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Interview with Sue Falsone, PT, ATC, SCS, COMT, CSCS

Interview with Sue Falsone, PT, ATC, SCS, COMT, CSCS

I couldn’t be more thrilled than I am right now to share my interview with Sue Falsone. As many of you know, Sue broke barriers by becoming the first female Head Athletic Trainer in Major American Professional Sports at the start of the 2012 season, as Head Athletic Trainer of the LA Dodgers. What is a lesser known fact is that she was also the first female team Physical Therapist in MLB history, having been hired as the Dodgers team PT in 2007. Sue recently left her position with the Dodgers to begin S&F (Structure and Function), a consulting and education business for healthcare clinicians, as well as a consulting company for the athlete. Thanks to Sue for taking the time to talk with me! Q: Tell us about your growing up years; where did you live? What sports did you play? A: I grew up in Buffalo, NY. My main sport growing up was synchronized swimming.  I loved the water and was at the public pool the day it opened in summer until the day it closed in fall.  I spent my entire elementary life in the water, therefore, did not develop a single bit of eye hand coordination or really, any type of coordination at all for that matter.  I went to Kenmore West High School and was a terrible athlete!  I ran track my freshman year, and was really slow.  I tried field events, and broke my nose during high jump when I let my knees drop on my face.  I played jv and varsity soccer, and got Most Improved Player, if that gives you any idea of where I started. Q: What initially got you interested in physical therapy as a career? A: I had always loved the sciences and anatomy.  I knew I wanted to […]

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Immediate Action Needed!

Immediate Action Needed!

Immediate action needed! The Board of Acupuncture in the State of Maryland is demanding unreasonable regulations and educational requirements for physical therapists utilizing trigger point dry needling as part of their practice. Dry needling has been included in the physical therapy practice act in Maryland since 1984. The Maryland State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners has been patiently working with the Board of Acupuncture to resolve this issue; however, their work is in jeopardy of being undone if feedback from the public is not received by September 28. This is important because we can bet that it will happen in other states if this Board of Acupuncture initiative is successful in Maryland. Let your voice be heard – demand that physical therapists retain the right to use dry needling in their scope of practice! Information via Kineticore’s website about background and what to do: http://bit.ly/OPbCPw  Information from the State of Maryland about what to do, with email addresses, fax numbers and phone numbers to let your voice be heard: http://1.usa.gov/So7TYQ Template of letter to email, fax, or snail mail: HERE IS WHAT YOU CAN DO Please help in showing support for the Board of Physical Therapy and the right of qualified PTs to perform this technique. We need individuals (both PTs, patients, and even other providers) to submit written comments via email or hard copy letter to the Secretary of Health.   Step 1.  Draft your comment letter.  Please see the below template and suggested talking points.  It is vital that comment letters stress the advantages to public health of physical therapists performing dry needling. In addition comment letters need to emphasize that the proposed training and safeguards by the Board of Physical Therapy are more than adequate to ensure safe practice.   Step 2.  Submit your comment letter.  Send […]

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