by Summit | Sep 24, 2018 | Occupational Therapy
Fall Prevention By: Tori Goldhammer, MS, OTR/L, ATP, ECHM, CAPS, LMT The National Council on Aging (NCOA) chooses the first day of fall for the annual Fall Prevention Awareness Day...
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 17, 2018 | Occupational Therapy
September: Pain Awareness Month Raising Awareness of Pain By: Kimberly Breeden, MS, OTR/L The American Chronic Pain Association (ACPA) recognizes September as Pain Awareness Month with many organizations working to raise public awareness of pain and it’s impact. The...
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 | Jun 6, 2018 | All Blogs
Course Highlight: Functional Amputee Rehabilitation By: Daniel J, Lee, PT, DPT, GCS Whether you work with individuals with limb loss on a daily basis, or if you only see one or two patients a year, Functional Amputee Rehab is a great course for you. ...
by Summit | Jun 4, 2018 | Occupational Therapy
June 3rd is National Cancer Survivors Day How Much do you Know about Cancer Survivorship? By: Nicole Scheiman, DrOT, MHS, OTR/L, CLT-LANA, CKTP 10 Facts about Cancer Survivorship There are an estimated 11 million cancer survivors living in the United States today,...
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,...
