by Summit | Aug 14, 2023 | All Blogs, Body Regions, Geriatrics, Occupational Therapy, Orthopedics, Physical Therapy
Written By: Shana Carter PT, DPT, OCS, UDN-C Since the COVID-19 pandemic made an unapologetic entry into our world in 2020, so many things in our lives have changed, including a rapid and vast increase in work-from-home job opportunities. While the changes in the...
by Summit | Aug 7, 2023 | All Blogs, Body Regions, Orthopedics, Physical Therapy
Written By: Paul Frizelle, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, MTC, CSCS, PES, CES Sesamoiditis, Lisfranc fracture, plantar plate injuries, Jones fractures, high and lateral ankle sprains, do these injuries sound familiar? These are examples of foot/ankle injuries seen in athletes but...
by Summit | Jul 10, 2023 | All Blogs, Body Regions, Geriatrics, Neurology, Occupational Therapy, Orthopedics, Physical Therapy
Written By: Brian Trzaskos PT LMT CSCS CMP MI-C How often have you stopped to consider the question, “What exactly is medicine?”It may seem obvious to us steeped in Western culture that medicine is something you give to someone who is sick. Medicine is most often...
by Summit | Jul 3, 2023 | All Blogs, Body Regions, Geriatrics, Occupational Therapy, Orthopedics, Physical Therapy
Written By: Anju Dheer, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC Neck pain, although a very common condition seen in the physical therapy clinic, can be an unnerving body part to treat. With red flag conditions ranging from ligamentous instability and vascular pathologies to cervical...
by Summit | Jun 19, 2023 | All Blogs, Body Regions, Geriatrics, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy
Written By: David Denton, PT, DPT, EdD, CIDN, CVT Have you ever been chewing gum, bit into a pear, or tried to chew a well-done piece of meat and felt tightness in your jaw soon afterward? This small but mighty muscle, the lateral pterygoid, can cause a myriad...
by Summit | May 1, 2023 | All Blogs, Body Regions, Geriatrics, Orthopedics, Physical Therapy
Written By: Karen Hogan-Curran, PT, DPT The APTA came out with an updated Clinical Practice Guideline for Unilateral vestibular hypofunction in 2022. Among the many recommendations mentioned, HEP recommendation was updated.With so much research out there, it’s...
