The answer is complex, from a physical therapist's point of view. Julie Pauls, post-doctoral fellow in physical therapy at the TWU Institute of Health Sciences Houston Center, obtains blood pressure readings from Major Williams, Jr. at Hester House Community Center in Houston.
Many factors affect quality of life for women and men.
Research and collaboration represent the key which Dr. Protas hopes will help open the door to the answers that they seek. As women in health care, they also are assuming a leadership role. Moving health care forward means partnerships and collaboration among the many groups that provide services for clients. For TWU's school of physical therapy, those efforts involve several grants in conjunction with Baylor College of Medicine and the Department of Veterans Affairs. While the research is in its beginning stages for each grant, the potential importance of the results will touch women and older persons with disabilities, as well as individuals who suffer from back pain.