by Summit | Sep 11, 2023 | General Updates & News, Physical Therapy
Written By: Timothy Dunn, PT, DPT, GCS, COS-C, CEEAA A few weeks ago, I was running with three of my friends along the bike trail that circles Lake Wilhelm, a beautiful spot in Northwest Pennsylvania. Four miles into the run, I caught my foot on a stealthy branch and...
by Summit | Sep 4, 2023 | General Updates & News, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy
Written By: Kristin Sanders, PT, MPT, PCS When treating your client have you ever felt like you could use more than two hands? Do you think that it would be super helpful for your clients if you could detach your hands to allow them to achieve Salience and Repetition...
by Summit | Aug 27, 2023 | General Updates & News, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy
Written By: Cristina Klymasz, MS, OTR/L, CBIS, RYT, CLT-LANA, MSCS September is National Yoga Awareness Month! Yoga might be familiar for some of us. Perhaps, for those that have not yet partaken in yoga, a picture of a flexible person comes to mind when you read the...
by Summit | Aug 21, 2023 | General Updates & News, Occupational Therapy
Written By: Jennifer Kinkade, OTD, OTR Evidence-based practice (EBP) is necessary and expected within the allied health professions. Did you know there is a 17-year gap in knowledge-to-practice when it comes to allied health practitioners implementing evidence? The...
by Summit | Aug 14, 2023 | General Updates & News, Physical Therapy
Written By: Shana Carter PT, DPT, OCS, UDN-C Since the COVID-19 pandemic made an unapologetic entry into our world in 2020, so many things in our lives have changed, including a rapid and vast increase in work-from-home job opportunities. While the changes in the...
by Summit | Aug 7, 2023 | General Updates & News, Physical Therapy
Written By: Paul Frizelle, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, MTC, CSCS, PES, CES Sesamoiditis, Lisfranc fracture, plantar plate injuries, Jones fractures, high and lateral ankle sprains, do these injuries sound familiar? These are examples of foot/ankle injuries seen in athletes but...
by Summit | Jul 31, 2023 | General Updates & News
Written By: Dr. Chad Hensel, PT, DPT, MHS, CSCS Alzheimer’s disease is well-known and well-feared, afflicting over 6 million Americans. This progressive neurodegenerative disease impairs cognition and function over time. A diagnosis is one of great anxiety not only...
by Summit | Jul 17, 2023 | General Updates & News, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy
Written By: Michele Alaniz, BCP, OTR/L Sensory integration refers to the process by which the brain organizes and interprets information from the senses. This process is essential for the development of motor, cognitive, and social skills. Sensory integration...
by Summit | Jul 10, 2023 | General Updates & News
Written By: Brian Trzaskos PT LMT CSCS CMP MI-C How often have you stopped to consider the question, “What exactly is medicine?”It may seem obvious to us steeped in Western culture that medicine is something you give to someone who is sick. Medicine is most often...
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...
