Episodes
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Diagnostic Labels and Movement Expertise: An Author Interview with Dr. Shirley Sahrmann
Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette asks Dr. Sahrmann to elaborate on her thought-provoking Point of View in a conversation that acknowledges some of the differences of opinion and controversies surrounding this vital topic. What are the relationships between diagnostic labels and the critical issues that...
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Return on Investment in Physical Therapy: An Author Interview with Dr. Steven Ambler
Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette spotlights a Point of View on the effect of student debt on the next generation of physical therapists, and Dr. Ambler provides insights and data. How big is the problem—and what steps might be taken at the system level to make sure that education is being delivered...
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Changes Needed in the Rehabilitation Care That PTs Provide in Skill Nursing Facilities: An Author Interview with Dr. Allison Gustavson
Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette and Dr. Gustavson discuss the design and implications of an implementation study involving 2 nonrandomized independent groups (usual care and high intensity) staged within a single skilled nursing facility using the i-STRONGER (IntenSive Therapeutic Rehabilitation for...
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Physical Function in the Hospital and Patient-Centered Outcomes in Inpatient Rehabilitation: An Author Interview with Dr. Joshua Johnson
Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette and Dr. Johnson address topics including impact of value-based care and the variability among outcomes and costs, identifying the target populations that will benefit from inpatient rehabilitation, and the need for readers to understand some of the challenges and...
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Time Between an Emergency Department Visit and Initiation of PT Intervention: An Author Interview with Dr. John Magel
Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette and Dr. Magel highlight some impactful, and some surprising, associations found by this study—and what the next steps for researchers should be. Based on the findings, comments Dr. Jette, “if I was a payer, I’d want to figure out how to get people…to PT right away.” Dr....
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Adherence of PT Treatment Choices to Clinical Practice Guidelines for Musculoskeletal Conditions: An Author Interview with Dr. Joshua Zadro
Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette talks with Dr. Zadro about his systematic review of an important area that is often overlooked. One of Dr. Jette’s questions for Dr. Zadro: “Why do you think there’s so much care that’s not evidence-based that’s continues to be provided by our professionals?” Dr. Zadro…
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High-Flow Oxygen Therapy During Exercise Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Hypoxemia: An Author Interview with Dr. Michele Vitacca
Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette interviews Dr. Vitacca about his multicenter randomized controlled trial involving a unique set of patients. Dr Vitacca is coauthor of “High-Flow Oxygen Therapy During Exercise Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Hypoxemia: A...
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Persistent Pain and the Opioid Crisis: An Author Interview with Dr Todd Davenport
Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette interviews Dr. Davenport, who provides a population health perspective and actionable suggestions for clinicians. He notes that “even back in 1999, Boissonnault found that over a quarter of patients had a prescription for narcotics in outpatient physical therapy…
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What Really Works in Intervention? An Author Interview with Dr Regina Harbourne
Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette and Dr. Harbourne explore the importance of fidelity measures in rehabilitation. “Measuring how faithful you are to your approach can really guard against deviating from the delivery of the intervention…. You have to have a process to keep evaluating that throughout the...
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Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Amputee Rehabilitation Program: An Author Interview with Dr. Robert Gailey
Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette interviews Dr. Gailey about his pilot randomized controlled trial to determine whether an evidence-based rehabilitation program would improve function in people with unilateral transtibial amputation who had already completed physical therapy and prosthetic training....
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Translating COVID-19 Evidence to Maximize Physical Therapists’ Impact and Public Health Response: An Author Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Dean
Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette interviews Dr. Dean about her passionate contention that the COVID-19 global crisis presents a unique opportunity for the physical therapy profession, both in the reduction of COVID-19 susceptibility and the management of COVID-19 from the acute phase to rehabilitation....
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Unmasking Potential Through Movement Discovery
An Author Interview with Dr. Beth Fisher.
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WOMAC Pain Scale and Cross Talk from Co-occurring Pain Sites in People with Knee Pain
An Author Interview with Dr. Daniel Riddle and Dr. Robert Perera.
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COVID-19 and Advancing Digital Physical Therapist Practice
An Author Interview with Dr. Alan Lee and Dr. Lesley Holdsworth.
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Upper Extremity Function in Women With and Without a History of Breast Cancer
An Author Interview with Dr. Mary Insana Fisher.
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Long-Term Functional Outcomes Among Childhood Survivors of Cancer With Osteonecrosis
An Author Interview with Dr. Brian DeFeo.
