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Committing to a Deeper Understanding

We live and practice in a distracted world full of a few characters, short sound bites, highlight videos, and superficial conversations.It requires intentional and consistent...

Constipation is One of My Clinical Interests and Passions

Here’s a phrase I never thought I would say: constipation is one of my clinical interests and passions. Yep, you read that correctly. And here...

People Don’t Want What You Do

People don’t want what you do. People want what it will do for them. They want how it will make them feel. This simple mind-shift...

It’s Time to Overhaul PT Education: One Major Takeaway from the 2019 Graham Sessions

I’ve been attending the Graham Sessions for five consecutive years now, and each year, I return home more fiery and passionate about our industry, as...

Advice to Students – 4 Things to Consider When Entering the Clinic

It’s strange to think that I haven’t been a student since 2011. I mean, “we’re always students”, but of course I’m referring to being in...

Pain Neuroscience “Communication” vs. Pain Neuroscience Education

Align 2019 in Denver was another great experience with almost 400 health care providers networking and learning more about pain. The presentations had nugget after...

The Religion of Workism in Healthcare – Is it Making Us Miserable?

A couple of weeks ago I was combing through my Twitter feed and came across a post by Kenny Venere that caught my eye.  ...

How To Declutter Your Mind

Breathtaking changes in healthcare are leaving many of us with a nagging lack of confidence. PT, OT and SLP are developing so quickly that I...

How PTs Can End the Opioid Epidemic

The opioid epidemic is a true crisis in health care. Instead of helping patients, profit-driven or careless pharmaceutical companies, hospital networks, and providers have caused...

Eudaimonia – Value, Purpose, Joy

We look back at the course of our life and see a linear pathway; but we are faced with a series of multiple proverbial forks...