While I am not a regular reader of Advance Magazine for Physical Therapy & Rehab Medicine (and I doubt this blog is in their RSS reader), it was with great interest that I read “Another POPTS View. A healthcare attorney…
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This week’s stiff you should read includes some great articles by Sports Medicine Research, Chris Johnson, and Charlie Weingroff.
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I love to test out apps that require whole body movement. So far I have not been impressed with many and don’t even bother sharing them. Here is one that has some potential…I guess. I am not overly excited about it but I have decided to mention it and see…
The doom-and-gloom futurists have got it wrong, I think. There will NOT be a doctor shortage of the magnitude predicted. If anything, the shortage of physical therapists will only increase. Now, how do we square THAT circle for my private practice physical therapist brothers and sisters?
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The EIM community is full of physical therapists that are passionate about making a difference. Whether that happens one on one with a patient, by participating in patient centered research, by promoting our profession, or by advocating for doing the…
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Download this free holiday mat to practice visual motor skills and encourage muscle strengthening on the fingers with matching clothes pins to the letters. You can download it at YourTherapySource.com.
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Understanding the kinetic chain is an important component of understanding movement and function.
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“In today’s ever changing healthcare environment with declining reimbursement we found our practice after 9 years on the edge of disaster. Referrals had declined, we were locked into two low paying contracts and our office morale was at an all…
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2011 Cyber Monday deals for Rehab and Performance Specialists
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Here is an interesting study published in Pediatric Physical Therapy . One hundred seventy six children in the child welfare system underwent gross motor skill evaluations, physical examinations and case workers were interviewed. The results indicated the following: significantly lower gross motor skills for children in foster care versus kinship…