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Backpacks, Screens, and Achy Backs: Helping Kids Build Healthy Habits for the School Year

Backpacks, Screens, and Achy Backs: Helping Kids Build Healthy Habits for the School Year Backpacks are heavier, screens are ever-present, and a growing number of young people are experiencing back and neck pain. As students return to the classroom and settle into homework routines, now is the perfect time to build healthy habits that can help protect growing bodies and prevent pain before it starts. Back and neck pain are becoming increasingly common among children and adolescents. Studies suggest that between 20% and 70% of school-aged children report experiencing back pain at some point, with risk increasing during [...]

By |2026-08-07T17:23:53+00:00August 12, 2026|Front Page News, SCU News|
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LEAPS Experience Inspires SCU OTD Student’s Vision for Latino Caregivers

LEAPS Experience Inspires SCU OTD Student’s Vision for Latino Caregivers Selected for a national interdisciplinary leadership development program, Doctor of Occupational Therapy student Gabriella Ulloa is turning lessons in integrative health into a community-based initiative supporting Latino caregivers. When Southern California University of Health Sciences Doctor of Occupational Therapy student Gabriella “Gabby” Ulloa was selected for the Leadership and Education Program for Students in Integrative Medicine (LEAPS), she saw more than an opportunity to expand her education. She saw a chance to explore how occupational therapy, integrative healthcare, and personal wellness practices could come together to improve the [...]

By |2026-08-10T17:01:15+00:00August 11, 2026|Front Page News, OTD-Organic, SCU News|
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Healthcare Can’t Afford to Wait Until People Get Sick

Healthcare Can't Afford to Wait Until People Get Sick Why prevention may be the best investment the healthcare system can make. The United States doesn't have a healthcare spending problem because people are getting too much care. It has a healthcare spending problem because too much of that care begins only after people become sick. Every day, our healthcare system performs extraordinary work treating heart attacks, managing diabetes, replacing worn joints, controlling chronic pain, and helping patients recover from serious illness. Those advances have extended lives and improved countless outcomes. But they also reveal an uncomfortable truth: much [...]

By |2026-08-04T19:02:34+00:00August 4, 2026|Front Page News, SCU News|
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How Diagnostic Ultrasound Is Strengthening Tactical Sports Medicine Training at SCU

How Diagnostic Ultrasound Is Strengthening Tactical Sports Medicine Training at SCU Dr. Michael Fanning’s specialized expertise is helping SCU residents develop diagnostic ultrasound skills that support clinical decisions, patient education, and coordinated musculoskeletal care. When a firefighter recently visited the Tactical Sports Medicine Clinic at Southern California University of Health Sciences, the patient reported popping and clicking near the sternoclavicular joint whenever moving their shoulder. The symptoms began after an upper-body injury sustained during an emergency response, raising concerns about damage to the joint connecting the collarbone to the chest. Using musculoskeletal ultrasound, Dr. Michael Fanning, Associate Professor [...]

By |2026-08-03T20:24:16+00:00August 4, 2026|DC-Organic, Front Page News, SCU News|
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New Study, Co-Authored by SCU Research Director, Identifies What Yoga Therapy Needs to Advance as a Healthcare Profession

New Study, Co-Authored by SCU Research Director, Identifies What Yoga Therapy Needs to Advance as a Healthcare Profession A survey of 360 yoga therapists in the United States and Canada reveals key opportunities to strengthen professional education, employment, workforce diversity, and healthcare integration. People managing chronic pain, cancer treatment side effects, mental health concerns, and other complex conditions often need support that addresses more than the disease itself. Yoga therapy may help meet some of those needs, yet many patients and healthcare providers remain unfamiliar with the profession and how it differs from a general yoga class. Yoga [...]

By |2026-08-04T02:33:14+00:00July 31, 2026|Front Page News, SCU News|
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SCU Researcher Co-Develops Framework Linking Chronic Pain and PTSD Research

SCU Researcher Co-Develops Framework Linking Chronic Pain and PTSD Research Millions of people live with both chronic pain and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), yet healthcare often treats the two conditions separately. One provider may focus on physical rehabilitation while another addresses the psychological effects of trauma, leaving important connections between the two conditions overlooked. A new framework co-developed by Southern California University of Health Sciences researcher Dr. Steffany Moonaz (along with Dr. Marlysa Sullivan, a physical therapist and yoga therapist, and Dr. Belle Zaccari, a psychologist and yoga researcher )offers a different perspective—one that views chronic pain and [...]

By |2026-07-27T16:09:49+00:00July 27, 2026|Front Page News, SCU News|
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How Occupational Therapy Helps Bring Lifestyle Medicine into Daily Life

How Occupational Therapy Helps Bring Lifestyle Medicine into Daily Life Maria knew she needed to eat better and move more. Her physician had concerns about her Type 2 diabetes, weight, and declining quality of life. However, knowing what to do was not enough. Maria was a 52-year-old single mother of two teenagers who worked full time as a receptionist. Most evenings, she felt too tired to cook, walk her dogs, help her children with activities, or see friends. She spent hours watching television or scrolling through social media. Activities she once enjoyed had disappeared from her routine. Her [...]

By |2026-07-20T20:05:25+00:00July 16, 2026|Front Page News, OTD-Organic, SCU News|
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SCU PA Alum Marley E. Figueroa Munoz Selected for AAPA House of Delegates Leadership Role

SCU PA Alum Marley E. Figueroa Munoz Selected for AAPA House of Delegates Leadership Role When Marley E. Figueroa Munoz, PA, graduated from SCU’s Physician Assistant program in December 2025, she was already thinking about what it means to be part of the profession beyond clinical practice. Now practicing in Emergency Medicine, the recent graduate has been selected as a delegate for the American Academy of Physician Associates House of Delegates through the California Academy of Physician Associates. The opportunity places her in a professional leadership role early in her career, giving her a chance to learn more [...]

By |2026-07-09T23:19:21+00:00July 10, 2026|AYUR-Organic, Front Page News, SCU News|
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What It Takes to Build a Whole Health University: Lessons from Creating the Framework

What It Takes to Build a Whole Health University: Lessons from Creating the Framework  By John Scaringe, DC, EdD, President & CEO of SCU Whole Health has traditionally been discussed as a model of patient care. Whether in integrative medicine, primary care, or the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Whole Health approaches are designed to help individuals achieve better health outcomes by addressing the interconnected dimensions of physical, emotional, social, and environmental well-being. At Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU), we began asking a different and more expansive question: What would happen if the principles of Whole [...]

By |2026-07-10T16:03:02+00:00July 9, 2026|DrWHL, DrWHL-GEO, DrWHL-Organic, Front Page News, SCU News|
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Why Stress Feels Worse Than Ever—and What it Does to the Body

Why Stress Feels Worse Than Ever—and What it Does to the Body Life today is faster, fuller, and more demanding than it used to be—and for many people, stress has shifted from an occasional occurrence to a near-constant background hum. In fact, nearly 75% of adults report experiencing physical or mental symptoms related to stress, according to the American Psychological Association (APA). And while we often think of stress as strictly a mental state, it is actually a powerful biological process—one that can influence sleep, energy, mood, and even long-term health. “Stress isn’t just something we feel emotionally—it [...]

By |2026-07-30T15:10:47+00:00July 7, 2026|DrWHL, DrWHL-GEO, DrWHL-Organic, Front Page News, SCU News|
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