St. Ambrose University Physical Therapy Department

10/29/2025

Check out our Student Spotlight Becca Ramp!! 🎉

10/28/2025

🎉 Celebrating PT Month with Purpose! 🏡

Our amazing physical therapy students rolled up their sleeves for a day of service with Tapestry Farms, helping welcome a refugee family from Africa into their new home! 💪🌍

Not only did they lend a hand with the move, but they also gained meaningful insight into the family's culture and the challenges refugees face in our community. 💬❤️

We’re incredibly proud of their compassion, teamwork, and commitment to making a difference. These students exemplify the Ambrosian spirit!

10/22/2025

Over the weekend, a few faculty members attended the Education Leadership Conference in Kansas City, MO!
They had the opportunity to reconnect with alumni, collaborate with site coordinators for clinical education, and engage with friends of the program. Dr. Miller presented with colleagues on programmatic strategies for student success, and all engaged in meaningful networking across the field of education leadership.

10/21/2025

Register today for the 2026 Advanced Pediatric Therapeutics Course Series taking place January 16-17 and July 31, 2026!

This course is the first in a two-part course series. The purpose of this course is to enhance the physical therapist’s knowledge of administration and interpretation of outcome measures.

10/21/2025

Registration is now open for a 2-day continuing education course presented by SAU DPT Alum Cody Birely, PT, DPT, NCS.

Implementing high intensity gait training across the continuum of neurologic rehabilitation takes place March 27-28, 2026.

This course will present on best practice for locomotor recovery after stroke, traumatic brain injury, and incomplete spinal cord injury and how we as PTs can best implement this in rehabilitation.

10/21/2025

The 2026 Manual Therapy Course Series begins on January 16, 2026 and registration is open!

The College of Health and Human Services at St. Ambrose University presents an event for physical therapists to embrace

10/21/2025

Check out our latest Alumni Spotlight featuring Dr. Meagan (Forsman) Starr, PT, DPT, SAU DPT '20!

10/16/2025

📣Check out our Orthopaedic Resident Spotlight - featuring Dr. Breanna Choffin Schmitt!

10/16/2025

Check out our DPT Student Spotlight Katie Johnson!

10/15/2025

https://sau.edu/about-sau/news-events/events/2025/lunch-and-learn-an-introduction-to-brief-action-planning-.php
Lunch and Learn: October 16, 12-1PM via Teams. An Introduction to Brief Action Planning – A Roadmap to Guide Lifestyle Changes Across Practice Settings

Ask your next patient if they know about the importance of a healthy lifestyle in managing chronic health conditions or preventing a future injury and they will likely to speak about being physically active, eating right, getting sleep, and managing stress. While our patients know this, they may not adopt these behaviors, even after receiving education and encouragement. Brief Action Planning is a structured behavioral intervention tool to support patient self-management and facilitate change. It is ideal for patients who are open to change, but struggle to act. Brief Action Planning can be incorporated into a typical physical therapy session and takes minutes to implement. This presentation will introduce attendees to the five foundational skills of Brief Action Planning and provide a roadmap to integration into clinical practice.

Brief Action Planning is a structured behavioral intervention tool to support patient self-management and facilitate change. It is ideal for patients who are open to change, but struggle to act.

09/30/2025

Interested in learning more about St. Ambrose’s premier DPT program?

Join us October 15 at 6PM for a virtual event discussing Evidence Based Practice and Being a Life-Long Learner.

Getting into PT school is just the beginning. What will truly set you apart, both as a student and as a future clinician, is your commitment to staying curious, asking better questions, and making decisions based on the best available evidence. We’ll talk about what it means to embrace evidence-based practice and how being a lifelong learner is not only important to success in PT school but is a professional responsibility.

Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/qq1TuLBVVL
Questions about the event, email pt@sau.edu.

09/23/2025

Take a look at our latest Alumni Spotlight featuring Dr. Danny Starr, PT, DPT, SAU DPT '20.