by Summit | Oct 14, 2021 | All Blogs, Physical Therapy
Written By: Julie B. Barnett, PT, DPT, MTC Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a form of orthostatic dysautonomia and is a complication after Covid-19. Vitals are measured in 10 minute increments in supine and standing to monitor POTS.Criteria for POTS include:HR...
by Summit | Oct 4, 2021 | All Blogs, Physical Therapy
Written By: Andrew Morgan, PT, DPT, MBA, COS-C Early in the COVID pandemic I remember speaking with a colleague who was asked to treat a COVID patient in the home health setting. My colleague was nervous and really did not understand the role that PTs and PTAs would...
by Summit | Sep 20, 2021 | All Blogs, Physical Therapy
Written By: Paul Frizelle, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, MTC, AIB/VR, CSCS Our daughters and I were talking the other day and one of them said, “it is really cool how you help people get better”. I realized after talking to them that it can be alarmingly simple to be immune to...
by Summit Instructors | Jan 28, 2021 | Physical Therapy
Written By: Carla Pister, PTEver wonder if a head tilt is vision-based versus muscular-based?Are there days when you feel like all you see are kids with torticollis and head tilts?Do you have trouble remembering which kids tip left and which kids tip right?Ever notice...
by Summit Instructors | Jan 21, 2021 | Physical Therapy
Written By: T. Daniel Walters PT, DPT, GCS Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) affects more than 12 million Americans and can lead to low vision. AMD becomes more prevalent after the age of 55 and often results in various levels of disability. It’s a condition we...
by Summit Instructors | Sep 30, 2020 | Physical Therapy
Written By: Cristin Beazley, PT, DPT, CBISHeadaches are one of the most common symptoms reported after a concussion. A headache that occurs after a traumatic injury is called a post traumatic headache, caused by multiple impairments related to the injury. It is...
