PT Inquest Extrasode: Brave New Profession
We are bringing back the “Extrasodes”! They were a thing we used to do in 2014… In this Extrasode, Erik reads his post Brave New Profession that he wrote right after the COVID-19 lockdowns....
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PT Inquest Episode 197: Strength and Knee OA
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...
PT Inquest Episode 196: Therapeutic Alliance and Telehealth
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...
PT Inquest Episode 195: PT During COVID-19
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...
PT Inquest Session 2: Envelope of Function and Physical Stress Theory
Available for CEU credit!!! Click here! The concepts of Envelope of Function and Physical Stress Theory are very useful in rehabilitation applications. We review these constructs and give ideas for use in the clinic....
PT Inquest Session 1: History of ACLR Surgery and Rehabilitation
Available for CEU credit!!! Click here! Our understanding of the ACL, it’s related pathophysiology, surgical strategies, and postoperative rehabilitation has an interesting history. We take a tour of the history and interview a couple...
PT Inquest Episode 194: Changes Coming in 2020
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...
PT Inquest Episode 193: The Science of Science
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...
PT Inquest Episode 192: Exercise Intensity and Chronic LBP
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...
PT Inquest Episode 191: Screening for Depression
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...