Tag Archives: private practice

Improving Balance with Yoga

Yoga dates back over 5,000 years. Thousands of years later, the classical technique is showing promise for chronic stroke survivors. Today’s expert, Arlene Schmid, Ph.D, O.T.R., lead researcher and a rehabilitation research scientist at Roudebush Veterans Administration-Medical Center and Indiana University, Department of Occupational Therapy, shares some of the small pilot study findings on yoga [...]

A Private Physical Therapy Practice that Has Withstood the Test of Time

Wonder what it takes for a private physical therapy practice to continue to grow and prosper since 1978?  Today’s expert, Shawn Burger, MPT of Burger Rehabilitation, shares some of the secrets to running a successful family-owned private practice. The clinic was started by his mother and is now the oldest private practice of their size [...]

New Non-Profit Research Rehab Institute Serves the Needs of the Community

Movement plays a huge role in human performance and overall quality of life. Today’s guest is an advocate for helping people move without pain through research, education and service.  Dr. Maury Hayashida, founder of Hayashida & Associates Physical Therapy and Executive Director of The Research Institute of Human Movement (RIHM) recently joined PT Talker to [...]

Moving Physical Therapy Forward

What does the evidence really show?  That’s a question today’s expert is constantly asking.  A forward-thinking physical therapist and advocate for practicing physical therapy that follows the evidence, Joseph Brence, DPT is the facility director at Keystone Rehab Systems and founder of the Forward Thinking PT blog. Brence encourages physical therapists to look at the [...]