"The Good Stuff" is an occasional series that highlights recent media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day. Enjoy!
Lights! Camera! PTs! Cristina Fontanez Garrison, PT, DPT; Orsam Ahmed, PT, DPT; and Jaisie Stevens, PT, DPT, are the PTs featured in APTA's latest public service announcement video on physical activity. (ChoosePT.com)
Physical therapy's crucial role in COVID-19 recovery: Holly Clynch PT, DPT, explains how PTs and PTAs can help individuals regain function and mobility during the sometimes-long road to health after COVID-19. (WCCO4 News, Minneapolis)
In good hands: Lori Thein Brody, PT, PDH; and Jill Thein-Nisserbaum, PT, MPT, ATC, DSc, talk about common hand conditions and how physical therapy can help. (Wisconsin Public Radio)
No mandible is an island: Julia Claudia Rosenthal, PT, outlines how physical therapy can help with TMJD by, among other things, working with the musculature surrounding the jaw. (Parade)
Right place, right time, right profession: Thanks to her training, Mary Rachford, PT, spotted signs of potential stroke in her father that were initially missed by the attending physician. (CBS2 News, Chicago)
Homing in on solutions for back and neck pain: Eric Robertson, PT, DPT, offers advice on how to avoid back and neck pain while working from home. (CNBC)
Snooze, you win: Karen Joubert, PT, DPT, offers thoughts on choosing the right pillow, the comfort of weighted blankets, and the importance of the right mattress for healthy sleep. (CNN)
Deciding weather to go to physical therapy: Mark Smith, PT, explains how a lack of activity during quarantine coupled with warmer temperatures could lead to people pushing themselves too hard to get back and shape, resulting in injury. (CBS21 News, Harrisburg, Pa.)
Stretching (the truth): Scott Carley, PT, emphasizes the importance of stretching. (WSPA News7, Spartanburg, S.C.)
Getting schooled in back pain: Megan Redlich, PT, describes how an increasing number of students are experiencing back pain related to bad postural habits during school-from-home during the pandemic. (Austin, Texas, American Statesman)
The connective connection: Sara Mikulsky, PT, DPT; and Diana Garret, PT, DPT, discuss fascia — what it is and how manipulation works. (U.S. News and World Report)
On your mark, get set, hoe: Maura Daly Iversen, PT, DPT, FAPTA, offers suggestions on preventing injury while gardening. (AARP)
The long journey back from COVID-19: Kevin Mui, SPT, is playing a crucial role in the recovery of Vincente Perez Castro, who spent three months in the ICU with COVID-19. (Kaiser Health News)
Helping the profession ADaPT: Greg Hicks, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks about the Advancing Diversity in Physical Therapy program at the University of Delaware, where he teaches. (University of Delaware Daily)
Quotable: "You have to take what your doctor and physical therapist say seriously. They may not always tell you what you want to hear, and the timeline of healing may be longer than you think, but you have to listen to them. If you don't take your physical therapy seriously and try to get back to 100 percent before your body is ready, you could risk the chance of re-injury or an even worse injury that may put you out for an entire season." – "Cheeleaders: How To Practice With An Injury" (Stack magazine)
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