Important Update for Home Care Therapists

Entry By: Eileen Bach, PT, M.Ed, DPT CMS has an update on the 2011 Therapy rules – I encourage EVERY therapist working in home health care to read this document! Go to http://www.cms.gov/center/hha.asp and look for the document titled “Chapter 7 Home...

Pensacola, FL on May 22 – Hotel Change

This change affects Robert McCabe’s seminar for Sunday 5/22 in Pensacola, FL. New Hotel: SpringHill Suites by Marriott Pensacola Beach 24 Via de Luna Pensacola Beach, FL 32561 Phone (850) 932-6000 If you are an attendee of this seminar, please be on the look out...

Scapular Assist Test

Entry By: Tambra Marik, OTR/L, OTD, CHT The scapular assist test is performed with the therapist recreating the bio-mechanics of the scapula.  The therapist manually upwardly rotates the scapula at the medial border with one hand while providing a posterior tilt at...

Finally up and running………….

Entry By: Eric Folmar, MPT, OCS, PT I am glad to finally get my blog up and running.  I look forward to some good chatter on the blog.  I guess I will start by posting a statement:    Don’t forget  about the feet!!!  All starts and ends at the feet, yet it is...

Kicking and Punching Away at Autism (with video)

Story from KALB News Channel 5 in Alexandria, LA – Read Full Story Here (with videos) It’s Autism Awareness Month.  One Cenla mother is making it her mission to kick, punch and chop away at the effects of the disease. She jumpstarted an autistic karate...

Workshop Update: Just Added April 15, 2011

What’s new this week: Pediatrics Developing Effective Sensory Diets California Geriatrics Skilled Dementia Care Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont Functional Neuromuscular Re-Education for Stroke Rehabilitation Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio Therapeutic Tai Chi for Fall...