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Rehab Criteria
by Jason Marketti
Recently I was told if there is no denial of claims and patients are making progress, the physical therapy department is a success. This got me to thinking about success in a rehab department. What exactly is the criterion for success in rehab? Good communication Read More...
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Therapy Menu
by Jason Marketti
Like buying fine foods by number we should offer a therapy menu for those who are undecided what will take care of their aches and pains. It would look something like this: JASON'S THERAPY #1 Massage...........................$XX.00 (For first 15 minutes. Read More...
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The Legacies Project
by Jason Marketti
When I worked in Palm Springs I held a tape recorder for a gentleman during the therapy session who was recounting his time in the war and in great detail his time in Burma. It was fascinating to hear this man's history. He was doing it so his family Read More...
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A Problem
by Jason Marketti
But first an update: A while back I spoke about my CPR Instructor course and no one wanting to pay for it through CEU money and me hoping that our administrator would pay. Well, no one paid for it. Now for the difficult part. I work with a PT who is constantly Read More...
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Father's Day
by Jason Marketti
Men's Health Week has passed but June is also considered Men's Health Month. As I placed information about men's health on our rehab door at the beginning of the month, I realized I should probably get a check up. But time passes too quickly and eventually Read More...
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Is There an 'S' on my Chest?
by Jason Marketti
I see patients that often require two people to assist with transfers or the nursing staff uses mechanical devices to get these people up in a chair. The problem is that I don't always have a second person to assist me when I get someone up in a chair Read More...
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When the PTA Knows More
by Jason Marketti
I have worked with new grad PTs and those with many years of experience, and there will always be times when I know more than a PT, just as they will, at times, know more than me in relation to patient care and progression. Over the years I have learned Read More...
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The Fathers Network--Part Two
by Jason Marketti
I met James May approximately 10 years ago when he was invited to speak at an Early Head Start program in Lewiston, Idaho. With multiple advanced degrees in Applied Behavioral Science and Mental Health (he is a licensed mental health counselor), and a Read More...
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“I’m not a nurse!”
by Jason Marketti
This phrase comes up way too often in nursing facility therapy departments. If a patient needs an assessment on blood pressure, oxygen saturation, pulse rate, respirations, etc., therapists often divert to nurses. WHY? The therapy community is trying Read More...
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Men's Health
by Jason Marketti
Why is it that there is very little in the way of men's health in therapy? There was the Men's Health Week in June, then everything disappeared. There are sections for women's health, but what about us guys? We have our own unique code and ideas about Read More...
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PT Techs
by Jason Marketti
Therapy aides and technicians are valuable members of the therapy team. However, I have seen them overused in their role and some therapists rely on an aide so much they are unable to carry out a treatment if the aide is not present. One PT I spoke with Read More...
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PT/PTA Relationships
by Jason Marketti
The PT asked me one day if there was anyone I thought was appropriate for the restorative nursing assistants (RNAs) to work on. Well, if a PT asks for my input I am not shy about giving it. I listed about five patients and the reasons why the RNAs should Read More...
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Rural PTAs
by Jason Marketti
Practicing therapy in rural areas requires the therapist to think a bit more independently than one in an area where there are a lot of therapists to bounce treatment techniques off of. In home health situations, the homes may be spread out for miles, Read More...
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Where Are the PTA Authors?
by Jason Marketti
During my education in school as a PTA we did not use any books authored by PTAs. Why not? There weren't any available. But the athletic trainer book was more acceptable than one written by a therapist. Imagine that. I am sure there are PTAs who enjoy Read More...
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Rantings of a PTA
by Jason Marketti
As much as I dislike complaints about our profession, every once in a while I like to get things off my chest. Productivity Until my employee handbook expressly states what my productivity will be, I do not worry about it. My yearly evaluation has nothing Read More...
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