Toni Talks about PT Today : February 2009

New on the Horizon: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound by Toni Patt: I learned something new this week. My class in radiology is looking at ultrasound. Before I did the reading I thought it would be the same old, same old. Everyone knows about US. I was wrong. We're not studying the therapeutic US we use in our clinics. Read More...
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We Should Always Be Professional by Toni Patt: This week my assignment is a smaller hospital in the suburbs of Houston. I've been there before on weekends and some holidays. I was looking forward to being there. Now I'm looking forward to leaving. The lack of professionalism I've experienced there Read More...
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PTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ORDER XRAYS by Toni Patt: This semester my class is Radiologic Imaging. It's an overview of the various radiological studies a PT might encounter, how the study is produced and what each study shows. Each week we have two discussions. One concerns how the study being covered benefits Read More...
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Please Take Your Medicine by Toni Patt: Yesterday at the barn, an interesting topic came up while we were waiting for a lesson. LH mentioned that her mother had a stroke because she hadn't been taking her blood pressure medication. Her mother recovered, but isn't as sharp as she once was. LH Read More...
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