ADVANCE For Physical Therapists & PT Assistants

The Valerie Fund completed the JAG Physical Therapy/WCBS-TV Walk-a-Thon and 5K Run at Verona Park in Verona, New Jersey on June 13...

I am steadily getting more and more patients every week and it is awesome! The one thing I have realized, however, is that people just don't listen! I cannot tell you how many times I have told people that they have to do their exercises with correct...(read more)

By Senior Associate Editor, Beth Puliti With the shift to warm weather, people of all ages start thinking exercise. Before your older patients take their exercise routine outdoors, The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons this week advised baby boomers not to overdo it...

I am loving my internship! I have finally gotten to the point where I pretty much have my own schedule of patients. The ones that I evaluate independently are the ones that I treat in addition to some of my CI's other patients. I am not going to lie,...(read more)

Legislation to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program that includes physical therapists was introduced Tuesday by Representative Bruce Braley (D-IA). The Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2009 (HR 2891) would encourage physical therapists to...(read more).

It is easy to respond well when someone gives us a compliment or encourages us. Constructive criticism can even be easy to swallow. But thoughtless, hurtful words can bring thoughtless, harmful responses that make the situation worse. When was the last time someone spoke critically to you...

Lauren Fritsky, ADVANCE associate editor There's an interesting story out of Connecticut from this weekend. It involves a nursing home facing lawsuits for neglecting two patients, both of whom died...

Rebecca Mayer, ADVANCE senior regional editor BALTIMORE-Adding to a plethora of activities in Baltimore, the ADVANCE staff attended a reception celebrating Kennedy Krieger Institute's newly opened outpatient center...

Beth Puliti, ADVANCE senior associate editor BALTIMORE--In their session this morning, Timothy E...

Brian Ferrie, ADVANCE managing editor BALTIMORE-Here in Charm City, the PT 2009 conference is off to an energetic start. At 11 a.m. today, Carolee J. Winstein, PT, PhD, FAPTA, presented the 40th McMillan Lecture...

Lisa Lombardo, ADVANCE editor BALTIMORE--What's the difference 20 years can make? As former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich pointed out Wednesday night while making the keynote address at PT 2009, one need only look at the Baltimore Inner Harbor...(read more)

I don't think that I realized just how much of an influence we have on our patients until this past week. I just started my internship 3 ½ weeks ago and during one of those weeks I was I was restricted to just observing due to contract issues, and then...(read more