UDM - Physical Therapy Student Council

𝐔𝐃𝐌 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐔𝐩: 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐏𝐓𝐋𝐄

Tomorrow is not just an exam—it’s the moment your years of 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒈𝒈𝒍𝒆, 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒆, and 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆 finally meet their purpose.

You’ve survived deadlines, practicals, tears, self-doubt, and nights you almost gave up.
But you didn’t. 𝘠𝘰𝘶’𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. And that means something.

As you face the PTLE, remember this:
You are 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥, and 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 than you have ever given yourself credit for.

Every lecture, every patient, every late-night review—𝙡𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙩 ’𝙮𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙝𝙖𝙣.

Walk in with your 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒉𝒊𝒈𝒉.
Walk in with 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒇.
Walk in as the PT you’ve 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒍𝒚 to become.

✨Claim it. Kaya mo ’to. The next time you write your name, 𝐏𝐓𝐑𝐏 na ang kasunod.✨

Your 𝑷𝒉𝒚𝒔𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒑𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒚 believes in you—fully, proudly, wholeheartedly.

Red Ribbon Awareness Month

“𝘏𝘐𝘝 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯.” 🔴

Every individual living with HIV shows the world what 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒕𝒉 truly looks like. This month, we raise awareness, promote testing, support education, and firmly stand against stigma and discrimination.

With proper care and consistent rehabilitation, people living with HIV can maintain strength, improve endurance, and live full and empowered lives. Health is not defined by a diagnosis but by the 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏, and 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘𝒍𝒆𝒅𝒈𝒆 we share with one another.

This Red Ribbon Month, we stand with the fighters, the advocates, and the community that continues to spread 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔. 🔴✨




Pubmat by: Keith Rivera
Caption by: Danica Petonio

𝙃𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙥𝙖𝙞𝙣, 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙪𝙣 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙗 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙨?🤔 Your 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬 might be dealing with chronic overload — not simple inflammation. 😟

𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 happens when the tendon can’t keep up with stress, leading to degeneration and thickening. Common in runners, athletes, and even non-athletes na may “𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘸.” 🏃‍♀️🏃🏃‍♂️

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: 𝗣𝗧 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝘀 🩺
Progressive loading (eccentrics!), better footwear, gait correction, and smart activity modification can get you back to pain-free movement. 😊

Listen to your body — 𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪 𝘭𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘵 𝘬𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘪𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯. 💛✨



Pubmat and Caption by: Ariane Garciano
Content by: Marcus Bautista

𝑱𝑼𝑺𝑻 𝑪𝑶𝑵𝑪𝑳𝑼𝑫𝑬𝑫 | 🇵🇭 𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒈 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕

On this day, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, the 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 successfully organized and led today's Flag Retreat Ceremony, held in honor of our nation’s symbol of 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲. The ceremony brought together students, faculty, and staff to reflect on the values of 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐦, 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞.

Through this ceremony, we are inspired to continue serving our community with 𝒅𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒉𝒖𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒆 in both our profession and our country.

Pubmat by: Keizha Pablo and Christaniel Bundalian
Caption by: Nicole Francine Caluscosin