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Bridge the Divide: Create Your Connection From Research to Practice
Bridge the Divide: Create Your Connection From Research to Practice

Integrating research into how you make clinical decisions requires the assimilation of high-quality suitable evidence as well as strategies for combining this new knowledge with the everyday world of patient care. Continue Reading

Postedby Cynthia Michelle Chiarello
Date posted05/6/2020


Early-Career Advice from Pelvic Health Physical Therapist, Nicole Cozean, PT, DPT, WCS, CSCS
Early-Career Advice from Pelvic Health Physical Therapist, Nicole Cozean, PT, DPT, WCS, CSCS

How did you decide to pursue pelvic health physical therapy? What is your background? I hadn’t actually planned to specialize in pelvic health in physical therapy (PT) school or the first years after graduation. Continue Reading

Postedby Nicole Danielle Cozean
Date posted10/25/2019


“Just Relax?” Meeting with Trauma in the Physical Therapy Setting
“Just Relax?” Meeting with Trauma in the Physical Therapy Setting

In his seminal book “The Body Keeps the Score,” trauma expert Dr. Bessel van der Kolk states “the ability to feel relaxed in one’s body requires the emotional experience of safety.” Physical therapists (PTs) who provide body-based treatment, particularly interventions that require the patient... Continue Reading

Date posted01/30/2019


Is a Women’s Health Residency Program Right for You?
Is a Women’s Health Residency Program Right for You?

Lately I have noticed more people, new-grad and seasoned clinicians, asking me if I would recommend doing a residency program in women’s health physical therapy…the short answer; I’m glad I did it, it was an intense year and it is not for everyone (but, what is?). I’ve attempted to summarize my... Continue Reading

Postedby Susannah Coverdale Haarmann
Date posted04/17/2018


Pelvic Physical Therapy: The Reality Behind the Curtain
Pelvic Physical Therapy: The Reality Behind the Curtain

There can be a sense of mystery behind pelvic physical therapy, not only from the point of view of the patient, but from professional colleagues in the medical community.  Perhaps this has to do with the fact that pelvic Physical Therapists (PT) are often tucked away in physical therapy clinics behi Continue Reading

Postedby Carrie Pagliano
Date posted04/10/2018


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 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


Part 2 - New JWHPT Statistician Identifies Two Statistical Skills Most Needed by PTs
Part 2 - New JWHPT Statistician Identifies Two Statistical Skills Most Needed by PTs

Physical therapists need several key statistical skills to bolster the quality of their patient care, according to Mark Bishop, PT, PhD, the new statistician of the Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy. Continue Reading

Postedby Cynthia Michelle Chiarello
Date posted07/11/2017


Part 1 - Why You Should Want Women Health Certification
Part 1 - Why You Should Want Women Health Certification

The July 1 application deadline for the Women’s Health Certification (WCS) exam is fast approaching. If you are on the fence about it, I encourage you to take the plunge and do it. If you are like I was a few years ago–a seasoned pelvic and women’s health physical therapist with absolutely no desire Continue Reading

Postedby Margaret (Peg) Maas
Date posted06/1/2017


Why Volunteer?
Why Volunteer?

The American Physical Therapy Association and its components are supported by countless volunteers that help deliver resources, education and opportunities to ensure we provide gold-standard care to our patients, connect us to ideas and support within our professional communities, and enable us to.. Continue Reading

Postedby Stacie L. Dichsen
Date posted05/3/2017