Categorized as: Evidence and Technology
07Jan Hi-Tech at CSM
As healthcare continues to integrate new web technologies, fittingly, there is an increase in the technology-based offerings at the APTA Combined Sections Meeting this year. This conference, the pinacle of the PT meetings each year in terms of attendence and scope of programming and exhibitors, will be in New Orleans. I found this handy way to
20Dec iPad: PT’s New Best Friend?
By Bronwyn Spira, PT, and Tejal Ramaiya, DPT, CSCS The iPad is quickly transforming the way business is conducted in the media, entertainment and education sectors. But what about health care? What are the specific benefits of the iPad for physical therapists and what should you be cautious about? As a clinic that has actively
15Jun Medieval Therapy Techniques?
Do PTs today practice medieval therapy techniques? An ABC affiliate in San Francisco seems to think we use medieval tools, anyway. The technique reported on is the Graston Technique,® an aggressive form of soft tissue mobilization aimed at breaking up adhesions between fascia and muscle fibers using specialized tools. In theory, this treatment is
05Apr Earth’s Central Nervous System
Yes, this is an IBM advertisement. But, I just had to post a video about the evolution of the internet which suggests that Earth has “grown a central nervous system!” Hello, semantic internet.
07Feb Integrating Tablet Computers Into Your Practice
With Mac releasing the iPad last week, it is time to think about how these new tablet computers that are flooding the market can become a valuable member of your PT team. But to many, abandoning your traditional pen and paper for a sleek touch-screen tablet computer seems overwhelming. The potential for these devices to
04Feb UK Sends Data to The Cloud
One of the big barriers to both performing and consuming research is the issue of closed doors and ownership of data. Researchers struggle with gaining access to information. Readers of research struggle with gaining access to manuscripts locked away behind expensive subscription fees. Thus, the move to open access publishing is useful on multiple
14Oct A Simple Solution: Posterous.com
I get asked by quite a few physical therapists about the best way to establish some sort of online identity for themselves or, more often, their business. While my gut reaction is to suggest a WordPress, this does take at least some footwork to get off the ground and to look nice. Another option which,
15Jun I'm back and so here's a link
General apologies and regrets for the long delay between posts. One of the things I was up to was presenting at the annual APTA Conference in Baltimore with Tim Noteboom. I thought it might be nice to direct all those folks who I coerced into subscribing to my blog by way of a how-to demo
20Feb Physiopedia vs. Medpedia
Many of you may already know about Physiopedia, but perhaps some of you do not. Physio-pedia.com is a project, orginially conceived by Rachael Lowe, that she and I, with the help of her technologically gifted husband, Tony Lowe, have been working on for the better part of the last year. Our aim is to create a world-wide, open access encyclopedia wr
16Jan 2009 Healthcare Trends: Are PT's Behind the Times?
From CNN Health we are given this list of upcoming trends in healthcare for 2009: Online House Calls Virtual Clinics Ask-a-doc websites Getting your test results online Twittering Doctors I'm going to go way out on a limb here and suggest that 99% of physical therapists don't know what Twitter is, and just about the same percentage are prepared for
