Are your patients out of control?
In psychology, a lot of things are described as a continuum: Introvert vs extrovert, optimist vs pessimist, etc. Nobody is purely one or the other, but everyone falls somewhere on the continuum. Also, many...
Understanding Specific and Non-Specific Effects
In episodes of PT Inquest, we have discussed the need to understand the specific effects of an intervention in contrast to the non-specific effects of an intervention. Since understanding the specific effects of a treatment...
Comments Off
I get asked all the time one question in particular: “Why do you have the comments turned off on your website? I’d love to throw my two-cents in!” Do I not want the feedback? Do...
It’s the Higgs, baby!
July 4, 2012 was a very big day. Yes, it was Independence Day in the United States, but that comes every year. On July 4, 2012, The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) officially...
Science Series – Part 5: Seppuku and The Tooth Fairy
This is the final post of a 5-part series that I am writing on science and PT practice. If you have not read Parts 1 – 4, do that first before reading any further… Uh...
Science Series – Part 4: Falsifiability and The Flaming Laser Sword
This is Part 4 of a 5-part series that I am writing on science and PT practice. If you have not read Parts 1 – 3, do that first before reading any further… So “Falsifiability...
Science Series – Part 3: What is Ockham’s Razor?
This is Part 3 of a 5-part series that I am writing on science and PT practice. If you have not read Parts 1 and 2, do that first before reading any further… A philosophical...
Science Series – Part 2: Continuity of Nature
This is Part 2 of a 5-part series that I am writing on science and PT practice. If you have not read Part 1, do that first before reading any further… So René Descartes really tied...
Science Series – Part 1: I Think Therefore I Am
This is Part 1 of a 5-part series that I am writing on science and PT practice. A little background. I am a science geek, I have been since I was a kid, long before...