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A Student Physical Therapist’s Written Experience of Observing a Pelvic Health PT
A Student Physical Therapist’s Written Experience of Observing a Pelvic Health PT

Given the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, many student observation opportunities are on hold. A Student Physical Therapist’s Written Experience of Observing a Pelvic Health PT: For Those Who Cannot During the Pandemic. Continue Reading

Postedby Katelyn Nicole Hickey
Date posted02/22/2021


How-to Guide for Educators: Teaching Strategies for Engaging Students on Social Media
How-to Guide for Educators: Teaching Strategies for Engaging Students on Social Media

As a faculty member, most of us are finding we are being bombarded with a myriad of strategies to engage our students in synchronous and asynchronous on-line and/or hybrid models of content delivery.  It can be daunting to not only become comfortable with various tech equipment, but also... Continue Reading

Postedby Mary Kay Dockter
Date posted11/5/2020


The Value of Social Media for Professional Engagement
The Value of Social Media for Professional Engagement

As researchers, clinicians, and students, we have the opportunity to utilize social media to complement traditional methods of engaging with and disseminating research. Let’s discuss the impact of social media on research engagement and better understand the value in utilizing social media to... Continue Reading

Date posted09/4/2020


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