by Summit Instructors | Feb 15, 2021 | Occupational Therapy
Written By: Catherine Valentino OTD, MAAL, MHSc, BS, FMTThe effects of low vision and vision loss are as diverse and profound as the people it impacts. As we investigate how vision loss plays into both cognitive processing and physical skills for our patients, it is...
by Summit Instructors | Jan 28, 2021 | Physical Therapy
Written By: Carla Pister, PTEver wonder if a head tilt is vision-based versus muscular-based?Are there days when you feel like all you see are kids with torticollis and head tilts?Do you have trouble remembering which kids tip left and which kids tip right?Ever notice...
by Summit Instructors | Jan 26, 2021 | Non-CE Courses
Presented By: Dr. Katrina Miller, Ed. D., CCC-SLP In this video, our instructor, Dr. Katrina Miller teaches about ways to support diversity in the workplace and identify ways to expand recruitment efforts. Benefits of This Video:Identify ways to expand recruitment...
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...
