Archive for June, 2007
11Jun A Sports Cream Fatality
The sad case of Arielle Newman proves that anything taken in excess can be bad. I have never seen the benefit of sports creams, instead using self-remedies such as stretching and relaxation, maybe an ibuprofen here and there. I could never imagine that sports creams' active ingredient could ever cause some one's death! In other news, check out my s
08Jun How to Permanently Archive Feed Items
I had the opportunity to present to some faculty and students last week on the relationship between good evidence based practice and internet technology. The topic was mainly about using RSS feeds to collect information that could then be used to improve your clinical practice. i called it, Evidence at Your Fingertips: Leveraging Internet Technolog
07Jun Mainstream Media Targets Spinal Fusion
This blog post over at EIM highlighted a decent "PT as an alternative" research article regarding back pain. Simultaneously, I was reading the New York Times and Wall Street Journal Health Blog about the famous geographic variability in spinal fusion rates. The Times piece, entitled, "Healthcare as if costs didn't matter" made the case that perhaps
06Jun The Solution for Elderly Driving Woes
Always up for noble research investigations, Yale University researchers have been studying elderly driving. Elderly driving, of course, frightens me. All too often a senior citizen finds themselves slamming on the brake, only to maroon their sedan halfway up a tree by hitting the gas instead! The research sent elder drivers to a Physical Therapist
06Jun Google's Frantic Pace
Google has a reputation for doing things differently, such as innovative workplace design. I was reading this piece in the New York Times about how Google continually tweaks its search engine to improve it. The man featured in the article, Amit Singhal, is the master of Google's search ranking algorithm. For anyone who knows even a bit about Google
05Jun EIM Makes A Move!
This post from the Evidence in Motion group announced that they have hired a CEO, a sure sign of growth for their business. Congratulations to EIM for their success and optimism about the profession of Physical Therapy. Their mission is a noble one, and the profession will benefit from their efforts. I found the announcement interesting not so much
