Division of Physical Therapy
The Division of Physical Therapy occupies 10,000
square feet of space on the 2nd floor of the Zeckendorf health
Sciences Center. The facilities include:
- Classrooms with state-of-the-art audiovisual and physical
therapy equipment
- A 20-unit student computer center equipped with the latest
software and broadband internet access
- The Human Movement Research Laboratory with instrumentation
forgait analysis, 3-dimensional motion analysis, electromyography,
isokinetics, measurement of force and airflow.
- The LIU Center for Physical Rehabilitation, an outpatient
physical therapy clinic providing student education and treatment
of orthopedic and sports injuries, neurological disorders,
balance disorders, chronic pain, and dance injuries
- A gross anatomy laboratory in adjacent space
For more than 750,000 people every day in the United States, physical therapists:
- Diagnose and manage movement dysfunction and enhance physical
and functional abilities
- Restore, maintain, and promote optimal physical function
as well as optimal wellness, fitness and quality of life
as it relates to movement and health
- Prevent the onset, symptoms, and progression of impairments,
functional limitations, and disabilities that may result
from diseases, disorders, conditions, or injuries
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