Toni Talks about PT Today : January 2010

Orthos Bias Rears Up Again by Toni Patt: It looks like I won't be attending any of the spring meetings of the Southeast District (SED) of the Texas Physical Therapy Association (TPTA). The schedule came out last week. Each meeting is a combination of meeting and free CEUs. None of the CEU topics Read More...
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The Doctor Debate by Toni Patt: Graduation is only a few weeks away. Soon I'll have a brand new DPT to put behind my name. The closer it gets, the more people ask me if they have to call me doctor. I find that an interesting question. The DPT is a doctorate level degree. Therefore the Read More...
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Animals and Therapy by Toni Patt: There is an article in the latest edition of the electronic version of ADVANCE . It describes using dogs to help with therapy. One of the examples used was a child handing a toy to a dog. In doing so, the child worked on coactivation of trunk muscles, Read More...
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The Language of Rehab by Toni Patt: Last week a friend of mine complained to me that rehab has its own language. He was doing chart reviews, which he doesn't normally do, and got stuck on the rehab notes. He didn't understand why it takes us so many words to explain what a patient did. Read More...
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