by Summit Instructors | Jan 21, 2021 | Physical Therapy
Written By: T. Daniel Walters PT, DPT, GCS Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) affects more than 12 million Americans and can lead to low vision. AMD becomes more prevalent after the age of 55 and often results in various levels of disability. It’s a condition we...
by Summit Instructors | Oct 27, 2020 | Speech Language Pathology
Written By: Lisa Milliken, MA, CCC-SLP, FNAP, CDPFor anyone who has worked for more than a few years with people who are living with Dementia, you will quickly realize that the strategies which work for one person may often not work for another. And though we know...
by Summit Instructors | Sep 30, 2020 | Physical Therapy
Written By: Cristin Beazley, PT, DPT, CBISHeadaches are one of the most common symptoms reported after a concussion. A headache that occurs after a traumatic injury is called a post traumatic headache, caused by multiple impairments related to the injury. It is...
by Summit Instructors | Sep 30, 2020 | Physical Therapy
Written By: Vint Schoenfeldt PT, DPT, MPT, MTC, CSCSAlmost every patient seen in physical therapy needs to increase their strength to improve their functional ability. The dilemma that exists is that most of these patients are unable to lift the weight necessary to...
by Summit Instructors | Sep 28, 2020 | COVID-19
Written By: Chad Hensel, PT, DPT, MHS, CSCSWith the world holding its collective breath for the announcement of a COVID-19 vaccine, this is a good opportunity to shine the spotlight on the typical drug approval process of the F.D.A. One of the main roles of the Food...
by Summit Instructors | Sep 28, 2020 | Physical Therapy
Written By: Paul Frizelle, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, MTC, CSCS, PES, CESOctober is National Physical Therapy Month and my first thought is “that seems a bit self-aggrandizing to create a month about your own profession”. So, for a moment I have stepped back and looked at my...
by Summit Instructors | Aug 27, 2020 | Occupational Therapy
Written By: Kimberly Burns OTR/L, CLTMost of my life, I’ve been on a race against time to figure out how to stop what I saw coming through my parent’s afflictions. Along the way, I learned a lot about health and what happens when it starts off dysfunctional or...
by Summit Instructors | Aug 27, 2020 | Occupational Therapy
Written By: Nicole Scheiman, OTR/L, MHS, DrOT, CLT-LANA, CES, CKTP, CEES-Advanced, CSST, CDCSAccording to research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on April 2, 2020:Achieving the minimum amount of recommended exercise per week, which is 2.5...
by Summit Instructors | Aug 26, 2020 | COVID-19
Written By: Lisa Irvine MS, OTR/L, RYT200September is National Yoga Awareness Month. I am honored Summit asked me to write this blog for the month of September again this year. However, this year is different from any year. I decided that my purpose for this blog is...
by Summit Instructors | Aug 26, 2020 | Physical Therapy
Written By: Ryan Daywalt PT, MPTRehab. The name alone conjures up all sorts of different connotations for different people. Maybe you or a loved one has been affected by a debilitating disease, stroke, or heart attack? Or maybe the insidious effects of addiction has...
