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Connie Johnson PT, DScPT

Dr. Johnson is a physical therapist with Fairfax County Public Schools. She has authored several articles on fitness with youth for disabilities, case reports, and use of the Guide to Physical Therapist Practice in Pediatrics. She is an active member of the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy, participating in Practice Committee as well as Director for Region V. She has been developing Fit4Work programming for youth with disabilities since 2012.

 

She can be found on twitter @ConnieCJohnson and the Fit4Work website.

Articles written by this author

A teenage girl with cerebral palsy stands on a treadmill in a gym.
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Teens with Cerebral Palsy Benefit from Treadmill Gait Training – A Case Story
As a pediatric physical therapist working in public schools, I want my students to move, and to move in the same way their peers do. When Rifton came out with the treadmill gait trainer, I was eager to explore increasing exercise intensity…
A woman with disabilities stands in a red Pacer gait trainer to access her vocational work in a sheltered workshop.
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Using Adaptive Equipment to Foster Participation in Vocational Settings
Physical therapists have long advocated for the use of standers and gait trainers to support the mobility, accessibility and health needs of youth and adults with mobility impairments including education of families/school teams and use of…
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SMART Goal Writing Using Adapted Equipment to Enhance Participation in Activities
Goal writing is central for measuring outcomes, documenting the mobility performance of a child, and securing insurance funding and reimbursement. Good goal writing supports physical therapists’ practice by objectively quantifying…
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Exploring the Use of an iPad to Enhance Productivity
The iPad is a tool that has revolutionized how we access and use media in our lives. As a physical therapist, I have been using one for work for the last several years and have found it enormously helpful. Of course, there is a learning…
A therapist uses a Tram as a patient transfer technique to safely transfer a young man from sit to stand.
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Patient Transfer and Lifting Guidelines Implications for Pediatric Physical Therapists
Techniques for lifting and transferring patients are among the most basic skills physical therapists learn. Many of us were taught that by use of appropriate body mechanics we could transfer patients safely and effectively without risk of…