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Physical Therapy
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"The Essentials of Proper
Footwear"
by Vern Walther, C.Ped |
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"Spine Sign and Physical Therapy"
by Michael H. Zeihen, MD |
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• "Osteoarthritis and Physical
Therapy"
by Jennifer Hill, MPT,
CSCS |
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• "Lymphedema
Management"
by Debra Sturm, OT, CHT,
CLT |
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• "Neutral in
Context: Not in Gait"
by Edward S. Glaser, DPM
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• "Amputations and
Physical Therapy"
by Chai Rasavong, MPT,
MBA |
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• "Imaging of Joint
Injuries in Athletes"
by Carrie Pallin, MD |
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• "Spinal Stenosis"
by Yogendra Bharat, MD |
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• "Facet Arthropathy"
by Harry Tagalakis, MD |
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• "PT Journal Case
Study Review of the Clinical Reasoning Process"
by Theresa A.
Schmidt, MS, PT, OCS, LMT |
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• "Reflex Sympathetic
Dystrophy"
by Kostandinos Tsoulfas,
MD |
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• "Beating the Winter
Blues (Seasonal Affective Disorder)"
by Jennifer Hill, MPT,
CSCS |
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• "Injury Prevention
Tips for Raking Leaves and Shoveling Snow"
by Sean Sheerin, PTA |
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• "Consideration of
Balance Assessments for the Physical Therapist"
by Chai Rasavong, MPT,
MBA
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• "Penetration of
Iontophoresis versus Phonophoresis in Human Muscle Tissue"
by Jennifer Hill, MPT,
CSCS
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• "The Attack of Food and
Food Additives on Central Nervous System Processing"
by Michelle Lindsey PT, CPT, MBA |
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• "Failed Back
Syndrome"
by Yogendra Bharat, MD |
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• "When an itis is not an
itis" by Bryant
Walrod, MD |
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• "Utilization of the
Nintendo Wii in Physical Therapy"
by Cari
Kuehmichel, PT, CLT |
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• "A Review of the Ethical
Issues in Human Experimentation"
Puja Panjwani, PT |
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• "An Interdisciplinary
Approach to Treating Cancer Related Pain"
by Jay Hurh, MD, MPH &
Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "Physical Therapy
Implications for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus"
by Pete Balik, MPT, CSCS |
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• "The Role of the
Physical Therapist with Skin Cancer Screening"
by Denny Patel,
DPT, CSCS |
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• "Understanding the
Resistive Properties of Thera-Band Tubing"
by Chai Rasavong, MPT,
MBA |
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• "The use of the
Bodyblade in Physical Therapy Treatment"
by Jennifer Hill, MPT,
CSCS & Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "The Importance of
Writing Patient Centered Functional Physical Therapy Goals"
by Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "Screening Low Back
Patients For Serious Conditions in Physical Therapy"
by Denny Patel,
DPT, CSCS |
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• "Post Herpetic
Neuralgia" by Jay
Hurh, MD, MPH |
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• "Rehabilitation
Specific Concerns with Pro-Inflammatory Injections"
by Bryant Walrod, MD |
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• "Useful Tips for Shoe Selection"
by
Kevin Conto, MPT, L-ATC, COMT & Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "Chronic Pain Management -
Neurostimulation"
by Kostandinos Tsoulfas,
MD & Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "The Effects of Aspirin on Articular
Cartilage"
by Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "Marfan Syndrome and Physical Therapy
Implications"
by Sarah Bellin, DPT |
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• "A Review of Waddell’s Nonorganic
Signs for Low Back Pain"
by Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "Comprehensive
Home Evaluation Reports: The Components of a Quality Report"
by Scott Anderle, PT,
CAPS |
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• "Trends in
Worker's Compensation Rehabilitation"
by Jim Mecham, MS, OTR/L,
AEP |
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• "Bridging
