Deep down, you’re worried. You’re worried of not keeping up. You’re worried that what you’re doing and what you’re not doing aren’t enough. You’re worried about being limited. You’re stressed, you’re tired and you are this close to giving your annoying co-worker a swift kick between the gluts. You certainly don’t need “keeping up…
by Amanda Mamalio, PTRP Read on and Find out What You can do More for your Aphasic Patients Hard, isn’t’ it? You flip the chart to find out your patient has aphasia. How are you going to tell the patient on what to do? How are you going to build rapport with him? You looked…
By Amanda Mamalio, PTRP Be Your Best in Physical Therapy between Hectic Life and the Ever-Evolving Medical Field We once have a college professor who was one of the top 10 Board Passers. “In fact, he was so smart,” one of the faculties bragged, “he didn’t know Justin Bieber.” His focus in Physical Therapy…
by Amanda Mamalio, PTRP It’s Time to be Heard We’re all in the same banana. Students, interns, graduates and professionals. You’re not the first in your dilemma and nor will you ever be the last. You’ve done what you could, perhaps with training and advice -with whatever life experience you have garnered. But sometimes it’s…
By Amanda Gail Mamalio, PTRP Confirm SAIS (Subacromial Impingement Syndrome) while you Professionally Hustle and Bustle Imagine, just 5 shoulder movements and then you’re done. There’s a plethora of shoulder special tests out there. Browse your book on orthopedic special tests. One chapter about the shoulder is basically telling you “This works. This one…
By Amanda Mamalio, PTRP Find out how to stay within the Fine Line between Helping Others and Protecting Yourself You just can’t believe it. You’re helping a patient and he had the nerve to grope you in there. He had the nerve to tell you those things while his eyes make you feel naked.…
By Amanda Mamalio, PTRP You never expected that your own patient would make your fellow PT uncomfortable. Maybe that PT was you. It may not be in one incident. It might have been tiny but constant acts that make you dread his treatment time. Or made your polite smile a little more forced. Suddenly, you…
