Season 2
Episodes
What to do when your patient is lying to you? A perspective.
Not everyone lies, but patients lie more than we might expect. And weā€™re not good at detecting it. So, what is one to do, as a healthcare provider, when faced with this reality? Afterall, lies and failure to disclose...
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Delivering what patients need vs. what they say they want. Does it matter? Points to consider when framing your discussion and choices with patients.
Patients come to us for a variety of reasons, not all of which are centered on a musculoskeletal complaint, or even necessarily centered on regaining full function. This confounds some healthcare providers, and it can...
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How can we learn from clinical practice? Clinical research. Notes from the road less traveled.
What we know in practice is built upon our formal education, what we read of the scientific literature, what we glean from continuing education and professional development resources, and our participation in...
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One of the hard questions in physical therapy. A perspective.
An enduring and hard question in the world of physical therapy is: How long should beneficial therapeutic treatment effects last? This is a deceptively simple question. With many different patient presentations,...
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Are new graduates ready for independent practice? The 50/50 rule.
Orienting oneself to theĀ early career demands of treatment design in clinical practice can be an uncertain and daunting task for new graduates. This is made more challenging by lack of appropriate guidance during...
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PT Students Cure Chronic Shoulder Pain Complaints in 8 Patients, Present Findings, and Get Grilled for What They Did Not Do
As professionals, how do we know what to do for any given patient problem? We of course are educated in physical therapy schools, experience increasing responsibility as interns, pass many tests, including licensure...
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