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Physical Therapy Helps Transform Lives in Haiti

June 24, 2011 – 3:58 pm

Years before the devastating earthquake hit Haiti, one physical therapist had already brought physical therapy services to the country. Greg Bennett, PT, DSc, MS, owner of Excel Rehabilitation and medical mission coordinator for orthopedic and rehabilitation services for the Community Coalition for Haiti, shares details about providing physical therapy services to Haitians in this week’s [...]

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Defining a Social Contract for Meeting Future Healthcare Needs

June 16, 2011 – 12:04 pm

Is the physical therapy profession prepared to meet the health needs of the future? To address this question, Gail M. Jensen, PhD, PT, FAPTA joins PT Talker. She recently gave the McMillan lecture at the 2011 APTA annual meeting and presented on the topic of societal health needs at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting held [...]

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Using Technology to Better Measure Patient Outcomes & Satisfaction

June 2, 2011 – 4:19 pm

Are you still relying on paper health status questionnaires to gather patient data and feedback? One group of physical therapy and occupational therapy clinics recently traded traditional paper questionnaires in for a more technologically advanced option…the iPad. Instead of filling out a paper questionnaire, AthletiCo patients use an iPad® to complete a health status questionnaire [...]

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Posted in Mark Kaufman, PT, ATC,, Professional Experts | Tagged Athletico, Athletico Physical Therapy, FOTO, health status questionaire, iPad, Jeff Worrell, Mark Kaufman | Comments (0)

Physical Therapy Reference Tool Keeps Information at Your Fingertips

May 23, 2011 – 4:48 pm

Even the most seasoned physical therapist needs to refer to clinical reference materials from time to time. Whether you choose to refer back to an old textbook or your favorite journal, finding the specific information you are looking for can take time. This week’s expert has made finding musculoskeletal clinical reference material easier. Daniel Rhon, [...]

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