Whole person health: How UConn’s physical therapy program supports mental health

Whole person health: How UConn’s physical therapy program supports mental health

UConn physical therapy professors and students working in the Movement for Life Lab. April 17, 2026. (Bridget Bronsdon)University of Connecticut physical therapy professor Dr. Cristina Colón-Semenza saw a 2019 article in the Journal of the American Medical Association about exercise as an effective method to manage depression.She was excited, thinking the article would reference physical therapists. But she quickly realized the piece completely …