Kinesiotaping Provides Positive Outcomes
by Rhianna Wagers-Hughes PT, DPT, CEEAA, CSST and future CKTP -Kinesiotaping became popular during the 2008 Beijing Olympics when Kerri Walsh of the U.S. Beach Volleyball Team utilized kinesiotape to her right shoulder during the games. I was interested in learning a new taping method for my geriatric patients in the skilled nursing setting due [...]
An Allen-Cognitive Approach Improves the Care We Provide
In the United States, dementia is the most common diagnosis for nursing home residents, and the prevalence of dementia may be as high as 74 percent in nursing homes (Magaziner et al., 2000). You may have seen the statistic that 5.4 million Americans have Alzheimer’s dementia (Alzheimer’s Association, 2011), but did you know that another [...]
Remarkable…
The extraordinary therapy team at Atlantic Memorial Healthcare Center in Long Beach allowed me to spend the day with them yesterday, and it was a pleasure and an honor. My goal was to capture on video the culture and spirit of this team to use as a therapy recruiting tool on the web. While we [...]
