PT’s are genetically coded with a peace corps gene and are generally “good people”. Lawyers have a DNA unlike no creature before and are generally bullies.
The above is a stereotype. I know some PT’s that are not “good people” and I know some lawyers that are coded with “peace corps gene” (just a few!).
I mention this because unfortunately, the bully is going to force the “good people” to have to have their comments removed from this blog.
This is a blog about evidence-based practice in physical therapy. We believe it was the first blog having anything to do with PT. We are in the midst of our 1,000th post and our intent was to use multiple authors on this blog rather than the typical one person’s thoughts and opinions. We have often times been critical of PT interventions, our national association, each other, and have often times been irreverent. I plan on doing my part in continuing this for a long time.
Recently, there have been authored a series of posts on myofascial release. They have garnered perhaps the largest number of comments in the history of this blog. My guess is that its popularity are the result of the clash between evidence based medicine and whatever unknown category of medicine that MFR falls into. We are very open to all parties throwing their evidence into the ring and let it be scrutinized. Apparently, this is not good enough for the MFR group who instead want to use the courtroom to go after at least 3 of the commentators. What a shame.
1 Million dollar claims against PT’s? Doesn’t the attorney realize that PT’s are so busy filling out plans of care, counting multiples of 15 and 8 minutes, being careful to not allow support help to breathe on a patient, documenting minutiae, re-inventing group therapy, and buried with other regulations that they don’t have time to deal with nuisance legal suits?
I must confess. I have had very little exposure to MFR during my career. In fact, I am quite taken aback by the lawyer’s claims that 1/3 of our profession has been trained by one PT! My only experience was being a volunteer “patient” at an evening seminar I went to 20+ years ago when a few therapists claimed they could move the sutures of my cranium and that it had a “rhythm” independent of respiration, blood pressure, and hear rate. I wasn’t hurting or anything but I can tell you that since that time I absolutely despise science fiction-books or movies! Prior to that experience, I saw the first Star Wars movie and actually enjoyed it.
Let’s not let bully tactics refrain our desire for continuing our trek to promote and find the best EBP in physical therapy.
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