March 2009

Features

• The Byways of Health Care

  Physical therapists serving populations on farms and in small towns and villages are meeting the challenges of distance, climate, and lack of facilities with ingenuity and patient involvement.

• The Worthingham Fellows Share: Career Advice

  PT Magazine recently asked the Catherine Worthingham Fellows for their advice to students and recent graduates on how to determine the focus of their careers.

• Practice Matters - Communication: The Backbone of the 21st Centry Physical Therapy Practice

  Improved and creative communications with patients/clients and referral sources can help your practice survive and grow.

• Health Care Technology Today

  Here's a look at some advances and proposals in the field of health care technology.

Columns and Departments

• Ethics in Action: Workplace Issues: Case Two

  Should everything go according to the "plan"?

• Government Affairs: Medicare Policy Changes for 2009

  The new year brings revisions.

• PTA Viewpoint: Get Wet!

  How one PTA took the plunge to advance her career options.

• This Is Why: A Place of Shelter

  Finding inspiration in battling the odds.

• APTA Resources

  - Member Benefit
  - Business Tip
  - Practice Tips
  - Web Resources
  - APTA Welcomes New Members

• Letters to the Editor

  - Growing Population Responsible for Rising PT Utilization
  - Taking Ownership: Why is the Key
  - Energy Medicine And the Existence Of Unicorns
  - We are the PT Brand

• News

  - Health Care Headlines
  - Medicare Update
  - Research Roundup
  - Members on the Move
  - Industry News