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Oct 20
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
10 min

Sleep While You Are Alive

Sleep deprivation influences nearly all measures of performance

Oct 15
8 min

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

Addressing misconceptions and issues regarding intensity, soreness, and pain

Oct 6
9 min

Using Professional Baseball to Explain Cognitive Bias.

Using professional baseball to explain the influence of cognitive bias.

Sep 27
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
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 16
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
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
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.

Sep 1
12 min

Why You Should Stop Trying To Specialize

“If you skillfully follow the multidisciplinary path, you will never wish to come back. It would be like cutting off your hands.” —C. Munger

Aug 27
4 min

Don’t wait until after surgery to seek a Physical Therapist

Prehabilitation is often as important as rehabilitation Your surgery is scheduled, and you are eager to get it over with. You have been i...

Aug 26
5 min

Do Patients Have a Type?

Patient personality and values impact the type of healthcare they request and receive.

Aug 20
6 min

Why books are the greatest mentors

Our perspectives and learning are limited by the amount we read “Employ your time in improving yourself by other men’s writings so that y...

Aug 18
6 min

Exercise has never been more important

How physical therapy and exercise can help with anxiety and depression Physical therapy can have a monumental impact on a person’s life. ...

Aug 17
13 min

Is a placebo effect good or bad?

Understanding the influence of placebo and nocebo in clinical practice Ok, so this one is a little longer than previous posts. If you nee...

Aug 14
10 min

What we are often taught about pain is wrong

To put it bluntly, pain sticks. Unfortunately, the myths about pain can make the experience even worse.

Aug 14
7 min

What is Pain and Why Do We Feel It?

Chronic pain is more prevalent than ever, yet our understanding of it is still poor. This post will provide a basic understanding of pain.

Aug 13
19 min

Is Stretching Worth the Effort?

Should you stretch before athletic events? Is flexibility important? Should therapists prescribe it to their patients?

Aug 13
8 min

Are you meeting the expectations of your patients - your treatment success depends on it?

Understanding and assessing patient expectations is a skill to develop. It can have significant impacts on treatment compliance and outcomes

Aug 12
8 min

You Must Tame the Advice Monster

While many forms of education are beneficial, we will struggle immensely if we expect patients to cling to every word we utter.

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