A good reminder: there is no one correct way to work out. If there was, everyone would be doing it! Experiment and figure out what works for you (and your patients!) Fitness Crazed – The New York Times
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Hi, the process is different for each school, but you can find a lot of great information at CAPTE: http://www.apta.org/ProspectiveStudents/. In general, you want to take the GRE’s in the fall and start studying this summer. Most applications are due around December or January, but some schools give preference to applications submitted earlier. You can
Welcome to my new blog readers from The Listserve. Thanks for reading and I hope you’ll reach out!
Overseeing the business of medicine is big business. Here’s an interesting article about salaries in the healthcare field. Many administrators and insurance executives are making exorbitant amounts of money, and driving up the price of healthcare. Alsonof note, this says physical therapists working in hospitals make about $78,000/year on average. Medicine’s Top Earners Are Not
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I just finished a challenging semester of school. One that was supposed to be the hardest semester of all. While I’m not sure if I agree, it definitely was challenging. Long hours of class, followed by even longer hours of studying. However, since it was second semester of the second year, most of the classes
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Congrats on getting into PT school! Clinical experiences differ a little bit from school to school. Some schools get you into the clinic right from the beginning, and some don’t send you out until the end. However, no matter where you go to school, you will have had several weeks of clinical experience by the
One of my favorite things about Twitter is the ability to engage in professional discussions with my peers and mentors. I’ve enjoyed talking about PT issues on Wednesday nights through the #DPTstudent chat and also #solvePT, and also general healthcare issues through #meded and #HCLDR. Two recent #HCLDR chats I’ve participated in recently have been
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Today is my blog’s third birthday. I wrote my first post when I was planning out my pre-reqs so I could apply to school. Now I’m more than halfway done with school. It’s been a great adventure, and I’m excited to see what happens next!
Although it seems obvious that texting while walking would affect your walking by making you less aware of your surroundings, it also has significant changes on your gait. These changes can make it more likely that the texter will fall: Most noticeable, the volunteers began to walk with a more upright and rigid body position.
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The United States and Britain are the only teams with athletic trainers [and physical therapists] devoted solely to curling, one of the less strenuous sports at the Games. Because Curlers Can Pull Muscles, Too
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