by Summit | Jul 3, 2023 | General Updates & News, Physical Therapy
Written By: Anju Dheer, PT, DPT, OCS, MTC Neck pain, although a very common condition seen in the physical therapy clinic, can be an unnerving body part to treat. With red flag conditions ranging from ligamentous instability and vascular pathologies to cervical...
by Summit | Jun 19, 2023 | General Updates & News, Physical Therapy
Written By: David Denton, PT, DPT, EdD, CIDN, CVT Have you ever been chewing gum, bit into a pear, or tried to chew a well-done piece of meat and felt tightness in your jaw soon afterward? This small but mighty muscle, the lateral pterygoid, can cause a myriad of...
by Summit | May 30, 2023 | General Updates & News, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy
Written By: Melinda Butler, OTR/L, OTD, BCPAOccupational Therapist, Elder Care Consultant, Board Certified Patient Advocate As we embark upon Worldwide Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month, it’s important to consider the role of rehabilitation therapists as we...
by Summit | Apr 24, 2023 | General Updates & News, Physical Therapy
Written By: Dr. Elizabeth G. Harvey, PT, DPT, MSR, DHSc Candidate, PCS Have you considered using the largest organ, our skin, to treat your smallest patients?Over the years I have become a total skin junkie! I find it amazing how stimulation of the integumentary...
by Summit | Apr 17, 2023 | General Updates & News, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech Language Pathology
Written By: Anysia Ensslen-Boggs, Ed.D., CCC-SLP Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects neurons in a specific area of the brain called the substantia nigra. Symptoms generally develop slowly over several years and the progression...
by Summit | Mar 27, 2023 | General Updates & News, Physical Therapy
Written By: Shannon La Spina, PT, DPT, PCS, CIMT Pediatric physical therapists are skilled in treating a wide variety of patient diagnoses, ages, and functional levels. As PTs, we are experts on handling and facilitating gross motor development, but there are not a...