by Summit Instructors | Jun 18, 2020 | Physical Therapy
Written By: Matt Jeffs, DPT, PSM, CEAS Moving Beyond Stretch & FlexRecently, I visited an interesting article from the May 2017 edition of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) Professional Safety magazine. There I found researchers Choi & Sathy...
by Summit Instructors | Jun 18, 2020 | Physical Therapy
Written by: Kurt Gray, PT, DPTAs I was thinking of a topic to write about for this blog post, the thought of patient safety immediately came to my mind.A short while ago, I received a call from a local attorney to give a deposition on a disturbing medical malpractice...
by Summit Instructors | Jun 18, 2020 | Physical Therapy
Written By: Matt Jeffs, DPT PSM CEAS Two Birds. One Stone.So how do we draw on our innate human patterns of cognition and behavior to mitigate these situations of stress and distraction? Evolutionary pressures may have predisposed us to a wandering mind. It’s...
by Summit Instructors | Jun 16, 2020 | All Blogs
Presented By: Naseem Chatiwala, PT, MS, DPT, NCS In Part 3 of this 3-Part Vlog Series, Naseem Chatiwala discusses the importance of communication as a whole in the therapy environment. She also touches on different ways to communicate and work as a team in the...
by Summit Instructors | Jun 16, 2020 | All Blogs
Presented By: Naseem Chatiwala, PT, DPT, MS, NCS In Part 2 of this 3-Part Vlog Series, Naseem Chatiwala provides different ways in which therapists can stay healthy physically, socially and emotionally. 3-Part Therapist Self-Care Blog Series:1) Therapist Burnout...
by Summit Instructors | Jun 16, 2020 | All Blogs
Presented By: Naseem Chatiwala, PT, MS, DPT, NCS In Part 1 of this 3-Part Vlog Series, Naseem Chatiwala explains what the term “burnout” means and entails, in particular focusing on the therapy environment. This vlog also touches on what particular items...
by Summit Instructors | Jun 1, 2020 | All Blogs
Written By: Toni Patt PT, DPT, GCS, NCSWhen I was asked to write this blog, I planned to write about the effect of memory loss on the families and loved ones of dementia patients. Then COVID-19 arrived and we entered a brave new world. To prevent the spread of the...
by Summit Instructors | May 19, 2020 | Occupational Therapy
By: Tina Pipher, MA, OTR/L; Level I Certified HWTHandwriting is an important fine motor skill that begins with many pre-requisites in order for the skill to be efficient and easy for our children. Here are some ideas for students struggling with this skill:1. Ensure...
by Summit Instructors | May 11, 2020 | All Blogs
Written by: Erica Pitsch, PT, DPT, Neurologic Clinical SpecialistLet’s face it, we’re all in turmoil at the moment. None of us have ever faced the surreal circumstances that we find ourselves in since March of 2020. The more we learn about the truly elegant villain...
by Summit Instructors | May 9, 2020 | Physical Therapy
Written By: Lori Duncan, DPT, MTC, CPTPatient compliance can be a challenge but it doesn’t have to be that complicated. As therapists, we often over-prescribe exercises and repetitions. Keeping our HEP simple and specific is an effective and powerful way to ensure...
