Social Media as Dialogue: Dave Nicholls, P.T.
February 16, 2017
Feeling like it's hard to stay on top of new information in our practice? Feeling like you're the only one working in your area? Want to be more involved, but don't know where to start? Social media can help.
In the January/February issue of your magazine Physiotherapy Practice, we profiled five...
The Things I've Learned About Global Health
February 5, 2019
Many have asked how to get involved in global health since my recent travels to Nepal as a physiotherapist consultant. With my experiences completing an internship in South Africa, membership in the Global Health Division (GHD) as an executive committee member, practicing two years clinically and...
On Becoming and Being a PTA
April 25, 2016
This post features two authors who shed more light on being a physiotherapist assistant (PTA). Aurelie writes about how she decided to pursue being a PTA, and Amy explains what it actually means to be one.
Part I – The Backstory: How I Became a PTA
Aurelie Dimandja, PTA
I remember the summer ...
Networking Through Social Media: Scotty Butcher, P.T.
February 9, 2017
Feeling like it's hard to stay on top of new information in our practice? Feeling like you're the only one working in your area? Want to be more involved, but don't know where to start? Social media can help.
In the January/February issue of your magazine Physiotherapy Practice, we profiled five...
How to Expand Your Skillset in Today's E-Learning Environment
October 4, 2018
When I graduated from the Masters in Physiotherapy program at McMaster in 2009 I was STOKED to practice and to learn as much as I possibly could. I spent thousands of dollars over the next few years taking tons of courses, meeting many awesome instructors and clinicians and learning lots of new s...
Here's Why Equitable Physiotherapy is Important
April 28, 2016
On November 4th, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked why having a gender balanced cabinet was so important. His response was simple – “Because it is 2015”. (1)
This succinct answer made me pause to reflect on my own career as a physiotherapist. Could I provide such a pointed answer if s...
Health Care Technology Today
July 8, 2016
Check out this fascinating series of posts about technology from APTA’s May 2016 PTinMOTIONmag.org (© 2016 American Physical Therapy Association. All rights reserved).
COULD ‘BIORESORBABLE’ SENSORS HELP INDIVIDUALS RECOVER FROM BRAIN INJURY, SURGERY?
They melt in your brain, not in your hand.
S...
REP 20 - How the CPA Pain Science Division Approaches Professional Development
March 25, 2019
Geoff Bostick
Most physical therapists consider themselves life long learners. Since CPA Divisions are in the business of supporting professional development, there is quite a lot of interest in supporting life long learning.
I routinely find myself thirsty for new knowledge and ...
Most physical therapists consider themselves life long learners. Since CPA Divisions are in the business of supporting professional development, there is quite a lot of interest in supporting life long learning.
I routinely find myself thirsty for new knowledge and ...
Muscle Tension Dysphonia: Physiotherapy May Help Ease Tension in Voice Disorders
June 16, 2016
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Jaime Angus, BMR (PT) & Lisa Mills-Hutton, B.Comm(Hons), BMR (PT)
Physiotherapists at Donna Sarna Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation in Winnipeg, Manitoba
“One day, you’re a high school English teacher, and then you get laryngitis and lose your voice for two weeks. The laryngitis is go...