Tag Archives: DPT

Fighting Against Profits for Referrals

Referral for profit adds to health care costs and can often keep patients from getting the care they need as soon as possible. A previous PT Talker guest, Paul Gaspar, PT, DPT, Owner of Gaspar Doctors of Physical Therapy and Director of the California Physical Therapy Association joins us once again to provide an update [...]

Is A Whole Systems Approach the Future of Physical Therapy?

Understanding the entire story behind an injury or condition can help physical therapists provide better outcomes. Matthew Taylor PT, PhD, owner and founder of Dynamic Systems Rehabilitation Clinic and Method, uses a whole systems approach to evaluate a patient’s body and mind to fully understand the variables impacting a patient’s movement.  In one of a [...]

Is There A Doctor in the House? DPT Explained

Dr. Peter Rundquist DPT, Chair of the Krannert School of Physical Therapy at the University of Indianapolis discusses the changes in the educational process for Physical Therapy.  As part of the APTA’s 20/20 Vision plan, the Association has set out on a path to create Doctors of Physical Therapy instead of a Masters Level degree. [...]