Items Tagged ‘Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation’
February 15, 2021
Arizona physician provides high-flying care to athletes at Ski Jump World Cup
By In the Loop 
Arthur De Luigi, D.O., provided care to American and Canadian ski jumpers at the tournament in Wisla, Poland, last November. He calls the assignment an amazing experience. Arthur De Luigi, D.O., is no stranger to winter sports. The chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation in Arizona has been a team physician with […]
Tags: Dr. Arthur De Luigi, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
January 17, 2019
Patient Care Assistant Makes Snow Angel for Hospitalized Patient
By In the Loop
It had been more than 30 years since one Mayo patient had seen snow, and she wondered aloud what it would be like to see a snow angel. Patient care assistant Kirby Rosenberg was happy to oblige.
Tags: Kirby Rosenberg, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Paula Wagner, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Saint Marys Campus
December 18, 2018
Meet Luna: The Newest (Four-Legged) Member of the Mayo Team in La Crosse
By In the Loop
One of the newest members of the Rehab Services team at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Luna the facility dog, is already a big hit with her patients.
Tags: Canine Companions for Independence, Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
September 27, 2018
Breast Cancer Survivor Continues to (Up) Lift Her Way Through Life
By In the Loop
Marianne Huebner was relatively new to weightlifting when a biopsy revealed she had breast cancer. But with the help of her care team, she was competing internationally just five months after treatment.
Tags: Breast Cancer, Dr. Andrea Cheville, Dr. James Jakub, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
January 17, 2017
Dream of Walking Down the Aisle Now Reality for Paralyzed Athlete
By In the Loop
In 2008, Mallory Weggemann became paralyzed from the waist down following an epidural injection gone wrong. The then 18-year-old competitive swimmer fought her way back into the water, went on to win two medals at the 2012 Paralympic Games, and competed in seven individual events during last year’s Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Still, Mallory […]
Tags: Lisa Beck, Mayo Clinic Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program, Megan Gill, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
June 26, 2014
By In the Loop
We don’t want to call it a slump, but it’s been a while since we’ve done a story on posture, ergonomics, standing desks or other office wellness topics. So when a story about how bad sitting posture can lead to bad standing posture popped up in The Wall Street Journal, well, we sat up straight […]
Tags: Dr. Andrea Cheville, Ergonomics, Kyphosis, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, PM&R, posture