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SOUNDWAVES ARCHIVE
MINNESOTA CHAPTER AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION |
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SOUNDWAVES ARCHIVE
2008
Soundwaves Volume XXVII, Issue 5: September-October 2008
- Wii were great at the State Fair!
- November 4, 2008 is almost here: Campaign or attend a fundraiser
- Physical therapy gets the recognition it deserves
- PTA Advanced Proficiency recognition
- Register today for Fall Conference!
- Register today for the Bear Tracks 5K Run/Walk and 10K Run!
- Student Special Interest Group update
- Evidence in Action: Low back pain
- Featured course: Postural stability in children: Beyond single-leg stance
- From the President: Connections and professionalism
- From the Executive Director: Want to 'give back' to the PT profession?
Soundwaves Volume XXVII, Issue 4: July-August 2008
- APTA Core Values in action at the Phillips Neighborhood Clinic
- Noninvasive brain stimulation to promote plasticity and recovery
- Why Wii Fit at the Minnesota State Fair?
- Evidence in Action: Long-term effects of Prilosec and Nexium
- Get involved in the PTA Special Interest Group!
- Calling Pediatric Physical Therapists! Peds e-mail list
- Call for posters: 2008 MN APTA Fall Conference
- Save the date! 2008 MN APTA Fall Conference course/speaker list
- From the President
- From the Executive Director: At MN APTA, professionalism is the buzz word
- From the Quality Improvement Coordinator: A closer look at physical therapy reexamination/reevaluation
Soundwaves Volume XXVII, Issue 3: May-June 2008
- Governor Pawlenty signs Consumer Access Bill
- Thank you, from the MN PT PAC
- Wii're going to the Fair
- MN APTA award winners
- MN APTA spring election results
- Federal legislative update
- Experiencing our APTA at the Federal Legislative Forum
- Chiropractor bill to restrict PT not heard in this legislative session
- Minnesota athletic trainers fail to seek scope of practice expansion
- Student Special Interest Group activities update
- Evidence in Action: Plantar Fasciitis
- From the President: Relevance and engagement
- From the Executive Director: Thank you to all who helped pass Consumer Access Bill
Soundwaves Volume XXVII, Issue 2: March-April 2008
- First Minnesota PTA license issued
- Sixth annual Legislative Day a success
- Membership Retention Workgroup looks at the numbers and asks, 'Why?'
- You're invited to play Membership Millionaire!
- Student Special Interest Group activities update
- Ethical Ethel: Restorative care programming in long-term care facilities
- Evidence in Action: Increasing walking speed after a stroke
- From the President: Leadership and MN APTA
- From the Executive Director: Vision 2020 update: Where is the tipping point?
Soundwaves Volume XXVIII, Issue 1: January-February 2008
- Federal government affairs update
- Minnesota Congressional friends of PT
- PTA licensure application online
- 2007 Bear Tracks review
- MN APTA holds successful Student Conclave
- State legislative issues update
- 2008 Spring Conference call for posters
- Evidence in Action: Ankylosing Spondylitis
- From the President: Keeping the fire within
- From the Executive Director: Who 'may' vs. who 'should' provide physical therapy?
2007
Soundwaves Volume XXVII, Issue 6: November-December 2007
- Physical therapy booth at the Minnesota State Fair packed with information and fun
- MN APTA Strategic Plan: 2008-2010
- Volunteering in the Pacific
- Change in workers' compensation provider levels effective October 2007
- Consumer Access Bill update
- MN APTA takes a position on the athletic trainers' bill
- Evidence in Action: Overweight children and high-intensity, structured exercise programs
- Quality Improvement Task force update
- Do you know about the New Professionals Workgroup?
- Thank you from the PTA Special Interest Group (PTA SIG)
- Student Special Interest Group (SSIG) news
- Falls prevention online
- WANTED: MN APTA webmaster or webmaster team!
- From the President: Changes at MN APTA
- From the Executive Director: Vision 2020 as a 'stoplight'
Soundwaves Volume XXVII, Issue 5: September-October 2007
- Communicate, communicate, communicate: Legislative advocacy
- Minnesota athletic trainers seeking to change scope of practice
- MN PT PAC: Thank you, contributors!
- Laura Gilchrist, PT, is Minnesota recipient of APTA Emerging Leader Award
- New 2007 Certified Clinical Specialists
- MN APTA 2007 Fall Conference is almost here!
