In this episode we discuss the possible effects of exercise for knee osteoarthritis (OA). Are there non-specific effects but also specific effects? Can intensity of the workout change this? Which direction do the causation...
In this episode we go back to reviewing articles. We discuss the differences in therapist perceptions and patient perceptions of care, specifically in regards to telehealth. Are we more dissatisfied than our patients? Therapeutic...
In this episode JW and Erik talk about what it means to be a PT practicing, or not practicing, during this COVID-19 pandemic. There is discussion about social responsibility, immunity, disease spread, and the...
In this episode we review an article about causal fallacies but, more importantly, changes are coming in 2020 to PT Inquest! Tune in to hear all about it. Also, PATREON!!! Core stability and low-back...
In this episode we are joined by Dan Quintana from the Everything Hertz podcast to discuss reproducibility and improving science. We even talk a little about the “love hormone”! PSYCHOLOGY. Estimating the reproducibility of...
So we’re not the best with chronic nonspecific low back pain. We also tend to underload our patients in general. Maybe if we increased the intensity of our exercises, we would be more effective...
Clinical depression is a very real part of many of our patients’ lives. As a matter of fact, our current understanding of many commonly treated PT diagnoses suggests that clinical depression may be a...
Everyone wants to succeed and no one wants to fail. Is failure so bad? Can we even have success without failure? How can we learn to embrace failure to get the greatest knowledge? A...
One of the most important components of ethical healthcare is patient education. A fully informed patient makes everything easier later during the care. But that includes educated on the good and the bad. Sometimes...
Cognitive Functional Therapy for the win! Or is it? Are these differences in effect sizes from a simple group program big enough to get excited about? What else could be at play here? Chronic...