As most of our readers know by now, our monthly magazine ADVANCE for Directors in Rehabilitation has ceased publication, and has been merged with the newly rebranded ADVANCE for Physical Therapy & Rehab Medicine. The new magazine, still distributed on a bi-weekly basis, will maintain all the popular features you've come to know and trust, ...

The deadline to be featured in our 2010 print Buyers' Guide is fast approaching. Visit our home page, click on ''Annual Buyers' Guide'' and sign up for your FREE listing by this Friday, November 20th. The annual Buyers' Guide, which appears online and in the December 28th print issue, is a comprehensive guide to equipment and services used in ...

The top story on CNNhealth.com today reads, ''Seniors Wii bowl for world record and for health.'' According to the Guinness World Records, a world record was recently set in Houston, TX--for the world's largest senior citizen Wii bowling tournament! The Houston area's largest Medicare HMO--TexanPlus--put on the event, which drew 600 senior ...

Do you work in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio or Wisconsin? Would you recommend other PTs move to the area? How supportive is the region to the field of physical therapy?

Do you work in this region? Would you recommend other PTs move to the area? How supportive is the region to the field of physical therapy?

Starting a new job in emergency medicine? You may want to be extra careful on your first day. Research from Imperial College London states that the death rate is higher among patients admitted to English hospitals on the first Wednesday in August--the day new grads typically start their first day of work. Specifically, the death rate among ...

Worried about the H1N1 flu? You're not alone. According to a recent national poll, the number of worried Americans has more than doubled since May. ''Back in May, concerns about the flu were ebbing because flu season in the U.S. was nearing its end,'' CNN Polling Director Keating Holland told CNN. ''But the flu didn't go away-it just moved to ...

Do you work in this region? Would you recommend other PTs move to the area? How supportive is the region to the field of physical therapy?

Have you ever incorporated Wii games into rehab? What was your experience? Did patients enjoy participating in these video games? What are your tips for other PTs who may want to include Wii in their facility?

This past Sunday, teams of professional cyclists pedaled their way through the last stage of the 2009 Tour de France and Alberto Contador was declared the winner. The race--approximately 3,500 kilometers over 23 days--attracted record-breaking crowds and inspired many to take a spin on their own bikes. Some of these same people likely ...