American physical therapy professionals are choosing to abandon their traditional permanent jobs for the lucrative travel physical therapy field. They’re finding out that they can get opportunities to explore the country, gain valuable experience, meet unique people, receive incredible benefits, and really make some memories that will last a lifetime. Travel physical therapy jobs help […]
Career, Guest
To truly understand vascular pathology in the brain and in the therapy field you need to have a grasp of the Circle of Willis, the source of blood supply to the brain and the location of over 80% of non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhages and the pathway of thromboembolic clots from the heart, internal carotid arteries, and […]
In-Pactice
If you are working in the hospital, understanding ECG’s during physical and occupational therapy takes the mystery out of the ICU and telemetry units, and brings clarity to the nurses’ and cardiologists’ conversations and charting. When you ambulate a person with a telemetry monitor, you can quickly read the monitor and decide if you need […]
ECG, In-Practice
Therapists can evaluate cranial nerves at an initial consultation which provides the therapist a window into the patient’s neurological status and the location of the insult. It makes reading the neurologist’s consult clear and the therapist’s objectives more to the point. As therapists, we most often encounter cranial nerve deficits after a traumatic event, stroke, […]
Brain, In-Practice
Understanding essential human anatomy for the therapist is more than memorizing terms, locations of origins and insertions of muscles, or organ locations. Anatomy is essential for understanding what is potentially wrong with our patients, what the differential diagnosis is, and how to approach treatment. Human Anatomy for the Therapist If it is not clear now, […]
Anatomy, Study Tips