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Physical Therapists—Your Movement Experts Did you know that physical therapists (PTs) are the experts of human movement?   If you are a PT—you know it!   If you are a client in our practice you know it because we are constantly videotaping and watching how you move.    But, perhaps not everyone is aware of our area of expertise.      In fact, when the California Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association surveyed the public—the word movement never once came   up! I just spent two and half  days in DC with 100 of the most expert of experts (I really was kind of star struck) discussing movement, why we are the experts and how we communicate this to others.   I have left feeling very excited about movement and want to share a few ideas about what makes PTs unique in this area: 1) We listen When we meet a client we are skillfully able to listen to your description of the problem you are having in life (ie—maybe you t...

As the year winds down, we all take stock of how 2013 went and what’s to come in the New Year.  [re+active] has undergone a lot of changes in the last year – as I’m sure you’ve all experienced changes as well.  With this year coming to a halt and the excessive stimulation of the holiday season ending, it is nice to take a moment to reflect on what we’ve learned and what we plan to change or implement for the next year. Over the past year, I spent approximately 186 physical hours in education courses.   That is about 23 workdays – over 3 weeks – spent learning in one year!   As I try to reflect on all of the knowledge I’ve gained this year, it is hard to rate one experience over another.   However, the course that really made the most impact on my practice was not technically a neuro course, but an ortho one!   I completed the 6-month series on Advanced Functional Biomechanics of the Lower Quarter by Dr. Chris Powers in December.   This was a co...