Clarke Organization of Student Physical Therapists - COSPT

A few photos from our Take Away Hunger food packaging! Thank you again to everyone who came out to help!

Thank you for all of your support at Chipotle Night for Take Away Hunger. We raised enough money to package 3,186 meals for those who need it most!

Our Ark Advocates committee is always doing great things! Shout out to everyone who joined in tonight!

We had a great crew for wheelchair basketball open gym tonight! You missed it? Don’t worry! You can join us on November 28 and December 5 at Carver from 6-7:30. 🏀

Join us Tuesday (November 6th) from 5-9pm at the Dubuque Chipotle to help raise money to supply food for those without! Just mention COSPT or Take Away Hunger at the counter. Thank you in advance for your support.

is an annual event supported by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) to raise awareness of the opioid epidemic in America. Each year a member of the Clarke PT program organizes a Day to raise awareness of how physical therapists can combat chronic pain in a safer and equally effective manner as opioids. Here are some key facts about the opioid epidemic and how physical therapists can help:

-Opioids are continually prescribed at an alarmingly high rate, and addiction/misuse of these opioids are leading to a drastic increase in opioid-related deaths and hospitalizations.
-According to the CDC, over 1,000 people are treated in the emergency hospital setting each day for misuse of opioid prescriptions. In addition, "as many as 1 in 4 people who receive prescription opioids long-term for noncancer pain struggles with addiction."
-ALL patients have a choice over what kind of treatment they receive. Physical therapy is a safe and equally effective alternative to opioids for the treatment of long-term pain.

Clarke University Physical Therapy students participating in wore matching t-shirts all day and took a group picture to spread awareness both on campus, and on social media.

Tag yourself in the picture, and share for everyone to see! Thanks for helping to make this a successful Day!