A Working Framework for Movement Competency At its core, movement competency may hinge on two critical, albeit ambiguous, components: Effectiveness and efficiency. EffectivenessDid the task goal get accomplished? Effectiveness reflects whether the intended outcome...
Research is Speed Bump – Not a Roadmap I view research as cultivating the capacity to maneuver through clinical practice with skeptical inquiry and confident humility—rather than meandering with gullible conjecture. It doesn’t give...
Refining the Lens In the movement professions, there’s a prevailing emphasis on viewing the human organism through a holistic lens—one that acknowledges the emergent nature of clinical presentations, and their foundation in a confluence...
The Recipe for Resilience When injury strikes, our movement landscape shrinks. The once-fluid options we had—the ways we cut, land, decelerate, or change direction—narrow into cautious, limited paths. That’s where constraints come in. Think...
“Why is so and so not as sore, fatigued, or worn down as me?” It’s a common question in sport. Every athlete pays a unique currency to cover the cost of the game. That...
Guest post by Jarred Boyd, PT, DPT, MSAT, Director of Rehabilitation for the Memphis Grizzlies Introduction: The Hidden Cost of New Insights The acquisition of newfound knowledge or methods can be both an inspiring...
I really like that title. With my nerd status, you were probably thinking I would have made some kind of Star Wars reference like “Using the Force” or “The Force Awakens” but Star Wars...
My early years as a physical therapist were marked by a lot of friction. So much friction that I started to question whether or not I even knew what physical therapy was. I guess...
Guest post by Jarred Boyd, PT, DPT, MSAT, Director of Rehabilitation for the Memphis Grizzlies Over the years, contention has existed, and will likely persist into the foreseeable future, revolving around what is and...
The SAID principle is an old acronym from the strength and conditioning world that many professionals refer to with a knowing nod. I’m not sure who first came up with the adage, but some...