Topics: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

St. Joseph occupational therapist Julio Torres, left, smiles as he touches the hand of patient Diana Espinosa. Torres is wearing scrubs and glasses. Espinosa has long hair and is wearing a top with lacy sleeves. Behind them are balls hanging on the wall and a therapy bike.

I am Penn State Health: Julio Torres

Aug 21, 2020

Julio Torres, an occupational therapist at Penn State Health St. Joseph for 26 years, strives to show his patients genuine care that he says springs from his deep spiritual faith.

Joella Migliori jumps over a plastic stepping stone in a physical therapy room. Physical therapist Emily Hoffman, who has her hair in a pony tail and wears a face mask, kneels beside her. Joella, who wears glasses and has short hair pulled back in a barrette, wears a T-shirt that says “Spoiled by Daddy, loved by Mommy” with shorts and sneakers. Janette Migliori, Joella’s mother, sits in a chair in the background and holds up to phone to take a picture.

Kids can’t wait: Families battle challenges of therapy during COVID

Aug 13, 2020

Furloughed from in-person physical therapy by COVID-19 precautions, Joella Migliori and other children who depend on therapy to progress, are happily returning to 30 Hope Drive.

Hank Shipman smiles broadly as he stretches his arms out in front of himself and bends down his fingers. He wears a T-shirt and has a beard and moustache. Other rehab patients smile and laugh in the background as they do similar stretches. The instructor is seen from behind.

Hershey Medical Center cardiac rehab program wins reaccreditation

Aug 3, 2020

The American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation recertifies Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program.

Melanie Potiaumpai, PhD, a postdoctoral scholar with The ONE Group, works with cancer patient Curt Chambers in the exercise room at Penn State Cancer Institute in 2018. Both are smiling and Chambers is pulling on a resistance band.

New website offers cancer patients a different kind of medicine – exercise

Jun 29, 2020

A group of Penn State College of Medicine faculty are bringing a different kind of medicine to cancer patients and survivors – exercise.

Pelvic floor physical therapist Margaret Homan, left, holds a model pelvis in her hands as she discusses with Pamela Betz how therapy improves symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction. They both are seated and wearing face masks.

Pelvic floor physical therapy offers relief for silent problem

Jun 25, 2020

Penn State Health St. Joseph has a new pelvic floor physical therapist on staff that is helping both men and women with pelvic floor disorders, including urinary incontinence, prolapsed bladder and pain.

An exercise physiologist touches the back of an older male patient as he stands in St. Joseph’s cardiac rehabilitation room. The man is wearing a heart monitor, a T-shirt and face mask. The exercise physiologist is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, a face mask and face shield.

Patients welcome restart of St. Joseph cardiac rehab program

Jun 8, 2020

Nearly seven weeks after temporarily suspending its cardiac rehabilitation services in response to COVID-19, Penn State Health St. Joseph welcomed back nearly all of its cardiac rehab patients without any significant safety concerns when the program resumed operations.

A woman in the passenger seat of a car smiles. Behind her, people line the roads and take photos.

Homecoming: Community welcomes loved one they thought they’d lost

Jun 4, 2020

Dozens of members of Brenda Pogue's family, friends and neighbors gathered at the edges of the road outside her home May 29 to give the 67-year-old a hero's welcome home.

A stock image shows a woman's hands holding a digital tablet device.

eHealth platforms may aid in delivering supportive care, nutrition resources to metastatic breast cancer patients

Apr 29, 2020

Working in collaboration with a team of researchers, Natasha Renee Burse, a graduate research assistant and doctor of public health (DrPH) candidate at Penn State College of Medicine, explored opportunities for cancer patients to access supportive care and nutrition information through digital platforms.

Three rows of people stand and sit and pose for a photo in a room lined with books.

Diversity Council reports progress on building more inclusive environment

Feb 27, 2020

In January, Diversity Council members met with Penn State Health CEO Steve Massini to update him on their various initiatives.

An instructor pushes an adaptive skier in a wheelchair down a slope at Roundtop Mountain Resort. Both are wearing ski jackets, ski pants and helmets. Two people stand in the background, and one person lies on the ground.

Adaptive skiers hit the slopes at Roundtop Mountain Resort

Feb 18, 2020

Patients who are recovering from traumatic injuries glided down the slopes during Adaptive Ski Day on Feb. 14 at Roundtop Mountain Resort.

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