Happy October! The National Physical Therapy Month (NPTM) was created by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). It is a time used to identify the effect that physical therapists and physical therapist assistants have in helping to revolutionize the public by restoring and advancing movement in the lives of those they serve. Each year the APTA designates October as PT month. (or PT Month for short).
As a physical therapist assistant as well as a blogger, I felt that I should use this time to not only celebrate the work that my colleagues do on a daily basis but also to dprovide information on physical therapy topics such as fall prevention, seniors, and orthopedics. Below is a list of physical therapy and rehabilitation related articles that written over the past year. Please feel free to pass these links on to colleagues, patients, friends, or family.
- Brain Health for Seniors: 5 Tips for Getting Social and Staying Smart
- 5 Tips for Working Together with Your Senior Loved One’s Care Team
- Improving Balance and Decreasing Fall Risk Through Vibration Therapy
- Caring for a Loved One with ALS or MS
- Knee Problems? 3 Reasons You Should Consider a Medical Alert System
- 5 Diseases That Increase Your Risk of Falling
- Don’t Let a Knee Replacement Slow You Down: 6 Steps to Recovery
- Rehabilitation Following a Fall-Related Injury
- 10 Steps to Avoiding Trips Around the Home
- Avoiding Slips in the Home
- Making an Assisted Living Facility Feel Like Home
- Over the Door Shoulder Exercise Pulley System for Upper Body Strengthening
- Could My Running Insoles Make My Calves Burn?
- Rhomboid Exercises for the Shoulder Blades
- The Best Reviewed Walking Shoes for Seniors
- Exercises to Strengthen the Supraspinatus & Infraspinatus Muscles of the Shoulder
- The Best Women’s Walking Shoes for Flat Feet
- Physical Therapy After Removal of Ankle Cast
- Eight Steps to Improving Sit-to-Stand Transfers
- Exercises & Geriatric Rehabilitation
- How Often Can You Do Isometric Exercise?
- Physical Therapy Jobs
To learn more about conditions that physical therapist treat, or to find a therapist in your area go to www.MoveForwardPT.com.
Fall prevention or fall detection medical alert devices are great for seniors. I still can’t forget the moment when my ailing mother fell inside washroom and nobody was there to help her. Thanks to medical alert system with its help she could get medical assistance immediately.
I studied all the links which you have listed and these are good. Thanks for sharing great post with us. :)