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7 Strategies to Improve Your Return-to-Work Rehab Program by Jim Mecham, MSIE, OTR/L, CPE
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Outpatient rehabilitation clinics are penny pinching all over the United States. From healthcare reform, Medicare cuts, and workers' compensation managed care, reimbursement is falling while a rehab clinics expenses and salaries are rising. It is a scary trend for many rehabilitation directors/owners as they are looking for ways to offset the reduced reimbursement. Everyone is looking at workers' ..>>read more |
A Review of Iliotibial Band Syndrome by Michelle Kornder, DPT
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The iliotibial tract or band (ITB) is a dense band of connective tissue that originates from the outer lip of the anterior iliac crest, the anterior border of the ilium, and the outer surface of the anterior superior iliac spine and inserts at the lateral tibial condyle at Gerdy's tubercle (1). Distally, the IT band is responsible for providing lateral support to the knee (1). Proximally, the IT band serves as the insertion site for the tensor fascia ..>>read more
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