"The Good Stuff" is an occasional series that highlights recent media coverage of physical therapy and APTA members, with an emphasis on stories of how individual PTs and PTAs are transforming health care and society every day. Enjoy!
Raise a Pintcast: Jimmy McKay, PT, DPT, host of the popular PT Pintcast podcast, has been named to the Board of Trustees for the Foundation for Physical Therapy Research. (Foundation news release)
Normalizing the pelvic floor: Sarah Clampett, PT, DPT, and Carrie Pagliano, PT, DPT, talk about the importance of the pelvic floor for overall health. (The Cut)
Tune in to treatment: Latasha Thomas, PT, DPT, discusses her approach to telehealth. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs VAntage Point)
Back(pack) to basics: Pete Zulia, PT, ATC, discusses the importance of proper fit and wear of children's school backpacks. (Fox19 News, Cincinnati)
Steering your practice through a pandemic: Theresa Marko, PT, DPT, MS, offers insight on how her practice is surviving the coronavirus pandemic, and what may lie ahead. (InvestRx)
There's ow place like home: Michelle Despres, PT, provides tips on how to avoid pain while working from home. (WCPO News 9, Cincinnati)
Against the odds: Anna Howard, PT, BS, shares her perspective on the progress of six-year-old Eli Starkey, who experienced loss of oxygen to his brain during birth, and who worked with Howard and other providers to make a remarkable recovery. (WAFB News 9, Baton Rouge)
Getting hip to running pain: Alyson MacKay, PT, explains what might cause hip pain while running. (yahoo!life)
Physical therapy in the NICU: Wendy Graff, PT, MS, outlines the important role PTs can play in neonatal intensive care. (Keloland.com)
Smart move: Jake Marlow, PTA, discusses a local program that encourages physical activity among individuals who are older, and why it's important to know your limits. (Laramie, Wyoming, Boomerang)
The road back from COVID-19: Paula Shulthiess, PT, DPT, discusses the physical and cognitive challenges that may be faced by patients recovering from COVID-19. (NBC2 News, Fort Meyers, Florida)
Beating pain in the stretch: Eric Robertson, PT, DPT, explains why stretching and movement can ward off back pain. (Popular Science)
Keeping the justice movement moving: Kari Ayoob, PT, DPT; Ben Yu, PT, DPT; Lauren Wittrock, PT; Symiah Campbell, PT, DPT; Erika Lark, PT, DPT; and Chelsea Fan, PT, DPT, have created a nonprofit service that provides free treatment for injured protestors. (University of Southern California Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy newsletter)
Quotable: "Physical therapy is the hallmark of treatment for spinal stenosis." – Robert Bolash, MD, on important lifestyle changes that can help manage spinal stenosis. (Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials)
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