We all learned intervention ideas in occupational therapy school. We heard all the research. But once you get into practice, being occupation-based..
With the ever-expanding world of technology, it’s only fitting that we assume robots will eventually attempt to take over our profession, right?
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Blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, body temperature, and . . . pain? Ah, the fifth vital sign, added in the 1990’s to improve pain..
Healthcare can be draining and isolating. Clinicians are faced with long hours, difficult patients, and endless hoops to jumps through for..
In the clinic and school-based setting, each patient and child we see is different.
Individuals come to occupational therapy with a different set..
March 27, 2018
6 Questions for Screening the Pelvic Floor
History taking is tough. There’s always something else you could ask, something you entirely forgot to ask, something you should ask but don’t feel..
March 20, 2018
How a PT Judges Running Shoes
Visit any online running community or attend a run club meeting and one thing will be made very clear. There are a lot of opinions and information..
Upon being introduced to pelvic floor physical therapy via a two-hour lecture in PT school, I remember thinking “how is this even PT” and “no thank..
Close your eyes and picture hand therapy. What comes to mind? Do you see an older patient squeezing a stress ball while cracking a joke about how..
March 1, 2018
4 Words to Minimize in Your PT Vocabulary
The psychological impact of an injury can be profound, and the way that injuries are explained to patients has a significant impact on outcomes...
