Addiction is one of the hardesthitting epidemics globally, and our twin cities are engulfed in it on a massive scale. The rest of the world is dealing with an opioid crisis, and the clear answer to this appears to be MAT: Medically-Assisted Therapies, such as Suboxone, Vivitrol, Subutex.

October is National Physical Therapy Month. As president of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), it gives me great pride to represent our profession and our 100,000-member physical therapists (PTs), physical therapist assistants (PTAs) and students.

September is Pain Awareness Month. Pain Awareness Month was created to heighten awareness of the public to pain syndromes and their management. Approximately 100 million people experience chronic pain. One aspect of Pain Awareness Month is educating the public on the proper use of medications used to treat pain.