Three years ago, on June 15, 2015, was my first day of work as a physical therapist. Three years seems like a significant anniversary because it means I’ve now been a PT for as long as I was in PT school.
In some ways, it feels like I’ve been a PT forever, and in others, I can’t believe three years have passed so quickly. Similarly, while I realize how much I have learned and grown as a therapist…
Happy June!
Here are links to the articles I’ve been quoted in during the past month:
A few months ago, I was asked by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), if I would like to be featured in an article for Perspectives Magazine about physical therapists who have had major career changes. Perspectives is the APTA’s publication for PT’s and PTA’s in the first five years of their career. Today, the magazine came in the mail, and I get to share my story of how I transitioned from journalism to physical therapy!
Find the article here (page 6).
Perspectives Magazine A few months ago, I was asked by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), if I would like to be featured in an article for…
New Quotes: Shape and Reader’s Digest I'm excited to have been quoted recently in two national publications: Shape and Reader's Digest. Both are articles with similar themes: what clinicians wished their patients knew.
Today is the seventh anniversary of starting my PT blog! The blog began on Tumblr during my first year after graduating with my undergraduate degree when I was living in Israel. It was a way for me to bridge the gap between the journalism/writing career I was in to the physical therapy career I was starting. I’m proud that I’ve been able to write and blog pretty consistently over the past seven…
New Facebook Page Check out my new Facebook page!
Why It’s Okay to Know What Setting You Want to Go Into Before You Start PT School Check out my guest post for the DPT Diaries in which I discuss my passion for working in outpatient orthopedics, the setting in which I've always known I would work!
Multiple PT School Acceptances While getting into PT school is a truly wonderful experience, a stressful situation can arise if you receive multiple acceptances with short deadlines on putting down deposits. I wrote about how I made the best of this situation in my latest post for New Grad Physical Therapy.
This week, I had the privilege of being a guest on not one, but two podcasts! Check out my appearance on The Movement Docs podcast here!
Check out my appearance on the Physical Therapy Quest Podcast this weekend! I discuss my writing and editing side hustles, physical therapy experience, and how to pass the NPTE! Check it out on: Itunes Google Play Stitcher
How to Conquer Your PT Clinicals This past summer, I became a clinical instructor for the first time. Here is my advice for students on how to ace your internships!
At the end of 2017, two of my media appearances were cited by the APTA: My article with PT School Interview Tips was included in the Most Read Blog Posts for the Pulse Blog in 2017. My expert quotes about squatting for Mother Nature Network was included in PT in Motion’s The Good Stuff, a weekly round-up of news. Here’s to another year of great writing, quoting, and APTA membership!
Once you have the luxury of getting into multiple physical therapy schools, how do you decide where to go? Read on to find out!
Happy 2018! I did a lot of great work in 2017, and I wanted to hit some highlights and share some goals for the New Year. 2017 Accomplishments: Created my wordpress site Created social media accounts for my content on Instagram and Pinterest (and continued to Tweet) Was quoted as a physical therapist in several publications Wrote for several other websites Started editing pre-PT essays Took a lot…
I never posted on my blog about the social media takeover I did in the fall for New Grad Physical Therapy, so I thought I’d share my posts here. The takeover led to me creating an Instagram account for myself, taking over the social media at my job, and most recently, to me creating a PT-focused Pinterest. If you’re not already following me, start now!
PT Social Media I never posted on my blog about the social media takeover I did in the fall for New Grad Physical Therapy, so I thought I'd share my posts here.
I love how a previous patient decorated the cane she needed to use temporarily for the holidays to make using it more enjoyable!
Do you ever struggle to get your patients to use the appropriate assistive device?
I discuss the right way to help encourage someone to use a cane or walker on Caring.com.
A few months ago, I was fortunate to be able to interview Dr. Desi Williams, the physical therapist competing on this season of Survivor. She certainly has made the profession proud and I hope to see her on TV again in the near future.
