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A Brief Report from the 2018 APTA Federal Advocacy Forum
A Brief Report from the 2018 APTA Federal Advocacy Forum

Cosponsor the Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act to extend liability insurance coverage of a state-licensed medical professional to another state when the professional provides medical services to an athlete, athletic team, or team staff member crosses state lines Continue Reading

Postedby Gail Heather Zitterkopf
Date posted04/4/2018


USA Weightlifting’s Increased Involvement in Educating their Coaches and Lifters about Pelvic Health
USA Weightlifting’s Increased Involvement in Educating their Coaches and Lifters about Pelvic Health

For the first time, USA Weightlifting is actively getting involved in educating their coaches and lifters about pelvic health. On Thursday, December 6, Tamra Wroblesky gave an hour and a half interactive seminar to coaches and lifters about pelvic health, pressure regulation, hip and thoracic mobili Continue Reading

Date posted12/12/2017


Launching My Own Practice, Creating Driftwood
Launching My Own Practice, Creating Driftwood

In her two years since graduating PT school from Thomas Jefferson University, Tamra Wroblesky, PT, DPT, opened up Inner Dynamics Physical Therapy with Alison Ankiewicz, her last clinical instructor, and a celebrated pelvic physical therapist in central NJ with over 20 years of experience. Continue Reading

Date posted12/11/2017


Launching My Own Practice
Launching My Own Practice

It was a predestined match- meeting Alison was the single best thing that happened to me, and I know she would say the same. From the first day we met, we complimented each other perfectly. Alison had a history of childhood leukemia, so she and I both had a personal connection to chronic pain and su Continue Reading

Date posted12/11/2017


My 1st Year in Practice | Featuring Tamra Wroblesky, PT, DPT
My 1st Year in Practice | Featuring Tamra Wroblesky, PT, DPT

As a new professional, you have the ability to bring enthusiasm and energy into your physical therapy practice and your coworkers and colleagues will respond to that. Continue Reading

Date posted12/4/2017


My 1st Year in Practice
My 1st Year in Practice

As a new professional, you have the ability to bring enthusiasm and energy into your physical therapy practice and your coworkers and colleagues will respond to that. Come into work every day with a big smile and new ideas for ways to reach your patients. Continue Reading

Date posted12/4/2017


What Do Pelvic Health Physical Therapists Do?
What Do Pelvic Health Physical Therapists Do?

Physical therapists (PTs) with specialized training in pelvic health and obstetric physical therapy can benefit a wide range of patients, including women, men, transgender individuals, children, and the elderly, who have various medical conditions. Continue Reading

Date posted12/1/2017


Perspective on Women’s Health PT Services in Japan by Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Dr. Yumie Ikeda
Perspective on Women’s Health PT Services in Japan by Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Dr. Yumie Ikeda

Yumie Ikeda is an obstetrician and gynecologist who specializes in women’s health. She sees many patients in her line of work who have health problems associated with menstruation and menopause, many of which also have chronic pelvic pain. Dr. Ikeda was invited to participate in... Continue Reading

Date posted11/29/2017


Meet Chelsea Patton, a Student Pursuing Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Education
Meet Chelsea Patton, a Student Pursuing Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Education

Dreams & Aspirations of a Student Physical Therapist Pursuing Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Education. I pursued the physical therapy field because I feel a duty to help people live their best life. The more I learn about women’s health the more I’m drawn to helping enhance the human... Continue Reading

Date posted11/29/2017


My SPT Days - Tamra Wroblesky, PT, DPT
My SPT Days - Tamra Wroblesky, PT, DPT

When I was a first year student, I was still settling into a rigorous academic program and was working as a live-in nanny to pay for my housing, so I didn’t get involved with much of anything. When I was in my second year of school, I attended NSC in Indiana, introduced myself to the Student Special Continue Reading

Date posted11/27/2017


Pursuing a Career in Physical Therapy - Tamra Wroblesky, PT, DPT
Pursuing a Career in Physical Therapy - Tamra Wroblesky, PT, DPT

When I was a college freshman and only 18 years old, I experienced severe pelvic pain that seemed to come out of nowhere. I went to gynecologists, the emergency room, countless specialists but no one could tell me what was wrong with me. Continue Reading

Date posted11/20/2017


The Benefits of Getting Involved in Professional Associations as a Student Physical Therapist
The Benefits of Getting Involved in Professional Associations as a Student Physical Therapist

I had the honor of attending the National Student Conclave as the recipient of the NSC student scholarship sponsored by the Section on Women’s Health. I am a proud member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and Section on Women’s Health (SoWH) as there are many benefits to being invo Continue Reading

Postedby Stephanie Patricia Oscilowski
Date posted11/19/2017