UIC Department of Physical Therapy

UIC Department of Physical Therapy The Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Applied Health Sciences

🎉 Celebrating New Research FundingCongratulations to Dr. Sangeetha Madhavan, who has received a new NIH R01 grant for th...
09/18/2026

🎉 Celebrating New Research Funding

Congratulations to Dr. Sangeetha Madhavan, who has received a new NIH R01 grant for the project, “Teleassessment of Gait and Balance After Stroke: Bridging Gaps in Rehabilitation Access.”

This multi-center study will address an important challenge in stroke rehabilitation: the lack of validated methods to remotely assess gait and balance.

For many stroke survivors, particularly those living in rural or underserved communities, traveling to a clinic for regular assessments can be difficult. This study will examine whether commonly used gait and balance assessments can be conducted safely and reliably in a person’s home using telehealth, with the goal of giving clinicians practical tools to evaluate patients remotely and expand access to rehabilitation services.

The interdisciplinary research team includes Dr. Kesar of Emory University, Dr. Jayaraman of Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, and Drs. Fischer, Bhaumik, and Testai of the University of Illinois Chicago.

Congratulations to Dr. Madhavan and the entire team on this exciting achievement! 👏

🎓 Grand Rounds is back!Join us for our first Grand Rounds of the academic year featuring 2026 UIC Sports Physical Therap...
09/17/2026

🎓 Grand Rounds is back!

Join us for our first Grand Rounds of the academic year featuring 2026 UIC Sports Physical Therapy Residency graduate Dr. Zach Griffith, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS.

Dr. Griffith will present:

Lower Extremity Injury in the Athletic Patient

📅 Wednesday, October 14, 2026
⏰ 11:45 AM–12:45 PM
📍 AHSB 409

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Griffith back to UIC and kick off this year’s Grand Rounds series with a clinically focused discussion on the evaluation and management of lower-extremity injuries in athletic populations.

🔗 Register here: go.uic.edu/PTGrandRounds

Serving Those Who Served 🇺🇸UIC DPT students joined Dr. Alyssa Jones at the Lockport Military History Weekend Veterans He...
09/14/2026

Serving Those Who Served 🇺🇸

UIC DPT students joined Dr. Alyssa Jones at the Lockport Military History Weekend Veterans Health & Wellness Fair, providing blood pressure screenings for veterans and members of the community.

Our team also had the opportunity to talk with participants about their results and share information on healthy lifestyle changes and the importance of cardiovascular health and prevention. ❤️🩺

Experiences like this give our students an opportunity to put their skills into practice while engaging with and serving the communities around us.

Thank you to Dr. Jones and our DPT students for representing UIC Physical Therapy, and most importantly, thank you to all the veterans who joined us and to those who have served our country. 🇺🇸

Preseason with UIC Baseball ⚾️🔥Students from the UIC DPT Class of 2028 recently stepped out of the classroom and into th...
09/03/2026

Preseason with UIC Baseball ⚾️🔥

Students from the UIC DPT Class of 2028 recently stepped out of the classroom and into the world of collegiate athletics, participating in preseason screenings with UIC Baseball!

Students had the opportunity to work with UIC student-athletes and apply their developing examination and assessment skills in a real-world sports setting.

Experiences like these are a great way to connect what our students are learning in the classroom and lab with clinical practice while continuing to strengthen the collaboration between UIC Physical Therapy and UIC Athletics.

Thanks to everyone who helped make this experience possible, and best of luck to UIC Baseball as they prepare for the season ahead! ⚾️🔥

09/02/2026

At , our work may involve advanced technology, new discoveries and complex health challenges. But at the center of it all are people.

The summer 2026 issue of Applied Health Sciences Magazine introduces you to some of them: a graduate student helping children discover the possibilities of healthy cooking, a faculty member sustaining an 18-year partnership advancing disability inclusion, a researcher finding new ways to make science accessible, and a scholarship carrying a physical therapist’s legacy forward.

Their stories remind us that meaningful change happens through connection, collaboration and a commitment to helping people live healthy, self-determined lives.

