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SCAPTA
On February 7, 2018 physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students from across the state safely arrived in Columbia to advocate for our profession. The morning began with introductory remarks and general logistics. A press conference with the Advanced Practice Nurses with remarks from their association leadership, Senator Davis, Representative Clary, and Governor Henry McMaster allowed SCAPTA members a front row seat to another aspect of the legislative process and positioned our association as a potential collaborator in future endeavors that provide increase access to healthcare services to patients across the state. Simultaneously, SCAPTA was approached by the Athletic Trainers Association of South Carolina about potential legislation that improves the clarity of their practice act. This is another collaboration we are open to exploring in the future as we strive to improve the practice of physical therapy for clinicians and patients. With record attendance we were able to lobby for House Bill 4799 sponsored by Representative Howard. We were kindly introduced in the House Chambers by Representative Phillip Lowe (District 60 – Florence-Darlington) before taking to the foyer to call out House members for pictures and discussion. Following a successful face to face effort, ‘leave-behind’ materials were delivered to each office for review and follow-up. Finally, we re-convened at a space reserved by our friends at the University of South Carolina to a debriefing and information session on next steps.
Advocacy Day was only the first step in a successful movement to improve access to necessary physical therapy care. We are now pushing for a House subcommittee hearing after getting a Fiscal Impact Statement. We suspect this will come sometime in early March, and we need your help. Our legislators need to hear from their constituents. We will be sending additional communication with specific instructions in the near future. PLEASE ANSWER THE CALL TO SERVE! Our patients are counting on your active participation in getting this legislation passed. Should you have any questions or need additional information, you can always email southcarolina@apta.org and we will get back with you as quickly as possible. In preparation, we need EVERY member to fill out this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SCAdvocate This will give us much needed information to help organize our grassroots efforts. You can share the link with your friends and colleagues that are PT/PTA/Students and encourage them to fill it out as well. It only takes a few minutes!
Finally, we have to thank Mike Daniels and Associates for their tireless work on our behalf. Their work to organize, plan, and promote the SCAPTA legislative efforts are unparalleled. Thank you to everyone that attended this year’s PT Advocacy Day and look forward to an even bigger crowd next year.
Aaron E. Embry, PT, DPT, MSCR
SCAPTA President
SCAPTA
April is a busy time in Charleston. If you will need a hotel room for the SCAPTA “Better Together” Annual Conference at The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston on April 13-14, 2018, it is recommended that you take advantage of the SCAPTA discounted hotel room rates available as follows:
Courtyard by Marriott Charleston Waterfront ($224/night, single/double occupancy), http://cwp.marriott.com/chscy/scapta.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites in Mount Pleasant ($162/night, single/double occupancy), please call 843- 216-0000 or make reservations online from this link.
Plan to join your colleagues for 2 days of educational programming in Charleston! In addition to innovative programming in a combination of lab and lab/lecture formats, the conference offers the opportunity to visit with exhibitors and recruiters, to attend the Membership Lunch and Business Meeting and to socialize during our networking events. Please visit the SCAPTA conference web page (www.scapta.org) to see the program schedule, review educational session descriptions and register today! Take advantage of registration rate discounts by registering by March 29. Please direct any questions to southcarolina@apta.org or 800-765-7848 x7122.
SCAPTA
We are excited to report that, due to the successful SCAPTA ad produced last year, APTA has chosen SCAPTA to be part of its geolocation pilot program on www.moveforwardpt.com. The purpose of this effort is to provide South Carolina specific resources for consumers visiting the site from South Carolina. SCAPTA will collaborate with APTA to select state specific information of relevance to consumers in South Carolina.
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SCAPTA
The SCAPTA Awards Committee is seeking candidates for consideration for this year’s SCAPTA Awards. Award categories include the Butch Buchanan Clinical Excellence Award for a PT, the Chris Junkins Clinical Excellence Award for a PTA, the Emily Cate Service Award for a PT, the Willette McKamey Award for a PTA, the Outstanding Student of the Year Award and the Legislator of the Year Award. Please submit your nomination(s) to southcarolina@apta.org using this form and include a short essay with your submission explaining why you believe this member should be selected to receive the award. Nominations are due no later than March 15, 2018.
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SCAPTA
On February 15, APTA hosted a special edition of Insider Intel for members that focused on additional details and frequently asked questions related to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 signed into law on February 9. The budget deal included a permanent fix to Medicare’s hard cap on outpatient therapy services, PTA/OTA payment differential, changes to the home health payment system, funding for CHIP, and more. A recording of this special webinar on the Therapy Cap has been posted to the APTA website at: www.apta.org/insiderintel (click on the February 15 recording posted under the 'Archives' section)
SCAPTA
SCAPTA is delighted to be working with SME (Superior Medical Equipment) to host a series of continuing education courses in each of our districts in February and March. The course topic, “High Intensity NMES to Enhance Quadriceps Strength Recovery in the Post-Operative Knee” will be led by Joseph A. Gallo, DSc, ATC, PT, and offer 2 CEU hours. The course includes lab and lecture and food is provided! The first course in the Upstate District was held on Feb 13 with 54 people in attendance and was a huge success. Register today!
Course schedule:
Grand Strand: Monday, March 12 from 5:30-8:00 pm at Horry-Georgetown Technical College, Spier Building Room 1284, 3501 Pampas Drive in Myrtle Beach
Lower Coastal: Tuesday, March 13 from 5:30-8:00 pm at Beaufort Memorial Hospital, BMAC Building, Room 426, 990 Ribaut Road in Beaufort
Midland: Wednesday, March 14 from 5:30-8:00 pm at Vertex Physical Therapy, 2829 Milwood Avenue in Columbia
Low Country: Tuesday, March 15 from 5:30-8:00 pm at The Medical University of South Carolina, Building 950, Room A205 in Charleston
The courses are offered free to SCAPTA members (donations encouraged) and $10 for non-members. To register, email info@smeincusa.com. Space is limited.
