PTs making their mark on professional sports teams, a PT sculptor, and PT-led drum circles as part of a pain management program–all part of this month’s “Good Stuff.” Source: APTA Feed The Good Stuff: Members and the Profession in the ...
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The verdict is in. The results of the 12th annual Oxford Debate found that social media is hazardous to the profession. That’s the ruling of the debate’s moderator Charles Ciccone, PT, PhD, FAPTA, who presided over the event June 14 ...
Read More“Any movement-related profession—personal trainers, athletic trainers, dance therapists, yoga instructors—who can observe impairments such as a weak muscle can try to fix it,” said Beth Fisher, PT, PhD, FAPTA, in delivering the 24th John H. P. Maley Lecture on June ...
Read MoreTom McPoil, PT, PhD, FAPTA, said he intentionally structured the title of the 50th McMillan Lecture—”Is Excellence in the Cards?” as a question “to raise an element of doubt or uncertainty in our quest to achieve excellence.” After all, he ...
Read MoreSometimes, basic assumptions beg to be questioned. Just ask physical therapists (PTs) in the oncology rehabilitation department of Froedtert Hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin, who wondered why prevention and wellness couldn’t be a part of the patient experience from ...
Read MoreA panel of PTs from the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York explained how that institution implemented direct access (DA) to physical therapist services during a June 13 session at APTA’s 2019 NEXT Conference and Exposition. They then ...
Read More“I failed my marriage. I failed as a father. I failed my career. And I didn’t even know it was happening.” Source: APTA Feed News From NEXT: A Moving Account of a Journey Out of Pain and Addiction—And a PT's ...
Read MoreOne theme was clear: the House believes APTA has the potential to be a change agent for the profession and society at large. Source: APTA Feed Vision in Action: 2019 House of Delegates Sees Important Role for APTA in Host ...
Read MoreSheila Nicholson, PT, DPT, JD, MBA, MA, a member of the APTA Board of Directors and passionate advocate for the physical therapy profession, died on June 12, after a more than 2 year battle with cancer. She was 57. Source: ...
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