Physical Therapy in California - the requalification process

Thinking about moving to the States to practice Physiotherapy? The system is complicated and it takes a long time to meet all the requirements for an American Physical Therapy licence. Unfortunately for me, I have struggled to navigate my way through it all. I wanted to share this journey with you and all the information I've gathered along the way in the hope that others will be more successful in the future. 

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Fueling for Your Half Marathon

This week we are side-stepping from Physiotherapy and discussing nutrition in sports and I'm thrilled to introduce Casey Keane-Miller (RD, CSSD) a Registered Dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics who lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. Casey shares her advice about choosing the right fuels for training and competing. There are some great tips throughout this blog, which can be applied to training for a marathon, half marathon and other long distance endurance events.

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San Francisco slopes & stairs slaughter my soleus

How often do you assess the function of the calf muscle in lower limb injuries and what strategies to you give your clients for home-based exercises? Inspired by my own experience from the past 3 months in San Francisco, walking over 10km a day, this blog explores the clinical anatomy and functional significance of the calf muscles.

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