by Summit | Sep 21, 2018 | Physical Therapy
Vestibular Therapy and Dizziness Enough to Make Your Head Spin By: Jeff Ladinsky, PT, DPT, MTC, CCI With approximately 90 million American adults having experience some form of vestibular disorder, management of these patients can be challenging and be among...
by Summit | Sep 19, 2018 | Physical Therapy
The Fall Prevention Alphabet September 22nd: Falls Prevention Awareness Day By: Brandi Singleton, PT, DPT, CCI You have probably heard at some time or another that falls are a problem. Maybe you even heard it referred to as an epidemic. Well, neither of these...
by Summit | Sep 10, 2018 | Physical Therapy
September is Healthy Ageing Month! By: Andrew Morgan, PT, DPT, MBA Have you ever heard someone say, “well, that just happens as you get older?” From muscle weakness to easy fatigue, ageing is surrounded with myths and presuppositions that can be easily...
by Summit | Jul 9, 2018 | Physical Therapy
Alternative Strategies for Pain Management Photo Credit: Shutterstock – Jon Bilous By: Ziya “Z” Altug, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, CSCS A 2018 perspective in the New England Journal of Medicine states that “in 2016 more than 11 million Americans...
by Summit | Jun 18, 2018 | Physical Therapy
Breaking Barriers: Treating Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease By: Ashleigh Trapuzzano, DPT Student & Nicole Dawson, PT, PhD, GCS University of Central Florida, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of...
by Summit | May 15, 2018 | Physical Therapy
Strength Training the “Floor of the Core” By: Catherine Lewan, PT, DPT, CPI, CYT May is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month and, of course, May 13th was Mother’s Day. So it would seem the perfect time to talk about physical fitness,...
