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This is the first installment of a monthly post suggesting great physical therapy related blog posts and research to read…
Blog Posts
The first blog post comes from Joseph Brence, PT, DPT at Forward Thinking PT who posted a thorough response to a controversial speech given by Dr. Stanley Paris regarding the current state of manual therapy in the physical therapy profession.
At In Touch Physical Therapy Blog, Harrison Vaughn, PT, OCS, Cert. SMT posed an important question, “What’s the Image of Physical Therapy?” Have you ever done a google image search for ‘physical therapy’? Lets just say we have a ways to go in changing the public’s perception of our profession.
Lack of tibial internal rotation can create several negative biomechanical effects and Erson Religioso, PT, DPT, FAAOMPT at The Manual Therapist went into great detail on how to combine IASTM with joint mobilization to improve this deficit. Definitely worth a read!
Over at the Student Special Interist Group of the AAOMPT’s blog, they posted a four part series on understanding pain. As a physical therapist, you MUST have a thorough understanding of what causes pain and how that pain is perceived by your patient. Not all pain is nociceptive, not all pain is biomechanically driven, and not all pain is the same.
Part 1: Understanding Pain
Part 2: The Role of the Brain in Chronic Pain
Part 3: The Mystery of Chronic Pain
Part 4: Teaching People About Pain
Finally, Erson Religioso, Joseph Brence, and Chris Johnson (Chris Johnson PT) discuss their differing opinions, experiences, and treatment strategies when dealing with a patient suffering from Iliotibial Band Syndrome via Google Chat. This is a great resource for any clinician who sees patients diagnosed with this impairment.
Research
John Snyder, DPT 