By KC Coninx PT, DPT COMT, PYT I always believed that to grow professionally, I had to continually attend more and more professional education courses. This method quickly felt overwhelming and I started to wonder if it was possible to achieve professional...
By Dr. KC Coninx PT, DPTCertifications: COMT, PYT Creating a sustainable business in healthcare, specifically in physical therapy, occupational therapy, and/or mental health, makes us think of 2 things: 1) What are your patients' needs? and 2) What do you as a...
by Ginger Garner PT, DPT, ATC/L Moving from HEP to IHP is outlined in the landmark text, Integrative & Lifestyle Medicine in Physical Therapy, available at OPTP.com We are long overdue in the physical therapy profession to ditch the phrase "home exercise program."...
Our long time mission has been to transform healthcare and self-care so that integrative and wellness care is more affordable and easily accessible. How did we do with in 2022? Well, we'll let you be the judge of that. Transforming Healthcare & Self-Care through,...
Nearly 10 years ago I made a decision to STOP making resolutions. I simply decided to just say no to new years resolutions. Here’s what I found to be true about making resolutions… Making resolutions: can often serve to frustrate you, instead of motivating you can...
Healthcare pros are experiencing record levels of burnout right now, and that was before the pandemic. Our current model teaches us to care for our patients, but not necessarily ourselves. Over the last 20+ years I have been teaching integrative solutions for...
I don't do New Year's resolutions. I stopped doing them years ago, and I substituted it with a more sustainable practice: Choosing Your Word of the Year. Visit my IG post to share your Word of the Year - I would LOVE to hear it! What is My Word of the Year for 2022?...
As we move into 2022, the 3rd year of the pandemic, self-care and our mental health is becoming critically important. This past year COVID certainly continued to impact our small, woman-owned business on the home front. So how did we do in 2021 with Self-Care in...
Before I launch into my top tips for avoiding burnout, let me introduce myself first. My name is Ginger Garner. I’m a doctor of physical therapy, among other things... Empowered women empower womenright? I'm a wifeMother of 3 amazing sons, ages 15, 13, and 10Owner of...
Mindfulness vs. Meditation - What is the difference between the two? Well for starters, they don't have to be mutually exclusive. Mindfulness can be actually be an entry point for meditation. Plus, you don't need to be doing yoga to practice either one (just in case...
What does Earth Day mean to us during this long-haul pandemic? Every year I write about Earth Day. It's a critical turning point in my life, because my son's life was saved on April 22nd, 13 years ago. He was 2. I've always drawn a connection to Earth Day and his...
COVID has been at the forefront of all our minds right now for several years. As a self-employed mother of three, the coronavirus certainly has had top billing in mine. One week makes all the difference in the world. Last week I was a small business owner who already...