SCAPTA
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is a continuation of the Trigger Point Dry Needling Level 1 course with the addition of more challenging techniques. The course covers techniques surrounding the thoracic region, face, head and neck as well as the deep muscles in the lower extremities. The lab intensive course consists of a vast number of needling techniques in conjunction with soft tissue mobilization and functional case based treatments. An examination is performed at the end of this course to offer certification.
DATES / TIMES
Saturday, April 28, 8am – 5:30pm
Sunday, April 29, 8am – 5:30pm
20 Contact Hours (CEUs)
LOCATION (Both Courses)
Medical University of South Carolina
151 B Rutledge Ave.
Room B213 - 2nd floor
Charleston, SC 29425
RSVP – Level 2
Click here to register. If you are a SCAPTA member, please contact me for your registration code, prior to registering.
SCAPTA
The call for volunteers to serve on APTA committees is open now through 12:00 am EST on March 1. Members interested in serving on the Ethics and Judicial, Finance and Audit, Leadership Development, Public Policy and Advocacy committees, an Awards subcommittee, or Reference Committee are encouraged to let APTA know of their willingness to participate. The awards subcommittees consider recipients for APTA recognition in the areas of advocacy, education, lectures, publications, research, and scholarship, as well as the Catherine Worthingham Fellow designation. Please encourage members to apply for these volunteer opportunities. Specific directions for applying are as follows:
- Sign into www.apta.org
- Go to http://www.apta.org/VolunteerGroups/VolunteerPool/ to update your profile.
- Once you've updated your profile, be sure to click on the box that says "Apply for Current Vacancies."
- Then, select the committee(s) you are interested in serving upon. One or more questions should pop up for you to answer.
- Once you've completed that and select "Save Changes," the application is complete.
Please direct any questions to appointedgrouppool@apta.org
SCAPTA
APTA has revamped and updated its collection of online resources supporting defensible documentation for PTs and PTAs.
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Reuters Health via Physical Therapy Products
Injuries to a critical ligament in the knee are becoming more common in children and teens, researchers warn.
Injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament "are a significant public health issue" that put youngsters at risk for developing future health problems, said Dr. Louise Shaw of the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Victoria, Australia, coauthor of an infographic published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
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British Medical Journal
Few studies have examined the causal relationships between lifestyle habits and obesity. With a focus on eating speed in patients with Type 2 diabetes, this study aimed to analyze the effects of changes in lifestyle habits on changes in obesity using panel data. Changes in eating speed can affect changes in obesity, BMI and waist circumference. Interventions aimed at reducing eating speed may be effective in preventing obesity and lowering the associated health risks.
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Healthcare DIVE
Despite uncertainty about the health system generated by the political fight over the Affordable Care Act, growth over the next decade will largely be driven by economic and demographic factors. These include changes in projected income growth, increases in medical prices and a shift in insurance enrollment from private health insurance to Medicare due to the aging U.S. population.
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Circulation
Only a few randomized dietary intervention studies that investigated the effects of lacto-ovo vegetarian diet in clinically healthy omnivorous subjects are available. Both vegetarian diet and Mediterranean diet were effective in reducing body weight, body mass index and fat mass, with no significant differences between them. However, vegetarian diet was more effective in reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, whereas Mediterranean diet led to a greater reduction in triglyceride levels.
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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
We sought to determine if vertebral trabecular attenuation values measured on routine body computed tomography scans obtained for a variety of unrelated indications can predict future osteoporotic fractures at multiple skeletal sites. For this Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-compliant and Institutional Review Board-approved retrospective cohort study, trabecular attenuation of the first lumbar vertebra was measured in 1966 consecutive older adults who underwent chest and/or abdominal CT at a single institution over the course of one year.
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Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy
Home care physical therapists are inconsistent regarding cognitive screening, possibly because screening tools were traditionally considered the domain of other home care disciplines or because therapists perceive their dementia training to be inadequate. A cross-sectional study was designed to survey home care therapists' attitudes and beliefs about the management of persons with dementia and to find out whether any specific cognitive tools or measures are currently used.
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PT in Motion
Physical therapists, take note: the 59 modifier is a potential red flag for the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and commercial payers.
The 59 modifier is the code under the healthcare common procedural code system used to represent a service that is separate and distinct from another service it's paired with. In an effort to tease out precisely why the service is distinct, CMS is requiring that in certain cases, providers use different modifiers instead of the 59 modifier.
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Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
Clinical Scenario: Hip osteoarthritis currently affects up to 28 percent percent of the population, and the number of affected Americans is expected to rise as the American population increases and ages. Limited hip range of motion has been identified as a predisposing factor to hip osteoarthritis and limited patient function. Clinicians often apply therapy techniques, such as stretching and strengthening exercises, to improve hip ROM. Although traditional therapy has been recommended to improve hip ROM, the efficiency of the treatments within the literature are questionable due to lack of high quality studies.
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Minerva Pediatrica
The development of both gross and fine motor skills in a child with Down syndrome is generally delayed. The most seriously affected stage is the achievement of independent walking ability, which influences the onset of all following motor and cognityive skills. The study objectives were to assess the time taken to achieve independent walking ability in a cohort of children with Down syndrome, to examine differences in walking onset by patient characteristics and to verify the effect of early physical therapy in the achievement of that skill.
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