Category Archives: Professional Experts

Could Growing Evidence Supporting the Effectiveness of Laser Phototherapy Improve Reimbursement?

April 30, 2010 – 6:11 am

Despite the benefits light therapy provides physical therapy patients, this modality is often riddled with reimbursement challenges. As evidence grows supporting the effectiveness of laser phototherapy, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, College of Health Sciences Dean Chukuka Enwemeka , PhD, FACSM shares his optimism regarding light therapy reimbursement in the second part of a two-part podcast. Dr. [...]

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By Jeff Worrell | Also posted in Dr. Chukuka Enwemeka | Comments (0)

Recent Blue Light Therapy Research Opens the Door to New Physical Therapy Service Offerings

April 22, 2010 – 7:03 pm

Treating acne and psoriasis is not commonly linked with physical therapy. However, some new research by the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, College of Health Sciences Dean Chukuka Enwemeka, PhD, FACSM, may change this. Dr. Enwemeka shares his findings with PT Talker in one of a two-part podcast.    Dr. Enwemeka and his team of researchers [...]

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Physical Therapists Can Add Value to their Clinic by Offering Work Injury Management and Prevention Services

March 18, 2010 – 1:11 pm

Physical Therapists often have a solid understanding of the sport an athlete plays and when an injured athlete is ready to return to the sport. Treating injured employees should be no different. Physical Therapists can help injured employees quickly return to work by investigating how injuries occurred, evaluating work capacity and watching how employees use [...]

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Work Injury Management Offers New Opportunities to Physical Therapists

March 11, 2010 – 1:28 pm

Physical therapy often plays a key role in helping injured employees get back to work. In one of a two-part podcast, Susan Isernhagen, PT and COO of DSI Work Solutions shares her work injury management and prevention expertise with PT Talker. Isernhagen designed the first functional capacity assessment to objectively test a worker’s work capabilities [...]

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