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Physical Therapy Articles of Interest & Insight

These articles are designed for the physical therapist who has interest in orthopedics. They are either:

1. Summaries of recent or relevant research in orthopedic physical therapy
2. Insights into clinical practice
3. Opinion-Editorials.

Nonetheless, the reader should come away with insights that are valuable to his or her own personal practice patterns.  

It is not the intent to disparage, discredit, or invalidate any other methods, professions, persons, or organizations, but merely to shed light on various aspects of the profession and skill of orthopedic physical therapy.  They are merely based on the author's opinion or  personal experience.

It is with sincere hope that they benefit the intended audience.

physical therapy articles 

• Clinical Prediction Rules in Physical Therapy: Fad or For Real?
  
  An op-ed on clinical prediction rules & evidence-based physical therapy practice.
• The Trap of Manual Therapy
  
  Manual therapy insights for physical therapists.
• Neck Pain & Strength Training
  
  Research study gives insight into which exercise are associated with good outcomes for neck pain in females.
• The Hardest Lesson Learned
  
  How trying to be everything to a patient is not a good thing.
• Four Keys of Therapeutic Exercise, Part 1
  
  Exercise theory in application for physical therapists.
• Four Keys of Therapeutic Exercise, Part 2
  
  Part 2 in a look at the role of therapeutic exercise in the clinic.
• Ultrasound: Use it (Correctly) or Lose It.
  
  Use of Ultrasound in Physical Therapy.
• Four Predictors of Withdrawl from Treatment
  
  Predicting who will withdraw from treatment.
• Do Clinical Prediction Rules Work?
  
  Clinical Prediction Rules in Physical Therapy