Robin Blunck, SPT

Physical Therapy Student. @AzPTA @AZStudentSIG President. Dachshund lover. Occasional jogger.

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

Spinal cord has to lengthen 7-10 cm in spinal flexion. Anytime you handle patients you handle a nervous system. It can bite you, be careful. #APTACSM #aptacsm2018

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

Nerves need three things to be happy. 1) space 2) movement 3) blood You should be looking at this thinking I do that, I do that, I do that. I'm super cool. #aptacsm2018 #APTACSM

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

Legit Imhotep mentioned double slump and neuropathic pain. Crazy. #APTACSM #aptacsm2018

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

Absolutely love reconnecting with someone I met at a conference years ago. This is why conferences are awesome. #dptstudent #aptacsm2018 #APTACSM https://t.co/7Nr4i6kXuW

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

When we breathe, nerves move. When we move, nerves move. This is breaking stuff. #APTACSM #aptacsm2018

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

You might not get perfect form with the older adult. But you can shoot for optimal form. #APTACSM #aptacsm2018 #OldNOTWeakCSM

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

Surprised this wasn't in a bigger room. Nuts packed in here @seniorrehab #OldNOTWeakCSM #aptacsm2018 #APTACSM

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

I never write my goals for a woman to be able to 'tolerate' vaginal trainers. They should have other options than 'tolerating' sex. 🙌🙌 #APTACSM #aptacsm2018 #SOWHcsm

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

Classmate: I'll probably just follow you to your session, you pick good stuff. Me: it's about dilators *blank stare*...In the vagina. Him: 👋girl bye #APTACSM #aptacsm2018

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

Happy to see @nfantioquia! So good to catch up with people at conferences 😍 #ptfam #aptacsm2018 #APTACSM

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

'You /can/ bill 14 units an hour if you want even for Medicare. That's not good care though, don't do that.' The problem is... Is everyone actually focusing on the quality care or on that # of units? #aptacsm2018 #APTACSM

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

Time for dispelling physical therapy myths! #APTACSM #APTACSM2018 packed house - out of floor space 😯

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

@PTSuzanne1 @JuanLoboPT Which I loved! Still hard to not have a mental walk of this is relationship time and this is billable PT time. Takes a lot of thought and effort to recognize and remember how much one impacts the other!

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

@PTSuzanne1 @JuanLoboPT Hard to do - when you have to grade on a check the box rubric, you create future clinicians who see every encounter as checking the box. Have to be standardized for testing but trains us to think a certain way!

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

I love everything about this game. Way to go @ATSUDPT #aptacsm2018 #dptstudent https://t.co/QCKnfpUN1h

[ATSU DPT @ATSUDPT]

Get to the exhibit hall....
●Time to play! Search for a vendor: Who is using gaming? Who is changing gait rehab? Who has the coolest new mobility system? 10pts each
●Visit Federation, NPTE, Career Center -what did you find out? 10 pts #ATSUDPT #APTACSM

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

Information isn't enough. Experience is what really drives that change. Change is hard. #APTACSM #aptacsm2018 @JuanLoboPT

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

This is great. https://t.co/xoQ6fFAjit

[Sean Hagey @SeanHagey]

New pain assessment tool to use, not copyrighted.

Look up "rapid geriatric assessment"

Takes approx 3-5 minutes.

#APTACSM #HomeHealthPT #GeriPT

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

I don't have difficult patients. People are crazy. I'll do crazy with you. You have to be resilient. Try pacing - climb into someone's 'see the worldness' and work with them. @JuanLoboPT #APTACSM #aptacsm2018

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

If we go in with mentality of I need to fix something, come in with all of our tools you're setting yourself up to be miserable. But if you just be yourself, get to know people and hear their story - create a relationship. That's a skill, that's a thing. - @JuanLoboPT #APTACSM

[Robin Blunck, SPT @RobinBlunck]

'I can make you feel better. But can I make you be better so you own your ' thing' and have the resources to be more functional.' @JuanLoboPT #APTACSM #aptacsm2018