Snell Library at Northeastern University on April 29, 2016. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Meet the graduates: Colin Bernardo

Colin Bernardo is a humanitarian to the core. He completed his bachelor’s in rehabilitative science with honors and is now entering the clinical component of Northeastern’s Doctor of Physical Therapy program. His stellar academic record, however, marks just the beginning of a university career driven by the desire to help others.

by Thea Singer May 3, 2016

04/25/16 - BOSTON, MA. - Jack Dennerlein, Ph.D. poses for a portrait in Robinson Hall at Northeastern University on April 25, 2016. Dennerlein has a new paper out on standing computer workstations. Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

Stand up, sit down, type, type, type

Standing desks are all the rage, and Jack T. Dennerlein, professor in the Bouvé College of Health Sciences, has taken the first step in developing ergonomic guidelines for how to use them.

by Thea Singer April 29, 2016

Soul of a new machine

Thomas Reilly, BHS’16, is designing a sensitive robotic arm that can help people who have suffered medical casualties learn to…

by Thea Singer April 7, 2016