Welcome to Health Care POV | sign in | join

BROWSE BY TAGS

All Tags » Gait Analysis &... » PT News   (RSS)
Toni Talks about PT Today

Time and Money
by Toni Patt
Now that I'm home from CSM, I've had an opportunity to process all of the information. Most of the presentations were excellent. Those that weren't purely theoretical had a common theme. We have to maximize what we do because we're spending less and less Read More...
2 comments »     
Ready for CSM
by Toni Patt
SAN DIEGO -- Just like my fellow ADVANCE blogger Lauren , I'll be attending the APTA Combined Sections Meeting in San Diego. CSM happens this week so I'm already in my hotel. I've registered and picked up my materials. I attended my pre-conference workshop Read More...
0 comments »     
Physical Therapy and the News
by Toni Patt
I don't know about anyone else but I can't read medical news with an unbiased outlook. A few days ago "Yahoo!" posted an article about a man who'd awakened from a month-long coma. The first thought that entered my mind was concern about why he wasn't Read More...
3 comments »     
What Is a Physical Therapist Extender?
by Toni Patt
Reading Jason Marketti's blog last week reminded me of a discussion we're having here in Texas. It's called RC-3 and is an amendment to the Texas Physical Therapy Practice Act. It proposes unlicensed individuals such as athletic trainers and massage therapists Read More...
4 comments »     
Caring for the Severely Impaired Patient
by Toni Patt
There is new evidence in the physical therapy world that creates a paradox. The patients who benefit the most are the patients who receive the least therapy. Everything I read demonstrated that the more impaired patients made the greatest improvement Read More...
3 comments »     
The Results of Getting Involved
by Toni Patt
It's been several months since I was elected as a board member to the Southeast District (SED) of the TPTA. Another meeting is coming up this week. I have nothing to report. That isn't particularly surprising since I only have two responsibilities; the Read More...
0 comments »     
CSM 2011
by Toni Patt
This year I made it to CSM. Everything fell into place. New Orleans is 6 hours from Houston. My facility paid my registration. I found a cheap hotel room close to the convention center. Now that I'm back I'm still working on defining my perceptions and Read More...
0 comments »     
TPTA Student Conclave
by Toni Patt
Last weekend, I went to the Texas Physical Therapy Association (TPTA) Student Conclave as a presenter. It was a learning experience. The conference itself was great. The location was good. The setting was appropriate. There was enough room in all the Read More...
0 comments »     

Search


About this Blog

Keep Me Updated