The American Physical Therapy Association, Alexandria, VA, put out a press release yesterday detailing the role that therapy professionals and students played in helping victims of the tragic bombing at the Boston Marathon. The release stated: ''A team of 70 members of APTA's Massachusetts Chapter, stationed at the Boston Marathon finish line on ...

Who is Gretchen Reynolds, you may ask? She's a columnist for The New York Times, and journalist for other publications as well, who writes about exercise and fitness.  She brings reports about studies on exercise, fitness and aging to the general public in a simple, easy-to-understand manner. She's not a physical therapist. The comments ...

I just returned from my first trip to the APTA's Combined Sections Meeting, and I'm left with a variety of feelings about the experience. Overall, I would consider the trip a success, but there were definitely some aspects of CSM that left something to be desired. I did a lot of reflecting on the flight home, and here's what I came up with. ...

''A New Beginning'' was a topic I covered over the past few weeks. As a firm believer in rapid, positive change with unbridled energy, I decided to apply for a higher position within my healthcare system. As of this week, I was honored with the offering of this position, as manager of outpatient rehabilitation services for Memorial Regional ...

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 ...

One thing is true in the field of rehabilitation: Change is constant. This has never been more true than at the present time. Within the past year, there have been staffing shortages followed by staffing surplus; needed equipment, but not enough room; along with insurance changes that are limiting patients' ability to obtain necessary help. ...

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 are a few patients who cannot see the light at the end of the tunnel and are consistently ...

I have been following along with the reports from Danielle Bullen, Rebecca Mayer and Lisa Lombardo on the goings-on in Tampa last week. I find the outcomes interesting and validating. One of my contentions with Vision 2020 is that it seemed too isolating. That seems to be holding up now. As a profession, we are finally starting to realize that no ...

I'm not sure how familiar you are with Evidence in Motion (EIM). I didn't know that much about the organization until I started using Twitter, but since then have recognized their dominating presence on the evidence-based practice platform. EIM is (from what I can tell) an online institute working to increase the standards of using evidence within ...

I usually spend about 15-20 minutes every day reading a handful of other fitness, health and exercise websites. Ever since I bought a smartphone (an iPhone), it has been much easier for me to stay connected with trends in health care. I'm sure lots of smartphone users feel like me - sometimes, I am too connected. Turning off my phone gives me a ...