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Do Core Exercises Matter?
I die a little inside every time I hear someone mention “the core.” It has become a term that is … More
Hype Trains And Patience Ferries
We all should be a little embarrassed right now. In a recent court decision, KT Health Inc., the makers of … More
Thinking Out Loud In Public
38,367. New Grad Physical Therapy released my article, 8 Lies I Learned In Physical Therapy School, on January 9th, 2018 … More
I Am Not An Artist
Dr. James Dunning of The Spinal Manipulation Institute, a group that provides continuing education courses on spinal manipulation and dry … More
Manufacturing Treatments
I am sure you could use some extra money right now, right? Should you pick up a few extra hours … More
Visceral Mobilization: An Exercise In Sophistry
We could really step up our marketing game as physical therapists. Really crank up the fear. For decades, we have … More
Do We Really Need To Assist Our Soft Tissue Mobilization with Instruments?
I received a concerning piece of mail a few weeks ago. It was an advertisement for a nearby instrument-assisted soft … More
Frequency Patch Therapy: An Egregious Example Of Nonsense
Get out your baloney detection kit. On Gwyneth Paltrow’s rather bizarrely and hilariously named website, Goop, she links to a … More
Anatomical Astrology
It’s easy to look up into the deep, dark sky and see the patterns. Each star is an amazing … More
The Perils Of Living In A Grayscale Universe
Our professors in physical therapy school always tried to paint a rosy picture of how the real clinical world … More
Philosophy Of Science For The Physical Therapist
In The Demon-Haunted World: Science As A Candle In the Dark, Carl Sagan provides an economical definition of science that … More
Craniosacral Therapy: A Case Study In Nonsense
Craniosacral therapy is a form of light touch manual therapy that was designed by Dr. John E. Upledger in the … More
Kinesiology Taping: Should You Believe The Hype? (Part III)
Like many other treatments that physical therapists do, it seems as though the enthusiasm and support behind kinesiology taping is … More
Kinesiology Taping: Should You Believe The Hype? (Part II)
The trials we looked at in part one were largely underwhelming. Let’s take a broader look at some of the … More
Kinesiology Taping: Should You Believe The Hype? (Part I)
Every drug store carries “kinesiology tape,” for anyone to pick up and buy now. It is common to see athletes, … More
Dry Needling: Panacea or Placebo? (Part III)
We have three questions to answer here: What does dry needling actually do, and are there any effects beyond a … More
Dry Needling: Panacea or Placebo? (Part II)
Well conducted clinical trials are not the only things that can give us insight into the efficacy of a treatment … More
Dry Needling: Panacea or Placebo? (Part I)
Dry needling is the latest panacea in the therapy world that is neither physical nor therapeutic, and is backed by … More
When Your Treatments Are Not Physical OR Therapeutic…
How many tools are in your physical therapist’s toolkit? Five? Ten? Fifty? Have you just been filling it up with … More
The Ultimate Placebo
The Short Version According to Dr. Ian Harris, many of today’s surgeries are no better than sham surgeries or conservative … More
A Primer On Pain
For The Lazy Pain is a necessary, complex, and unique experience that is different for everyone and every instance. Pain … More
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