"The Good Stuff" is an occasional series that highlights recent media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on good news and stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day. Enjoy!
The power of Darfur United: Alexandra Nuttall-Smith, PT, MPT, ATC, shares her experiences as athletic trainer for the world's first soccer team of former refugees. (NATA News)
Quotable: “Physical therapy students get more intensive anatomy training than our medical students because their profession is very anatomy dependent. They are so knowledgeable and great with the med students that it’s just like having another faculty member. It was an experiment that I think is going really well.” –Daniel Topping, MD, director of the University of Central Florida (UCF) College of Medicine's anatomy lab, explaining why the lab has adopted a program that brings in DPT students to help instruct medical students. Kayla Combs, SPT; Akash Bali, SPT; and Kelly LaMaster, SPT, were recent student-instructors; Patrick Pabian, PT, DPT, is UCF DPT program director. (University of Central Florida News)
The private details: Karen Litzy, PT, DPT, offers tips on growing a private practice. (Authority Magazine)
Battle of the bands: Brian Gurney, PT, DPT, provides suggestions on ways to properly stretch the iliotibial band to lessen hip and knee pain. (Prevention)
Quotable: "No one ever died of an overdose of physical therapy." –Caleb Alexander, codirector of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Drug Safety and Effectiveness, on the need for insurers to increase access and lower patient costs for nonpharmacological approaches to pain management. (Politico)
A lesson in advocacy: Ashley Wallace, SPT, is among the University of Southern California DPT students learning about advocacy from professors Cheryl Resnik, PT, DPT, FAPTA, and Yogi Matharu, PT, DPT, MBA, while Scott McAfee PT, DPT, a recent graduate of the USC program, says he's still benefitting from the lessons learned. (USC News)
Exercising the options: Amy Stein PT, and Heather Jeffcoat, PT, DPT, rate the top Kegel exercisers. (New York magazine)
Post-resolution solutions: Stephen Rapposelli, PT, lays out 8 tips for improving health even after the New Year's resolutions have been abandoned. (Delaware online)
Dealing with bladder leaks: Carrie Pagliano PT, DPT, explains how physical therapy can help women overcome stress incontinence. (Consumer Reports)
Quotable: "The important thing to remember is we aren't treating ALS. We’re treating Kelli." -Greg Bachman, PT, on his work with Kelli Johnson, who is now in her 10th year of living with ALS. (Emporia, Kansas, Gazette)
No slouch at posture instruction: Julie Moon, PT, provides pointers and exercises to improve posture. (KHON2 News, Honolulu)
Home is where the gym is: Brian Jones, PT, discusses simple ways to create usable exercise space at home. (C&G Newspapers)
Massager messenger: David Reavy, PT, MBA, lists the best back massage devices to help ease pain. (Prevention)
Quotable: "That’s when I learned what a difference there is between doing some exercises on my own versus having a physical therapist guide my rehabilitation. And those professionals have tools and techniques to help manage pain and inflammation that would not be available to me otherwise, unless I become a professional athlete. " – Donna Kallner, describing the importance of rehabilitation even when living in a rural area makes access challenging. (The Daily Yonder)
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