Who Are We?
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...
Category: Critical Thinking
Yet Another Inquest Into the Land of “Functional” vs. “Non-functional”
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...
Return to Running After ACLR
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...
Special Tests Can Be Special
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...
Feedback Calibration Specialists
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...
Does Exercise Need to Be Fun?
Yes. I’ll look for your comments below. Hahahaha, I turned the comments off years ago! Also, this is a bit more complicated than a simple yes or no. As a matter of fact, if...
How to Review an Article
Here is a template you can use for reviewing an article by yourself or with your friends. One of the most common questions I get is along the lines of, “How should I go...
Flush Your Stool Down The Funnel
Due to heavy referencing, this post has been rewritten and posted for formal publication here: https://doi.org/10.31236/osf.io/kr6aq Ok. I’m just now realizing that I didn’t think that title all the way through. Anyway, evidence based...
Tru Dat!
What is “truth” or “knowledge”? Can we have “alternative facts”, my reality vs your reality, or are ideas a simple black and white true or false? As with many things in life, the answer...
Are You Smarter Than a Pigeon?
Imagine that you are a contestant on a game show. You are standing in front of three identical doors. Behind one of the doors is a new car. Behind the other two doors are...