Patients may or may not be aware, but since 2006 in New York State, a prescription is not needed to see a physical therapist. Direct access allows physical therapists with 3 or more years of experience to see patients for 10 visits or 30 days without obtaining a prescription from ...
Which provides a better outcome with respect to pain and narcotic use after ACL surgery - a cryocuff or regular ice pack? Both are routinely used during the early stages of PT after ACL surgery.
Excerpts from an interview with Nancy Bloom from Washington University about Movement Impairment Syndromes of the Hip.
While Physical Therapy has become many people's first line of defense for injuries, it is necessary for PT's to screen for complications/co-morbidities like Pulmonary Embolisms.
Jon's article was recently featured in PT Products Online. Here is the full article and discussion on the use of Continuous Passive Motion (CPM) machines.
Several patients, who undergo SLAP repairs, are discharged from physical therapy prematurely and may have unresolved posterior shoulder tightness, always make sure to assess for and treat posterior shoulder tightness.
Earn more CEU/CCE credits with this article published in Spine (2008). You'll be surprised with the results.