Top Wrong Reasons People Come to PT
During every eval, I find it worth asking why people are coming to physical therapy. Most say, they want to get back to [x] or they can’t do [Y] without […]
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Three Underestimated Injuries: #3 Ankle Sprains
We don’t have to travel far from the big toe to get to my #3 most underestimated injury, the ankle sprain. Maybe ankle sprains aren’t the most painful condition of […]
78 year old, recovering from a knee replacement
Here’s a pic of a total knee replacement four weeks post op. The doctor fixed a 26 degree Q angle (angle between the thigh and shin). The normal female Q […]
Three Underestimated Injuries: #2 Hallux Rigidus (WTF is that?)
Hallux rigidus (which basically means a rigid first toe) is so unbelievably underestimated that often I find people don’t even have it diagnosed
Work Hazards
I meant to post this a few months ago. A hazard of five 12 hour days in a row and lots of manual therapy. Students, learn good form or end […]
Cranial Nerve Exam Cheat Sheet
Remeber the cranial nerves? Me neither. So here’s a picture I threw together to help you remember. I find that combined with the acronym oh oh oh to touch and […]
Grandma “k”needs a new pair of shoes
84 y/o female who is 4 weeks post-op after bilateral staged (2 weeks) total knee replacements. Doing well at home with daughter, but has a long road ahead with gait […]
(in)Direct Access
I work in California, a very liberal state. California is one of many states that offers “direct access” to physical therapy services. This means that if you have an injury, […]
Bridging the Gap…
About 4 weeks ago I had insomnia as I occasionally do. I stumbled upon a blog post by Patrick Ward of Optimum Sports Performance talking about an upcoming seminar called […]
Recommendations for obese TKR candidates being denied surgery
The following post was actually written a couple years ago and I thought I had lost it upon graduating. While cleaning out the old computer I stumbled upon it. It’s […]
Mike Scott, DPT 