Ten years ago, I knew I was right. I remember being taught how to perform a few basic spinal manipulations … More

This article was originally published on newgradphysicaltherapy.com, now at: https://www.coremedicalgroup.com/blog/lies-i-learned-physical-therapy-school Earning your doctorate in physical therapy isn’t easy. You spend … More

I originally thought this blog would be a way for me to discuss current physical therapy research and help new … More

I die a little inside every time I hear someone mention “the core.” It has become a term that is … More

We all should be a little embarrassed right now. In a recent court decision, KT Health Inc., the makers of … More

38,367. New Grad Physical Therapy released my article, 8 Lies I Learned In Physical Therapy School, on January 9th, 2018 … More

Dr. James Dunning of The Spinal Manipulation Institute, a group that provides continuing education courses on spinal manipulation and dry … More

I am sure you could use some extra money right now, right? Should you pick up a few extra hours … More

We could really step up our marketing game as physical therapists. Really crank up the fear. For decades, we have … More

I received a concerning piece of mail a few weeks ago. It was an advertisement for a nearby instrument-assisted soft … More

Get out your baloney detection kit. On Gwyneth Paltrow’s rather bizarrely and hilariously named website, Goop, she links to a … More

  It’s easy to look up into the deep, dark sky and see the patterns.  Each star is an amazing … More

Our professors in physical therapy school always tried to paint a rosy picture of how the real clinical world would … More

In The Demon-Haunted World: Science As A Candle In the Dark, Carl Sagan provides an economical definition of science that … More

Craniosacral therapy is a form of light touch manual therapy that was designed by Dr. John E. Upledger in the … More

Like many other treatments that physical therapists do, it seems as though the enthusiasm and support behind kinesiology taping is … More

The trials we looked at in part one were largely underwhelming.  Let’s take a broader look at some of the … More

Every drug store carries “kinesiology tape,” for anyone to pick up and buy now.  It is common to see athletes, … More

We have three questions to answer here: What does dry needling actually do, and are there any effects beyond a … More

Well conducted clinical trials are not the only things that can give us insight into the efficacy of a treatment … More

Dry needling is the latest panacea in the therapy world that is neither physical nor therapeutic, and is backed by … More

How many tools are in your physical therapist’s toolkit? Five? Ten? Fifty?  Have you just been filling it up with … More

The Short Version According to Dr. Ian Harris, many of today’s surgeries are no better than sham surgeries or conservative … More

For The Lazy Pain is a necessary, complex, and unique experience that is different for everyone and every instance. Pain … More

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