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Fighting Against Profits for Referrals

January 19, 2012 – 10:00 pm

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 [...]

Paul Gaspar CA PT Legislative Update [ 17:17 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

By Jeff Worrell | Posted in Dr. Paul Gaspar, PT, DPT, News, Professional Experts | Also tagged direct access, DPT, Healthcare reform, Jeff Worrell, legislative, patient outcomes, Paul Gaspar, Physical Therapist, physical therapy, rehabilitation | Comments (2)

Outstanding Patient Outcomes Begin with a Great Evaluation

January 9, 2012 – 4:23 pm

Physical therapists put a great deal of time and energy into learning new treatment techniques. But today’s expert believes the best physical therapy begins with a great evaluation. Author of Movement: Functional Movement Systems, Gray Cook, MSPT, OCS, CSCS, RKC, physical therapist at Mountain River Physical Therapy (MRPT) and founder of Functional Movement Systems shares the [...]

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By Jeff Worrell | Posted in Gray Cook, New or Interesting Techniques, Professional Experts | Also tagged direct access, injury prevention, insurance billing, Jeff Worrell, Physical Therapist, physical therapy, rehabilitation, third party reimbursement | Comments (0)

Achieve Better Outcomes by Empowering Patients

May 12, 2011 – 1:49 pm

Are the needs of the patients you regularly see really at the center of your practice? Today’s expert used to think she was fully empowering patients until she discovered that she was really just scratching the surface. Stacey Zeigler, PT, DPT, GCS and Professor at Clarkson University, recently had the opportunity to present “Empowering Patient [...]

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Tools Towards Patient Autonomy Download

By Jeff Worrell | Posted in Dr. Stacey Zeigler, PT, DPT, GCS | Also tagged APTA Combined Sections, Clarkson University, Empowering Patient Autonomy, Jeff Worrell, Stacey Zeigler | Comments (1)

Robotic Rehabilitation Center for Kids Aims to Improve Motor Function

December 2, 2010 – 3:00 pm

Most of the documentation to date on robotic-assisted physical therapy has been done on adults recovering from strokes. Little research has been done in pediatrics. A new pediatric robotic center based in Indianapolis, Indiana aims to change this. Pauline Flesch, PT, MPS, Director of Clarian Health Rehabilitation Systems and Ryan Cardinal, DPT share details about a [...]

Robots in Physical Therapy [ 14:33 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

By Jeff Worrell | Posted in Dr. Ryan Cardinal, DPT, Pauline Flesch, PT, MPS, Professional Experts | Also tagged Jeff Worrell, Pauline Flesch, pediatric robotic center, Riley Hospital for CHildren, robotic physical therapy, Robotic Rehabilitation Center for Kids, Robots to the Rescue, Ryan Cardinal | Comments (1)