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...
That has got to be the most pragmatic title to a blogpost that I have ever written. Usually I write some esoteric thing like “Biomechanics Matter Even When They Don’t” or just make a...
Healthcare providers have a love/hate relationship with orthopedic special tests. Some seem to be really useful while others seem not to hold up very well to scrutiny. Much of these conversations seem to focus...
If you asked a bunch of physical therapists what it is that they do, you would get a lot of different answers. I think for most physical therapists, they see their job as “helping...