USC researchers develop robotic leg that can learn to walk

Professor Francisco Valero-Cuevas and his research team use new AI algorithms to teach robots to move by themselves, opening exciting possibilities for physical rehabilitation.

USC physical therapy researcher Barbara Sargent aims to detect cerebral palsy in infants earlier than ever before

Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy Barbara Sargent is leading a new study to find out if a particular type of movement — decreased selective leg control — can be used to diagnose cerebral palsy in very early infancy.

Professor Lori Michener and her team strive to reduce elbow injuries in baseball

UCL injury has been occurring more frequently in college baseball athletes, especially pitchers, in the past decade, and USC physical therapy researcher Lori Michener is hoping to one day prevent it altogether.

A Father's Love

USC’s interdisciplinary ALS clinic helps Shaun Kalpakoff prolong the onset of ALS’ devastating symptoms, giving the single father precious time to play with his 10-year-old son.

2 Days in the Life

With the advent of the new DPT@USC hybrid program, which began this summer, there are now two educational paths that ultimately converge into a USC doctor of physical therapy degree. In this issue, we asked first-year residential DPT student Cheri Chan DPT ’21 and first-year hybrid student Maya Acocella DPT ’21 to chronicle two days in their lives as USC DPT students to show how similar (and, in some cases, how different) the two educational paths are.