How Much You Enjoy Exercise Matters
How a physical therapist can help you design a personalized exercise program for you
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Oct 18, 202010 min read
Sleep While You Are Alive
Sleep deprivation influences nearly all measures of performance
Oct 14, 20208 min read
Why Some People are Wary of the Term “Exercise”?
Addressing misconceptions and issues regarding intensity, soreness, and pain
Oct 6, 20209 min read
Using Professional Baseball to Explain Cognitive Bias.
Using professional baseball to explain the influence of cognitive bias.
Sep 27, 20204 min read
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, 20203 min read
Regardless of Age, You Can 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, 202010 min read
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, 20208 min read
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 3, 20204 min read
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 2, 20206 min read
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, 202012 min read
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 26, 20204 min read
Don’t Wait Until After Surgery to Seek Physical Therapy
Prehabilitation is often as important as rehabilitation Your surgery is scheduled, and you are eager to get it over with. You have been...
Aug 26, 20205 min read
Do Patients Have a Type?
Patient personality and values impact the type of healthcare they request and receive.
Aug 20, 20206 min read
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...
Aug 18, 20206 min read
How Exercise Can Fight Depression and Anxiety
Physical therapy can have a monumental impact on a person’s life. Often these benefits on in the physical realm, such as strength, power,...
Aug 16, 202013 min read
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...
Aug 14, 202010 min read
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, 20207 min read
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, 20208 min read
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, 20208 min read
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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