The Capstone Project for DPTs “PTs treat People, Machines collect Data.” Collect data the old fashioned way or collect data for your Capstone Project with a mobile app, in a database, that contributes to an outcome. Computer Vision data collection using mobile device cameras is the future of physical therapy and we’d love to show…
How do we know an iPhone App can accurately measure the Clinical Test of Sensory Integration and Balance (CTSIB). From Condition One (eyes open, firm surface) to Condition Six (visual conflict, unstable surface) the task grows more difficult and we would expect the Trunk Sway (vertical axis) to increase. Trunk Sway is the inverse of…
The competitive marketplace for physical therapy vestibular testing has four categories of competition: Status Quo: Do Nothing Status quo / Do Nothing is not a unique strategy in vestibular testing. ‘Do nothing’ is the #1 strategy patients and physicians use to manage most musculoskeletal, vestibular and pelvic floor problems. Estimates vary but different experts say…
On the other hand, physical therapy is well-positioned to benefit from AI. Have you ever gotten a spinal manipulation from a robot?
Hello and Welcome! Like you, I am a physical therapist. My name is Tim Richardson and I graduated in 1992 from the University of Florida (home of the fight’n Gators) with my PT degree. I have been in this wonderful profession full-time since then. I have seen many wonderful examples of physical therapy but I’ve…
