My exam didn't start until ...

Now for the difficult part.  I work with a PT who is constantly behind on paperwork.  That is not unusual; we all get behind at times and then we catch up eventually. Well, this PT has not caught up for ...

According to the June 26 PT Bulletin Online from the APTA, Michigan has passed legislation to license PTAs. Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm signed SB 151 into law on June 25, requiring PTAs to obtain state licensure. With this move, Michigan becomes the 42nd jurisdiction to license PTAs. Thirty-nine other states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico license PTAs, while 8 other states regulate PTAs ...

I see it as common sense: You should do what the therapist tells you. I mean, when ...

I'm so nervous.  I've basically been studying for this exam for 3 years- every single class, every lecture ...

1. the physical pressure, pull, or other force exerted on one thing by another.
2. a specific response by the body to a stimulus, as fear or pain, that disturbs or interferes with the normal physiological equilibrium of an organism.

Combine these two definitions and you get:  A physical pressure, pull, or force that causes the body to ...

Then Father's Day comes and my ...

With the shift to warm weather, people of all ages start thinking exercise. Before your older patients take their exercise routine outdoors, The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons this week advised baby boomers not to overdo it. In a press release, the AAOS offered the following tips to help boomers prevent exercise-related injuries:

• Check with your doctor before beginning any exercise program. ...

1. Student loan payment;
2. Buy massive amounts of groceries;
3. Go to a Brewer's game;
4. Buy some work clothes!
5. Turn the lights on in my apartment, because I have money to pay my electric bill;
6. Pay someone to take my board exam for me;
7. Renew my APTA membership;
8. Go on vacation. I need one;
9. I think ...

So far most of my patient's ...

It is easy to respond well when someone gives us a compliment or encourages us.  Constructive criticism can even be easy to swallow.  But thoughtless, hurtful words can bring thoughtless, harmful responses that make the situation worse.  

When was the last time someone spoke critically to you?  We may face criticism at work (client, boss, co-worker) or at home (spouse, child, parent, ...

I recently read Gloria Allred's book "Fight Back and Win."  I think if she took on the health care industry there would be a lot of people sweating under her scrutiny. 

I bring this up because the definition of "skilled" ...

There's an interesting story out of Connecticut from this weekend. It involves a nursing home facing lawsuits for neglecting two patients, both of whom died. In the first, part of the argument is that the client did not receive "medically necessary physical therapy," ...

The Oxford Debate is held in interactive fashion with one side presenting a 3-minute case and the opposing side offering a rebuttal. Audience participation ...

BALTIMORE-Adding to a plethora of activities in Baltimore, the ADVANCE staff attended a reception celebrating Kennedy Krieger Institute's newly opened outpatient center. The state-of-the-art facility was designed to improve and expand the services offered to children and young adults with developmental disabilities and spinal cord injuries.

The six-story, 115,000 square-foot building features the latest ...

BALTIMORE--Do we really need all of the regulations Medicare and the physician fee schedule places on the PT profession-or do the regulations just make practicing PT more cumbersome and confusing?

Likely a little bit of both, according to the panelists at the 2009 Rothstein Debate, "When Does Regulation Become Over-Regulation, and When Does Under-Regulation Invite Abuse?"

The debate was held June ...

Years ago, Dr. Malone stubled upon this gender difference and wanted to find out more about it. In order to attract ...