{"id":147396,"date":"2025-08-11T16:29:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=147396"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:29:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T21:29:16","slug":"uwm-accesspt-offers-free-physical-therapy-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/uwm-accesspt-offers-free-physical-therapy-services\/","title":{"rendered":"UWM AccessPT offers free physical therapy services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UWM AccessPT \u2014 a student-led physical therapy clinic in the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program \u2014 offers physical therapy services to those lacking insurance, with limited insurance or difficulty accessing physical therapy services. Appointments are available on Thursdays at two locations.<\/p>\n<p>Students work in pairs to treat each patient under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist faculty member. Students get hands-on experiences to complement what they are learning in the classroom. And community members have access to physical therapy and wellness services at no cost.<\/p>\n<p>Conditions treated include but aren&#8217;t limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Back\/neck pain<\/li>\n<li>Joint pain<\/li>\n<li>Muscle strains<\/li>\n<li>Arthritis<\/li>\n<li>Balance deficits<\/li>\n<li>Neurologic conditions<\/li>\n<li>General weakness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Thursdays, noon-4 p.m. during fall, spring and summer semesters<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>UWM Campus: NWQ Building; 2025 E. Newport Ave., Room G458<\/li>\n<li>House of Peace:1702 W. Walnut St., Milwaukee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please contact us with questions or to make an appointment by calling 414-229-3360 or emailing <a href=\"mailto:uwm-accesspt@uwm.edu\">uwm-accesspt@uwm.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UWM AccessPT is a physical therapy clinic led by students to provide services to those lacking insurance, with limited insurance or difficulty accessing PT services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40008,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[187],"tags":[],"section":[],"display_categories":[],"related-coverage":[],"uwmnews-feed":[],"class_list":["post-147396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-faculty-staff-announcements"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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