ABOUT US

What We Do

We offer both in-person and virtual group and individual physical therapy services for people living with mobility challenges as a result of chronic health conditions. Our focus is on members of our community whose access to rehabilitative and health promotion services is limited by social and economic factors.

Faculty members who are licensed physical therapists manage and supervise all of our programs. Students in the Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program assist in providing clinical services and developing educational offerings.

Who We Serve

We focus on providing clinical services for adults with chronic health conditions who would benefit from ongoing physical rehabilitation and health promotion activities in a supportive community of physical therapists, students and peers. We most hope to serve people in our community who cannot access regular physical therapy care through other means.

Supporting the Clinic

All services are offered on a pro bono basis. Donations are gratefully accepted, and are used to support ongoing PTCMC offerings.

Who We Are

Regina Kaufman, PT, EdD, MS is Professor of Physical Therapy and director of the Community Mobility Clinic. She is an ABPTS certified specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy. She is an academician and clinician with more than 30 years of experience working with adults of all ages with neurologic and other chronic health and mobility conditions. She has a strong commitment to community-engaged education. For nearly 2 decades, she had partnered with community members living with chronic neurologic conditions to promote improvements in health and function while enhancing DPT student development through a variety of service learning initiatives. She is a certified leader for Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance, SAIL, and Walk with Ease, and a certified master trainer for SAIL. She, along with Dr. Nowakowski, is recipient of a Community Falls Risk Reduction grant from the Administration for Community Living. The focus of the grant initiative is to improve mobility and reduce falls among older adults living in Western Massachusetts, through implementation of SAIL and Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance.

Kimberly Nowakowski, PT, DPT is an Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and the Director of Clinical Education. She is an ABPTS-certified specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy and Certified Exercise Expert for Aging Adults. Her involvement in community health includes fall prevention programs, SAFE screening at the MA Senior Games, and she is a certified leader for Walk With Ease, Stay Active and Independent for Life, and Tai Ji Quan: Moving for Better Balance. She is part of a research team that received a grant from the Administration of Community Living to provide community-based falls risk reduction programming for older adults in Western Massachusetts.

Maureen Barrett PT, DPT and Certified Wound Specialist (CWS) is an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Associate Director of Clinical Education. Prior to her time at SC Maureen’s career focused on the medically complex patient in both Home Care and Long term Acute Care. She has been active in student clinical education throughout her career in the clinic where she served as both a Site Coordinator of Clinical Education and a Clinical Instructor. She is a certified leader for Walk with Ease. Her focus continues to be identifying best practices for educators to facilitate the transfer of knowledge to students in order to care for a population with complex health issues in addition to diversity, equity and inclusion concerns.