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The Ithaca Health Alliance has arranged with faculty from the physical therapy department at Ithaca College to provide services to dancers and musicians once a month at the Free Clinic. A professor from the College will offer the consultations to artists in the community at no charge to recipients. Dancers and musicians who have suffered an injury or those who experience chronic pain are encouraged to call the Free Clinic for an appointment.

This new service from Ithaca College follows the long-standing relationship between the College's occupational therapy program and the Free Clinic, whereby occupational therapy graduate students and faculty provide ongoing services to Clinic patients in need. The occupational therapy program offers tools to improve activities of daily living, including self-care, work, and leisure activities.

Community members interested in either physical or occupational therapy are welcome to use the Free Clinic, which is committed to serving the needs of un- and underinsured residents of the region.

"These physical therapy services will be a great addition to our growing list of adjuncts to primary care. We are grateful to Ithaca College for its help in developing our programs," said Bethany Schroeder, the agency's Executive Director.

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