Celebrating Physical Therapy Month

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It’s an annual event when the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) students take advantage of October being Physical Therapy Month and give the College community a flavor on what the program has to offer. On October 28, the students set up their equipment on the 2nd Floor Forum and invited everyone to learn more about the program.

The students set up stations to check agility, grip strength, balance and jumping, as well as checking blood pressure and other vitals.

“We are getting good responses from students ready to try out the equipment. Some at first think it will be too challenging, but most are doing quite well,” said PTA major Joanna Matusek, from Cedar Grove.

Joanna said students were asking about the PTA program itself. “We are doing a little recruiting today too, which is good,” she added.   

The PTA program, offered through the College’s Division of Nursing & Health Sciences, is led by Coordinator Dr. Christine Stutz-Doyle. Faculty members are Thomas Donofrio and Kevin Lawless.