Get Involved: How We Can Increase Access to BPPV Treatment
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, also known as BPPV, is a widespread and common condition, affecting 2.4% of the general population. Despite how common this condition is, only 8% of affected people receive effective treatment for it. Let's change that.
What Is the Role of Physiotherapists in Breastfeeding and Infant Feeding?
As a physiotherapist, do you know what your role or scope of practice is in breastfeeding and infant feeding? If you don't, don't worry, you are not alone. Today’s blog is based on Lactation Consultant, Mercedes Eustergerling’s course and addresses that important question and more.
Do You Know How to Treat and Assess Complex Cancer Cases?
Do you know how to treat and assess complex cancer cases? Today’s blog and course it is based on can help. The course is based on a live, interactive webinar and examines two real-life complex case studies that you may see in your practice. We discuss one of the two case studies in the blog.
Five Reasons to Educate Your Patients Digitally
With the development of digital technologies, and as telehealth and virtual care become more prevalent, there are more opportunities to provide patient education through digital media. This post discusses five benefits of providing digital education over traditional paper handouts or pamphlets.
Static Stretching and Athletic Activities: Stretching the Truth, but Not Much Else
Based on a paper written by Bahram Jam, this post discusses the current misconceptions surrounding static stretching related to athletic activities. Four proposed benefits are disproved and alternative strategies are introduced for each. This post is for patients and practitioners alike, as it covers common misconceptions about the impact of static stretches.
Physical Therapists Make Life Worth Living: Physiotherapy in Oncology
Are you a physiotherapist or rehab professional who would like to learn more about the roles of rehab in cancer care? Today we discuss the importance of rehab and exercise in cancer care as well as exercise guidelines for cancer. This blog is based on current scientific evidence and Marize Ibrahim’s, physical therapist in cancer rehabilitation, webinar and clinical experience.
Anti-Racism & Allyship for Rehab and Movement Professionals
We are always learning how to be an ally to someone. This blog will teach you how to become an ally to BIPOC communities and will attempt to comprehensively explain why doing so is crucial. Self-awareness is not enough. Let's use our privilege as healthcare practitioners to demand anti-racism and create transformative change.
Don't Get Left Behind, Start Using Digital Home Exercise Programs to Improve Patient Outcomes!
Are you a healthcare practitioner? Are you still not using a digital Home Exercise Program (HEP)? In today's blog, learn about why Embodia's easy-to-use digital HEP is rated best-in-class by practitioners and patients alike.
Let's Take Our Practices Online! Telerehabilitation Can Transform Rehabilitation
Are you still on the fence about using telerehab? Are you getting everything you can out of it? There is considerable emerging evidence for the effectiveness of telerehabilitation. It is also a great tool that facilitates the application of integrative rehabilitation and empowered patient-centred care. Learn more about telerehab with us today.
Body Mapping - Decreasing the Sensitivity of the Nervous System
Body remapping is a strategy that gets you where you want to be with less stress and pain. In this blog, you will discover some body mapping exercises for meditation, body awareness, and mind-body connection with Carolyn Vandyken.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Is Excruciating and Often Undiagnosed. Can You Identify and Treat It?
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is excruciating and far too often goes undiagnosed. Do you feel confident in your ability to assess and treat CRPS? In this blog and corresponding course, Bahram Jam, founder and director of Advanced Physical Therapy Education Institute (APTEI) discusses how to identify and treat CRPS. This blog also gives you a glance into how those living with CRPS feel.
Technical Skills Affect Patient Outcomes by Only 15%! Improve Your Patient Outcomes by Improving Your Interpersonal Skills
Do you want to improve your patient outcomes? This blog, and the course it is based on, How to Develop Communication, Empathy, and Power Skills to Optimize Patient Outcomes, will teach you how you can develop communication, empathy and soft skills to optimize your patient outcomes and improve your interpersonal relationships in your professional and personal life.