Volume 1, Issue 2  |  March 2009
		In This Issue Clinical Feature Article: Help Kids Get a Leg Up with Assistive Technology PT in the Spotlight: Nicholas Quarrier, PT, DPT, OCS Tuning Up Musicians Research Roundup Check Out These DavisPTnetwork Blogs! Upcoming PT Events Calendar Contact Us Upcoming PT Events Here are just a few of the upcoming PT events you can find on the DavisPTnetwork Events Calendar. April 2, 2009 Atlanta, GA Intervention for the High-Risk Infant: Providing Services in the NICU, Home, and Early Intervention Program April 18, 2009 San Antonio, TX ICU and Acute Care Update April 24, 2009 Fairfax, VA Electrical Stimulation for the Neurological Patient: An Evidence Based Workshop to Improve Functional Outcomes April 30, 2009 Wilkes Barre, PA Maximizing Treatment Outcomes and Carryover: Techniques to Improve Functional Memory in Adults and Children w/ Autism, TBI, CVA, Disorders of Attention, Perception & Language May 2, 2009 San Francisco, CA Mobilization of the Cervical and Thoracic Spine and Ribs May 15, 2009 Albany, NY Treatment of the Medically Complex Long-term Acute Care Patient Contact Us We'd love to hear from you! Click here to let us know what you'd like to read about in future newsletter articles.			Welcome Message from Margaret M. Biblis "Each One, Reach One!" Thanks to you, DavisPTnetwork is growing strongly, with more than 330 members – and more each week. As we continue to grow, we encourage each one of you to reach out to your friends and colleagues and invite one (or more) of them to join you. After all, the more physical therapy professionals blogging and networking here, the more valuable the site will be for you! Thank you for being part of DavisPTnetwork and happy reading!   Margaret M. Biblis Publisher, Health Professions/Medicine Feature Article: Help Kids Get a Leg Up with Assistive Technology Assistive technology (AT) is revolutionizing the way children with disabilities can participate in mainstream society today. This article highlights the pivotal role you can play in improving the quality of life for the children you treat by helping them overcome functional limitations with the appropriate AT. Read more. PT in the Spotlight: Nicholas Quarrier, PT, DPT, OCS Tuning Up Musicians Now in its sixteenth year, the Healthy Musician Workshop – held each summer at Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY – offers musicians, along with physical therapists and other healthcare providers, a comprehensive, hands-on program for the prevention and care of music-related injuries. As Director of the Healthy Musician Workshop, Clinical Associate Professor Nicholas Quarrier shares his inspiration for the program, as well as his insights for the future demand of PTs with a specialty in performing arts therapy. Read more. Contact us if you – or someone you know – have accomplished something interesting in PT and would like to be featured in one of our next stories.  Research Roundup  Darlene K. Sekerak, PT, PhD, is a Professor of Physical Therapy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a longstanding commitment to the translation of research into practice. Every newsletter will include highlights of hot-off-the press articles from the professional literature of interest to practicing clinicians. Be the first to have the latest info guiding practice – Read it here! New Frontier for Movement Practice   It's time to look at movement in a whole new way! Harboune and Stergiou challenge everything we do in therapeutic exercise with new ideas from research in robotics, psychology, cognitive science and biological systems. This article will completely change the way you think about functional movement and your role as a physical therapist. It's a must read! Full Article: Harbourne RT, Stergiou N. Movement Variability and the Use of Nonlinear Tools: Principles to Guide Physical Therapist Practice. Phys Ther 2009;89:267-282. Prediction Rule for Ankle Sprains   Looking for a clinical prediction rule (CPR) to assess the likelihood of immediate response to manipulation and exercise following ankle sprain? Consider this proposed prediction rule from Whitman, et al. See the JOSPT website for video clips of the manipulation techniques used. — Video 1, Video 2 Full Article: Whitman JM, Cleland JA, Mintken PE, Keirns MA, Bieniek ML, Albin SR, Magel JS, McPoil TG. Predicting short-term response to thrust and nonthrust manipulation and exercise in patients post inversion ankle sprain. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2009;39(3):188-200 Texting Pains   If you're treating young people for neck and shoulder pain or repetitive motion injury symptoms, consider their texting habits. Individuals sending and receiving text messages unknowingly stabilize their head and neck, alter their heart rate and respiration, and use repetitive fine motor movements that can lead to musculoskeletal disorders, pain, and strain injury. Full Article: Lin I-M, Peper E. Psychophysiological Patterns during Cell Phone Text Messaging: A Preliminary Study. Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback 2009; 34:53-57 Check Out These DavisPTnetwork Blogs! Check out the latest blogs on DavisPTnetwork. Each month, we'll highlight a few blogs covering new, interesting, and relevant topics in physical therapy. You're always invited to join the discussion! Frustration with some of our profession Technology and patient self-management Challenges in starting a practice Modalities update Hand therapy and PTs
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