by Summit | May 16, 2022 | All Blogs, Physical Therapy
Written By: Elizabeth G. Harvey, PT, DPT, MSR, DHSc Student, Board-Certified Pediatric Specialist Have you ever heard of vibration therapy? It may be what you’ve been looking for… Vibration therapy was introduced in 1857 by Dr. Gustav Zander. It is used...
by Summit | May 9, 2022 | All Blogs, Physical Therapy
Written By: Nicole Dawson, PT, PhD, GCS Exercise is the most important tool in a geriatric rehabilitation professional’s arsenal – by far! And unfortunately, it is still too often underutilized by many of us afraid that we will do harm through injury. By...
by Summit | May 2, 2022 | All Blogs, Physical Therapy
Written By: Katie O’Shea, PT, DPT, MBA, GCS, CDP, CCRP According to the CDC, “more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke every year.” “Strokes are known to reduce mobility in more than half of stroke survivors age 65 and older.” This long-term...
by Summit | Apr 25, 2022 | All Blogs, Occupational Therapy
Written By: Karin H. Warner, MOT OTR/l Let’s face it, handwriting is not what it used to be. The perception of having perfect handwriting, and what it may mean if your handwriting is sloppy, has changed. So maybe it is a good thing that handwriting is not...
by Summit | Apr 18, 2022 | All Blogs, Speech Language Pathology
Written By: Belinda Worley, MS, CCC-SLP How many of you love fun, creative, cheap therapy tools? Of course, we all do! I find that in my speech pathology practice, Bootheel Pediatric Therapy LLC in Dexter, Missouri, I am always on the hunt for the latest and...
