The Physical Therapy Department

In September of 2010, The Physical Therapy Department was awarded $30,000 from The James H. Cummings Foundation. The funds will go toward new equipment available in the majority of professional clinical practice settings and advanced wound care centers for the Daemen College Physical Agents Laboratory, enabling Daemen faculty to teach practice skills proven to be most effective in treating chronic wounds.  

In December of 2007, The Physical Therapy Department at Daemen College was awarded $25,000, also from The James H. Cummings Foundation to fund equipment the College's Physical Agents Laboratory. Funds were used for the purchase of Laser Sys*stim 540 Therapeutic Lasers and Auto Therm Short Wave Diathermy Equipment.  A grant of $2500 from the Koessler Foundation was also awarded for the equipment.  Project Director:  John J. Stachura M.B.A., D.P.T., Certified M.D.T.

In November of 2007, Ronald Schenk, Associate Professor of Physical Therapy, was awarded a grant of $5910 from the International Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy Research Foundation toward a research study entitled "The effectiveness of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) in patients who meet the clinical prediction rule for spinal manipulation."  PI:  Ron Schenk PT PhD OCS FAAOMPT Cert. MDT.

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Daemen College Department of Physical Therapy

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