Effect of Intensive Patient Education vs Placebo Patient Education on Outcomes in Patients With Acute Low Back Pain
Another article I came across via PT Inquest Podcast and I’m so glad I did! I think the pendulum has swung so far in the direction of “lets just talk the pain away!” that we’ve lost some perspective. This is such a great reminder that a majority of PTs are not trained in CBT and […]
Pauls Shoulder Injury Part 2
Paralabral cyst update!! Pic 1: had a little fluid taken out and was able to see a significant reduction in size of the cyst, on ultrasound. Thanks again to Dr. Kingsbury at @nyulangone . Pic 2: now comes the fun part! With my weak and quickly fatiguing external rotation, I was playing with this variation […]
The Return to Running
I’ve always looked at protocols as just basic guidelines to follow during post operative rehab but its really the individual (and the graft, in this case) that can determine how closely to follow those protocols. This was an interesting article because it looked at several criteria used to clear patients to return to running. This […]
Thoughts on Joint Mobilization
Monique sharing another read from her #journal30club. Plantar fasciitis can be a common cause of heel pain in adults. Physical therapists commonly treat this condition with manual therapy and stretching (among other things) while physicians usually administer steroid injections. This article compared the effectiveness of these two popular treatment methods (steroid injection vs joint mobilization […]
Thoughts on Treating Frozen Shoulder
So Dallas (friend/physiatrist from NYU) was telling me about his thoughts on how we need to do more holistic/functional testing with people to reach the root of their issue and it made me curious about a patient that I’m working with. He came in with a frozen shoulder and severe restrictions. The standard is a […]
Great Read for Runners
Read this a few years ago and was reminded of it by Nathan Carlson and Chris Johnson who put together an amazing 8 week discussion/lesson on resistance training for the endurance athlete. Done back in the 90’s (when hip hop was good) but still relevant today in many ways. Novacheck hits on so many aspects […]