Classes have started up again for the spring semester. It is great to be back in class. The second year students have returned from their first clinical affiliations. This is where they go out and start being physical therapists for real, rather than just talking and learning about it. It is always fun to hear about how things went. Some have fun stories to tell, others relay interesting and complex patients. I think the majority had a great time getting out and doing physical therapy. They learn so much being out in the real world and many start to appreciate all that they had learned in class so it is nice thing.
I am working hard getting ready for my presentations at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) held in February in Las Vegas. This is an annual conference for the APTA. It is a lot of fun and recommend going if you have a chance. It is great to meet up with physical therapists from around the country and world and share and learn from one another. And especially to hear about the cutting edge research in the field of physical therapy. I will be presenting on the Nintendo Wii and Vocabulary Use in Physical Therapy Documentation.
