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Feb 20, 20206 min read
Do Sports Bras Take Your Breath Away?
Lately I’ve noticed something about breasts. More specifically, what women choose to wear and support them. Bras. I noticed there is a...
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Jan 18, 20205 min read
Master the Resting Tongue Posture
In case you’ve been living under a rock, sleeping, nutrition and breathing are hot topics in health and wellness. Connecting these...
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Jan 7, 20207 min read
What Makes LOL Good Medicine?
A panic attack is no laughing matter. But there I was witnessing one for the first time. Just me and my patient and she was TERRIFIED by...
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Oct 27, 20192 min read
My Master the Basics (& Beyond) Library
“Success is neither magical nor mysterious. Success is the natural consequence of consistently applying the basic fundamentals.” –Jim...
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Oct 2, 20197 min read
Level Up Notes 4.0 - Scott H. Young's book "Ultralearning"
My Google Chrome Death Clock says I have 10,649 days of livin’ left and the seconds are quite visibly ticking. That may sound like a lot...
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Sep 22, 20198 min read
How To Be A Better Patient Self-Advocate: a blog post for EVERYONE
You’ve been there before. Sitting in the doctor’s waiting room, listening for your turn. You’re nervous. It’s not the doctor that most...
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Jul 8, 20196 min read
Level Up Notes 3.0 - Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
Do you believe in order to succeed you have to focus on one area and try to be the best, to specialize? Most of us do but it’s a myth....
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May 6, 20194 min read
Teaching folks to make connections with DIMs and SIMs
As part of pain education.... -We say things like “Pain is multifactorial.” -We reference the influence of maladaptive beliefs. -We...
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Apr 5, 20194 min read
got dizziness?
My patient came in complaining of dizziness. They felt anxious and scared. Wouldn’t you? That patient was: a) a 60 year old with...
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Mar 17, 20193 min read
Green Grass & Rehab Plans: an analogy
Do you have a PLAN? You, yeah you. Do you have a plan? I’m not talking about the generic kind you write up for the documentation most...
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Feb 11, 20196 min read
Do Blue Light Blockers Work?
Blue light blocking glasses for everyone! Verging on Oprah-esque style, I have recommended blue light blocking glasses to many over the...
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Jan 26, 20195 min read
Level Up Notes 2.0: Brain Rules for Aging Well by John Medina
I hate it when people say “It’s just a part of aging.” Of course there are inherent biological changes with time but it seems like an...
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Jan 18, 20195 min read
The Dichotomy of Dosing
How much is enough? - a simple question you should be asking all the time in rehab. Figuring it out -a challenging process. The process...
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Dec 29, 20186 min read
Reflections on Starting a Cash-Based PT business
For at least 18 of my 21 years of being a physical therapist, I vehemently said I would never start my own PT business. Now, one year and...
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Dec 12, 201818 min read
Level Up Notes 1.0 - 5 eye-opening podcasts on SLEEP
Sometimes I want to learn a little more about a topic but I don't want to commit to a weekend course, a whole book or a PubMed search....
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Nov 20, 20182 min read
Thank you to the Caregivers
“Thank you” “You’ve helped me so much” “I couldn’t have done it without you” “For the first time in years I have hope” Statements like...
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Oct 25, 20184 min read
Explain Pain: Occam's Style
Occam’s Style. Not Gangnam Style. But if this post goes viral we’ll have helped a lot of people. The following patient quote is actually...
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Sep 19, 20182 min read
About The Bike
It is and it isn’t about the Bike. It’s about reclaiming identity and having goals that seem impossible. . “It’s been 3 and half years...
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Aug 30, 20187 min read
Myth Busting with the Soleus
Why does it take so long to change people's minds about certain things? We can’t all know everything but when it comes to movement health...
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