Explore the latest issue: https://ahs.uic.edu/magazine-summer-2026/

First Week in the Books! 📚🎉And just like that, a new academic year is underway at UIC DPT!We’re excited to welcome back ...
08/28/2026

First Week in the Books! 📚🎉

And just like that, a new academic year is underway at UIC DPT!

We’re excited to welcome back our Class of 2028 as they begin their second year and officially welcome the Class of 2029 as they start their DPT journey with us! 🎓

And while we may not see them around campus right now, our Class of 2027 is hard at work on clinical rotations, continuing their learning out in the clinic and putting their skills into practice. 💪

After a busy first week of classes, labs, reconnecting with classmates, and meeting new faces, it’s great to have our students back and the halls full again.

Whether learning in the classroom, the lab, or the clinic, we’re excited for another year of learning, growing, and building community together. ❤️💙

Welcome back, everyone. One week down, and we’re just getting started! 🔥

Aloha, Zach! 🌺🤙As Zach Griffith, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS officially completes his UIC Sports Physical Therapy Residency tomorr...
08/27/2026

Aloha, Zach! 🌺🤙

As Zach Griffith, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS officially completes his UIC Sports Physical Therapy Residency tomorrow, we celebrated the end of an incredible year with our traditional residency sendoff luau themed party complete with leis, great food, great speeches, and even better company!

Congratulations, Zach, on an outstanding year. It has been incredible to watch your growth not only as a clinician and professional, but as a person. We are excited to see what comes next as you begin your new position soon! 👀

Of course, no residency sendoff would be complete without another UIC PT Residency tradition. Zach added his signature to the residency cohort frisbee, joining every cohort dating all the way back to our inaugural 2014–2015 residency class. More than a decade of residents and memories on one frisbee; and somehow we’re still finding room for signatures! 😂🥏

Congratulations, Zach! Thank you for an awesome year and for leaving your mark on UIC PT; literally and figuratively.

Here’s to many more residents, many more cohort signatures. 🌺🔥

Sports Residency Capstone Spotlight 🔬🏃Congratulations to Zach Griffith, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS our UIC Sports Physical Therap...
08/26/2026

Sports Residency Capstone Spotlight 🔬🏃

Congratulations to Zach Griffith, PT, DPT, MS, CSCS our UIC Sports Physical Therapy Resident, on an outstanding capstone presentation!

Zach presented “The Effects of Fatiguing Running on Femoral Articular Cartilage Thickness,” highlighting findings from his residency research project using ultrasound imaging to examine changes in femoral articular cartilage thickness following running in healthy recreational runners.

The project produced some fascinating findings and was a great example of integrating sports physical therapy, research, and advanced imaging to explore questions relevant to clinical practice.

A special thank you to Dr. Matt Gauthier, Dr. Lindsay Hannigan, Dr. Shah, and everyone from the Human & Sport Performance Lab, UIC Faculty Practice, and UIC Sports Medicine who helped support Zach and this project along the way.

And what a turnout! 👏 Thank you to our DPT students, faculty, residents, and colleagues who packed the room to support Zach. It was one of our most well-attended resident seminars yet and a great reflection of the UIC PT community.

Outstanding work, Zach! We are excited to celebrate this milestone as you get closer to completing your UIC Sports Physical Therapy Residency! 🔥

UIC Athletics Physicals Day 🔥🏃This week, UIC DPT students and our Sports Physical Therapy Residents participated in UIC ...
08/26/2026

UIC Athletics Physicals Day 🔥🏃

This week, UIC DPT students and our Sports Physical Therapy Residents participated in UIC Athletics Physicals Day, working alongside the UIC Athletics as student-athletes prepare for the season ahead!

Students and residents had the opportunity to apply their skills in a real-world sports setting while gaining valuable hands-on experience as part of the preseason physicals process.

Experiences like these provide another opportunity to connect education with clinical practice while strengthening the collaboration between UIC Physical Therapy and UIC Athletics.

Good luck to all UIC student-athletes as they get ready for another great year! Go Flames! 🔥

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