the Gap: Employer Based Cash Services"
by Jim Mecham, MS, OTR/L,
AEP |
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• "Medical Spanish
Tips for Physical Therapists"
by Chai Rasavong, MPT,
MBA |
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• "An
Introduction to the National AgrAbility Project"
by Jeff Bayers, SPT,
Susan Rowntree, SPT, Amanda Warner, SPT |
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• "Functional
Capacity Evaluations - Under Closer Scrutiny"
by Jim Mecham, MS, OTR/L,
AEP |
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• "Tips on
How to Relieve Muscle Tension and Reduce Stress Caused by Hours of
Desk Work"
by Jennifer Hill, MPT,
CSCS |
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• "A Review of Pain
Management Interventions and Physical Therapy Implications"
by Nikhil Patel, MD &
Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "A Review of
Immunizations for Healthcare Professionals: Requirements, Advantages
and Dangers"
by Erica Cannizzo, DPT |
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• "A Review
of the use of Interferential Current in the Physical Therapy
Setting"
by Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "Ehlers-Danlos
Syndrome and Physical Therapy Implications"
by Sarah Meuler, DPT |
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• "Outcomes Following a
Core and Lower Extremity Strengthening Program on Fear of Falling in
a 79 year old Male with a Trans-tibial Amputation: A Case Report"
by Emily Husch, DPT,
Carrie Anderson, MPT & Amy McQuade, PT |
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• "How
Physical Therapy Can Help You Manage Type II Diabetes"
by Daniel Seidler, MS,
PT |
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• "Ergo
Breaks” for the Industrial/Office/Health Care Athlete
by Ronald W. Porter, PT,
CEAS III |
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• "Opening
the Window of Opportunity: Volunteering Abroad in Physical Therapy"
by Jennifer Werwie, DPT |
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• "Tendinopathy
– Itis vs. Osis"
by Ying Xiong, SPT |
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• "Is Your
New Year’s Resolution Missing Its Foundation?"
by Nicholas W. Gigliotti,
PT, DPT |
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• "Complex
Regional Pain Syndrome: Successful Treatments for a Complex
Condition"
by Kostandinos Tsoulfas,
MD |
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• "Industrial
Rehabilitation Technology"
by Jim Mecham, MSIE, OTR/L,
CPE |
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• "The Role
of the Physical Therapist When Working With Patients With
Post-Concussive Syndrome (Part 1)"
by Lauren Hogan, PT, DPT,
ATC |
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• "The Role
of the Physical Therapist When Working With Patients With
Post-Concussive Syndrome (Part 2)"
by Lauren Hogan, PT, DPT,
ATC |
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• "Straining
To Ease: The Physical Therapist Role in Patients with Constipation"
by Richard Philip Kochoa,
PT, MD |
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• "A Brief
Guide for Physiotherapists on the BESTTest for Balance"
by Richard Philip Kochoa,
PT, MD |
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Acute Care/Inpatient Rehab
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• "The Use of
Continuous Passive Motion After Total Knee Arthroplasty"
by Chai
Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "A Case Report
Exploring Activity Intensity in Inpatient Rehabilitation After
Stroke"
by Kathryn Zalewski, PT,
Julie Kerk, PT, Kristina Laundre, PT, Amber Wacek, PT and Melissa
Wiedmeyer, PT |
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Alternative Medicine
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• "Acupuncture as an Adjunct to Physical
Therapy"
by Denise Chang, MD & Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "Acupressure for the
Treatment of Headaches"
by Denise Chang, MD & Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "Understanding
Holistic Health"
by Linda Lauer, PT |
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"Understanding the Fundamentals of Tai Chi"
by Tricia Yu, MA, Kristi
Hallisy PT, MS, OCS, CMPT, CTI, Patricia Culotti, BSA, CTI, MTF |
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Aquatic Physical Therapy
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• "Aquatic Physical
Therapy"
by Jennifer Hill, MPT,
CSCS |
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Cadiovascular & Pulmonary
Rehab |
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• "Reliability and
Validity for Homan's Sign for the Detection of Deep Vein Thrombosis"
by Chai Rasavong, MPT,
MBA
