This message was sent to ##Email## To advertise in this publication please click here October 7, 2021 .APTA-South Carolina News APTA South Carolina has a new website — check it out at www.aptasc.org Your APTA SC Public Relations committee is excited to present our newly streamlined and updated website, which is now live. We have been working to develop a professional website experience based on user data and trends over the last 18 months. The website will be at the same official address (www.aptasc.org). Please read these instructions if you need assistance in clearing your cache: https://multibriefs.com/briefs/scapta/clearingcache.pdf Trigger Point Dry Needling—Nov. 12-14th, 2021 Friday November 12th 2pm-6pm Saturday November 13th 8am-5pm Sunday November 14th 8am-12pm Instructors: Gretchen Seif PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Jason St Clair PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT Limited Seating! Click here to register! Registration closes Oct. 21, 2021. READ MORE  SPONSORED CONTENT Promoted by Tidelands Be a therapist at the beach Care for patients at the Tidelands region’s only inpatient rehabilitation hospital A network of outpatient rehabilitation care across the Tidelands region Learn more about a career at Tidelands Health Join the Tidelands Health care team Call for Proposals 2022 APTA South Carolina Annual Conference "Helping You Thrive" March 25-26, 2022 Location Medical University of South Carolina — Division of Physical Therapy Charleston, SC DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Nov. 1, 2021 The American Physical Therapy Association, South Carolina Chapter, is accepting proposals for its 2022 Annual Conference in Charleston, South Carolina. APTA S.C. is the only professional organization representing physical therapists and physical therapist assistants in South Carolina. The purpose of APTA S.C.'s Annual Conference is to foster advancements in physical therapy practice, research and education. We will accept proposals through COB Nov. 1, 2021. Speaking at the APTA S.C. Annual Conference is a great opportunity to share your knowledge and enthusiasm. The 2022 Annual Conference is tentatively scheduled to be held in the Division of Physical Therapy at the Medical University of South Carolina. Access to laboratory space and most equipment has been made available for the educational sessions. You are asked to seriously consider using this space and technology when developing your session. Sessions engaging students, laboratory workshops, and hands-on sessions will be given top consideration. Programming sessions are either 1 or 2 hours in length, with possible breaks. APTA S.C. encourages speaker participation and offers incentives such as discounted registration and honoraria for selected sessions. For selected sessions, we will offer flat honorarium that can be divided among the speakers of that session in whatever manner those speakers decide. PTs, PTAs and all others with expertise in the topic of their presentation are welcome to submit a proposal for this conference. SUBMIT APTA South Carolina has an opportunity for you! If you are interested in Bylaws, we will have the Chairman Position open in the coming months See Description Here: https://multibriefs.com/briefs/scapta/bylawsjobdescription.pdf .HEALTH PROMOTION AND WELLNESS Association between excess leisure sedentary time and risk of stroke in young individuals AHA Journals The association between physical activity and lower risk of stroke is well established, but the relationship between leisure sedentary time and stroke is less well studied. READ MORE Value of handgrip strength to predict clinical outcomes and therapeutic response in malnourished medical inpatients: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Disease-related malnutrition is associated with loss of muscle mass and impaired functional status. Handgrip strength (HGS) has been proposed as an easy-to-use tool to assess muscle strength in clinical practice. This study investigated the prognostic implications of HGS in patients at nutritional risk with regard to clinical outcomes and response to nutritional support. READ MORE .INDUSTRY NEWS Uncompensated care: An ongoing challenge APTA The movement toward value-based care delivery and payment models presents opportunities for reducing administrative burden, but meanwhile providers face many challenges. One is the issue of uncompensated care, which involves activities not covered under the fee-for-service system. READ MORE Penrose Physical Therapy Answers: 'Why everyday activities can cause shoulder and neck pain and what you can do to change that' Thurston Talk Jennifer Penrose writes: Have you ever had a slight pain from your shoulder to your neck but didn't really think it was a big deal, especially if you knew it was because you slept awkwardly? Yes? I thought so. I hear this quite often from my clients when they first come in to see us. They'll mention the annoying pain that's going on in their shoulder or base of their neck. Nine times out of 10, they think it's something that will "just go away" on its own. READ MORE We went to DC to advocate for our profession. Here's what it was like APTA So, what happens during an APTA advocacy event? We asked Theresa Marko, PT, DPT, the New York Physical Therapy Association's; federal affairs liaison, to chronicle her experience. She was joined in the project by Sabrina Basile, SPT, a student at Daeman College and advocacy chair of the NYPTA student special interest group; and Zaryna Sanchez, SPT, from Mercy College. READ MORE Phantom limb pain: Causes and how a physical therapist may help StreetInsider.com When an individual's leg or arm is traumatically lost or surgically amputated, they may experience a persistent sensation indicating that the lost limb is still present. This phantom sensation, which may be unpleasant or painful, is commonly called phantom limb pain. Estimates show that while about 80% of individuals who have undergone amputations will experience this type of pain, the pain persists only about 20% of the time, with some of these individuals experiencing this pain even two years after the amputation procedure. READ MORE Resources on prepping for and responding to emergencies and disasters APTA Emergencies come in all types and in all levels of intensity. The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark example of a global crisis that, while leaving physical structures whole, impacts the lives and livelihoods of millions of people. Natural disasters, on the other hand, can result in not only injury, illness, and death on the local level but also can cause damage to homes, offices, clinics, hospitals, and other facilities, along with business and patient medical records. READ MORE New bill seeks to increase physical therapy's role at community health centers APTA Patients who receive care through community health centers could find it easier to access physical therapy, if a new bill introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives makes its way into law. READ MORE One Call expands its physical therapy solution to meet injured workers where they are PR Newswire One Call, a leader in ancillary services for workers' compensation, Medicare, and Medicaid, today announced the addition of mobile physical therapy to its expansive suite of PT offerings, providing injured workers with another convenient and accessible option to care. READ MORE PTs in hospice and palliative care APTA Last year, approximately 2 million Americans underwent hospice care, an end-of-life scenario usually reserved for those with six months or less to live. Hospice care is provided during the last phases of a life-limiting health condition so that patients and their caregivers may live as fully and comfortably as possible. READ MORE 4 important things you need to know about physiotherapy The Sports Bank Physical therapy has been around for a long time, but it is only recently that there is a lot of enthusiasm involved in the subject. While physiotherapy might have been pretty much ignored by many people in the past, advances in technology and the development of effective drugs have now made physical therapy a popular career option for those who are looking to follow a health and fitness career. 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