{"id":5078,"date":"2012-09-13T11:00:36","date_gmt":"2012-09-13T11:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/Ed%20Rapier,%2079,%20loves%20to%20shoot%20hoops,%20golf%20and%20exercise%20regularly.%20In%20February%20this"},"modified":"2021-08-04T19:27:16","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T19:27:16","slug":"making-seniors-strong-through-geriatric-research-and-clinical-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/making-seniors-strong-through-geriatric-research-and-clinical-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Making seniors strong through geriatric research and clinical care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright wp-image-8099\" src=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/rapier.jpg\" alt=\"Ed Rapier\" width=\"575\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/rapier.jpg 600w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/rapier-101x150.jpg 101w, https:\/\/magazines.uthscsa.edu\/mission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2016\/01\/rapier-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/>Ed Rapier, 79, loves to shoot hoops, golf and exercise regularly. In February this year, while hiking down a mountain trail in Manzanillo, Mexico, Rapier tore a muscle in his left knee. He was treated by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ortho-sa.com\/dr-matthew-murray-orthopedic-surgeons-san-antonio-tx.html\">Matthew Murray, M.D.<\/a>, an orthopaedic surgeon with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uthscsa.edu\/patient-care\/physicians\">UT Health Physicians<\/a>, the clinical practice of the Health Science Center\u2019s School of Medicine. Thanks to Dr. Murray\u2019s specialized skills &#8211; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uthscsa.edu\/patient-care\/physicians\/clinics\/physical-therapy\">UT Health San Antonio Physical Therapy Services<\/a> at the Medical Arts &amp; Research Center (MARC) &#8211; Rapier is back to the activities he loves. He represents the seniors who benefit from the research and compassionate care of UT Health Science Center scientists and physicians who make lives better. To see a physician or physical therapist of UT Health San Antonio, call 210-450-9000; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uthscsa.edu\/patient-care\/physicians\/\">UTHealthPhysicians.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed Rapier, 79, loves to shoot hoops, golf and exercise regularly. 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