A Pharmacist’s Guide to Over-the-Counter Drug Overdose
Drug abuse is a problem that has plagued today’s society. One of the reasons for this derives from people’s view that hard drugs, such as heroin, cocaine, and steroids, are the only cause for drug abuse. Most people are unaware that over-the-counter (OTC) drugs are just as harmful. In fact, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reports that about 980 deaths per year are caused by acetaminophen. Nonprescription drugs can be...
Medical Marijuana and Physical Therapy: The Highs and Lows
Your patient arrives for their regular physical therapy appointment and you inquire about their pain levels. They tell you that the physical therapy has been working and then they mention that they’ve also started using medical marijuana to alleviate some of their pain. Medical marijuana to treat pain is trending, as more than half of the U.S. has legalized the substance in some form. Yet, what roles do medical marijuana and physical...
Top Fall Destinations for Travel Physical Therapy Jobs
The best part about your job as a travel physical therapist is that you get to experience new places often. As the season is about to change again, you’re most likely thinking about where you can go to enjoy fall best. Whether you prefer a warmer climate where you can skip fall altogether or you want to feel that crisp air promising to send winter next – there are thousands of travel physical therapy jobs throughout the U.S. for you...
Therapy for Victims of Emotional Abuse
In the 2010 report of the National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, it was reported that “48.4% of women and 48.8% of men have experienced at least one psychologically aggressive behavior by an intimate partner during their lifetime.” Specifically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also revealed that about “1.5 million high school students nationwide experience physical abuse from a...
Football and CTE | New Studies Raise Alarms
As many will tell you, sport physical therapists see a wide range of different patient issues. Anything from torn ACLs in the process of healing to chronic pain in every variety. As an injury that continues to garner a considerable amount of concern from the medical community, concussions are in the headlines once again with some alarming new studies regarding football and CTE. Football and CTE | What’s the Damage? A...