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Physical Therapist Management of Total Knee Arthroplasty
An Author Interview with Dr. Stephen Hunter and Dr. Diane Jette.
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Student Physical Therapists and Clinical Instructor Productivity
An Author Interview with Dr. Tonya Apke
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Home- and Community-Based Physical Therapist Management of Adults With Post–Intensive Care Syndrome
An Author Interview with Dr. Patricia Ohtake and Dr. James Smith
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The Essential Role of Home- and Community-Based Physical Therapists During the COVID-19 Pandemic
An Author Interview with Dr. Jason Falvey
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Uptake and Acceptability of Standardized Postoperative Rehabilitation Guidelines
An Author Interview with Dr. Judy Chepeha
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Predicting Success for Student PTs on the National Physical Therapy Examination
An Author Interview with Dr. Mitch Wolden
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Exercise-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Following Stroke Rehabilitation: What Are the Barriers?
An Author Interview with Dr. Susan Marzolini
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“A Group of Highly Motivated Women”: Aerobic and Resistance Exercise and Shoulder Function in Women Who Are Overweight or Obese and Have Breast Cancer
An Author Interview with Dr. Christina Dieli-Conwright
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Creative Yoga Intervention Improves Motor and Imitation Skills of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
An Author Interview with Dr. Anjana Bhat
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Unrestricted Direct Access to Physical Therapist Services Is Associated With Lower Health Care Utilization and Costs in Patients With New-Onset Low Back Pain
An Author Interview with Brigid Garrity
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Changing the Narrative in Diagnosis and Management of Pain in the Sacroiliac Joint Area
An Interview with Dr. Thorvaldur Palsson
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Combatting Collective Conservatism and Scholarly Oblivion in Physical Therapy
An Author Interview with Dr. Thomas McPoil
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Physical Therapists in the Emergency Department—Window of Opportunity
An Author Interview with Dr. François Desmeules
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Population Health Approaches Are an Opportunity for Physical Therapists to Show Additional Value
An Author Interview with Dr. Dawn Magnusson
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Diagnostic Imaging Ordered by Physical Therapists
An Author Interview with Dr. Aaron Keil
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How Do Institutions Decide Whether to Adopt a Program in Physical Therapy
An Author Interview with Dr. Tara Dickson
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Embodied Cognition in Practice: “Human Cognition About the World Is Situated in a Real, Physical Body”
An Author Interview with Dr. Sarah Berger and Dr. Reginald Harbourne
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From Everyday Wearables to Robotics: Interdisciplinary Collaborations and Strategies for Optimal Development
An Author Interview With Dr. Jill Heathcock
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Thumb Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis: Conservative Treatment, Conversion to Surgery, and Function Versus Pain
An Author Interview with Dr. Jonathan Tsehaie
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“The Public Health Problem In Persons With Upper Limb Loss”: Fall Prevalence and Contributors to Fall Risk
An Author Interview with Dr. Matthew Major
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Strength Training Is Recommended—But What’s the Optimal Dose? Important First Steps in Research for People With Hemophilia
An Author Interview with Dr. Joaquin Calatayud
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Building a Bridge to the Community for People After Stroke
An Author Interview with Dr. Marie-Louise Bird
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Impaired Physical Performance Predicts Hospitalization Risk
An Author Interview with Dr. Jason Falvey
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Shoulder Movement Intervention in People With Diabetes
An Author Interview with Dr. Michael Mueller
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Applying Cognitive Functional Therapy in Low Back Pain
An Author Interview with Dr. Peter O’Sullivan
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Adherence to a Long-Term Physical Activity and Exercise Program After Stroke
An Author Interview with Mari Gunnes
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Program-Level Factors Influencing Positive Graduate Outcomes of Physical Therapy Residency Programs
An Author Interview with Dr. Greg Hartley
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Physical Therapy and Epigenetics
An Author Interview With Dr. Richard K. Shields
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Texting and Walking in Older Adults
An Author Interview with Dr. Tal Krasovsky
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Effects of a Single Motor Skill Training Session in People With Low Back Pain
An Author Interview With Dr. Linda Van Dillen
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Physical Therapy Continuity of Care and Health Care Utilization and Costs in Patients With Low Back Pain
An Author Interview with Dr. John Magel
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Blended PT Intervention for Knee and Hip OA
An Author Interview with Dr. Corelien Kloek
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Axillary Web Syndrome After Breast Cancer Surgery
An Author Interview with Dr. Linda Koehler
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Pain Neuroscience Education for Back and Neck Pain
An Author Interview with Dr. Anneleen Malfliet