SAN DIEGO -- Just like my fellow ADVANCE blogger Lauren, I'll be attending the APTA Combined Sections Meeting in San Diego. CSM happens this week so I'm already in my hotel. I've registered and picked up my materials. I attended my pre-conference workshop on item writing. I'm ready for things to begin. Unlike most of my fellow therapists, the ...

SAN DIEGO -- The ADVANCE staff managed to escape the frigid Northeast this week and touch down safely yesterday at San Diego International Airport for the 2013 APTA Combined Sections Meeting. In case you're wondering, yes, it really is 75 and sunny here in late January. And the Pacific Ocean is beautiful. Tough gig, I know, but somebody has to do ...

SAN DIEGO -- I arrived here on Saturday afternoon and have since had the most fantastic time reconnecting with old friends and enjoying the beautiful weather. (Side note- it's really not warm enough to lie on the beach in a bathing suit, but I suffered through it). Now that the weekend is over, I'm finalizing my plans for the conference and it's ...

The following post was written by ADVANCE Senior Regional Editor Rebecca Mayer Knutsen: SAN DIEGO -- Today, Tannus Quatre, PT, MBA, inspired a room full of people to overcome the fear of failure with his presentation, ''Starting from Scratch: Making Your PT Vision a Reality!'' Quatre believes that by being innovative, a physical therapist ...

I don't care what anyone says -- it's a very rough internal battle to remember that attending the APTA's Combined Sections Meeting in San Diego is primarily business, not pleasure. I'm finding it very easy to be distracted by the prospective outings that I could go on while I'm there. There's the zoo, kayaking at La Jolla beach, friends in Chula ...

I haven't always made New Year's resolutions; in fact, I don't recall any resolutions through most of my high school and college years. I think I always just try to be a better person -- a better listener, a better friend, a better wife. Some years I think I do pretty well with my goal, other years I could probably do better. This year I've ...

In the mail, I received several brochures advertising how to evaluate and treat multiple body parts. All therapy disciplines were invited to attend. Being a PTA, I don't evaluate people so I wonder if I could get a discount because the evaluation aspect of those courses wouldn't directly benefit me in my chosen profession. I'd like to see more ...

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. One of my clinical instructors would turn to research literature to answer any questions I ...

I wanted to write this blog to help out some friends with a huge and exciting student-led initiative to gain support for the Foundation for Physical Therapy, a fund that supports research opportunities that will progress the evidence base of our field. This project encourages all PT and PTA schools throughout the country to participate in a ...

The Physiotherapy UK 2012 conference was in Liverpool this weekend. As I'm now in New York, I couldn't make it to defend the poster of my research, but I left that task in the capable hands of my second author. Unfortunately, she had some serious family issues arise that demanded her attention back in Leeds. The third author was already home with ...