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07.01.09
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APTA 2009 Conference Recap : The inside scoop from this year's meeting of the minds
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In case you didn't get a chance to attend this year's American Physical Therapy Association (APTA 2009), held June 11-13 in Baltimore, we've decided to bring the conference to you! Here's your chance to see on-site interviews with vendors and specialists alike from this year's conference.
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06.29.09
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From Inferno to Zero: Dealing with job burnout in the recession
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Every year, hundreds of employees in a several therapy professions succumb to a condition known as “job burnout,” a physical, mental and emotional response to regular levels of intense stress centered on the workplace. Read on to find out why job burnout occurs and what steps you can take to prevent it from affecting your career.
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06.25.09
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Partners in Patient Care: Benefits of cumulative care at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
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Pediatric rehabilitation nurses play an essential role in the care of children in the Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Read on to see how this patient care delivery system has honed the relationships between nurses and collaborative healthcare professionals to benefit the patient in a new cumulative venture.
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06.22.09
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Before Their Time: Experts discuss changes in preterm infant therapy
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Premature birth accounts for more than 10 percent of neonatal mortality, or approximately 500,000 deaths worldwide each year. Although in the United States, neonatal death has been drastically reduced, premature birth still carries a high risk of longterm disabilities. In our “Therapy Roundtable”, therapists across several specialties come together to discuss how they are meeting this problem in the neonatal intensive care units across the country.
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06.18.09
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Safe to get Back in the Water : Stabilization using aquatic Pilates and Yoga
| physical therapy
Today, research in Pilates and yoga is almost exclusively land-based. However, some specialists have shown that Pilates and yoga have effective interventions for low back pain, by moving selected exercises into the warm water pool for those unable to participate in Pilates or yoga instruction on land.
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06.15.09
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Overcoming Spina Bifida : A multidisciplinary therapy approach
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Spina bifida, a term meaning “split spine,” is a congenital condition affecting more than 70,000 people in the United States. While approximately 80 percent of children with spina bifida have normal intelligence, and 75 percent play sports or engage in similar activities, other children can experience several disorders including mobility issues and learning disabilities. Read on to see how therapists are taking new approaches to this condition.
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06.11.09
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A Sound of Change: The next generation of speaker-in-the-ear hearing aids
| speech therapy
A new generation of smaller and more discreet hearing aids, including the recent development of open fit hearing aids (also known as open ear hearing aids), is providing hearing assistance to more consumers who need it than ever.
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06.08.09
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Suffering in Silence: An ENT’s bold mission to Guatemala
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Divided after years of vicious civil war and human rights abuses, Guatemala's peoples are still struggling to pick up the pieces and stabilize a broken healthcare system. Recently, one American ear-nose-and-throat specialist has joined up with a renown humanitarian organization to see that the needs of those suffering from debilitating auditory conditions will no longer go unheard.
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06.04.09
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Daring to Move: An occupational therapist’s mobility checklist
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In the past decade, the number of people injured while using a mobility device – whether cane, walker, wheelchair, or scooter – has more than doubled. Last year alone, more than 100,000 people were treated in the United States for injuries related to wheelchairs and other mobility devices. To combat this, one occupational therapist has developed a checklist, highlighting for therapist and patient about what makes a good mobility device.
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06.01.09
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Hard Facts to Swallow: Therapists working with feeding disorders
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While swallowing may seem second nature to most people, it is actually quite a complicated process that, if not properly executed, causes feeding problems and sometimes aspiration. Read on to see where today's dietitians and speech language pathologists are making collaborative bridges to assist those afflicted with feeding disorders.
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