Archive for February, 2008
27Feb Washington State Physical Therapists Go to Battle
Columbia Physical Therapy in Washington State has filed a lawsuit against Benton Franklin Orthopedic, a group of orthopaedic surgeons, in what figures to be the next big referral-for-profit / physician-owned battle in the physical therapy profession. The physical therapists have an interesting set of laws on their side, the physicians have the norm
22Feb Oh Brother! Still the Wii?
My fear of having non-fitness personnel take up the profession of Wiihab is coming closer to fruition as Nintendo has announced a Fitness package which will include a balance board. Nintendo itself is spearheading the effort into the fitness industry. The APTA is very typically all excited about this gimmick and announced their new love affair in t
22Feb Muscle Cramps!
I have a penchant for enjoying things that are often ubiquitous, yet poorly understood. The human body is ripe with these topics. Among my favorites are delayed onset muscle soreness, muscle fatigue, and muscle cramps. Muscle cramps are often extremely painful and debilitating. I remember struggling with quadriceps cramps more than one time while c
19Feb The Big Rip-Off
Linking to this NYT's editorial about the lawsuit between the State of NY and Ingenix seems the thing for PT blogs to do today, so I will not disappoint. "Mr. Cuomo and the American Medical Association, which has a long-standing suit filed against Ingenix and various UnitedHealth companies, claim that the data is manipulated. They claim that health
18Feb Physical Therapists Now Eligible for Debt Relief
Last week legislation was approved to finally include physical therapists in the list of health providers eligible for student loan forgiveness. "This amendment provides valuable incentives to enter the profession of physical therapy and help meet the high demand for physical therapists that exists across the nation," said American Physical Therapy
17Feb The National Wiihab Crisis
Most news articles on physical therapists can be found in newspapers by the following categorization: "Newspaper name / world news / national news / health news / local news / physical therapy news" No longer, as I found this headline under the "world news" category in the Atlanta Journal Constitution: "Forget rehab, try Nintendo Wiihab" Yikes!!! W
16Feb Who Cares About Their Physiotherapist?
Ronaldo does. Seen here trying desperately to stabilize his patella after he tore a tendon in his left knee, which has put the career of the soccer star in jeopardy. "That will depend not only on the surgery, but also on physical therapy and the motivation of Ronaldo – currently 31 years old – to return to high-level sports.'' a Paris hospital
16Feb "Wiihab" Hurts my Brain!
I'm still conflicted about this whole Wii-physical therapy link. One side of me cringes when the concept of Wiihab has become so pervasive that, indeed, a phrase has been coined. One side of me asks, "Is it so bad? Maybe it's professional insecurity creeping up on me that drives my discontent related to Wii-habilitation?" I do know that I have almo
15Feb Not Just Clothes, Performance Enhancing Clothes
FanHouse checks in with this little bit about the fancy new swimsuits to be worn in the upcoming Olympics, and how Michael Phelps describes them as the best swimsuit ever made. “It literally feels like you are a rocket coming off the wall,” said Phelps. This makes me think of poor Oscar Pistorius. At what point does technological clothing provi
13Feb Article Chronicles Poor State of Business for PT's
I can't believe I read this in the actual news...one not written or published by a PT, that is. "At least 10 outpatient physical therapy clinics across Southwest Florida have closed since midsummer as a trio of trends has sapped the businesses' income." The article goes on to give an excellent summary of the state of the PT union, including some no
