by Summit | Oct 25, 2021 | All Blogs, Physical Therapy
Written By: Lori Duncan, DPT, MTC, CPT Core stability is one of the most important concepts to teach a patient for healthy movement. It is a low-load, continual activation of specific muscles that allow our body to feel organized, safe and prepared for any movement....
by Summit | Oct 18, 2021 | All Blogs, Occupational Therapy
Written By: Jenny L. Clark, OTR/L One of my favorite holidays is Halloween. Children love this time of year because, well let’s admit, they get free candy! In my books Learn to Move, Move to Learn and Learn to Move, Moving Up!, I created sensorimotor activity lesson...
by Summit | Oct 14, 2021 | All Blogs, Physical Therapy
Written By: Julie B. Barnett, PT, DPT, MTC Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is a form of orthostatic dysautonomia and is a complication after Covid-19. Vitals are measured in 10 minute increments in supine and standing to monitor POTS.Criteria for POTS include:HR...
by Summit | Oct 11, 2021 | All Blogs, Occupational Therapy
Written By: Nicole Scheiman, OTR/L, MHS, DrOT, CLT-LANA, CORE, CES, CKTP October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in observance of this special month, we are highlighting a kinesiology taping technique for scar management! Individuals who have scars from...
by Summit | Oct 4, 2021 | All Blogs, Physical Therapy
Written By: Andrew Morgan, PT, DPT, MBA, COS-C Early in the COVID pandemic I remember speaking with a colleague who was asked to treat a COVID patient in the home health setting. My colleague was nervous and really did not understand the role that PTs and PTAs would...
