Posts Tagged ‘Physical therapy’

Where are the Jobs?

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

Despite over 500,000 jobs lost in November of this year,  the healthcare sector actually GREW in November by 34,000 jobs. Over the past 12 months, this industry added 369,000 jobs.

As mentioned in CNN Money recently: “The healthcare industry continues to be the healthiest sector in the U.S. job market,” said Diana Fitting, vice president for staffing company Adecco. “The Baby Boomer generation is aging and it’s helping to keep healthcare growing.”

This is apparently a trend that will not end anytime soon. So whether you are a Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Nursing or Speech Therapist, there is a good chance you can secure a great job even in this economy. What better way than to consider a career in travel therapy across the US and receive higher than average pay, benefits and security.

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Virtual “Bug” World to Help Stroke Patients

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

Sounds odd but at the University of Central Florida (UCF Media Convergence Lab) are working with California based Virtual Reality Medical Center to create a Flying Insect World to assist stroke patients in expanding their range of movement. The program will track the patient’s progress throughout the system.

The system is a fully functional virtual game that will require patients to put on goggles while sitting at a table. A few bugs would fly around nearby. The patients’ mission is to smash all of the virtual insects. Each time they succeed, they would earn a point. As patients improve their range of motion, more bugs would appear at greater distances, forcing patients to work harder and increase their range of motion.

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Patient Access to Physical Therapists Improves in Minnesota

Monday, May 5th, 2008

As of April 17th, a  new law in the state of Minnesota is increasing patient’s access to Physical Therapist Services without the need of a referral from their Doctor.

The change gives patients 90 days of treatment from a Physical Therapist. Previously, patients only had 30 days without a referral. As APTA president R. Scott Ward, PT, PhD states; “Studies show what those involved in the physical therapy profession know to be true – that direct access lowers costs, improves access to care, and offers patients a greater choice of services. Minnesota has taken another step to improve health care quality for its citizens.”

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