Introduction We’re all part of a league where your co-worker’s wife’s cousin Karen won the league despite never having watched a single game all season. She drafted Todd Gurley II because he had “really cool horns” on his helmet, and Stefon Diggs because she “liked the color purple.” From my 12+ years of experience with Read more about Cheat sheet: Why you should be winning in Fantasy Football if you’re a rehab specialist[…]

The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) recently started a series called “Engaging With Research: Linking Evidence With Practice” in which they try to help everyday clinicians become better in their consumption of the research so they can integrate evidence more into their daily practice. In the first write-up, they cover the common Read more about Bye Bye Bias[…]

So you’re unhappy with your job and don’t want to be there anymore? Follow these sure steps in any order to guarantee a termination in your future. Make sure your execution is flawless, if not it may take longer than 10 days. Cup everyone. Literally. If you have time leftover, prescribe the pulleys You took Read more about How to Lose a Job in 10 days: a satire[…]

You just had an initial evaluation. You crushed it, gave them home exercises, and even scheduled them out for the rest of the month! Unfortunately THE PATIENT NEVER COMES BACK to PT. You start reflecting on where it could have gone wrong. It makes no sense because you did everything according to the book. The Read more about The Art of Persuasion: a life skill they don’t teach you in school[…]

I have been out for a couple of years now working 40 hours a week in an outpatient orthopedic clinic. I follow a lot of PT groups, influencers, and researchers on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Everyone that walks in the clinic clearly knows about physical therapy. My news feeds are bombarded with PT topics. Most of my friends are PTs. My wife is a PT. I’ve been Read more about Jack of all Trades, Master of None: Do physical therapists have an identity crisis?[…]

See if you’ve heard this one before: after high school, young adult doesn’t know where he/she fits in this grand puzzle called life and spends a few years trying to find him/herself. What a time we live in today where mental health is a topic that is starting to become talked about now and big organizations like the NBA have taken initiative Read more about “Everything that shines ain’t always gonna be gold”: A blog about finding true happiness[…]