Building equality in physical therapy for marginalized communities is a challenging and complicated problem in our country, which will require cooperation across the political spectrum to solve. Whether the people in these communities are identified by their race, their sexual orientation, or their religion, each one deserves a safe space for receiving healthcare. To start,…
If there was one thing we want you to take away from the tools of Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine, it’s this: improving your patients’ sleep is essential in physical therapy. Too many people assume that poor sleep is simply a fact of life or of aging, rather than something that can be fixed or changed….
An Interview Podcast with Dr. Elizabeth Dean All too often the field of physical therapy is an afterthought in healthcare, but PTs have a real opportunity to be the most powerful health profession in the world. Physical therapists just need the right tools to transform the health of our patients and our communities. Dr. Ginger…
Pain science and integrative and lifestyle medicine can effectively fill in the gaps of manual therapy and exercise prescription for your physical therapy patients. Isn’t it frustrating how your manual therapy skills and exercise prescription work great for one patient…and barely move the needle for your next one? This feeling of hopelessness was also familiar…