Toni Talks about PT Today : Pediatrics

Combining PT and ST

Toni Patt — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 16:15:00 GMT

Lately I've had the opportunity to work with a wonderful ST. We bounce ideas off each other. We've even managed to co-treat a few times. In the course of working together, we've observed that improvement in one discipline carries over to improvement in...(read more)

CSM 2011

Toni Patt — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 17:41:00 GMT

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)

Futile Care or Best Practice?

Toni Patt — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:51:00 GMT

I worked with a patient this weekend that made me question some of the things I automatically do. He is a 16-year-old boy with a severe head injury. All of his physicians are in agreement that his prognosis is poor. I was consulted for family training...(read more)

Animals and Therapy

Toni Patt — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:48:00 GMT

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)

There’s More to PT than Outpatient Ortho

Toni Patt — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:25:00 GMT

There seems to be a misconception in the general public around what physical therapists actually do. So far I've been to two Christmas parties. Both times I had almost the exact conversation about what I do. When I said I'm a PT I immediately heard one...(read more)