Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Meet the New Hospital Swiss Army Commode

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The makers of the Swiss Army Knife, Victorinox, appears to have hit a home run with patients and providers this week with the introduction of their new product, the Swiss...
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Chest Compressions & Other Great Work Exercises

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It's a fact: health care professions wake up early and get home late.  Who has time to exercise?  The answer: do your exercises at work.  To inspire ourselves and everyone else this 2017, here...

Physician Recruitment Ad Statements and What They Really Mean

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Ad text Actual meaning Established medical center is a state of the art, modern, newly renovated hospital   The MRI works 12 hours out of the week, and the cost of that new fountain in the lobby will...
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PT Says Patient is Progressing Nicely, Nearly Capable of Flight

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SAN DIEGO, CA - Physical therapist (PT) Kyle Patrick says that his patient, Miranda Evans, is progressing so well through her outpatient rehabilitation sessions that at her current pace she should be totally capable...
Black & Blue Friday

ACEP Renames Black Friday ‘Black & Blue Friday’

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IRVING, TX - Recognizing Black Friday not as the first day of the holiday shopping season but as a day to "kill each other over cheap, sh*tty TVs," the American College of Emergency Physicians...

Local Man Haunted by Crying Colic Baby

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ATLANTA, GA – Local resident Ryan Foster, a 28-year-old bachelor and physical medicine and rehabilitation (PMR) resident, told GomerBlog he was currently haunted by a crying baby.  “It started happening a few months ago.  I...
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PTs Build American Ninja Warrior Course for Inpatients

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OCEANSIDE, NY - The idea was inspired by seven seasons of American ninja warriors pushing themselves - physically and mentally - to conquer Mount Midoriyama.  Physical therapists (PTs) at Oceanside Medical Center (OMC) will...
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Patient Discharged to Rehab to Acquire UTI

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AUGUSTA, GA - Patient Larry Michelson is thrilled he will be going to subacute rehab today where, if everything goes according to plan, he will acquire a urinary tract infection (UTI) within the next...
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Breaking News: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Resident Gets Inpatient ICU Consult

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"I had a feeling it was going to be a special day when I woke up," Dr. Craig Johnson recalls. 'I arrived to work early that day around 10 and upon logging in to...
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Treadmill Drama: A**Hole Virtual Runner Won’t Move Out of the Way

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BIRMINGHAM, AL - With a rare opportunity to exercise, third-year surgical resident Jason Mann's excitement to go running on his apartment complex treadmill this morning quickly faded less than one mile into the run...