For the month of March 2021 this year, in recognition of the Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Awareness Month, we at the Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions MS PT and wellness center conducted the 2021 Annual MS Fundraiser. This fundraiser is a way to not only spread awareness about MS but also to recognize the exercise [...]
Joel “During my second semester of volunteering, I had the opportunity to work on some filing at the Community Rehabilitation Clinic with another volunteer. While going through the mass quantity of papers, we were struck by how much good this Clinic does for its patients. We had hundreds of papers with names used for filing, [...]
Peggy “I learned about the Community Rehabilitation Clinic from my daughter. I am getting a little more mature, so I had challenges that needed help. My knee would hurt when going up and down stairs and if I walked very long. I also needed to increase strength in my legs. I have been very pleased [...]
Matthew "My left ankle was injured in a rock climbing accident 4 months prior to seeking out help. After healing progression stopped with lingering pain and limited mobility, an MRI was taken and I was referred to physical therapy to address strengthening and relieving my pain. Mountainlands Community Health Center suggested the Community Rehabilitation Clinic [...]
CLAIRE UVU student "I heard about the CRC through a friend who was a translator that volunteered there. I was looking for volunteer hours for application to Physical Therapy schools and to get experience in a Physical Therapy clinic. I have been volunteering at the CRC and helping patients with exercise, cleaning and changing beds [...]
JENNA UVU student “I heard about the volunteer opportunity at this clinic from a UVU Pre-PT newsletter. It let me know that the Community Rehabilitation Clinic was in need of volunteers. I am a pre-Physical Therapy student and I was looking for both volunteer hours and experiences in different kinds of clinics, so it seemed [...]
Rodolfo “I was referred to the clinic because in a previous job, I hit my left knee. Because of that, I was unable to work and lost my job. The prognosis of a surgery terrified me, since I couldn’t walk a block or stand for more than 20 minutes. Sitting and standing was very painful. [...]
“I had very limited movement in my left shoulder and anytime I tried to lift my arm, it was very painful. It was hard to put on clothes, do everyday activities, and even do simple things like put on my seatbelt. I used to help the Community Rehabilitation Clinic out when I worked for Provo [...]
“I was looking for volunteer opportunities at Mountainlands Family Health Center next to the CRC, but they had none. They told me to go next door to the PT Clinic. I was looking for volunteer hours for my Medical School application and had been looking into different medical fields trying to decide which career path [...]
I heard about the clinic by word of mouth. A classmate or fellow Anatomy TA highly recommended this MS clinic as a great volunteer opportunity and good place to get more experience in the PT profession. My primary application of the accumulating volunteer hours are for strengthening my applications to PT schools. However, after working [...]