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Sarah Groman, SPT is a doctoral physical therapy student at Texas State University who recently spent 8 weeks completing a clinical rotation with Symmetry.  Sarah is particularly interested in pain science.  While she was in residence at Symmetry, she paired her talents as a past Art major in undergraduate school with the expanding knowledge she has been gaining through her …

October was National Physical Therapy Month.  For the last several years, to mark this occasion the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) has been working to raise awareness about the value of utilizing physical therapy as an alternative to opiod pain medication.  Some potentially positive news has recently been reported regarding the ongoing opiod crisis, as the Centers for Disease Control …

Have You Voted?  Midterm Election Day is November 6th Midterm election season is in full swing, with early voting ending soon on Friday, November 2nd and Election Day coming up on Tuesday, November 6th.  Did you know that one of the local propositions that Austin voters are considering relates to health care?  For a brief explanation of Proposition E, along …

An Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) tear is a common injury to sustain during many ‘pivoting’ and dynamic sports including, but not limited to basketball, gymnastics, soccer, and skiing. The mechanism of injury generally involves landing and twisting while your momentum is still being propelled forwards. However an ACL injury can also occur from the knee being struck while the foot …

Recently, an article was published in TIME magazine that describes current research into the potential positive effects of placebo medications. It’s likely that you’ve heard of the “Placebo Effect” – a phenomenon by which sometimes patients respond to a “fake” treatment, such as a medication that does not contain any active ingredient. During clinical trials, it is common to test …

Football is by definition a physically violent sport. Collisions on the field to accomplish blocking and tackling produce impact forces that inevitably lead to a sizable injury rate among the sport’s participants. Rules have been put in place over time to organize the chaos that can ensue on any given football play in order to protect the players from unnecessary …

This post was written by Justin Papke, SPT from Texas State University. Thanks, Justin! As a graduate student starting my third (and final) year of my clinical doctorate in physical therapy (DPT), I had no idea what to expect going out on my “clinical rotations.” I specifically selected an internship at Symmetry after reviewing a long list of clinics in …

The 2018 Concussion Health Summit was held in Dallas in July. At this event, experts from a wide variety of health care practice areas gathered to collaborate with each other and with the conference participants with the mutual goal of improving the way in which we collectively provide treatment for patients that have sustained a head injury. Concussions are tricky …