ExoWear: The Physical Therapy Fitbit
About 1 in 5 people in the United States owns a fitness tracker. This popular technology has people buzzing with ideas about how personal health devices could impact individual health care. Just last year, The New York Time’s reported that remote patient monitoring technologies could save the health care system upwards of $200 Billion dollars in the next 25 years. Fitbits, smart watches, and the like, have the potential to open up so...
The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly of Disclosure
For anyone in the medical or therapy field, disclosure can be a tricky thing to handle. The balancing act of limiting and/or revealing any bias can become a tough obstacle to overcome when dealing with a patient. While it’s important to be transparent when dealing with a patient, revealing too much information can hurt the patient in the long run. Finding the right amount of transparency is key when dealing with a patient. The Good...
A Good Reason to get Back on the Horse
Pet therapy has grown very popular in the past few years. Even college campuses have taken to bringing puppies to destress riddled students during final exams week! Therapy dogs are sweeping the nation and our social feeds with adorable pictures of the amazing emotional (and even physical) healing brought to patients by man’s best friend. The newer form of pet therapy that is starting to gain some real recognition has a much larger...
Parenting as an Allied Travel Professional
Allied travel is one of the most rewarding and diverse jobs out there – so is parenting – but is it possible to do both? New cities, facilities, and climates can keep you guessing as to what adventure might be on the horizon, yet for allied healthcare professionals with children, the pitfalls of raising little ones on the road aren’t always ideal. Though for those who can pull off such an act of magic, the synergy between work and...
Allied Travel Tips and Tricks
Allied travel is all about what you pack — or maybe what you don’t. Between the vast differences in climate and weather across the nation, preparing for your next assignment takes care and a little research to get it just right. Planning ahead is perhaps the single most important aspect of traveling, although over-planning and packing may only hold you back. Looking Forward to Allied Travel As with any degree of relocating yourself,...