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New and Improved
by Lisa Lombardo
Arguably, the best changes are ones that are subtle but make a big impact. To that end I would like to welcome our readers to ADVANCE for Physical Therapy and Rehab Medicine , a new and improved version of the national physical therapy newsmagazine that Read More...
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Deciding Where to Live and Work
by Lisa Lombardo
How much does the outlook on physical therapy jobs affect where you live and work? This month, AfterCollege.com researched the top metro areas across the country to for people looking for jobs in physical therapy. ( See the full story here .) They looked Read More...
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CT Nursing Home Lawsuits Involve Lack of PT
by Lauren Fritsky
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 Read More...
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PTs Making Progress
by Rob Senior
Earlier this week, 200 physical therapists, PTAs and students of physical therapy programs went to Capitol Hill to speak with legislators about the need to improve patient access to physical therapy services. Once in meetings with Senate and House members, Read More...
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Are You Prepared for Swine Flu?
by Elizabeth Puliti
The Department of Health and Human Services declared Swine flu a "public health emergency" in the United States, sparking fear and confusion in many Americans. The World Health Organization confirmed 73 cases of swine flu worldwide and 40 cases of the Read More...
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5th Annual PT Practitioner of the Year Award!
by Rob Senior
For the past few years, ADVANCE has honored the best and the brightest in the physical therapy profession every October with our PT Practitioner of the Year contest. Since 2005, ADVANCE has gathered entries and nominations from across the country to award Read More...
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Compensated for Cancer?
by Elizabeth Puliti
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization, concluded in 2007 that night work is "probably carcinogenic to humans." Furthermore, the IARC classifies the cancer risk of night work as "Group 2A," the same Read More...
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Strategies on Combating POPTS
by Lisa Lombardo
CSM 2009 Wrap-up: The APTA keeps a watchful eye on the legislative strategies states can use to fight encroachment of physician-owned physical therapy practices (POPTS). But there are other ways to stop what many therapists see as a major cause thwarting Read More...
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Are Changes Coming?
by Lisa Lombardo
America has elected a new president--an historic event that even other nations are taking notice of. Sen. Barack Obama's election as the first African-American president will rightly be remembered as a turning point in U.S. politics. But without too much Read More...
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October is National Physical Therapy Month!
by Elizabeth Puliti
Is your facility or clinic doing something special to acknowledge October as PT Month? If so, ADVANCE wants to know about it! Send us a photo of your staff or of an event with a brief caption and we will include it in an online photo gallery of how PTs Read More...
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Good News: Senate Passes Medicare Bill
by Lisa Lombardo
Pleasing the leadership of the American Physical Therapy Association and PTs and PTAs everywhere, the Senate yesterday passed HR 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act. "We are thrilled that the Senate took action yesterday and Read More...
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PT 2008 'Kicks it Up' at the Opening Ceremony
by Elizabeth Puliti
SAN ANTONIO—PT 2008 kicked the conference off right last night with a stimulating opening ceremony. APTA President R. Scott Ward, PT, PhD, welcomed the overflowing audience of PTs to San Antonio. He had nothing but praise for the 7 th largest city in Read More...
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Find Us on Facebook!
by Elizabeth Puliti
ADVANCE for Physical Therapists & PT Assistants created a page on the popular social networking site Facebook. This brand new PT community is just for you. Share your photos/videos, talk with other PTs through our discussion boards and check in for Read More...
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Guest Blogger: Naomi Aaronson MA, OTR/L, CHT
by Elizabeth Puliti
Every Child Left Behind As a school-based therapist, I see many changes since I was in elementary school. It seems the only thing that has remained are the shelter drills, and even they disappeared for a while! No Child Left Behind, which was enacted Read More...
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We’re Packing Our Bags!
by Elizabeth Puliti
APTA's annual conference officially kicks off in two weeks-and it's safe to say the ADVANCE staff can hardly wait to get to San Antonio! We've already researched key speakers , debate issues , educational topics , local "lone star" attractions and, of Read More...
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