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Dry Needling in Physical Therapy Encouraged by Legislators
Physical therapist practitioners have a desire to expand their services to include a widely-popular pain alleviation technique that is currently limited to those that mainly practice acupuncture, dry needling. In recent months, those that specialize in physical...
Pediatric Vestibular Therapy Training
Pediatric vestibular therapy rehabilitation training will be offered to interested practitioners at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Library on the Anschutz Medical Campus on March 1st 2018. Many disruptions may occur in the vestibular system of the body....
Low Back Pain Sufferers Now to Receive Non-Surgical, Non-Opioid Treatments as First Step
In years past, most medical practitioners recommend prescribing opioids and spinal fusion surgery as the first course of action for individuals that suffer from low back pain. Now, this is quickly becoming a course of treatment of the past. “One patient got up and...
Judge Rules On Physical Therapists Performing Dry Needling
Boulder, CO January 9, 2018 The Colorado State Physical Therapy Board recently defeated a lawsuit filed by two acupuncture organizations challenging Physical Therapy Board Rule 211 and physical therapists’ ability to perform dry needling. The Colorado Chapter of the...
2018 Refocus on Value-Based Care System
It has been established that executives in the healthcare industry have their hands full with challenges and tasks now that 2018 has arrived. This is mainly due to the fact that all of the 2017-based issues are continuing to burden the healthcare industry. As a...
Direct Access Basics
Direct Access rules for physical therapy professionals holds a high level of importance. Not only can these rules directly impact the treatments that you offer, they can shape the overall functionality of your practice. The law that governs Direct Access provides...
Spinal Reflex Conditioning Can Aid in Rapid Recovery
We have all seen the headlines that state that conducted research could aid in altering the lives of millions of people in a positive and productive way. As a practitioner and/or clinician, you anticipate the release of this “ground-breaking” research so that you may...
Simple Techniques to Protect Your Clinic from Cyber Hackers
Be wary, cyber hackers are coming. They will try to compromise your clinic website. They get in, grab customer account information and get out, at light speed. Small business owners have a right to be concerned. Due to the gravity of HIPAA laws, it’s an ongoing...
the Golden Years Look Brighter with Physical Therapy
Physical therapists play an important role in the concept of total care because they support the concept of making and keeping patients as healthy as possible. This is particularly true with senior citizens and their goal to age gracefully. Every medical professional...
7 Facts About the Opioid Epidemic in America
An epidemic is occurring in the United States and needs to be dealt with. This epidemic is the use of opioids in pain management. The Center for Disease Control, along with the American College of Physicians and the Health and Medicine Division of the National...
The Role of the Care Intelligence System in Value-Based Care – Part 2
Thank you for rejoining us as we conclude our series, The Role of the Care Intelligence System in Value-Based Care. Last week, we started this series by expounding on the complications previously surrounding the healthcare industry, in terms of storing and exchanging...
The Role of the Care Intelligence System in Value-Based Care – Part 1
Healthcare organizations within the United States have always placed a high value on keeping records – in terms of both storage purposes and as backup. In the earliest years, record keeping was done by paper. In recent years, this has advanced to electronic record...
