Author: Erik Meira

PT Inquest: #7: ACL Survival and Hip Strength/Trunk Kinematics in PFPS

  [haiku url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/ptinquest/PT_Inquest_Episode_7.mp3″ title=”PT Inquest: Episode 7″] In Episode 7 we go over the following two articles. Trunk, Pelvis, Hip, and Knee Kinematics, Hip Strength, and Gluteal Muscle Activation During a Single-Leg Squat in...

PT Podcast #7: Teresa Schuemann

  [haiku url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/ptpodcast/PT_Podcast_Episode_7.mp3″ title=”Episode 7: Teresa Schuemann”]   This episode is the last of the interviews from CSM in Chicago. Erik got the chance to sit down with Teresa Schuemann. In their chat she...

PT Inquest #6: Weight loss after THA and Scapular Assistance Test

  [haiku url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/ptinquest/PT_Inquest_Episode_6.mp3″ title=”PT Inquest: Episode 6″] In the sixth episode we go over the following two articles. Changes in Body Weight After Total Hip Arthroplasty: Short-term and Long-term Effects Nienke Paans, Martin Stevens,...

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 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 post and other science related content has moved to a new home at The Science PT website. This is Part 1 of a 5-part series that I am writing on science and PT practice. A little...

PT Inquest #5: Diathermy and Meniscus Surgeries

  [haiku url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/ptinquest/PT_Inquest_Episode_5.mp3″ title=”PT Inquest: Episode 5″] In the fifth episode we go over the following two articles. Association Between Previous Meniscal Surgery and the Incidence of Chondral Lesions at Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament...

PT Podcast #6: Todd Ellenbecker

  [haiku url=”http://traffic.libsyn.com/ptpodcast/PT_Podcast_Episode_6.mp3″ title=”Episode 6: Todd Ellenbecker”]   While at CSM in Chicago, Erik hung out with Todd Ellenbecker. Known best for his expertise on the shoulder, Todd has been a leader in the...