These abbreviations may confuse patients. I am a PTA, a Physical Therapist Assistant, and commonly receive questions often about the differences between these titles. A Physical Therapist, a PT, is a licensed healthcare professional that completed a graduate program to help patients reduce pain and restore or improve mobility. A DPT, Doctor of Physical Therapy, is now the entry level for the professional degree for physical therapists. A PTA, Physical Therapist Assistant, is an associate-degreed and licensed healthcare [...]

We hear it often; you are what you eat. Based on this article, it shines through how important your food choices are when it comes to your health and the affects it can have for your outcome of disease.  The study further explains how sugary and starchy food can cause a blood sugar spike, resulting in the body not being able to process insulin correctly. In further detail, it breaks down how this stress can increase your chances [...]