Spring 2023

Living the Hard Times Out Loud
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents 2014. A challenging, life-changing year filled with sickness, hospitals, trauma. Summer was a tailspin. Uncanny, unsavory. Something

How Structural Oppression Has Shaped the Physical Therapy Profession and Access to Rehabilitative Services
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Physical therapy has been practiced in the United States for over 100 years. In this article, we analyze

Towards a Global Knowledge Creation Strategy: Learning From Community-Based Rehabilitation
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Introduction Over the last 40 years, community-based rehabilitation (CBR) has been used as a community development strategy that

“The Hat”
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents My husband was so strong, athletic, caring. I fell in love with him when I witnessed how gently

Ascents
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Rock-hobbled pace: praiseproud, profane. Slow strolls aroundeach missing mountain. About the Author(s) Katherine A. Franklin, PT, DPT, PhD(c)

Owed to the Fingers
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Fingers make our lives go aroundThey snap and tap out daily soundsThey wave on a fetal ultrasoundAnd lower

Little Gestures
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents You turned the broken door handle,went inside, and here we are. The tools I have to help are

“The Classroom, Clinic, and Community: What Can We Do With All Three?”
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Congratulations to Doctor of Physical Therapy graduate student Mason Trauger (DeSales University), SPT, winner of the annual CHEP-JHR

The Fight
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents We didn’t understand whenthe doctor said “I’m sorry,”the day you were born.It didn’t matter to us.You were our
Editorial: “The Thicket of Life”
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents The “thicket of life.” This metaphor resonates deeply with me as I struggle under the weight of unanswered

Gutted
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents Going through old filesI received a firm slap in the faceSinking back into the realityI lived not long

The Intouchables Revisited: Shifting Perspectives With our Dynamic Society
Download the article (pdf) Table of Contents “Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” ‑‑James