News: Physical Therapy
Tiny Tots in Motion: Go Baby Go! at UCF
An innovative program at the University of Central Florida helps toddlers with mobility issues. Special tiny toy cars made just for the children gets them on the move.
UCF Go Baby Go! Helps Children with Mobility Challenges
Two young girls are gaining independence and smiles thanks to customized cars designed to help children with mobility challenges. This week’s Community Champion highlights UCF Go Baby Go!, an organization...
How to Assess Pain in Nonverbal Dementia Patients
How do you know a resident with dementia is in pain if they can’t speak? Too often, pain goes untreated because staff miss the signs. Proper assessment tools can change...
Six CHPS Alumni Honored Among UCF’s 30 Under 30
Six alumni from the College of Health Professions and Sciences have been recognized as 30 Under 30 Alumni Award recipients. Included in the Class of 2026 are: Cassandra Allen ’18, Chloe Artrip ’19 ’23DPT, Brenden Brown...
How Toy Cars Are Transforming Kids’ Lives
UCF’s Go Baby Go! improves outcomes for children with mobility challenges through ingenuity, resourcefulness and community.
The Next Elite Sports Physical Therapists
Alvaro Zapata and Tsianna Barnwell have never feared the highest level of competition. They crave it. Growing up, soccer, track and football lit internal fires that burn to this day,...
UCF Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Set New Record for Residency Placements
The Doctor of Physical Therapy program in the College of Health Professions and Sciences has reached a new milestone, with a record number of graduating students accepted into post-professional residency...
Go Baby Go! Receives $25,000 Gift from Variety – The Children’s Charity of Florida
Variety – The Children’s Charity of Florida has made a $25,000 gift to UCF Go Baby Go! to support the creation of specially adapted cars that help children with mobility...
UCF Physical Therapy Program Rises to Highest Ranking in History
The Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program in the UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences has achieved its highest ranking in program history, earning a tie for the No....
Residency Mentors Present at National Physical Therapy Conference
UCF and Orlando Health Residency Mentors Lauren Porteous and Logan Brown presented at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting in Anaheim, California, on Feb. 13. Their session,...
