Travel Therapy Assignments Galore
By Christine Whitmarsh, RN, BSN As part of my research for upcoming columns, I have had the pleasure of interviewing travel therapy recruitment representatives from www.AlliedTravelCareers.com list of valued partner agencies. I have to admit that, even though I was well aware of the need for rehab therapists in hospitals and acute care settings across the country, I had no idea the extent of staffing needs in this area of medicine....
Role of Rehab Therapy in Preventative Medicine
By Christine Whitmarsh, RN, BSN If an ounce of prevention is truly worth a pound of cure than physical therapists, occupational therapists and traveling rehab therapists in these fields have many reasons to be optimistic. It is important for rehab therapists including traveling physical therapists and travel occupational therapists to remind the public that it’s not necessary to wait until something is broken, pulled, strained,...
Back Pain Patients Prefer Physical Therapists
By Christine Whitmarsh, RN, BSN Physical therapists aren’t the only ones touting the benefits of non-surgical and alternative therapies for back pain. An article in the May 2009 issue of Consumer Reports Magazine reports that 55% of the 14,000 back pain sufferers interviewed were highly satisfied with physical therapy as a treatment for back pain. Ranking lowest on the satisfaction scale for back pain treatment was the care these...
Occupational Therapy Used in Treatment for Addiction
By Christine Whitmarsh, RN, BSN We continue to celebrate Occupational Therapy Month and honor occupational therapists and travel occupational therapists for their work in maximizing life’s daily potential for all types of patients. To accomplish this, occupational therapists address all aspects of the individual – physical, psychological, emotional and social. Therefore, OT services are particularly valuable to individuals being...
Speech Language Pathology is a Necessity in Schools
Troubles with speech and communication have always been present in school systems. Whether it be stuttering, trouble with speech sounds, or pragmatics, these issues have always been around, regardless of how much they get addressed. In the last several years, schools have started to address the need to implement speech language pathology. Speech language pathologists work with people of all ages, not just children. However, schools...