E-mail Interview with Jesse Dimick, PTA, LATC
Jesse Dimick is a dual certified physical therapist assistant and licensed athletic trainer in the Boston, MA area. Jesse currently works in an orthopedic outpatient physical therapy clinic, but also […]
Article Review: The Myth of Core Stability
I was recently engaged in a conversation with Mark Young of Markyoungtrainingsystems.com about the preventablility/reduceability of low back pain, which morphed into talking about the transverse abdominis (TrA) and multifidi (M). He […]
I Am: Mike’s Long Thoracic Nerve
If you have ever seen the movie Fight Club you may remember Ed Norton’s dictation of certain discovered snippets from an unknown author that go something like this. “I am Jack’s Medulla […]
Article Review: Long-term effects of specific stabilizing exercises for first-episode low back pain
Consumers are educated. That goes for consumers of physical therapy as well. The internet is an amazing thing, however; it can also mislead people. More and more of my patients […]
I’m a Failure (#1)
I AM A FAILURE. Yes, I failed. I did not reach my goal of 56 hours of quality sleep this week. I got 55 instead. I may have failed but […]
Sleep Tips From a Professional
So I treat a sleep doc every so often and I have to say I really enjoy getting professionals’ opinions about “recommended” anything: recommended caloric intake, recommended amounts of activity, […]
Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day
First, sorry it’s been so long. No excuses. I happened to treat a particular patient this past Tuesday who is my muse for this post. She is an older woman, […]
