What is JHR?
Editor-In-Chief, Dr. Sarah Blanton, reflects on how JHR came to be while detailing the mission and vision of JHR as well as ways to support.
CHEP-JHR Student Essay Contest 2023-2024
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents The Consortium for Humanities, Ethics and Professionalism (CHEP) of the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT) advocates for the importance of the humanities, ethics, and professionalism in physical therapy education practice because excellent clinical practice requires the ability to make meaningful connections with patients and to make […]
Resonance
doi: 10.18737/0607472116 AMA Citation: Kaufman R. Resonance. J Hum Rehabil. 2023; Fall. doi:10.18737/0607472116 Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents The news came via text from a colleague. Adam had died the day before, from a cause not yet known to my associate. This caught me by surprise. There weren’t any obvious indicators that his […]
Old Woman in a Hospital Bed
doi: 10.18737/0607732118 AMA Citation: Carp S. Old Woman in a Hospital Bed. J Hum Rehabil. 2023; Fall. doi:10.18737/0607732118 Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Quietly I rest, but solitude closes in.No noise is noisier than no noise at all.I’m fading, blanched white by illness, paled by age,The gray of desolation, the darker gray of […]
Sumpter
doi: 10.18737/0607410981 AMA Citation: Sanchez M. Sumpter. J Hum Rehabil. 2023; Fall. doi:10.18737/0607410981 Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents I packed up and headed toward Sumpter after googling weird shit to do in Wisconsin within 50 miles of Madison. I was going to see Dr. Evermor’s Forevertron. The Guinness Book of World Records said […]
“Healing Through Connection: A Physical Therapy Student’s Experience Witnessing and Recovering from the Uvalde Tragedy of 2022”
doi: 10.18737/0607507099 AMA Citation: Galvan D, Brown N. “Healing Through Connection: A Physical Therapy Student’s Experience Witnessing and Recovering from the Uvalde Tragedy of 2022.” J Hum Rehabil. 2023; Fall. doi:10.18737/0607507099 Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Healthcare professionals working in a hospital setting must respond to a variety of stressful situations while on […]
A Miracle of Modern Medicine and Mobility
doi: 10.18737/0607522651 AMA Citation: Whitlock K. A Miracle of Modern Medicine and Mobility. J Hum Rehabil. 2023; Fall. doi:10.18737/0607522651 Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Early in my career I worked very closely with a patient who many on my ICU team said was a “once-in-a-career type of patient.” In working with her I […]
50th Anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, with Mark Johnson
doi: 10.18737/0607934492 AMA Citation: Beasley M, Johnson M. 50th Anniversary of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, with Mark Johnson. J Hum Rehabil. 2023; Fall. doi:10.18737/0607934492 Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Photo of Mark Johnson (1995) by Billy Howard from the book Portrait of Spirit: One Story at a Time by Maggie Holtzberg and […]
Living the Hard Times Out Loud
This beautiful poem by “a mother on a mission to help families and caregivers navigate life with differently-abled kids” presents the powerful story of Noah Williams. Noah lives an extraordinary life as an artist, athlete, and public speaker, as he deals daily with cerebral palsy, epilepsy, and visual impairment. As Naomi’s words flow through the poem, they detail his lifelong struggle, and the love of people who join in his joy of living and help him navigate his days. “The best that is in him keeps unfolding into the spaces so many help open and hold.”
How Structural Oppression Has Shaped the Physical Therapy Profession and Access to Rehabilitative Services
Physical therapy has been practiced in the US for more than 100 years. But have rehabilitative services been the same for all Americans? These authors show how Black, Brown, and Indigenous People have not fully reaped the rewards of this, or any, aspect of the US healthcare system. They state that the nation’s “structural racism” continues to shape “exclusion of racialized persons from all levels of physical therapy.” They offer this article as a “first step in better understanding this history”—and in finding real solutions.