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Geriatrics |
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• "A Comparison of Gait in
the Older Adult vs. Gait in the Older Adult Who Suffers From
Hemiplegia" by
Jennifer Hill, MPT, CSCS & Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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Management |
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• "Patients Have a Voice
Online…and They’re Using it"
by Tannus Quatre PT, MBA
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• "Marketing Your Physical Therapy Clinic
Website"
by Chai Rasavong, MPT,
MBA |
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Manual Therapy |
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"Primal Reflex Technique-
Welcome to a Paradigm Shift (Part One)"
by Frank Fantazzi, PT, OCS, Amy Snyder, MPT, Mark Snyder, PT |
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"Primal Reflex Technique-
Welcome to a Paradigm Shift (Part Two)"
by Frank Fantazzi, PT, OCS, Amy Snyder, MPT, Mark Snyder, PT |
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"Primal Reflex Technique-
Welcome to a Paradigm Shift (Part Three)"
by Frank Fantazzi, PT, OCS, Amy Snyder, MPT, Mark Snyder, PT |
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• "When Exercises Aren't
Enough" by Eric
Mason, PT |
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• "Review of Common
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Techniques at the
Shoulder" by
Jennifer Werwie, SPT & Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "The
Effectiveness of Massage in Reducing Symptoms of Cervicogenic
Headaches: Applying Evidence - A Case Study"
by Theresa A.
Schmidt, MS, DPT, OCS, LMT |
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• "A Brief
Introduction on Myofascial Release" by
Jim De Fazio, LMT, NCTMB |
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• "Zero Balancing
Benefits Physical Therapy Clients" by
Karen Senffner, MA, PT and Zero Balancing Teacher |
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• "The
Therapeutic Value of Neural Manipulation" by
Barbara LeVan, PT, BI-D |
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• "Muscle
Energy Technique" by
Kerry D’Ambrogio, D.O.M., A.P., P.T., D.O.-M.T.P. |
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• "Craniosacral
Therapy ... What is it Really?" by
Mariann Sisco PT, CST-D |
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• "An
Application of Lymph Drainage Therapy (LDT): Idiopathic Bell’s
Palsy" by
Bruno Chikly, MD, DO, and David Doubblestein, MSPT, LLCC |
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• "The
Visceral Component of Musculoskeletal Pain" by
Peter Coppola, PT |
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Neuro Rehab |
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• "Update in Balance
Therapy for Patients After a Cerebrovascular Accident: Assessment
and Retraining"
by Katie Nitsch-Pachniak, DPT, Elizabeth Alfonsi, DPT, Andrew
Hajduk, DPT, Michael Scales, DPT, Gena Staniszewski, DPT
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• "The Role
of the Physical Therapist for Spasticity Management"
by by Kostandinos
Tsoulfas, MD & Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "Stroke
Survivor Exercise Recommendations for the Prevention of Recurrent
Stroke and Enhancing Quality of Life and Function: An Evidence Based
Approach "
by Bill Lyon, DPT, CSCS
& Rachel K. Backhaut, DPT |
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• "The Role of Physical
Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis" by
Lisa Hawley, RN, BSN, MSM & Sarah Meuler, DPT |
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• "Transforming
Thought into Action: The Power of Mental Imagery in Stroke
Rehabilitation"
by Jennifer Werwie, DPT |
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Orthopedics |
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"Modern Joint Replacements -
Orthopaedic Technology Improves Each Year"
by James A. Shapiro, MD |
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• "Implications For
Treating Post Surgical Shoulder Patients"
by Chai Rasavong, MPT,
MBA |
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• "Temporomandibular
Joint Exercise Prescription for Physical Therapists"
by Chai Rasavong, MPT,
MBA |
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• "Evidence Based
Management of Low Back Pain"
by Larry Sandberg, PT |
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• "A
Review of Ankle Joint Mobilization Techniques"
by Chai Rasavong, MPT,
MBA |
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• "Utiliztion of
Joint Mobilization Techniques to Treat Adhesive Capsulitis of the
Shoulder"
by Jennifer Hill, MPT, CSCS & Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "A Review of Hip
