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Are We Affordable and Accessible?
by Lisa Mueller
Those are two powerful words in healthcare today -- "accessible" and "affordable." We (healthcare providers) need to be accessible and affordable to patients in order to provide care, period. Those two words don't even begin to address quality or evidence-based Read More...
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Mentor or Sponsor?
by Lisa Mueller
Since I've spent a lot of time in the past 18 months making changes in my own career and developing the content of the training and orientation program for new employees at my clinic, the concept of mentors has always been on my mind. Even when I graduated Read More...
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I Tube, Do YouTube?
by Lisa Mueller
Over the weekend I was reading the article for our staff journal club this week, a recent research paper investigating the effects of thoracic thrust manipulation (with non-thrust cervical mobilization) for the treatment of neck pain. As you may recall, Read More...
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Ducks and Physical Therapy
by Lisa Mueller
This week during the show "The Voice" on NBC, Aflac aired a 60-second commercial showing the Aflac duck working with a physical therapist to recover from some injuries. (The injuries were aired in earlier commercials). I think Aflac is marketing services Read More...
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CE Course
by Lisa Mueller
Last year I spent a lot of time preparing material to present at the Wisconsin PT spring conference and was disappointed when I learned the class was canceled the week prior due to low enrollment numbers. I worked with three other therapists for months Read More...
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American Heart Month
by Lisa Mueller
February is American Heart Month and as we see more red-dress pins and other symbols recognizing the impact of heart diseases, I thought this would be a good time to review the signs and symptoms of two major pathologies impacting our patients' health: Read More...
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Put a Mask On
by Lisa Mueller
We've all heard about how widespread the flu is this season. Southeast Wisconsin seems to be hit fairly hard as well. I've had several patients cancel their appointments due to illness and have seen four of my coworkers leave work due to the flu. I'm Read More...
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Another Resolution?
by Lisa Mueller
As I typed away my blog from last week, I wasn't very happy with my professional goals for 2013. In 2012, my professional goal was to transition from acute care practice into outpatient orthopedics, and I'm both happy and proud that I was able to make Read More...
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Journal Club
by Lisa Mueller
When I was a physical therapy student, I often had to read research articles and analyze the study design, results and impact on physical therapy practice. Evidence-based practice was ingrained in each of my courses and throughout my clinical experiences. Read More...
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Who Will You Vote For?
by Lisa Mueller
Well, it's just about one month away from the Presidential election. Campaigning on both the Democratic and Republican sides is stronger than ever, as is the publicity for the first Presidential debate. It seems like every time I log onto Twitter or Facebook, Read More...
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Is Lack of Exercise a Medical Condition?
by Lisa Mueller
Mayo Clinic physiologist Michael Joyner, MD, writes in The Journal of Physiology that physical inactivity is the root cause of many common medical problems. He continues to explain that if physical inactivity was treated as its own medical condition, Read More...
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I Don't Know Much About Politics
by Lisa Mueller
Really, I don't know that much. Politics to me is complicated and deceiving, and by not knowing which reports to trust or even believing any candidate will follow through with his promises, I find myself avoiding the issues more often than not. But as Read More...
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Starting Up
by Lisa Mueller
The medical company I work for is expanding into two new facilities next week. While this is a wonderful expansion opportunity for our company, I'm very surprised by the amount of planning and preparation that has gone into the start-up. I've been involved Read More...
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Screening for Depression
by Lisa Mueller
Many times when I work with my patients, they are not the happiest people. Some patients are in a lot of pain, some frustrated with their physical deficits. Although I explain to patients the course of treatment and estimated timeline for recovery, there Read More...
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Dry Needling
by Lisa Mueller
The discussion and use of dry needling in physical therapy practice has increased substantially within the last year. I graduated from PT school three years ago, and we rarely, if ever, heard or discussed dry needling as a treatment option. Reading through Read More...
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