February – 2009 – PT Talker

Monthly Archives: February 2009

Does Laser Therapy Have a Place in Your Practice? YES, But Will You Get Paid?????

February 26, 2009 – 11:07 am

From the exhibit hall of the APTA Combined Sections Convention in Las Vegas, Pete Holmes of longtime Laser manufacturer MedX joins Jeff Worrell for a frank discussion about IR Light Therapy. They discuss how phototherapy is being used in the Physical Therapy Industry to decrease patient healing time. Even though reimbursement on the product is not [...]

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Can Spinal Surgery be Prevented by Aggressive Strengthening Exercise?

February 5, 2009 – 7:38 am

A review of the research by Orthopedic Physicians Drs. Nelson, Carpenter, Kelly and Wagner. Their study looked at a group of 651 patients referred for rehab. Out of this group, 62 were surgical candidates and were put into a program using very specific controlled, aggressive strengthening regiments. Out of the 62 original patients, 46 actually completed the study. [...]

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By Jeff Worrell | Posted in New or Interesting Products, New or Interesting Techniques | Tagged Brian Nelson, cervical pain, Jeff Worrell, Lumbar pain, Med-Fit Systems, Medx, nautilus, physical therapy, spinal surgery, strength training, surgical intervention | Comments (0)