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Physical Therapy is a Team Effort
How do you make medical decisions? Do you have a plan? If you…

How Important Are Lifting Mechanics?
“Don’t round your back”, “Lift with your knees,…

Walking Deserves More Love
Walking is one of the best forms of exercise. I used to be…

Stretching To Prevent and Recover From Injuries: Does It Work?
Stretching is a natural part of all exercise. We stretch…

People Are Not Cars: We Do Not Breakdown, We Adapt
Analogies are wonderful tools for expressing ideas and explaining…

We Need to Restore the Lost Art of the Clinical Examination
Eliminating Wasteful Exams and Focusing on the Patient's…

How Do We Prevent Injuries?
Assessing return to sport and injury prevention models There…

What Causes Running Injuries?
News flash, runners injure themselves frequently. Making…

Can we prevent injuries?
“Don’t lift with your back rounded or you will hurt yourself!”
I…

The Art of the Clinical Debate
Punching People in the Face with Facts Doesn't Work
Allow…

How Much Sleep Do You Actually Need?
I cringe every time I hear the phrase “I’ll sleep when…

How true is "use it or lose it" in patient care? The influence of the reversibility principle.
“Use it or lose it”
It is highly likely you have heard…

Seeing into the future: How can physical therapists effectively develop a prognosis?
Building a plan of care (POC) and developing a prognosis…

Stop Focusing On The Negatives: Risks And Impairments Are Only Part Of The Patient Assessment
If you have ever tried out for a sports team or a role…

How Physical Therapy Can Benefit Patients with Anxiety & Depression
Physical therapy can have a monumental impact on a person’s…

Is a Placebo Effect Good or Bad?
Understanding the influence of placebo and nocebo in clinical…

What Influences Patient Satisfaction More - Actions or Words?
Patient expectations change and clinicians need to keep up “Taking…

Treatment Success Depends on Patient Expectations
9 minute read
“The cost of a thing is the…

You Must Tame the Advice Monster
8 minute read
"I know I am ready to give feedback…

Are Our Patients Learning Anything?
Read Time: 8 minutes “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence,…

Our Clinical Mind is Lazy
12 minute read
"Science is the belief in the ignorance…

Simplifying and Complicating Motor Control Treatment
Read Time: 10-12 min Believe whatever you believe by day,…

How Do You Improve Motor Control?
Read Time: 9-11 minutes "The test of first rate intelligence is…

How Important is Motor Control?
Read Time: 8-10 min "To believe something is to believe…

Stop Reading the Discussion
Read Time: 20 minutes “You have to evaluate each hypothesis…

Stop Reading the Abstract
Read Time: 11 minutes “It’s what you learn after you…

PT Solutions to Present Award-Winning Poster at the 2019 ACRM Conference
Research on effective treatment delivery methods for chronic…