Racetrack
This beautiful and deeply moving poem focuses on a tiny object in a clinical setting. One day, this toy represents incredible joy and possibility, but the next day it evokes sudden loss and tragedy. The poem ends on a somber note, reflecting on the continuous strength of those who care for patients in hospitals.
Can Swearing Be Professional and Patient-Centered?
Exploring the Role of Swearing in the Physical Therapy Clinical Setting by Nicholas B. Washmuth and Adam Meakins, et al, shines a light on a somewhat taboo subject. Is swearing ever appropriate in the physical therapy clinic? Might it actually help give a patient added strength and endurance during a difficult regimen? And what if the physical therapist curses to indicate empathy toward a patient’s challenges? The authors present evidence that some swearing may indeed produce ‘hypoalgesic’ effects in patients, such as increased pain tolerance and compliance.
Through the Lens of Positive Aging
Through the Lens of Positive Aging by David Taylor and Leslie Taylor, et al, offers a fresh approach to the delivery of healthcare for an aging population in the United States – and globally. The ‘humanities interprofessional education activity’ described here is based on the
‘4Ms’ deemed critical for care of the elderly: What Matters; Medication, Mind, and Mobility.
Considerations for Addressing Cisgenderism and Heterosexism in Canadian Outpatient Physiotherapy Clinics
This thought-provoking article by Elizabeth Houdling-Braunberger and Colleen Greasley, et al, presents the results of interviews with individual patients and practitioners regarding Queer and
Trans health issues in physiotherapy clinics throughout Canada. The authors offer guidelines for change at three levels: the micro (individual clinics); meso (physiotherapist training and practice); and macro (community activism), to address specific inequities and improve overall
healthcare for patients adversely affected by cisgenderism and heterosexism.
Discover Your Potential
doi: 10.18737/0607004631 AMA Citation: Castro L. Discover Your Potential. J Hum Rehabil. 2024; Spring. doi:10.18737/0607004631 Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Hispanic, overweight,lonely, and insecurefrom eight to sixteen,I’m not sure? The doctor said no morerice or tortillas …WHAT — are you serious?We have to get your waist down. Trying to fit in,to find the […]
Poem Against Any More than a Glimpse of the Battered Athlete, or Time for Dr. Pepper, Duracell, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, and the New Chevy Malibu
doi: 10.18737/0607183821 AMA Citation: Nash W. Poem Against Any More than a Glimpse of the Battered Athlete, or Time for Dr. Pepper, Duracell, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, and the New Chevy Malibu. J Hum Rehabil. 2024; Spring. doi:10.18737/0607183821 Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Coach scowls, calculates. Cue the substitute. Cut straight to […]
A Seat at the Table: A Reflection on Engaging Disabled People and Their Families in Research and Service Design
Dr. Phoenix and authors explore the metaphor “a seat at the table” in the context of including Disabled People and their families in system-level service design and research. They challenge us to consider inclusivity by interrogating this vision of “the table” in terms of ownership, participation, and consequences after a discussion ends.
Outside the Frame: Thinking Beyond the Visible in Medical Education
doi: 10.18737/0607744873 AMA Citation: Kim K. Outside the Frame: Thinking Beyond the Visible in Medical Education. J Hum Rehabil. 2023; Fall. doi:10.18737/0607744873 Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Medical school can install students in locales both familiar and unfamiliar: the darkened hush of a lecture hall, the sheeted tables of an anatomy lab, the […]
The Case for Disability Justice in Physical Therapy Education and Practice
doi: 10.18737/0607004592 AMA Citation: Bhakta P. The Case for Disability Justice in Physical Therapy Education and Practice. J Hum Rehabil. 2023; Fall. doi:10.18737/0607004592 Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Congratulations to Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Vanessa Lista, SPT (Neumann University) and Priyanka Bhakta, SPT (Emory University), finalists of the annual Student Essay Contest, […]
Steps Toward Inclusion for Those Without Words
doi: 10.18737/0607003267 AMA Citation: Lista V. Steps Toward Inclusion for Those Without Words. J Hum Rehabil. 2023; Fall. doi:10.18737/0607003267 Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Congratulations to Doctor of Physical Therapy Students Vanessa Lista, SPT (Neumann University) and Priyanka Bhakta, SPT (Emory University), finalists of the annual Student Essay Contest, co-sponsored by the ACAPT […]