Adam M. Reece

Over the summer I completed a five week clerkship at an out-patient orthopedic physical therapy clinic. I would like to share such case-study of which I presented to my peers and faculty at Northern Arizona University.  Patient History The patient, a fifty-three year old male IT specialist, was referred to Physical Therapy (PT) by his orthopedic surgeon following a diagnosis of knee pain, mild knee osteoarthritis and chronic pelvic and thigh osteomyelitis. Six years prior to his initial consult with PT, he had a tumor excised from the medial aspect of his left knee. Following tumor excision, he developed unrelenting osteomyelitis in his lift hip and pelvis, which required six months of antibiotic and antifungal intravenous infusions. The patient has a thirty-pack-year history and was being concomitantly managed for hypertension, dyslipidemia, DMII, stomach ulcers, dyspnea, arthritis, depression, and alcoholism.... Follow the link below to read the complet...

Now that earth's inhabitants have survived the threat of the ominous 2012 global destruction, we now approach the end of 2012 and the beginning of 2013. For me, the "New Year" is a time of personal and professional reflection. I attempt a concerted effort to outwardly acknowledge my personal and professional successes, failures, strengths, weaknesses, fortunes, and shortcomings.... all in all, I am proud of what I have accomplished this year. In April, I "charged the hill" in Washington D.C. along with fellow physical therapy students and working therapists at the American Physical Therapy Association's Federal Advocacy Forum. Admittedly, I have very limited awareness of what actually takes place on Capitol Hill; however, after attending the forum I understood that acquiring a basic level of domestic and international political awareness wouldn't hurt. Albeit minor, over the year I have attempted to listen to NPR more often, read other sections of Yaho...