Rockhurst University - Department of Physical Therapy and Exercise Science

11/10/2025

Our third year students in the Exam & Treatment of Running Athletes elective are having so much fun learning from !!

They are currently working through creating a running program with various neuromuscular reeducation, targeted strengthening & plyometric exercises.

11/06/2025

Our second year students are off to their first Clinical Experiences on Monday! We can’t wait to hear about all of your learning and growing across the next 5 weeks!



CLASS OF 2026, where are you going?!

11/03/2025

Shout out to these wonderful Class of 2025 DPT students who got to share many Pearls of Wisdom with Class of 2027 DPT students! You are all amazing and it’s so nice to have you back on campus ☺️

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from Rockhurst PT!! 🎃👻💀

10/23/2025

Students, faculty, alumni!! It’s time to get registered for the upcoming Ellen Spake Lecture Series! We are honored to have Wendy Nall, PT and APTA MO Chapter President joining us on November 6th to discuss “Why Advocacy Still Matters.”

2 weeks! Link in bio for registration 🔗

10/22/2025

Faculty Spotlight! ✨The PT Department attended the APTA Education Leadership Conference (ELC) this past weekend and had some presentations representing RU from Emily Tomlinson, PT, DPT, OCS and Marlon Addison Jr., PT, DPT, NCS.

Marlon also presented at the Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy (ANPT) 2025 Annual Conference in Omaha.

They just keep getting smarter and cooler!!

10/14/2025

Thank you so much to all of the student volunteers and the participants who came out to our PT Pickleball Tournament! 🎾🏓

Congratulations to our 1st place team!

10/09/2025

Don’t miss the Ellen Spake Lecture Series featuring Wendy Nall, PT, Chapter President of the APTA Missouri on happening November 6th.

10/09/2025

Congratulations, Brackon! Thank you for all that you do!

Congrats to Brackon! He will be teaching Rockhurst’s oldest physical therapy course, shaping the future of the profession.

10/04/2025

1st Saturday of the month means CURA clinic! Look at all of that collaboration for one patient - Students, Faculty, PT, OT, we love it! Thank you to all of our volunteers and patients who came out today!

Make sure you’re following .rockhurst! DM for more info on getting involved!

10/04/2025

10/01/2025

Kicking off National Physical Therapy Month with a reunion from our MPT Class of 1995! 💙
Fun fact: The Rockhurst Physical therapy program became a doctorate program in 2007! 🎓