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Mentor, Motivator, Educator and Healer – The Role of a Physical Therapist

November 10, 2011 – 5:01 pm

Tired of always treating patients with preventable injuries? Today’s physical therapy expert, Allan Besselink, PT, MDT, is an active blogger, author, and owner of Smart Sport, a cash-based clinic shares ways you can help your patient’s take charge of their own health to avoid injuries. The first visit to Besselink’s clinic starts much like a [...]

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Is Medical Exercise Therapy the Missing Link You’ve Been Looking For?

October 27, 2011 – 4:33 pm

Originally founded by Oddvar Holten in Norway, Medical Exercise Therapy (MET) aims to provide patients with the most appropriate exercises throughout the entire treatment and healing cycle. To further discuss Medical Exercise Therapy, Nate Kloosterman PT, DPT and Frank Aerts, PT, CMPT of MET Seminars USA joins PT Talker in this week’s podcast. Aerts started [...]

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Is Physical Therapy a Form of Torture?

September 16, 2011 – 9:46 am

Physical therapy can be painful. But is it really a form of torture? To discuss this issue in greater detail, we have two special guests joining us in this week’s PT Talker podcast. Adam Mendenhall, PT, of Southern Utah Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation and his patient Jennifer Weaver, Bureau Chief for Spectrum and Daily News. [...]

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By Jeff Worrell | Posted in News | Also tagged Adam Mendenhall, Jeff Worrell, Jennifer Weaver, Souther Utah Physical Therapy, Spectrum and Daily News, torture | Comments (0)

Physical Therapy Helps Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Live an Active Life

August 23, 2011 – 6:40 am

Pain, fatigue, swelling and loss of function are common symptoms associated with the inflammatory disease, rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The disease impacts nearly 1.3 million Americans according to the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disorders. To discuss the role of physical therapy in treating RA, recipient of the American College of Rheumatology 2011 [...]

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By Jeff Worrell | Posted in Dr. Maura Daly Iversen, PT, DPT, | Also tagged American College of Rhematology, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Jeff Worrell, Maura Daly Iversen, Northeastern University, RA, Rheumatoid arthritis | Comments (0)