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SCAPTA
The 2021 APTA-SC Annual Conference will be March 26-27 at Anderson University’s School of Physical Therapy located at theUniversity Center of Greenville. Proposals are being accepted now until October 15, 2020.
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The APTA Centennial Scholars Program is designed to build a cadre of future association leaders at both the chapter/section/academy and national levels. Demonstrating APTA’s investment in the sustainability of the association as it begins its next 100 years, the program will support our collective quest for a diverse and prepared leadership pool.
The 12-month program will run throughout 2021 with a goal of engaging 100 scholars, including at least one from South Carolina. The curriculum will cover association leadership and management topics and be delivered through three face-to-face meetings and regularly scheduled virtual learning experiences. Additionally, scholars will work directly with APTA-SC to design and complete a capstone project that addresses an existing need as determined by the sponsor. Scholars will also benefit from the guidance of Centennial Scholar mentors who will work directly with the scholars in small groups to support the completion of their projects.
Completed applications should be sent to info@scapta.org and are due by August 27, 2020.
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If you are looking for continuing education credits, APTA South Carolina is here for you! Watch the Newsletter and website for dates and times for virtual CEU opportunities. Here’s a sneak peek:
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Visit APTA Engage here to sign up!
In 2021, we will celebrate 100 years as a member association – and launch our next century as the largest community for physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, and students. On this landmark occasion, we want to embrace our rich history and generate momentum toward our exciting future. We want you to engage, celebrate, and serve, as we raise awareness about our great profession and enshrine a proud legacy for future generations.
Please consider joining the APTA-South Carolina Centennial Celebration taskforce. This taskforce will be responsible for the planning of Centennial Celebrations right here in South Carolina. Please email info@scapta.org to join this exciting taskforce!
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BMJ
Objective: To examine and quantify the potential dose-response relation between intake of total, animal, and plant protein and the risk of mortality from all causes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer.
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BMJ
Plant-based diets are associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular diseases; however, little is known how the healthiness of the diet may be associated with blood pressure (BP). We aimed to modify three plant -based diet indices: overall plant-based diet index (PDI), healthy PDI (hPDI), and unhealthy PDI (uPDI) according to country-specific dietary guidelines to enable use across populations with diverse dietary patterns – and assessed their associations with BP.
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WebPT
This year has been a roller coaster of change for PTs—and for healthcare workers in general. Even though we’re only halfway through the year, we’ve seen PTs cycle through all sorts of ups and downs, from shutting down their clinics to widely adopting telehealth. Many of these changes came as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic—but some are poised to make a lasting impact on the future of the rehab therapy industry. So, let’s recap seven of the biggest PT trends in 2020.
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APTA
APTA is looking for volunteers to help guide some of its most important efforts to strengthen diversity, equity, and inclusion in the physical therapy profession. Both groups — one new, another being reconstituted — have the potential to shape the future of the association.
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Breakthrough Physical Therapy Marketing
There are three markets you can target to attract patients to your clinic and successful grow your practice: physician referrals,
direct to consumer, and past or current patients. When it comes to marketing, most focus is put on external marketing – going direct to the consumer to get brand new patients.
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Modern Manual Therapy
Physical Therapists (PTs) can easily add nutrition to their practice. Doing so can improve patient outcomes, provide a “stand-out” service versus other local providers, and offer an increase in revenue. Incorporating nutrition into physical therapy practice is recognized in the “scope” of PTs by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and makes good business sense. Several of our other blog posts highlight the why and how PTs should offer nutrition and what the APTA and practice acts say about PTs offering nutrition, but this article is going to focus solely on the business side of PTs providing nutrition.
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APTA
APTA's Virtual NEXT conference is capping off its live streaming events with a very special offering — a rare chance to take a look behind the making of ESPN's "Project 11," a documentary that chronicles NFL quarterback Alex Smith's devastating injury and inspiring (and ongoing) rehab.
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Clinicient
I write this narrative after ten and a half weeks of working from home as a physical therapist. I showered and shaved every morning. Put on my work clothes and made my coffee. With coffee in hand, I prepared for my eight to ten-hour day of Telehealth physical therapy. I fired up two laptops and organized my portable treatment table and “home gym” area.
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Pain News Network
Yoga is a four-letter word for a lot of chronic pain patients, who are often urged to try yoga or physical therapy to ease their pain. Many pain sufferers believe exercise will only make their pain worse.
But a new study by researchers at Boston Medical University found that people with chronic lower back pain are more likely to benefit from yoga and physical therapy if they have a positive attitude about exercise.
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Covalent Careers
Whichever category you find yourself in, here are some reasons to look outside of the norm.
If you are lucky enough to have some input on where you go for your clinical rotations, you may be tempted to choose the basics: outpatient ortho, inpatient neuro, neuro peds, etc. Maybe you are a student who has known the patient population you want to work with since before you arrived on campus for orientation, or maybe you are that student who is open to many different settings.
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CBS Chicago
We routinely see celebrations for recovered COVID-19 patients leaving the hospital; cheering, music, and balloons. But the party is often over when the person gets home.
CBS 2 Morning Insider Lauren Victory went inside a physical therapy session for a slice of life after the virus.
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WSAZ-TV
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, essential workers have been working on the frontlines to help those in need. However, for one group of essential workers, COVID-19 restrictions are keeping them away from work.
As a physical therapy assistant, Charles Marcum cherishes the time he gets to spend with his patients.
"They're by definition patients, but after a few visits they're more like family," said Marcum.
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WebPT
There’s a lot of uncertainty in the world right now—and for many, that’s extending into the realm of finances. We’ve covered some strategies for managing rehab therapy clinics during these turbulent times, but today, we thought we’d bring our attention back to individual providers and staffers. After all, if you’ve been personally impacted by the pandemic (and who hasn’t?), you may be wondering how to adjust your financial plans in light of so much volatility.
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PPS Impact
Key questions to ask when you’re weighing whether it’s time to grow.
The current climate makes it difficult to imagine what the lending and overall business environment for small businesses may be going forward.
However, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and related closures on businesses make revisiting and revising business plans even more critical.
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WSPA-TV
Over the past several months, physical therapist Scott Carley said he’s seen an uptick in patients complaining of neck and back pain while working from home.
“I think when the pandemic started we thought this may be temporary. I’ve had a lot of friends and family members sitting up on kitchen bar stools, hunched on their countertops and tables,” he said.
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North Port Sun
For the first of this two-part series, we sat down with physical therapists from Greene Rehab in Venice and North Port for a discussion of the common but complicated disorders of the shoulder joint, specifically what’s known as the “rotator cuff.” Joining us again are Christine Greene, doctor of physical therapy, Gary Paben, master of physical therapy and Betzy Diaz, physical therapy assistant. Today we will talk about the role of physical therapy in the treatment of these disorders.
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