A new Missouri law allows patients to see a physical therapist without first obtaining a referral or prescription from a medical provider. Prior to this law, if a patient were to have a mild injury, they would need to see a medical provider first. At that time the provider may refer them to specialist or… Read more »
Posts By: Kathy Decker
6 Benefits to Walking Daily
Written By: Cory Arnold, PT, DPT, ATC Alright folks, at this point I’m not the first person to tell you that you should be walking daily. For years our doctors, spouses, P.E. teachers, and anyone in between have been telling us that daily exercise is good for us. But why? Is it worth the effort?… Read more »
Traumatic Brain Injury: Life Changes
On October 7, 2018, I woke up like I normally would to get ready for a game day. I hadplayed the beautiful game of soccer since I was six years old and had aspirations to possiblyplay in college and then go on to play professionally. What would end up happening instead wasnot what I would… Read more »
Blood Flow Restriction Therapy
By: Scott Knoche, PT, Dip, MDT, CSCS Early History of Compression Therapy Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) was a concept I became familiar with years ago while listening to people in the heavy weight-lifting and body building communities. I learned they would tie rubber tubing around the upper portion of their arm or leg while lifting. … Read more »
What is Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy – MDT Series Part 2
How is MDT different Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy is a classification system that helps guide a clinician through a series of questions and testing in order to better understand the behavior of their patient’s condition, pain, etc. Once the mechanical nature of symptoms is better understood, the clinician then classifies the problem. This simplifies the… Read more »
Evolution of Mechanical Therapy – MDT Series Part 1
Early Career As a new physical therapist who graduated from the University of Missouri in 1987, I was allowed the opportunity to work side-by-side with physical therapist trained in mechanical therapy (MDT). My experience started in an outpatient clinical setting in St. Louis. I was introduced to my mentor. He practiced with a focus on… Read more »
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