- Marilyn Woods Scholarship and Leadership Symposium
- Membership moments
- Evidence in Action: Post-op mobility in coronary artery bypass graft patients
- Meet the new MN APTA PTA Special Interest Group (PTA SIG) chair
- Student Special Interest Group (SSIG) events and activities
- Soundwaves Committee looking for new members
- Stand Up & Be Strong! update
- From the President: Thanks to our members and staff!
- From the Director of Peer Review: A review of quality improvement
- From the Executive Director: Professionalism: It's the heart of why we do what we do
Soundwaves Volume XXVII, Issue 4: July-August 2007
- PTA licensure passes in Minnesota
- Building relationships: It matters
- Remembering Marilyn Woods
- MN APTA spring election results
- MN APTA SSIG election results
- 2007 PTA Caucus
- MN APTA members lobby in Washington, DC
- Joan Bohmert honored at 2007 House of Delegates
- Stand Up & Be Strong! update
- Boost your career: Become a mentor or mentee
- Health & Wellness Workgroup survey results
- Evidence in Action: Eccentric exercise for mid-portion Achilles tendon pain
- From the President: Staffing for the future
- From the Director of Peer Review: Medical Assistance changes policy on student-delivered services
- From the Executive Director: Do the right thing, at the right time, to the right person
Soundwaves Volume XXVII, Issue 3: May-June 2007 [PDF]
- Consumer Access Bill tabled in subcommittee
- Evidence in Action: Strengthening cervical flexor muscles for patients with chronic neck pain
- 2007 Spring Conference exhibitors and sponsors
- 2007 Spring Conference highlights
- MN APTA awards: Spring Conference
- Another Silent Auction success!
- Vision 2020: Where do PTAs fit in?
- Stand Up & Be Strong! update
- Ethical Ethel: Renting space from a physician-owned clinic, providing exercise suggestions
- 2007 State Fair: Planning is underway!
- Membership Committee booth and New Professionals networking breakfast a success!
- From the President: Shared vision
- From the Director of Peer Review
- From the Executive Director: We can all play in the same sandbox!
Soundwaves Volume XXVII, Issue 2: March-April 2007 [PDF]
- 2007 Legislative Day: PTs, PTAs, students, and consumers in action at the State Capitol
- A PTA's perspective on the Consumer Access Bill
- Evidence in Action: Decreasing elderly hospital time with a walking program
- Spring Conference magic: Membership Committee update
- 2006 MN APTA membership summary
- MN APTA honors and awards
- Stand Up & Be Strong! Community-based falls prevention screening and action
- From the President: Shared vision
- From the Director of Peer Review: Documentation
- From the Executive Director: Who controls our decisions?
Soundwaves Volume XXVII, Issue 1: January-February 2007 [PDF]
- 'Consumer Access to Physical Therapy' show of support
- Membership... Everyone's business
- PTA Special Interest Group (PTA SIG): Year in review
- 2006 Fall Conference exhibitors and sponsors
- Stand Up & Be Strong! MN APTA falls prevention program
- Evidence in Action: Does hand placement during a push-up strengthen triceps/pect. major weakness?
- From the President: Professionalism and physical therapy: What is it and do you have it?
- From the Director of Peer Review: APTA Guidelines for Documentation
- From the Executive Director: It's all about access
2006
Soundwaves Volume XXVI, Issue 6: November-December 2006 [PDF]
- Consumer Access to Physical Therapy: Good for patients, good for the profession
- MN APTA award nominations
- The Worthingham Fellows advise: Steps for survival and success in the next five years (reprinted from PT Magazine)
- From the Lobbyists: Patients, not lobbyists, will pass legislation
- Why falls prevention?
- 2006 Fall conference reflections
- MN APTA hosts APTA State Government Affairs Forum
- Membership Committee: What's in, what's out
- MN APTA 2007 spring election is right around the corner
- Developing PTA leadership
- Consumer Access Bill: Valuable tasks you can perform WITHOUT joining a committee
- From the President: It's time to leap: Time and talents are needed!
- From the Director of Peer Review: MN APTA Peer Review looks at direct access
Soundwaves Volume XXVI, Issue 5: September-October 2006 [PDF]
- Our patients, more than physical therapy professionals, will pass the Consumer Access Bill
- From the Lobbyists: If you're not at the table, you're probably not on the menu
- Why call your legislator? Why not?
