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    Why Some People are Wary of the Term “Exercise”?
    • Oct 15, 2020
    • 8 min
    Health and Fitness

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

    Addressing misconceptions and issues regarding intensity, soreness, and pain
    Using Professional Baseball to Explain Cognitive Bias.
    • Oct 6, 2020
    • 9 min
    Professional Growth

    Using Professional Baseball to Explain Cognitive Bias.

    Using professional baseball to explain the influence of cognitive bias.
    Crucial Conversations Are Non-Optional
    • Sep 27, 2020
    • 4 min
    Professional Growth

    Crucial Conversations Are Non-Optional

    Crucial conversations are the foundation for addressing the issues. We must all be willing to challenge current beliefs.
    Regardless of Age, You Can Build Muscle
    • Sep 27, 2020
    • 3 min
    Health and Fitness

    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.
    The Art of the Clinical Debate
    • Sep 23, 2020
    • 10 min
    Professional Growth

    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."
    How Do We Handle Failure in Healthcare?
    • Sep 16, 2020
    • 8 min
    Professional Growth

    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.
    The Importance of Early Physical Therapy
    • Sep 4, 2020
    • 4 min
    Health and Fitness

    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...
    Going Beyond the Physical Benefits of Physical Therapy
    • Sep 3, 2020
    • 6 min
    Health and Fitness

    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.
    Why You Should Stop Trying To Specialize
    • Sep 1, 2020
    • 12 min
    Professional Growth

    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
    Don’t Wait Until After Surgery to Seek Physical Therapy
    • Aug 27, 2020
    • 4 min
    Health and Fitness

    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...
    Do Patients Have a Type?
    • Aug 26, 2020
    • 5 min
    Professional Growth

    Do Patients Have a Type?

    Patient personality and values impact the type of healthcare they request and receive.
    Why Books are the Greatest Mentors
    • Aug 20, 2020
    • 6 min
    Books

    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...
    How Exercise Can Fight Depression and Anxiety
    • Aug 18, 2020
    • 6 min
    Health and Fitness

    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,...
    Is a placebo effect good or bad?
    • Aug 17, 2020
    • 13 min
    Health Misinformation

    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...
    What we are often taught about pain is wrong
    • Aug 14, 2020
    • 10 min
    Health Misinformation

    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.
    What is Pain and Why Do We Feel It?
    • Aug 14, 2020
    • 7 min
    Health Misinformation

    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.
    Are you meeting the expectations of your patients - your treatment success depends on it?
    • Aug 13, 2020
    • 8 min
    Professional Growth

    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
    You Must Tame the Advice Monster
    • Aug 12, 2020
    • 8 min
    Professional Growth

    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.
    How bias influences the way we treat patients. Perspectives from the US and UK.
    • Jul 28, 2020
    • 6 min
    Professional Growth

    How bias influences the way we treat patients. Perspectives from the US and UK.

    It is imperative to know how to use the information we are given and how to navigate cognitive traps.
    Our Cognitive Bias is Ruining Patient Outcomes Data
    • Jul 22, 2020
    • 10 min
    Professional Growth

    Our Cognitive Bias is Ruining Patient Outcomes Data

    How do we know if we are providing high-quality care? Outcome tools can help answer the question, but cognitive biases can get in the way.
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