Mobility Summer 2008

Newsletter of the American Kinesiotherapy Association Mobility Summer 2008 this issue Presidential Greetings P.1 2007 Conference Recap P.4 Practitioners in the News P.5 From the Clinic P.6 2008 Conference Update P. 7 Greetings from Richmond! I hope everyone had a forward to all the awesome things we will accomplish in wonderful 2007. Get ready because 2008 is going the next few years. to be great! If you don’t already know me, my The 2007 AKTA National Conference in Richmond, VA name is J.T. Magee and I am honored to be your was a huge endeavor. Everyone who attended had a new AKTA President. Allow me to share just a great time and commented on just how fantastic the touch of my background with you all. speakers and educational opportunities were. Fifteen years ago, Dr. Barney Groves at Virginia I would like to also say that anyone who has EVER Commonwealth University asked me to come to his hosted one of our conferences in the past, you know office because he wanted to talk to me about who you are, GREAT JOB! As you know and as I know Kinesiotherapy. After our conversation that day, now, it is a ton of work. my new professional direction was to become a Kinesiotherapist. I’d like to thank Dr. Groves for Special THANKS to Lori Shuart and the entire Richmond introducing the profession to me. Two years later I VAMC staff for putting on a great conference. It meant graduated, took the KT registration exam and with the world to me to have all of you there for my first great pride, I reached my goal. The last twelve “podium” expedition. JT THANKS to everyone from years have given me the incredible opportunity of across the country who attended the conference too! It crossing paths with many great people and the was because of you that the success could be shared by chance to work on multiple projects and all. committee’s of importance. The 2008 AKTA National Conference will be held at the Arriving at the national conference every year, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, catching up with friends and colleagues, and Texas, December 3 – 6, 2008, in conjunction with the learning from the leadership of the past has been, Medical Fitness Association (MFA) conference. The what’s the catch phrase lately? “Priceless”. The AKTA and the MFA will be collaborating to provide their history of Kinesiotherapy and the AKTA is rich with memberships with innovative educational opportunities. pride and loyalty. A solid foundation has been laid The AKTA is grateful for the opportunity to network with down for all of us. It’s up to you and me to carry the many health and fitness professionals who actively the torch and make things better for those who support the MFA. Our hope is that this will increase the follow. So without further delay, let’s get started! public’s awareness of Kinesiotherapy and all the services we can provide. The benefits of this educational experience made this alliance an easy There are many, many exciting opportunities for decision. Start making plans now to attend. For more Kinesiotherapy at the present time. I’d like to take information about the conference, please go to a few minutes to inform you of some of the projects, www.medicalfitness.org , www.akta.org or feel free to changes and future opportunities that await all of us contact our Executive Director, Melissa Fuller with any in 2008! First and foremost I want to thank Past- questions. Additional information and specific President Mr. Jon Vonderhaar, the Executive Board conference details will soon be available. Don’t miss of the AKTA and the Council on Professional this one. I’d love to see everyone there. Let’s show the Standards for their constant commitment and vital MFA just how proud we are of who we are and what we contributions. Welcome to our newest members on do! the board! The AKTA could not survive without you Continued on page 3 Improvement through Movement Movement through Improvement and your surplus of educational wealth. It is my pleasure to work with each of you and I look Advertising In Mobility AD RATES: Mobility Job Opportunities MOBILITY is the national newsletter of 50-100 words: $50 101-250 words: $75 the American Kinesiotherapy Over 250 words: $100 Association, Inc. It is published three times annually. Advertising* MOBILITY Submission Deadlines 1/4 page ad: $90 1/2 page ad: $140 Issue Pub. Date Submission Full page ad: $200 Inserts (flats): $250 Spring May 15 April 1 For all ads we require high-resolution artwork, which can be Fall September 15 August 1 sent electronically. Camera ready art should accompany Winter January 15 December 1 text and payment. Send to: Melissa Fuller Submissions of professional news articles 118 College Drive, #5142 and letters by AKTA members, as well as commercial advertisement, is welcome and Hattiesburg, MS, 39406 encouraged. E-mail: [email protected] Make checks payable to American Kinesiotherapy Association Editor Questions? Phone (601) 266-5365 Mail or fax contributions and inquires directly to the Editor. Robert Ordonez 440 E. Lucille Avenue West Covina, CA. 91790 AKTA AKTA 562-826-5618 (w) 562-825-8191 (f) [email protected] Kinesiotherapy is defined as the application Members are also encouraged to visit the American of scientifically based exercise principals Kinesiotherapy Association Blog site at: adapted to enhance the strength, http://motionakta.blogspot.com endurance, and mobility of individuals with functional limitations or those requiring extended physical conditioning The purpose of this blog is to provide members information of interest concerning Kinesiotherapy and the AKTA. The Council on Professional Standards for Kinesiotherapy (COPSKT) is an organization We will post member updates, important news and whose function is to ensure that information, job updates and anything else that AKTA Kinesiotherapy practitioners meet the members would like to see. standards for education , credentialing and professional competence that the Council as established. If you have anything that you would like to share with the AKTA, please send an email to [email protected]. The American Kinesiotherapy Association’s Peer Reviewed Journal, Clinical Kinesiology welcomes literature reviews and research papers, as well as articles which can be used for CEU units (an exam must be included with the article). Please email Karen Perell at [email protected] for more information or to submit your work. 2 Greetings from Richmond… The AKTA also joined the ACSM issues we have had in the past Continued from page 1 and AMA’s Exercise is Medicine and it will save the association initiative in November of 2007. money. Simply put, it just makes This program is based on a shared sense. Members will be able to Succession planning within the vision to help improve the health read and print hard copies from the Veterans Administration is an and well-being of our nation website, so be sure to log on important issue that we face. I am through a regular physical activity frequently to check up on future certain everyone is aware of this. prescription from doctors and other issues. Speaking of our new Being sure that we replace jobs healthcare providers. It’s a perfect website, if you haven’t logged on in that are vacant for whatever fit for Kinesiotherapy! The AKTA a while, give it a try. The site is reason is vital to our survival. was acknowledged at the National extremely user friendly and it gives Creating new jobs for future Press Club news event on us a portal for communication with Kinesiotherapists is also very November 5 and we are listed on every member. Also, be sure to important. There are exciting the Exercise is Medicine web site, log on and fill the new member opportunities within Polytrauma www.exerciseismedicine.org which satisfaction survey. We want to that we must take advantage of, was promoted in the November 4 hear from you! We welcome any and I am working very hard to be issue of USA Weekend that went suggestions that you think will sure those don’t pass us by. to 50 million readers. Take a look improve your association. Keeping Kinesiotherapy involved in at their website when you get a all of the areas of our clinical chance. It’s impressive and there expertise is number one in my are exercise ideas that you might Thanks again for this amazing book. The Veterans find helpful in your clinical areas. opportunity and I can’t wait to meet Administration is where we got our and speak with as many of you as start and keeping KT’s employed I can during my term. I am a firm within the VA is the only option Look for future Mobility issues to believer in good things happen to there is. I will continue to assist be online! Making this change will good people, and our association Central Office in any way I can to assist with the publishing and is filled with good people. Let the be sure all of this takes place. distribution good times roll! J.T. Magee, RKT President of the AKTA Job Board Announcement www.akta.org Follow the instructions to create an account. The AKTA now has a job board located under Members and non members may access this site; the Careers section of www.akta.org. The however, AKTA members will have priority with program allows for job posting, resume posting their resumes appearing above non-members on and the list.

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