Archive for March, 2009
29Mar Influences on Autonomy
American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) President, Scott Ward, posed an interesting question in his latest blog post. Dr. Ward wondered, based on feedback from a group of stakeholders, if the inclusion of the term “autonomous practice” in the APTA’s Vision 2020 was the right word. Is it non-collaborative? Does it reflect a pa
25Mar Augusta AD Rehab as a Model of Care
Augusta, Georgia is unique for a number of reasons. Perhaps you notice the heaping piles of azaleas, or that golf course, or the downtown with much character and few people. Perhaps you notice that the city is “well laid out with wide and spacious streets”, as George Washington once did. Perhaps you notice the paper
24Mar Be An Advocate
Occasionally, we get requests for guest posts from various individuals. Some of them are good. None of them have yet been published…until now! Look for more guest contributor posts as we transition and grow from NPA Think Tank to PT Think Tank! Thanks, ERIC Be an Advocate! In conjunction with the Special Olympics campaign to
24Mar The PT – Insurance Rep Meetup
A big thanks to Eric Robertson for his invitation to join this blog. For my inaugural post here at ptthinktank.com I thought I’d share a little fictional scenario that is probably a little too close to reality. Comments are welcome. First allow me to set the stage.. A handsomely dressed Mr. Smith from Acme Health
23Mar The Next Step
Well, here we are, shiny new digs and everything! When I think back to this blog’s humble beginnings on Blogger with a standard template, to our current professionally designed site…well I just can’t imagine how I got from, “I wonder how you blog…” to this! Where We’ve Been Before I go any further, I would
21Mar We're Moving and Improving, Hold Onto Your Hats!
We're Moving! NPA Think Tank will be getting a major facelift and a new server home this weekend. We're switching blog platforms, and servers and so you may notice some downtime. Also, and very excitingly, the site is getting a major design overhaul in honor of this big move. More Authors and a New Name!! NPA Think Tank has been my personal blog si
20Mar The Stress – Pain Connection
The WSJ Blog had a brief but important bit about the relationship between stress and pain this week. The gist: It's old school to think having pain that is "in your head" is the same thing as faking it or being crazy in any way. The truth of the matter is, all pain is in your head! More acurately, pain is an output from your head. Scientists recogn
09Mar Who Knows Labral Tears?
Everyone! Well, everyone will, now that an elite sports star has made the diagnosis part of common sports injury language. Labral tears can be a big problem and have probably contribute to many degenerative hips, but have only recently gotten much attention. They are relatively common in sports, acounting for a significant portion of NFL hip injuri
