History
Twenty-six years ago, it was difficult to find a course on geriatrics, even though over 50% of rehab patients were over 60 years of age. Although 90% of patients with hip fracture were seen by physical therapy, not one course covered the topic.
That all changed in the fall of 1985. That’s when Trudy Goldstein, PT, a geriatric practitioner, created QUEST Seminars: a new company with a new mission to teach about the practice of geriatric physical therapy in the home-care and long-term care settings. Courses included the rehabilitation of patient with total joint replacements, arthritis, stroke, fractures, and back pain.
For the past twenty-five years, that mission expanded to include all geriatric therapists in all treatment settings. Always innovative and ahead of the treatment standard, QUEST has strived to provide cutting-edge courses on other topics as well: motor control, imaging, stabilization, gaming technology, orthotics, functional exercises, tai chi, pain management, fitness, balance, and the latest information on new surgical and medical interventions.
QUEST has been, and always will be on the rehabilitation frontier, providing courses that are practical and immediately usable in the clinic, as well as exciting and beneficial for patients.
The Team
Trudy Sandler Goldstein, PT
Ms. Goldstein is a nationally known physical therapist with over thirty years of clinical and supervisory experience. She is the founder and director of QUEST Seminars and has presented many orthopaedic lectures to PTs, OTs, Assistants, nurses, and athletic trainers throughout the United States. She received dual bachelor degrees in Physical Therapy and Biology from the University of Connecticut in 1978. She has authored two best-selling therapy texts: Geriatric Orthopaedics, 2nd ed. and Functional Rehabilitation in Orthopaedics. She has also produced two educational videos: Evaluation of the Adult Knee and Tai Chi for Rehabilitation.
In 2001, she researched the effects of Tai Chi on elderly persons with arthritis with the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. From 2000-2002, Ms. Goldstein was an adjunct faculty member in the physical therapy doctorate program at Rocky Mountain University in Provo, UT. For the past twenty-one years, Ms. Goldstein has trained in the martial arts and holds the rank of 3rd Degree Black Belt. In 1996, she won the gold medal in the East Asia All Martial Arts United U.S. national tournament in her age bracket for Tai Chi. Currently, she teaches Tai Chi classes to adults and seniors in the greater Boston area and is a staff PT at the Hebrew Rehab Center in Roslindale, MA.
Jamie Paula Goldstein, PT, DPT
Ms. Goldstein received her Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Boston University in 2007. Nationally, she has presented many lectures on the therapeutic use of the Nintendo Wii® and on musculoskeletal imaging for the therapist. She has designed new rehabilitation programs using gaming technology in the out-patient and nursing home settings for patients with both orthopaedic and neurological problems.
She has worked in a variety of settings in both a clinical and supervisory capacity, where she has been instrumental in getting therapy departments access to their own Wii® Rehabilitation Stations and PACS Systems (Picture Archiving and Communication Systems). Currently, she is the Supervisor of the Physical Therapy Department at Elite Rehabilitation in Vero Beach, Florida.
Clare E. Safran-Norton, PT
Clare E. Safran-Norton earned her B.S. Degree in PT from Northeastern University, her advanced Master’s Degree in Sports PT from Boston University, her Master’s Degree in Gerontology and her PhD in Gerontology from University of Massachusetts-Boston. Dr. Safran-Norton is also board-certified in Orthopaedics from the APTA Board of Specialties.
Dr. Safran-Norton has published several book chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles on a variety of geriatric orthopaedic topics. She is currently the lead physical therapist researcher of a five-year NIH funded multi-site randomized controlled trial on “aging-in-place”. In addition, Dr. Safran-Norton teaches portions of the musculoskeletal curriculum at Simmons College in Boston and has been a national speaker for QUEST Seminars on orthopaedic problems of the upper extremity and the aging spine.
Testimonials
QUEST is always a GREAT seminar to attend. Thanks.” Bernadette Campbell, PT Peterborough, NH
It has been a pleasure to take this class. Presentation, depth of knowledge, and content were great. It will be very helpful with my home care clients. You’ll definitely be seeing me again. Thanks for the up-to-date info and the bibliography. Lots of good ideas.” Gayle Welch, PT Framingham, MA
This is the best course I‘ve taken all year. I wish they had courses like this on the west coast. However, I will say it was worth traveling across the country to take this. I have never seen such a thorough overview of hip problems with the elderly. Michael Long, PT Framingham, MA
I appreciated the documentation tips, evidence-based info, and contagious enthusiasm. I have new knowledge that I can use right away. Thanks. Debbie Martin, PT Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
I really enjoyed the course. I feel that I am now much more “up to date” on current concepts. Very good course – exceeded my expectations. Robert Huggins, PT Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Excellent course content. Trudy is an excellent presenter. Correlation of current research and relationship to clinical practice is the most effective approach of any course I have attended…and I have attended many courses in 42 years of practice. Well Done!!! Francis Golden, PT Pigeon Forge, TN
Trudy gave information that I can immediately use in the clinic. Lane Utterback, PTAPigeon Forge, TN
Materials were great. Science of imaging was made relatable to practice. Thank you. Richelle Sipriora, PT Peterborough, NH
QUEST is always a GREAT seminar to attend. Thanks. Bernadette Campbell, PT Peterborough, NH