"Physical therapy is not a subspecialty of the medical profession and physical therapists are not medical doctors; we are a separate profession that provides a unique service that physicians are unable and untrained to provide."

Letter to the AMA from the APTA, Dec 2009

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Diet and Nutrition for Physical Therapists

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"Princeton offers a look at two different infographics describing the place of McDonald’s and Starbucks in public health implications that are related to the foods they show.

Sometimes we forget how much sugar Starbucks coffee has, and the lack of nutritional value in McDonald’s food.

An eye-opening infographic that provides an interesting look at the way we eat — and how it is being exported around the world."

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Thanks to Allison Sharp at the Health Hawk.com

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Tim Richardson, PT owns a private practice at Medical Arts Rehabilitation, Inc in Palmetto, Florida. The clinic website is at MedicalArtsRehab.com.

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