Life with a New PT Grad : January 2009

Support Groups by Lisa Catenacci: Since I have been interning at this hospital, I've been involved with two support groups for our patients- the Amputation Support Group and the Stroke Support Group. Each group has a list of about 40 participants, and anywhere from 5-30 people show up Read More...
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Documentation by Lisa Catenacci: Well, here is my greatest internal frustration thus far at my clinical- documenting. For the sake of argument, let's assume that my evaluation and treatment sessions go by flawlessly (although, obviously, I have many areas to improve upon). Then, I have Read More...
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Life in Rehab by Lisa Catenacci: Well, I have one week of working in inpatient-rehab under my belt. It has been wonderful! I've seen a variety of pathologies--Parkinson's, hip fractures, stroke, along with many others. Challenges thus far: learning the computer system, documenting efficiently, Read More...
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Starting a Rehab Clinical by Lisa Catenacci: This week I will begin my third clinical, in a rehab setting with an emphasis in neuro patients. I am anxious to get back in the clinic after a semester of listening to lectures and studying! I think I'm going to enjoy rehab because I'll be able to spend Read More...
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