Sunday, March 02, 2008

PT Online

Just wanted to do a quick roundup of all the useful PT sites I visit (along with some other good stuff)...

About PT
Physical Therapy site provides links, student information, exercises, and general information about physical therapy. It is updated very often with a lot of great general info.
APTA Message Board
A great way to communicate with other PT students around the country. This is way
underutilized so get on there and start chatting.
Blog.Evidence In Motion
Could be the best PT related site out there... Some great PT's talking about everything PT...
Evidence Based Rehab
Posts on physical therapy, health care, rehabilitation, health care politics, and any other subject that strikes me as interesting that day! He seems to have a few links to other PT blogs that I need to get to sooner or later...
MyPTSpace.coy
My Physical Therapy Space - from the Evidence In Motion guys - a great way to network and I recommend utilizing the message boards for great topics on your area of interest.
Myspace.com
Check out the "groups" section for more great networking opportunities. Unfortunately, these get a lot more traffic than the APTA message boards.
http://groups.myspace.com/physicaltherapy
http://groups.myspace.com/physicaltherapystudents
http://groups.myspace.com/PTnerds
Great thoughts, another site that does not get much traffic though...
NPA Think Tank
NPA Think Tank is a blog dedicated to critical observations of health, wellness, and the physical therapy profession.
NYPTA Student Resources
Many states have special interest groups for students that serve as yet another great networking opportunity along with many other potential benefits.
Orthopedic Physical Therapy
This blog is dedicated to the practice of orthopedic physical therapy. It is intended for licensed health care providers only. This blog is not intended for patients or consumers as a substitute for medical advice from a licensed health care provider.
Physical Therapy - Health/Fitness - AllExperts.com
I haven't spent much time on this site but it seems to generally be a way for people to ask questions and have them answered by a group of PT's.
Physical Therapy - The Web Space (Physiotherapy)
Another site I don't spend much time on but seems to offer general PT related article links.
They had a link on this site to a new social network for PT's: http://physicaltherapy.ning.com/
Rehab News
The latest rehabilitation news headlines published daily
Sports Medicine News
The latest sports medicine, fitness news headlines published daily
Sports Physical Therapy Section
One of the many APTA sections that offers a ton of great resources from evidence based links to open discussions on focused topics or even special interest groups.
Training and Conditioning Magazine
Updates on some of the topics regarding well...training and conditioning.
UBC Physio Info-blog.
Unfortunately, the main author has just recently announced he will not be continuing his great work with this blog, but hopefully someone will pick up where he left off.
Physical Therapist Rover
Another student PT that has had a lot of very insightful posts in his short time as a blogger.
Physiospot Musculoskeletal
Assisting health practitioners with evidence based practice and continued professional development
PT Diagnosis
Use simple measurements to make better clinical decisions and demonstrate medical necessity for physical therapy.
Overwhelmed? Seem like a lot of information out there? There certainly is a lot... so whats a great way to keep up with it? RSS feed readers allow you to subscribe to many different sites and keep it all in one convenient location, plus they automatically update. I just started using Google Reader recently and have been enjoying the time it saves. There are a ton of different ways to organize all these sites, do what works best for you...

Here's some other cool stuff I check a little less often:
American Sports Medicine Institute
ASMI'S MISSION: To improve the understanding, prevention, and treatment of sports-related injuries through research and education
Daily Healthbeat Tip
Launched on July 11, 2005, this service provides health promotion and disease prevention tips 5 days a week in audio and text formats.
FIMDM Health News Review
FIMDM Health News Review is a website dedicated to improving the accuracy of media reports.
Healthfinder - Daily
Daily news stories about health.
HowStuffWorks
HowStuffWorks explains hundreds of subjects, from car engines to lock-picking to ESP, using clear language and tons of illustrations. We do the research so you don't have to.
Medscape Today
Features medical journal articles, Free CME, MEDLINE, case reports, medical news, major conference coverage, and comrehensive drug information. You can subscribe to their newsletter to get a great abridged version of articles/links once a week.
The C.A.M. Report
Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Blog
The View from Sports Center
Sports related injuries blog...
They Call Me Galvez
He was diagnosed with a Brain Tumor. He is a physical therapist that became a patient. He became someone he’s always tried to help.
There are 96 posts and 104 comments so far.
Gothamist..
Great way to keep up with happenings in NYC... there is a link to other cities at the top if NYC isn't your biggest interest.
NeuroPT : Neurology Section - APTA
NeuroPT Message Board, many other message boards out there through yahoo among other sites.
Plaxo 3.0 Beta
A decent networking site, convenient way to keep your contacts updated.

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