by Summit | Nov 8, 2021 | All Blogs, Speech Language Pathology
Written By: Anysia J. Ensslen-Boggs, Ed.D., CCC-SLP According to the Alzheimer’s Association, there are approximately 11 million unpaid caregivers caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia in the United States. 18.4 billion hours of care, valued at $232...
by Summit | Nov 1, 2021 | All Blogs, Physical Therapy
Written By: Dr. Catherine Lewan, PT DPT, C-IAYT Long COVID is the term created by patients to describe persistent symptoms in the weeks or months after COVID-19. It is considered a first as it was identified by patients, not by medical professionals. While it shares...
by Summit | Oct 25, 2021 | All Blogs, Physical Therapy
Written By: Lori Duncan, DPT, MTC, CPT Core stability is one of the most important concepts to teach a patient for healthy movement. It is a low-load, continual activation of specific muscles that allow our body to feel organized, safe and prepared for any movement....
by Summit | Oct 18, 2021 | All Blogs, Occupational Therapy
Written By: Jenny L. Clark, OTR/L One of my favorite holidays is Halloween. Children love this time of year because, well let’s admit, they get free candy! In my books Learn to Move, Move to Learn and Learn to Move, Moving Up!, I created sensorimotor activity lesson...
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 11, 2021 | All Blogs, Occupational Therapy
Written By: Nicole Scheiman, OTR/L, MHS, DrOT, CLT-LANA, CORE, CES, CKTP October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in observance of this special month, we are highlighting a kinesiology taping technique for scar management! Individuals who have scars from...
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 27, 2021 | All Blogs, Occupational Therapy
Written By: Cristina Klymasz, MS, OTR/L, CBIS, RYT, CLT-LANA, MSCS Happy National Yoga Awareness Month! In 2008, the Department of Health and Human Services designated September as National Yoga Awareness Month. Designating September for this month is...
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 | Sep 13, 2021 | All Blogs, Speech Language Pathology
Presented By: Lisa Young Milliken, MA, CCC-SLP, FNAP, CDP In this 1 hour Lunch & Learn, Summit Instructor, Lisa Young Milliken, MA, CCC-SLP, FNAP, CDP reviews the factors of stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue for therapy professionals, giving attention to...
