Topics: Therapy Services

A woman in a video chat on a laptop screen waves to another, shown in a smaller window on the screen. A coffee cup is next to the laptop.

Virtual behavioral health services now available to all through Penn State Health OnDemand app

Sep 15, 2021

Community members can now access behavioral health services on their computer, smartphone or tablet using the Penn State Health OnDemand app.

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.

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.

Three people work on a pink toy car, which is turned on its side and propped up on a table. Three other people stand nearby, looking on.

Physical therapists and high school students team up for Go Baby Go! program

Jan 7, 2019

In a pink, motorized toy car adapted especially for her, Elyse Brown can finally keep up with her two active older brothers.

A woman lays on her back on a table, holding a band with both hands. It’s looped around her right foot, which is raised in the air. A man in a physician’s coat and stethoscope stands next to the table, holding her foot and knee.

The Medical Minute: Consider physical therapy before being sidelined by sports injury

Nov 1, 2018

Both professional and amateur athletes often end up in physical therapy after an injury. But recently, there has been a shift toward proactive physical therapy. Here's why.

A close-up of a female runner’s legs. She grasps her right knee with both hands, as if in pain.

The Medical Minute: Lessen the risk of ACL injury for high school athletes

Aug 15, 2018

An athlete is sailing through the air or making a quick turn when all of a sudden he or she hears a “pop” in the knee. An athlete who experiences this followed by sudden pain and swelling often receives the much-feared diagnosis of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear.