Telehealth Physical Therapy – What’s it all About?
Just a little while ago, I wrote a blog on non-clinical physical therapy jobs, and one of the jobs I talked about was a telehealth physical therapist. This career intrigued me because I wasn’t sure how physical therapy could be delivered virtually since it’s such a hands-on career. So, I decided to look into telehealth physical therapy a bit more, and what I found surprised me! Check it out! Telehealth Physical Therapy |...
High Risks and High Demands | Dialysis Techs and COVID-19
When you step back and take a bird’s eye view of the pandemic, it’s amazing how differently people’s lives are affected. There are young people who are relatively low risk individuals with little worry. Others have office jobs who maybe now have to work from home but are otherwise unaffected. Then there are those who continue to work and go about their lives as if nothing is going on. Some states are on full stay at home order, while...
MRI Claustrophobia Tips| 7 Ways How to Help Anxious Patients
The technological medical advances that society has made in the past few decades is astounding, and it’s brought us equipment and machinery we could’ve never imagined. Despite all of the progress this equipment has allowed us to make, it can appear a bit intimidating, especially to those who don’t understand it. Intimidation is exactly the feeling that those with anxiety related to claustrophobia feel when they are...
5 Simple COVID-19 Stress Tips for Healthcare Workers
For professionals in the Allied Health field, we are already prone to a stressful work environment. However, it seems that these recent times are going to make an already stressful job, that much more challenging. So instead of having a broom closet breakdown, here are 5 COVID-19 stress tips to help reduce pandemic-related stress. According to The American Journal of Managed Care (AMJC), “7 in 10 employees indicated in a survey that...
Zero-Waste Travel Tips for Being Environmentally Responsible
While traveling, it’s easy to take on negative practices in regard to natural conservation. For example, for anyone who has ever lived a jet-set lifestyle, they know that it’s easy to waste plastic beverage containers, forget to bring reusable bags to the market, etc. However, travel therapists often are constantly embarking on 13-week stays all over the country and the hectic lifestyle requires more planning in order to...