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Exhibitors: Just 3 weeks left before the SCAPTA Annual Conference
SCAPTA
Have you provided us with your exhibitor form? There is still time to become an exhibitor at the 2013 SCAPTA Annual Conference, May 3-5 in Myrtle Beach. Becoming a conference sponsor signifies you are committed to developing your brand
recognition to physical therapy educators and practitioners. Sponsorship of the South Carolina Annual Conference provides your company with a cost-effective, value-added opportunity.
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Submit an abstract for the SCAPTA Annual Conference
SCAPTA
The South Carolina Chapter would like to invite you to submit an abstract for the SCAPTA Annual Conference being held May 3-5 in Myrtle Beach. We will have a poster session to showcase the advancements South Carolina is making with the practice of physical therapy. We are looking forward to presenting a wide range of topics from all areas of and practice settings including academia and service, as well as from practicing clinicians and students.
PAC Event
SCAPTA
Come and join your fellow PTs for the PAC Event during the SCAPTA Conference, Saturday, May 4, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at BUMMZ Beachfront Café. Cost is $40 for physical therapists and assistants and $20 for students. Come out for wings, drinks, karaoke and good times.
Continuing education courses available
SCAPTA
Take advantage of several continuing education courses currently being offered. There are a variety of courses open to PTs, PTAs, students PTs and PTAs, OTs, administrators, and non-physical therapists. All offer contact hours or CEUs.
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Exhibitors: Just 3 weeks left before the SCAPTA Annual Conference
SCAPTA
Have you provided us with your exhibitor form? There is still time to become an exhibitor at the 2013 SCAPTA Annual Conference, May 3-5 in Myrtle Beach. Becoming a conference sponsor signifies you are committed to developing your brand
recognition to physical therapy educators and practitioners. Sponsorship of the South Carolina Annual Conference provides your company with a cost-effective, value-added opportunity.
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2013 Nominating Committee
SCAPTA
The Nominating Committee is very excited to present the 2013 slate of candidates running for election at the Annual Conference. Please participate in the election process and either register to attend the conference/business meeting or if you are unable to attend, secure an absentee ballot from our SCAPTA secretary.
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Management of Lumbar Spine Dysfunction with Manual Physical Therapy
SCAPTA
Presented by Timothy J. Crunk, D.P.T., P.T., M.S., O.C.S., C.F.M.T., F.A.A.O.M.P.T., Management of Lumbar Spine Dysfunction with Manual Physical Therapy provides therapists with the tools to safely and effectively perform a biomechanical examination and develop a comprehensive treatment plan for the patient with lumbar spine dysfunction.
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28th Annual Advances on the Knee, Shoulder and Sports Medicine Conference
Cincinnati Sports Medicine & Orthopaedic Center
The 28th Annual Advances on the Knee, Shoulder and Sports Medicine Conference will be held May 26-29, at the Westin Resort on Hilton Head Island. Earn 31 CEUs by attending. Our internationally recognized multidisciplinary faculty will share their experiences, research and outcomes to stimulate you to rethink your approach to many musculoskeletal challenges.
Motivation Inc. courses
SCAPTA
There are several Motivations Inc. courses available in April and May. They range in topics from treating children with severe physical disabilities to webinars on topics such as restoring shoulder rotation before elevation.
Click here for more details.
2013 Policy Primer
SCAPTA
 Check out the 2013 Policy Primer for all the dates that PTs need to know.
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Electrical stimulation could zap the need for some physical therapy
WESA-FM
A study completed at Forbes Regional Hospital in Monroeville, Pa., could lead to physical therapy sessions being replaced with a device patients would use at home. The study was done to see if electrical muscle stimulation, or EMS, is as effective as standard physical therapy in helping patients recover from joint replacement surgery. EMS uses electrical impulses to stimulate the body's natural process of voluntary muscular contractions. When an electrical impulse is applied to the motor nerve, it prompts muscle contraction, resulting in a workout with less risk of injury, without muscle fatigue and with pain equivalent to a mild bee sting.
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Study: Physical therapy beneficial to critically ill patients
PTinMotion
According to a new systematic review of the evidence base for exercise in critically ill patients, physical therapy in the ICU appears to confer significant benefit in improving quality of life, physical function and peripheral and respiratory muscle strength; increasing ventilator-free days; and decreasing hospital and ICU stay.
"It is apparent that survivors of critical illness experience poor physical, functional and cognitive outcomes often lasting for years," said the authors of a paper published in Critical Care Medicine, noting that this condition, "post intensive care syndrome," and the related "intensive care unit acquired weakness" can result in major effects on the health and productivity of survivors and caregivers, availability of hospital beds and healthcare costs.
Diabetes does not elevate post-TKR infection risk
Advance for Physical Therapy & Rehab Medicine
Patients with diabetes were no more likely to suffer infection, deep vein thrombosis or other complications following total knee replacement than patients without diabetes, according to new research published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. Study authors sought to determine whether or not blood sugar level influenced outcome in TKR. Previous studies have found that poor glycemic control may cause postoperative complications.
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