Certain areas of the body may influence other areas throughout the kinetic chain, but have different impact based on how far away the two areas are, this is the kinetic chain ripple effect.
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Recent research was published in a journal, Emotion, indicating that subjects ranging in age from 4th grade through college students reacted with increased force to the color red. In one experiment, 4th through 10th grade students had to pinch and hold open a metal clasp. Before attempting the task,…
Here is a great way to collect observational data in the classroom if you want to compare students’ skills and behaviors. We can state that a student is fidgety in class but wouldn’t it be great if we had actual statistics comparing the student to their peers. Here is…
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If you really want to attract the fulfilling clients and patients, and you know the one’s I mean – the die hards, the fans, the ones that keep coming back and become part of the family – then learn from the barbershop.
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What is quality? How do we really know we provide quality care? The majority would probably believe using a measurement tool to capture the change that happens between two points in time is adequate. Did the patient’s initial presentation change…
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Evidence In Motion (EIM) is proud to unveil its much anticipated app for iPhone and iPad, EIM PT Mobile. EIM PT Mobile is an information and evidence-based practice push service that delivers news, journals, and industry blogs. EIM PT Mobile…
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Here is an interesting way to evaluate a client’s posture – try using your iPhone or iPad. Basically what you will do is create an image with a picture of the client and a grid over the picture. With the grid you can measure angles to determine progress. Here…
A few weeks ago I was chatting to the department head of one of the largest physiotherapy education establishments in the UK, she was asking about my experiences attending CSM this year and of the US physical therapy education system,…
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A recent study published in Acta Paediatrica indicated that English children have become weaker over the last decade. In 2008, the physical fitness of 315 ten year olds was compared to 308 ten year olds in 1998. The height to weight ratio (BMI) was the same for both groups of…