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7 Habits of Highly Effective Physical Therapists

PTs who consistently perform at the tip-top of their potential exercise these seven habits.

You’ve completed the necessary coursework to earn your credentials—and you’ve kept up to date on new research in your field through continuing education courses—but if you want to be a highly effective physical therapist, you’ve got to do more than that. PTs who consistently perform at the tip-top of their potential also exercise these seven habits.

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6 Ways to Celebrate Occupational Therapy Month

April is OT Month—and that means it’s time to bust out the confetti and celebrate all the hard-working therapists!

from WebPT

April is Occupational Therapy Month—and that means it’s time to bust out the confetti and celebrate! Now, many would agree that celebrating OT—and the benefits occupational therapists provide—shouldn’t merely be a one-month endeavor. But, it’s a great opportunity to showcase this amazing profession on a bigger stage. That means raising awareness about OT in general and showing appreciation for all the hard-working therapists who are helping patients become as independent as possible in their daily lives. Looking for ideas on how to celebrate—or how to honor your OT friends or colleagues? Check out these six suggestions.

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Untangling the Language Challenges of Autism

When a toddler hasn’t uttered a word by 24 months, many parents get understandably concerned and start raising the possibility of autism spectrum disorder.

from ASHA

“My toddler isn’t speaking yet. Should I be worried?”

If you’re a speech-language pathologist working with young children, this likely sounds familiar. When a toddler hasn’t uttered a word by 24 months, many parents get understandably concerned and start raising the possibility of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

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The Nuts and Bolts of Preparing for Audiology Telepractice

A telepractice expert shares what you need to know before—and how to prepare for—providing online services.

from ASHA

Audiologists may be able to use telepractice to expand their client base and better provide access to care. And although audiology telepractice regulations vary by state, there are a few universal components that all audiologists need to consider before they sit down for their first session in front of the computer.

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Knee Patients Spending Millions on Wasted Treatments, Study Finds

According to researchers, wasted treatments for knee pain have racked up millions of dollars in medical bills.

from NBC News

Patients who had knee replacements went through treatments such as injections that did not help, that are not recommended, and that accounted for a third of their total medical bills, the researchers found.

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Keeping the Elderly Safe

Study shows tailored physical therapy program reduces bad falls in the elderly.

from ScienceDaily

A research team has studied the effectiveness of tailored physical therapy programs for the elderly to prevent falls, also known as the Steps to Avoid Falls in Elderly (SAFE) study.

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Cognitive Treatment: Is It Covered?

Reimbursement policies for SLP-provided cognitive assessment and treatment depend on payer, facility, patient’s diagnosis and type of treatment.

from ASHA

Speech-language pathologists evaluate and treat communication difficulties related to many causes, including cognitive deficits resulting from conditions such as dementia, stroke and traumatic brain injury. Although assessment and treatment of cognitive deficits are clearly in SLPs’ scope of practice, some public and private payers are putting up roadblocks to reimbursement for these services.

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Intensive Speech Therapy Helps Months after Stroke

Chronic aphasia, the inability to understand or express speech well due to brain damage from stroke, affects about 30 percent of stroke survivors.

from Reuters

Even months after a stroke, survivors can make major strides in communication and quality of life with intensive speech therapy, a recent study in Germany suggests.

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Study: Manual Therapy Works as Well as, and Sometimes Better than, Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Following a year of physical therapy treatment, patients with carpal tunnel syndrome achieved results on par with those who had surgery for the same condition.

from PT in Motion

Authors of a new study on carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) say that when you toss out the splints, steroid injections, lasers, and other treatments often lumped in with physical therapy as part of a “conservative” approach and focus solely on a debate about surgery vs specific multimodal physical therapy, physical therapy makes a compelling case for itself.

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