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Apr 2025
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Defining Moment: Healing the Little Brai...

AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
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Elizabeth Pimentel, PT, MA, recalls a memorable patient and her struggles to make peace with the patient’s untimely death. Access the article on the APTA Magazine webpage for photos and to learn more about this episode’s speaker.

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