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National Pain Awareness Month happens every September to bring awareness for issues related to pain and pain management; along with all of the benefits of physical therapy for pain and its management. The first Pain Awareness Month was in 2001, when the ACPA led a coalition of groups to establish September as Pain Awareness Month. […]

National Rehabilitation Awareness Week occurs each September to honor therapists and therapy assistants. During the month of September and especially National Rehabilitation Awareness Week, we celebrate the rehabilitation professionals who all work together to make a difference in the lives of others. Therapists truly are some of the most highly caring and sensitive individuals who genuinely […]

How many times in your career have you heard the sentence, “Sorry, we are short-staffed today,”? Unfortunately, you’re likely to hear this again. Staff shortages in healthcare facilities are a growing problem, and here’s why… Ongoing staff shortages in healthcare is a real problem that makes providing patient-centered care a daunting task. As per a […]

Sure December 31st seems like it’s forever away, but before you can say “Someone get the cat out of the tree”, Christmas will have come and gone and you’ll be left wondering how you’re going to find and finish 30 hours of continuing education before the end of the year. So, before we get ourselves […]

A new study shows that having PTs in emergency rooms reduces the likelihood of ED revisits for falls. Each year, approximately 30% to 40% of people aged 65 years and older who live in the community fall. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, in 2014 alone, approximately 2.8 […]

Do you need live physical therapy continuing education courses? Read on to find out your state CE requirements, and how to get live CEUs fast (without traveling)! Once again, the time has come to take online or live physical therapy continuing education courses in order to renew your physical therapy or physical therapy assistant license. […]

Lack of training in healthcare is a challenging problem. But, there are several low-cost training options to improve staff competency, quality of patient care, and business profits. Official training programs are an integral part of hiring new employees and integrating them into a company. But sadly, the training often stops soon after orientation. With growing demands and constantly […]

When shopping for continuing education, how do you choose the best online CEU courses? As a healthcare professional, you already know that you are required to obtain continuing education prior to your licensure renewal. It gets tricky, however, based on your license type (PT, OT, SLP, etc.) as well as your state of practice as […]

Taking continuing education impacts your professional development. So, how do you go about choosing a CE provider? Thanks to online and mobile learning, it is easier than ever to complete your national association and/or state-mandated CE requirements quickly, conveniently, and inexpensively. But with the influx of new providers coming to the market, it’s more important […]