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Perfect standing posture is different for everyone
At Altimate Medical, we feel that achieving the upright standing position is the optimal goal: with the head over the shoulders, shoulders over the hips, hips over the knees, and knees over the ankles. Not everyone can achieve this goal, but the natural sit to stand design of the EasyStand still allows for partial weight bearing, and a gradual progression towards full standing when physically possible. Every disability and body is different, so we designed

Special Needs Families: A Bedtime Routine for Parents
This is a guest post on the EasyStand Blog by Joan Celebi of Special Needs Parent Coach. As parents of children with special needs, one of the toughest challenges we face is lack of sleep. Staying up late trying to keep up with massive to-do lists. Getting up during the night with children with irregular sleep patterns. Losing sleep worrying about a school situation or a medical issue. With everything that keeps us up at night, it’s a wonder we get any sleep at all!

Interviewing Tips for Therapists Part 2: Phone vs. Face-to-Face
This is a 5 Part series on Interviewing Tips for Physical Therapists a resource available from PediaStaff: Part 1: Preparing for the interview. Part 2: Phone vs. Face-to-face Interviews. Part 3: During the Interview. Part 4: Answering & Asking Questions. Part 5: Following up after the Interview. PHONE INTERVIEWS A phone interview is very different from a face to face interview. There are plenty of interview preparedness documents available to job candidates getting ready to visit an organization on site, but v

“Say Cheese!” Family Photo Night
As part of the media department here at Altimate Medical, I wear many hats.  Sometimes that includes participating in events for employees, like Family Photo Night.  Employees gather up their families and bring them in for a quick 15 minute photo session, complete with hot apple cider and cookies.  I really enjoy photographing the families, especially the kids!  This year I decided to share these

Interviewing Tips for Therapists Part 1: Preparing
This is a 5 Part series on Interviewing Tips for Physical Therapists a resource available from PediaStaff: Part 1: Preparing for the Interview. Part 2: Phone vs. Face-to-face Interviews. Part 3: During the Interview. Part 4: Answering & Asking Questions. Part 5: Following up after the Interview. You have been offered an interview for a direct hire (permanent) position as a pediatric physical therapist, occupational therapist, or therapy assistant. Congratulations! This document will help you prepare for this interview and imp