The infectious energy was in the air as the theme was “Pirate Day.” Participants and students, dressed in pirate garb, were laughing and eagerly awaiting their obstacle course to commence. A treasure hunt was set up to travel participants through a guided course that included mock versions of the infamous walking the plank, a row
Please join us for this year’s homecoming festivities! The Chapman Family Homecoming Celebration is a great opportunity to expand your panther network and learn more about Crean College’s latest initiatives and achievements. On Friday, October 10 , physical therapy professor Alison McKenzie on will present a special afternoon lecture, “The Neuroscience of Stroke Recovery:
Chapman’s Department of Physical Therapy , Dr. Steve Cramer ’s Laboratory in UC Irvine’s Department of Neurology, UC Irvine Health, and the Orange County Stroke Rehab Network hosted a very successful fifth annual Stroke Awareness Picnic at the end of May on the UC Irvine campus. Sharing Stroke Survivor Successes & Resources This
This article, written by Joe Yogerst, originally appeared on the Los Angeles Times website. Chapman’s Department of Physical Therapy offers a “boot camp” that takes a creative approach to rehab. Alison McKenzie ’s stroke boot camp looks nothing like a traditional physiotherapy session. On any given day there might be a competitive game of wheelchair hockey
Dr. Nicole S. Hignojoz is a full-time faculty member in the Physical Therapy department at Chapman University and she recently returned from her second visit to El Salvador, where she is helping advance physical therapy. Hignojoz was invited by the United Cerebral Palsy Organization and a physical therapist from UCLA Hospital (also a former faculty member
Chapman University’s Stroke Boot Camp was held on campus last June and was the subject of a page-one feature in The Los Angeles Times, Tuesday, August 13, 2013. For stroke survivors, the 10-day boot camp is a chance to strengthen not just mind and body but also communal bonds. “Like at any summer camp, people blossom, lose their