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New Medical Staff Might Be Bad For Your Health
by
Elizabeth Puliti
Starting a new job in emergency medicine? You may want to be extra careful on your first day. Research from Imperial College London states that the death rate is higher among patients admitted to English hospitals on the first Wednesday in August--the
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Don’t Be a Weekend Warrior
by
Elizabeth Puliti
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,
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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
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What Do You Resolve to do in 2009?
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Elizabeth Puliti
ADVANCE wishes you a happy new year! Several editors and bloggers here have resolved to change for the better in 2009. Her are our resolutions for the new year: Jason Marketti, PTA: 1. Spend more quality time talking to my children and holding hands with
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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
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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
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Good News: Senate Passes Medicare Bill
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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
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Physical Agents: In or Out?
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Lisa Lombardo
Since becoming the editor of ADVANCE in 2000, the thought has often occurred to me that PTs and PTAs are a surprisingly well-informed and opinionated bunch. But they are also a lot of fun as well. This was proved to me on June 13 at the annual APTA conference
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PT 2008 'Kicks it Up' at the Opening Ceremony
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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
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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
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What’s Your Game?
by
Lisa Lombardo
I recently got a chance to try something that the rehab community has been buzzing about in some circles: therapy according to gaming. OK, it wasn't a situation where I needed rehab, I admit. I was just hanging out with friends-one of whom has his entire
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Mirror Therapy
by
Elizabeth Puliti
I recently read an article on CNN that described how amputees are benefitting from an unusual painkiller: mirrors. In the story, Army Sgt. Nick Paupore was traveling in a Humvee in Kirkuk City, Iraq, when a roadside bomb struck his vehicle. The blast
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Enraged Actor Sheds Light on Medical Errors
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Elizabeth Puliti
Just last week actor Dennis Quaid and his wife, Kimberly, found out exactly what happened to their twin babies mere days after they were born. They have recently made headlines because they are infuriated to learn of the details surrounding the medical
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PT in the ICU
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Lauren Fritsky
A study recently cited by the APTA says that patients who begin physical therapy while still in the ICU often reduce the length of their hospital stays. The research, conducted by Peter Morris, M.D., associate professor in the Section on Pulmonary, Critical
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It’s That Time of Year Again
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Rebecca Mayer
Despite being the most joyous time of year, the holiday season can be tough for many reasons. The biggest trap that most Americans try not to fall into year after year is gaining weight as a result of over-indulging and under-exercising. According to
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