Joint Mobilization Techniques"
by Jennifer Hill, MPT, CSCS & Chai
Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "Understanding
Patellofemoral Dysfunction"
by Kate Grace, PT, OPA-C & Annie Fonte,
MBA |
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• "The Initial Investigation of the Church Pew
Exercise to Facilitate Quadriceps Function Following Total Knee
Arthroplasty"
by John O'Halloran DPT,
OCS, ATC, CSCS, Cert MDT |
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• "A Review
of Patellar Taping for Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome"
by Chai Rasavong, MPT,
MBA |
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• "Reverse
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (TSA)"
by David Clark, MD |
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• "A Brief Review of
Grafts Utilized for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction"
by Anthony Laurenzi SAT
& Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "Anatomic ACL
Reconstruction: Back to the Future"
by Ryan Kehoe, MD |
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• "Physical Therapy Implications in Treating Tibialis Posterior Tendon Dysfunction"
by Sarah Meuler, DPT |
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• "The Broken
Collarbone: Orthopedic Management & Rehabilitation of Clavicle
Fractures"
by Jennifer Werwie, DPT |
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• "Snapping
Scapula Syndrome"
by Jennifer Werwie, DPT |
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• "Chronic
Lower Back Pain: Effective Management for a Difficult Condition"
by Jon Schumacher, MPT |
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Pediatrics |
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• "How Many Pitches Should
My Son Throw?" by
John O'Halloran, MSPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS, Cert MDT |
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• "Serial Casting
with Anterior Cut-Out to Increase Dorsiflexion ROM"
by Nancy Hylton,
PT, LO |
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• "Sports and Children
with Physical Disabilities"
by Maria Ocasio-Silva,
MD & Kathryn Greaves, MPT |
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• "The Effects of Exercise on Bone
Mass Density in Prepubertal Females: Short and Long-Term Effects"
by Jennifer Hill, MPT,
CSCS |
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• "Legg-Calve-Perthes
Disease: A Pediatric Disease"
by Kristin Konicek, DPT |
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• "Childhood Cancer and
Physical Therapy"
by Alissa Elberts, DPT |
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Private Practice |
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• "Starting a Private
Physical Therapy Practice"
by Chad Novasic, PT |
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• "Risk Management Recommendations for Start Up
PT Clinics"
by Art Lubinski, PT, OCS |
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• "Physical Therapy
Private Practice Tips - Red Flag Rules"
by Chad Novasic, PT |
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• "Basic Equipment for
Starting a Private Physical Therapy Practice"
by Chad Novasic, PT
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• "7 Habits Of Highly Effective Private
Practice Owners"
by Nitin Chhoda, DPT |
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• "Direct Access: A Change in
Mindset and Practice to Reduce Cost and Improve Care"
by Monique Serpas, DPT |
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• "7 Ways to Maximize Downtime"
by Nitin Chhoda, DPT |
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• "Proactive Patient Appreciation"
by Nitin Chhoda, DPT |
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• "The Patient Ascension
Ladder"
by Nitin Chhoda, DPT |
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• "An
Introduction to Accountable Care Organizations"
by Chad Novasic, PT |
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• "6 Steps to
Build Your Referral Syndicate"
by Nitin Chhoda, DPT |
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• "Snail Mail
to Ignite Physician Referrals"
by Nitin Chhoda, DPT |
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• "Locating a
Private Practice Physical Therapy Clinic"
by Chad Novasic, PT |
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• "6 Online
Traffic Strategies To Promote Your Physical Therapy Practice"
by Samuel Awosolu, PT |
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• "How To
Engage Your Existing & Potential Patients On Facebook"
by Samuel Awosolu, PT |
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• "Will you be Medicare
compliant by July 1st, 2013?"
