By Newkirk Products, Inc. and submitted by McPhillips, Roberts & Deans, PLC It’s coming. The transition to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition (ICD-10), Clinical Modification/Procedure Coding System will occur on October 1, 2014, and will affect everyone working in the health care field. The most significant impact on you and your practice is likely … [Read more...] about Preparing for ICD-10
Spring 2014 Issue
“Can You Hear Me Now?”
By Theresa H. Bartlett, AuD About 20 percent of adults in the United States, approximately 48 million, report some degree of hearing loss. Stated differently, at age 65, one out of three people has hearing loss. Of those with hearing loss, 60 percent are either in the work force or in educational settings. These statistics show that hearing loss is a major public health … [Read more...] about “Can You Hear Me Now?”
Women and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
By Boyd W. Haynes III, MD If your patient is a woman with numbness in her hands, she is three times more likely to have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) than her male counterpart. Some common symptoms of CTS are: Numbness, pain, burning or tingling in the thumb, index and middle fingers and palm; discomfort which awakens individuals from sleep, where shaking of the hand provides … [Read more...] about Women and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The Power of Touch: Manual Physical Therapy
By Steve Howell Someone once said, “I don’t care how much you know until I know how much you care,” and it’s always stuck with me. It’s applicable to so much of what we do as physical therapists, but perhaps most for manual physical therapy. Putting your hands on a patient gently and confidently shows someone how much you care. Doing it the right way – in a way that … [Read more...] about The Power of Touch: Manual Physical Therapy
Lynne Stockman, DO
Honoring the Volunteer Service of Lynne Stockman, DO Growing up as the daughter of an Army officer, Lynne Stockman became accustomed early on to pulling up roots and moving. “I attended 10 different schools,” she remembers, “four of them high schools.” In fact, she began her senior year at Portsmouth’s Churchland High, but finished at Nürnberg American High … [Read more...] about Lynne Stockman, DO
