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Critical Thinking Clinician
Patient Focused

Jan 11
2 min

Why Do Healthcare Providers Use Ineffective Treatments?

3 common components causing ineffective treatments and a solution

Jan 8
6 min

9 Lessons Books Taught Me in 2020

Reflecting on my 2020 reading and planning for 2021

Dec 28, 2020
4 min

Reflecting on 2020 and Looking Forward to 2021

How Aurelius, Frankl, Epictetus, Kahneman, Munger, and Keynes shaped my mindset and taught me valuable lessons

Dec 16, 2020
7 min

Restoring the Lost Art of the Clinical Examination

We need to eliminate wasteful examinations and focus on the patient’s needs.

Dec 9, 2020
7 min

“Be More Resilient” Is Not Enough:

Our mental complexity influences our susceptibility to burnou

Dec 3, 2020
7 min

To Combat Burnout, You Need to Consider More Than Workload

Simply telling someone to build resilience is a cop-out. Understanding perception and cognitive fallacies point to better solutions.

Nov 24, 2020
5 min

What Is Missing From Schooling?

Mental models, reflective practice, curiosity, and uncertainty are necessary to succeed in our careers and life.

Nov 10, 2020
14 min

How Do We Prevent Injuries?

Assessing return to sport and injury prevention models

Nov 4, 2020
17 min

How Do You Decide If a Diet Is Healthy?

There is no such thing as a “best” diet.

Oct 30, 2020
13 min

Can We Prevent Injuries?

Injury prevention is more complicated than we are commonly made to believe.

Oct 20, 2020
3 min

What if I don’t like to Exercise?

How a physical therapist can help you design a personalized exercise program for you

Oct 18, 2020
10 min

Sleep While You Are Alive

Sleep deprivation influences nearly all measures of performance

Oct 15, 2020
8 min

Why Some People are Wary of the Term “Exercise”?

Addressing misconceptions and issues regarding intensity, soreness, and pain

Oct 6, 2020
9 min

Using Professional Baseball to Explain Cognitive Bias.

Using professional baseball to explain the influence of cognitive bias.

Sep 27, 2020
4 min

Crucial Conversations Are Non-Optional

Crucial conversations are the foundation for addressing the issues. We must all be willing to challenge current beliefs.

Sep 27, 2020
3 min

Regardless of age, physical therapists can help you build muscle

Whether someone is exercising for general health, beach season, or part of a PT program, age will not prevent them from building muscle.

Sep 23, 2020
10 min

The Art of the Clinical Debate

Punching people in the face with facts doesn’t work, yet this is the common approach taken during clinical "debates."

Sep 16, 2020
8 min

How Do We Handle Failure in Healthcare?

“Fail fast, fail often” doesn’t apply to healthcare, but there are strategies clinicians can use to benefit from failure.

Sep 4, 2020
4 min

The Importance of Early Physical Therapy

When should you see someone for low back pain? This is a tricky question as it comes with the big “it depends” tag attached. Studies show...

Sep 3, 2020
6 min

Going Beyond the Physical Benefits of Physical Therapy

PTs have been identified as professionals who can effectively deliver exercise to help patients suffering from anxiety and depression.

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