by Summit Instructors | Jun 18, 2020 | Physical Therapy
Written by: Kurt Gray, PT, DPTAs I was thinking of a topic to write about for this blog post, the thought of patient safety immediately came to my mind.A short while ago, I received a call from a local attorney to give a deposition on a disturbing medical malpractice...
by Summit Instructors | Jun 18, 2020 | Physical Therapy
Written By: Matt Jeffs, DPT PSM CEAS Two Birds. One Stone.So how do we draw on our innate human patterns of cognition and behavior to mitigate these situations of stress and distraction? Evolutionary pressures may have predisposed us to a wandering mind. It’s...
by Summit Instructors | May 9, 2020 | Physical Therapy
Written By: Lori Duncan, DPT, MTC, CPTPatient compliance can be a challenge but it doesn’t have to be that complicated. As therapists, we often over-prescribe exercises and repetitions. Keeping our HEP simple and specific is an effective and powerful way to ensure...
by Summit Instructors | Apr 30, 2020 | Physical Therapy
By: Jacqueline Grimenstein, PT, C/NDT, CKTPPhysical, Occupational and Speech therapists play a critical role in the treatment of children with chronic airway diseases. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia or BPD is a chronic lung disease primarily found in infants born...
by Summit | Mar 9, 2020 | Physical Therapy
Maximizing the AT-PT Relationship in the High School Setting By: Zach Fox, PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS When a high school athlete sustains an injury that will require surgery, a simple question from parents typically get asks: Where should we take him/her for rehabilitation?”...
by Summit | Mar 9, 2020 | Physical Therapy
Preventing and Managing Diabetes By: Jennifer Darby, PT, DPT, GCS, CPAHA, CEEAADiabetes mellites (translated literally means sweet urine) is a metabolic disease that causes high blood sugar. Consistent high blood sugar affects various parts of the body including...
