by Summit | Nov 12, 2024 | All Blogs, Pediatrics, Physical Therapy, Professional Development
Written By: Daniel Walters, PT, DPT, GCS On November 1, 2024, Medicare released its highly anticipated final rule for 2025, bringing significant changes that will affect physical therapy practices nationwide. Two major adjustments in this rule—the shift from direct to...
by Summit | Oct 21, 2024 | All Blogs, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology
Written By: Kaitlin Brown, SLPD, CCC-SLP Communication is at the heart of human connection, yet for some individuals, the ability to communicate effectively can be limited due to complex speech and language challenges. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)...
by Summit | Sep 23, 2024 | All Blogs, Pediatrics, Physical Therapy
Written By: Stephanie Johnson, PT As therapists, we are often tasked with juggling the guidelines of various national agencies while promoting best practices to meet patient goals. The same is true for infant care and the diagnoses that are prevalent in our...
by Summit | Sep 16, 2024 | All Blogs, Geriatrics, Neurology, Occupational Therapy, Pediatrics, Physical Therapy
Written By: Karen Hogan-Curran, PT, DPT, AVPT, CSRS The Dix-Hallpike Maneuver is widely regarded as the gold standard for diagnosing benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), due to its high sensitivity and simplicity. This maneuver provides clinicians with a quick...
by Summit | Sep 9, 2024 | All Blogs, Pediatrics, Speech Language Pathology
Written By: Lauren Ruffrage, MS CCC SLP Most of us have heard of IgE-Food Allergies that require an individual to carry an EpiPen, which can lead to anaphylaxis. Many people don’t know that there is another group of Food Allergies called Non-IgE-mediated...
by Summit | Aug 19, 2024 | All Blogs, Pediatrics, Speech Language Pathology
Written By: Tracey Tasker, MBA, MA, CCC/SLP Many people would say that the United States is in a literacy crisis, and if you consider that not even half of fourth graders in the US are reading proficiently by 4th grade crisis seems like an accurate word. When...
