Consulting is unique but prominent avenue for physical therapists. Often we are called into sites to evaluate working conditions and develop solutions to optimize workplaces to maximize safety & productivity by reducing strain , fatigue, and potential for injury. In fact integrating into the world of ergonomics is a pretty natural fit for physical therapists. … Continue reading
Day two of the Critical Care Rehabilitation Conference was fantastic! Yesterday I spoke about the importance of engaging a diverse interdisciplinary team for improving patient outcomes in the ICU. Check out yesterdays post for more info about how to get involved. Today, I want to change focus a bit because something rather exciting happened at the conference this … Continue reading
(Firstly, I know everyone gets excited about Starbucks “Christmas Cups”…let me just say, I do not. I get frustrated, they are terrible canvases. *sigh) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous. ~Carl Sagan You know that ice breaking question: If you could sit … Continue reading
My affinity for NYC is no secret, but I must admit, I forgot what a lovely place D.C. is. This past weekend I spent my days reacquainting myself with all the things I love about The District. I began and ended the weekend in the gross anatomy lab. You all know how much I adore … Continue reading
Happy Halloween Friends! I hope you will fill your well costumed bellies with all the sweets you can handle and then fall gently to sleep in a sugar induced food coma. In keeping with the spooooky theme of the day, I thought I’d talk a bit about Braaaaaaaains! Recently, I gave an inservice at the … Continue reading
You may have guessed from my posts the last few months that I am a little smitten with NY. So, it shouldn’t be a huge surprise to say, I wasn’t the most enthused to return south to D.C. We have 6 weeks of class sandwiched between clinical rotations and for most of us, it feels … Continue reading
I’ve often felt life to be a large puzzle. Not the easy-peasy 100 piecer with some predictable Thomas Kinkade bridge on it…it is the kind with thousands of pieces, large color blocked fields, and no box cover to sneak a peak at the final picture. The image appears to be constantly changing as more and … Continue reading
Today I saw a whole new side of physical therapy…the before. Before I get them out of their cloudy soft hospital bed and get them walking in their grippy socks through the hospital halls with my rolling walker. Before they ended up in that bed, something happened. Now, many of my patients come into the … Continue reading
Did you know that there are over 80 billion neurons in the brains? There are some scientists at MIT who are looking to map the structure and connections neurons make but came across an all too familiar dilemma: TIME. It would take upwards of 500,000 years to get all those suckers mapped! YOU can help! … Continue reading
The Imagine Science Film Festival is the first science film festival in the world founded by scientists. It aims to transform the way science and scientists are portrayed in mainstream media, while emphasizing the importance of storytelling, narrative structure, and visual communication. Seven days of beautiful and inspiring work flickering before my eyes on the … Continue reading
A Cup A Day 