October 20, 2008 – 10:09 am
As the 80/20 rule goes, 20% of the members of any organization do 80% of the work. That certainly is true at the state level of the American Physical Therapy Association in Indiana. A small goup of dedicated Physical Therapists work hard each year to promote and advance the causes necessary to insure the wellbeing of all physical therapists. The Medicare Salary Cap is a great example of how important the efforts of the association are to protecting job security for therapists working every day to make a living. Listen and decide if you could give a few hours a month to help your profession and contribute towards turning 20% into a larger number.
In this week’s episode, Jeff Worrell talks to Indiana Chapter President Jerry Smith and Vice President Emily Slaven about their agenda for this year. They make a strong case about why all practicing therapists should belong to the association. The discussion ranges from an update about direct access to the turf battle with Chiropractors about manipulation.
To learn more about the Indiana APTA, go to http://www.inapta.org. For more information send an email to feedback@pttalker.com
October 9, 2008 – 6:11 am
Dean Spragia of Med-Fit Systems shares his experience working with a very successful, 42 clinic physical therapy practice in Southern California that is bucking the trend and growing revenue. Clinic management has found a way to increase the dollars generated per therapist hour by creating a treatment atmosphere that patient’s want to experience while getting better at the same time. Maybe you are fearful that with a push to increase profitability, outcomes have to suffer. The surprising results are that patient outcomes actually increased along with overall satisfaction. Listen in as Jeff Worrell and Dean Spragia discuss the details and maybe there is something you can use in this episode to help grow your business.
October 4, 2008 – 10:16 am
Bet you didn’t learn about this one in school.
Hivamat is an acronym for Histological Variable Manual Technique. A new FDA cleared device that has been extremely successful in the sports medicine market is now finding its way into the world of physical therapy. The device creates an action of pulsating low-frequency, two-phase alternating electrostatic field generated between the therapist’s hands and patient’s tissue. The movement of one of the electrodes causes a moving of electrically neutral molecules in exposed tissues. The resulting dipoles rotate in accordance with changes in field polarity. This is accompanied by alternating elevations and depressions of corresponding tissue and development of intensive sympathetic vibration.
Jeff Worrell speaks to the President of the company responsible for introducing the technology to the United States. Listen to William Griffith of PhysioMed North America explain the benefits of Hivamat Therapy in easy to understand language. For copies of a user list or research studies, send an email to feedback@pttalker.com
October 3, 2008 – 4:12 pm
Kinesio tape, the sensation sweeping the rehab and athletic worlds is on national backorder status. Advantage Medical is lucky to have a limited supply of beige 2″ in stock, but limited is the keyword. The next scheduled shipment for beige is supposed to be late October.
Color versions of Kinesio are still available but the manufacturer will not give a specific date for the next shipment. They are anticipating Novemeber 2008, but are not able to say exactly when. Please check back here for updates and additional information about the supply situation for Kinesio.
