*September 23, 2019 is annual Falls Prevention Awareness Day What comes to mind when you think about patient safety in a physical therapy rehabilitation or recovery facility or nursing home? How to best prevent injuries, especially injuries from falls right? Falls are...
I’m a physical therapist. I’ve worked as a physical therapist for 25 years; 23 of them licensed. Over the years, I’ve seen and heard a lot of things related to physical therapy and rehabilitation, but one question still has me scratching my head…here it is: I’ve...
“You need physical therapy.” Those four words we hear from a doctor after a fall, injury, stroke, or other debilitating ailment might cause a surge of reluctance (it’s going to hurt!) or a feeling of fear (what if I fall off the total gym?) or even a bit of...
Two Conferences in Two Months with the MAT table We spent the past two months visiting two Physical Therapy conferences in our area—the APTA Next conference in Chicago, and it was an interesting weekend for sure! We just returned from Chicago. Here’s what it...
It didn’t happen by accident! The idea began in our outpatient PT gym, when I saw a heavier patient fall off the Total Gym she was using. The narrow sled and belt were shaky and not suitable for her size and condition. At that moment I realized, there must be a...
