A Bold Vision for Physical Therapy

Those of us fortunate enough to have attended the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) 2017 NEXT Conference & Exposition in Boston in June were treated to an inspiring Mary McMillan Lecture given by Dr Richard Shields, PT, PhD, titled "Turning Over the Hourglass. As I reflect on the...

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Published in:Physical therapy 2017-10, Vol.97 (10), p.946-947
Main Author: Jette, Alan M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Disease control
Disease prevention
Mens health
Physical therapists
Physical therapy
Population
Public health
Smoking
Society
Tobacco
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Summary:Those of us fortunate enough to have attended the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) 2017 NEXT Conference & Exposition in Boston in June were treated to an inspiring Mary McMillan Lecture given by Dr Richard Shields, PT, PhD, titled "Turning Over the Hourglass. As I reflect on the APTA vision that Dr Shields brilliantly elaborated on, I am left to ponder how we are going to transform society by optimizing movement to improve the human experience. If, as an association and a profession, we are serious about this new vision-and there is every indication that we are-we are going to have to think long and hard about how we are going to go about transforming the societies in which we live and work. Physical inactivity is at epidemic proportions in the United States, as was smoking in the mid-20th century.
ISSN:0031-9023
1538-6724
DOI:10.1093/ptj/pzx080