PT Students volunteer at FUNfitness Special Olympics event

OSU Physical Therapy Students, along with Student-Athletes from the OSU Football team and PT and PTA students from the University of Toledo and Owens Technical College, provided FUNfitness screens to over 119 special needs athletes during the Ohio Special Olympics State games this summer.  Special Olympics FUNfitness is a physical therapy screening program that is designed to assess and improve physical strength, flexibility and balance, educate athletes and parents on the importance of staying physically fit and flexible, and provide a hands-on opportunity for participating Special Olympics athletes to learn more about physical therapy. Developed in partnership with the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), FUNfitness is led by volunteer physical therapists.

This summer’s event was coordinated by OSU PT faculty member, Dr. John DeWitt, DPT, SCS, ATC and Clinical Director for FUNfitness Ohio, Lana Silverman, DPT.  This is was the second year for screens and has since grown into a service learning initiative for students within the OSU Division of Physical Therapy.