- Stand Up & Be Strong! update
- 2006 APTA House of Delegates highlights
- Ethical Ethel: Soliciting patient support for the Consumer Access Bill
- PTA Special Interest Group (PTA SIG): What we've been up to
- 2006 State Fair: Spotlight on physical therapy at the Great Minnesota Get-Together
- From the President: How to help with the Consumer Access Bill
- From the Director of Peer Review: How do I start the peer review process in my practice?
- From the Executive Director
Soundwaves Volume XXVI, Issue 4: July-August 2006 [PDF]
- 2006 legislative session ends without passage of the Consumer Access to Physical Therapy Bill
- Student Special Interest Group (SSIG) update
- From the Lobbyists: Elections are your time to educate
- October is National Physical Therapy Month
- Mayo physical therapists support the MS 150 Ride for the Cure
- 2006 spring election results
- Evidence in Action: Dizziness in a 40-year-old patient S/P acoustic neuroma resection
- Minnesota PT bikes from Minnesota to Austin, TX
- Minnesota PTAs achieve APTA Advanced Proficiency
- From the President: National and local perspectives
- From the Executive Director
Soundwaves Volume XXVI, Issue 3: May-June 2006 [PDF]
- 2006 Legislative Day: Physical therapy makes waves again!
- From the Lobbyists: Credibility is key
- 2006 MN APTA awards
- Outstanding PTA award winners
- Physical therapy booth at the Minnesota State Fair
- 2006 Spring Conference exhibitors and sponsors
- 2006 Spring Conference highlights
- 2006 Spring Silent Auction a success!
- Evidence in Action: Acute DVT and patient mobility assessment
- PTA Advanced Proficiency Certification: My story
- Falls prevention project grant update
- Federal government affairs: Medicare B Therapy Cap exception process
- Private practice: Bigger is better... Or smaller and quicker?
- From the President: Member recognition
- From the Director of Peer Review: Utilization: Over, under, or right on!
- From the Executive Director: All for about a buck a day
Soundwaves Volume XXVI, Issue 2: March-April 2006 [PDF]
- Governor Pawlenty listens to MN APTA members
- 2006 Legislative Day update
- Facility Challenge update: Glencoe Regional Health Services archives 100% membership!
- From the Lobbyists: The importance of contacting your legislators
- Physical Therapist James Olson selected to US Olympic Committee medical staff
- Evidence in Action: Improving hand function with NMES in a post-stroke patient
- PTA Caucus update
- Falls prevention grant update
- From the President: Vision 2020
- From the Director of Peer Review: Medical Assistance update
- From the Executive Director
Soundwaves Volume XXVI, Issue 1: January-February 2006 [PDF]
- Forward progress on SF 637 / HF 854: A bill for consumers in Minnesota
- From the Lobbyist: Legislative update
- 2005 Toys for Tots sponsors
- Legislative fundraising: A host testimonial
- Update: The UDA 'Road Show'
- Evidence in Action: Does hip weakness predispose runners to lower extremity overuse?
- Minnesota students at National Student Conclave
- MN APTA awards nomination process
- Ethical Ethel: Patient confidentiality, removing records from a clinic, soliciting old patients
- 2005 Bear Tracks 5K recap
- From the President: You have what it takes! I know you can do it!
- From the Director of Peer Review: MN APTA Peer Review and you!
- From the Executive Director
2005
Soundwaves Volume XXVI, Issue 6: November-December 2005 [PDF]
- MN APTA takes initiative in public policy change at State Capitol
- From the Lobbyist: Are you ready for the Unrestricted Direct Access bill?
- Physical therapy at the Twin Cities Marathon (photo)
- SF 637 / HF 854 Direct Access Bill background and information
- How can I... Make a difference? Demonstrate my commitment? Elect PT-friendly legislators?
- Join the wonderful web workgroup!
- 2005 Fall Conference: MN APTA shows excellence in leadership and learning
- 2005 Fall Silent Auction a huge success!
- 2005 Fall Conference exhibitors and sponsors
- Thank you: PTA programs
- Ethical Ethel: Legal interpretations of 'physician referral,' leaving the physical therapy profession
- From the President: You can make a difference!
- From the Director of Peer Review: The responsibility has been--and still is--yours
- From the Executive Director: Coming to a city near you: Informational meetings on Unrestricted Direct Access
Soundwaves Volume XXVI, Issue 5: September-October 2005 (coming soon)
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2004
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2003
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2002
Soundwaves Volume XXVI, Issue 6: November-December 2002 (coming soon)
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