by Chai Rasavong, MPT,
MBA |
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• "6 Types Of Blog Posts
That Will Attract Patients To Your Physical Therapy Blog"
by Samuel Awosolu, PT |
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Research |
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• "Applying Evidence
Based Practice: Is massage therapy effective in reducing symptoms of
cervicogenic headache in adults? ׀ A Case Study"
by Theresa A. Schmidt,
MS, PT, OCS, LMT |
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• "Functional
Outcomes of Lumbar Discectomy vs. Lumbar Fusion - a Literature
Review "
by Kathryn Greaves, MPT |
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• "Effects
of Wedged Insoles on Knee Osteoarthritis"
by Jessica Johnson, MPT
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• "Review of the
Pathogenesis and Conservative Management of Stress Fractures of the
Lower Extremity"
by Krista Formanek, DPT |
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"Review of the Outcomes of Surgical Intervention vs. Conservative
Intervention in the Treatment of Anterior Knee Pain (AKA:
Patellofemoral Pain)"
by Krista Formanek, DPT |
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• "Low Level Laser
Therapy: Therapeutic Theories, Clinical Uses, and the Evidence"
by Jennifer Werwie, DPT |
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Sports Medicine |
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• "The Importance of Core
Training for Athletes"
by Dino Laurenzi, L-ATC, MA, MBA & Jennifer
Hill, MPT, CSCS |
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• "Stretching: Myths vs.
Realities" by
John O'Halloran DPT, ATC, CSCS, Cert MDT |
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• "Golf Health"
by
Chai Rasavong MPT, MBA |
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• "Triathlons and Injuries"
by Kevin Conto, MPT, L-ATC |
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• "The Benefits of Stretching"
by
Chai Rasavong, MPT, MBA |
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• "The Downward Dog: An
Age Old Yoga Exercise With Modern Day Shoulder Rehabilitation
Application"
by John O'Halloran DPT, OCS, ATC, CSCS,
Cert MDT |
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• "Introduction to TRX ®
Suspension Training ® For Rehab Professionals"
by Dino Laurenzi, L-ATC,
MA, MBA, TRX Trainer & Kevin Conto, MPT, ATC, COMT, TRX Trainer |
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• "ACL Injury Prevention
in the Female Athlete "
by Elisa Suchy DPT |
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• "Functional
Testing for Return to Sport after Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
Repair"
by Amber Wacek, DPT |
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• "Kettlebell TherapyTM:
Restoring Movement with Natural Physics"
by Ben Fung, PT, DPT |
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• "Swinging
Away Back Pain"
by Ben Fung, PT, DPT |
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• "Introduction
to TRX Rip Trainer in Physical Therapy Practice"
by Bill Lyon, PT, DPT,
CSCS |
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• "Brief Overview of
Barefoot Running / Minimalist Running"
by Michelle Kornder, SPT |
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• "Kettlebells
for Knee Pain"
by Ben Fung, PT, DPT |
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Vestibular Rehab |
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• "Benign Paroxysmal
Positional Vertigo"
by Chai Rasavong, MPT,
MBA
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Women's Health |
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• "Drug-Free Pain Relief
During Pregnancy"
by Eric Mason, PT and
Emma Mason, LMT |
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Wound Care |
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• "Wound Care Basics for the Physical Therapist"
by Ryan Garman, MPT |
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• "The Effects of
Combining Pulsetile Lavage and Vacuum Assistive Closure for the
Treatment of a Surgical Wound Infection - A Case Study"
by Sarah Wozny, DPT,
CSCS |
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• "The use of
Electrical Stimulation in Physical Therapy Wound Care"
by Erica Swanson, DPT |
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