What does it mean to have self-efficacy? How does that differ from one’s perceived locus of control? Are they situation dependent? Can we changed them or just measure them? How does this affect our...
Physicians often will offer a corticosteroid injection for those with osteoarthritis. Patients feel better in the short term, but is there long term harm? If the joint is shot anyway, does it matter? Intra-articular...
Shared decision making is the greatest thing! Ethical, honest, engaging. But do patients give a crap? Would they rather the provider just tell them what to do? Can we find a happy ground? Semistructured...
There has been some great work done regarding guidelines for many different musculoskeletal diagnoses, but do physical therapists follow them? How do they do compare to other medical professionals? We can always be better,...
If you have listened to more than one episode of PT Inquest you will know that Erik thinks that quadriceps dysfunction is a major problem after ACLR. Assuming that you agree with that, are...
Providing accurate information on back pain seems to build confidence in the provider but doesn’t seem to have a huge effect on outcomes. Is this really an improvement? In this episode, Erik and JW...
Patients have unique personalities, values, and circumstances but what about providers? Can the specific personality traits of the provider have an effect on outcomes? Is that a good thing? Or a bad thing? And...
We can prevent ACL injuries!!! Or are we just reducing risk? Or both? How do these programs work? Does it matter what you do or do you just need to do something? A Majority...
We are all aware of financial conflicts of interest. Their mechanisms for incentivizing towards inaccurate beliefs are known but can still be easy to fall for. But what about intellectual conflicts of interest? What...
Is more better? Would additional tests improve outcomes? How often do we look for things that may not actually make a difference? We explore these questions as we review this non-inferiority study on managing...