Categorized as: Science
22Apr Can we use Twitter to #SolvePT
Recently, a new hash tag has emerged in the physical therapy twittersphere: #SolvePT. Selena, via the Evidence in Motion Blog, shared her thoughts in a post The Pulse of Physical Therapy. Dr. E of the Manual Therapist also briefly highlighted this new hash tag in a post. #SolvePT Initially, discussions focused on financial issues of physician ow
29Mar 500 Word Letter to the Editor? $31.50…
…real scientific and professional discussion? Priceless.* *And free In a previous post, Publishing in Science: Are Industry Standards Serving Researchers, Clinicians, and Science?, @JasonSilvernail and I discussed some of the problems with the current publishing industry paradigm as well as our personal frustrations with the process. These i
18Mar Publishing in Science: Are Industry Standards Serving Researchers, Clinicians, and Science?
Recently, @JasonSilvernail and I wrote a letter to the editor of the journal Manual Therapy entitled Innominate 3D Motion Modeling: Biomechanically Interesting, but Clinically Irrelevant. The article is currently in press [Reference: Ridgeway K, Silvernail J. Innominate 3D motion modeling: Biomechanically interesting, but clinically irrelevant
18Mar SI Joint Mechanics in Manual Therapy: Relevance, Please?
In a separate post Publishing in Science: Are Industry Standards Serving Researchers, Clinicians and Science? Jason Silvernail and I outline some of the perceived cons of the current publishing paradigm. We describe our experience writing a letter to the editor of Manual Therapy. In the end, our goal was, and is, to express our interpretation
29Jan Leveraging Technology VI: Case Example: ACL Injury “Prevention”
Recently, I stumbled upon a website post via Twitter: I absolutely love the basis and intent of the tweet! Female athletes exhibit increased incidence of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injuries, so we need to work to reduce their risk of injury through specific training, performance, and post-surgical rehabilitation programs. ACL injury, re
17Jan Leveraging Technology V: Beyond RSS to Engagement
This is the 5th in a series of posts investigating how to leverage technology: RSS and Web2.0 Google Reader Selection of Content Blog Reviews In the previous blog posts I have outlined how information is pushed directly to you via RSS feeds and Web 2.0. I explained how to access information from journals and blogs
14Jan Leveraging Technology IV: Blogs
So, this series has had a long, long hiatus between posts for which I apologize!! Time to start the new year off right. This is another dense post with a ton of resources and links. I hope you enjoy. In the previous post, I presented which research journals publish the most and highest quality clinical
19Aug Leveraging Technology III: Selection of Content
In the first two posts of this series I discussed the concepts of RSS and Web 2.0 as well as detailing the set up of Google Reader. The Basics: Web 2.0 and RSS Google Reader This post will discuss which journals we should be following and reading as physical therapists. Obviously, there is Physical Therapy
29Aug Medical Illustration: Entertainment and Education
One of my favorite activities in Augusta was/is to attend trivia at a local hang called, Helgas. Apart from the irony and inconvenience of the ultra smoke filled bar that’s frequented by graduate students at a medical college, it’s a solid game of trivia. It was always a treat for me to run into some of the
20Mar The Stress – Pain Connection
The WSJ Blog had a brief but important bit about the relationship between stress and pain this week. The gist: It's old school to think having pain that is "in your head" is the same thing as faking it or being crazy in any way. The truth of the matter is, all pain is in your head! More acurately, pain is an output from your head. Scientists recogn
