by Summit Logistics | May 23, 2022 | General Updates & News, Non-CE Courses
Presented By: Hayley McCurdy, PT, DPT, CSCS In this 1 hour Lunch & Learn, Summit Instructor, Hayley McCurdy, PT, DPT, CSCS provides attendees the knowledge of the gait cycle during running and different assessment concepts. The gait cycle during running versus...
by Summit Logistics | May 16, 2022 | General Updates & News, Physical Therapy
Written By: Elizabeth G. Harvey, PT, DPT, MSR, DHSc Student, Board-Certified Pediatric Specialist Have you ever heard of vibration therapy? It may be what you’ve been looking for… Vibration therapy was introduced in 1857 by Dr. Gustav Zander. It is used...
by Summit Logistics | May 9, 2022 | General Updates & News, Physical Therapy
Written By: Nicole Dawson, PT, PhD, GCS Exercise is the most important tool in a geriatric rehabilitation professional’s arsenal – by far! And unfortunately, it is still too often underutilized by many of us afraid that we will do harm through injury. By...
by Summit Logistics | May 2, 2022 | General Updates & News, Physical Therapy
Written By: Katie O’Shea, PT, DPT, MBA, GCS, CDP, CCRP According to the CDC, “more than 795,000 people in the United States have a stroke every year.” “Strokes are known to reduce mobility in more than half of stroke survivors age 65 and older.” This long-term...
by Summit Logistics | Apr 25, 2022 | General Updates & News, Occupational Therapy
Written By: Karin H. Warner, MOT OTR/l Let’s face it, handwriting is not what it used to be. The perception of having perfect handwriting, and what it may mean if your handwriting is sloppy, has changed. So maybe it is a good thing that handwriting is not...
by Summit Logistics | Apr 18, 2022 | General Updates & News, Speech Language Pathology
Written By: Belinda Worley, MS, CCC-SLP How many of you love fun, creative, cheap therapy tools? Of course, we all do! I find that in my speech pathology practice, Bootheel Pediatric Therapy LLC in Dexter, Missouri, I am always on the hunt for the latest and...
by Summit Logistics | Apr 11, 2022 | General Updates & News, Speech Language Pathology
Written By: Lisa Milliken, MA, CCC-SLP, FNAP, CDP, RAC-CT “Parkinson’s Disease is a terrible disease”, stated Mr. Raj as we sat at his dining room table during a home health visit. But then his wife reminded him that he is actually very fortunate to still be...
by Summit Logistics | Apr 4, 2022 | General Updates & News, Occupational Therapy
Written By: Elizabeth Abadiotakis, OTD, OTR Are you an Advocate for OT? OT month is a great time to ask ourselves this question! There are many areas of advocacy; client-centered advocacy, professional advocacy, and legislative advocacy. Identifying yourself as...
by Summit Logistics | Mar 28, 2022 | General Updates & News, Physical Therapy
Written By: Jacqueline Grimenstein, PT, C/NDT, CKTP Gone are the days when children played outside most of the day unsupervised and unstructured. We have eliminated much of the challenging playground equipment and pickup games of play that allowed for the...
by Summit Logistics | Mar 21, 2022 | General Updates & News, Physical Therapy
Written By: Hayley McCurdy, PT, DPT, CSCS Many moms want to get their pre-pregnancy image back quickly. Let’s take a look at what happens in the postpartum body and realistic expectations and time frames. A healthy weight gain during pregnancy is an...
