Product of a small town. Physical Therapist & former Athletic Training Extraordinaire. Warrior, Polar Bear, Penguin. *My opinions are my own*
The Jefferson of Ohio
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So this happened today:
1mo ago, Reagan came to us w/ a Dx of CRPS and hadn’t put weight on her R foot in over a month.
Yesterday she made her cheerleading team.
Today, she graduated PT. I promised I would do a choreographed cheer with her.
So for your viewing pleasure 🙃😅
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I’m genuinely tired of every single person saying they have ADD.
When for the past 10 years all our information has been presented in 30 second clips meant to evoke emotional responses and drive validation through affirmation.
Pavlov studied this 125 years ago.
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I keep thinking about the 14yo gymnast patient I had who was Dx with a hamstring strain by their PCP/NP.
Except the clinical exam showed:
Spinal hyperextension MOI
4+/5 HS strength
(+) Crossed SLR Test
(+) Prone Press Up
Like textbook.
PT is primary care for MSK injuries.
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Started my 5yo in Youth Wrestling last night.
3 Goals for the season:
1.Don’t over expose him
2.Learn how to win AND lose with respect
3.Have fun and make friends
Sports are so beneficial for social and physical development.
I want my kids to learn the best parts about them.
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Doing my civic duty.
Got to my polling place about 3 hours early.
There wasn’t a line.
I just needed time to count up all the texts from the candidates’ former classmates, barbers, and marital affair partners so I could vote for the one that sent me the least amount of spam 🙃
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This perfect October weather gave us a few extra batches of spicy bois this year 🌶️
Trying out a new, fully improvised recipe today.
Smoked Popper Dip.
Smoked block of cream cheese, finished with diced peppers, bacon and shredded mild cheddar.
🔜
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There is a weird irony in how millennial PTs complain about wearing khakis and polos in the clinic all day
When they spent their entire middle school through college years layering polos and stockpiling cargo shorts.
But what do I know 😅🙃
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I have a 21 yo student.
Their professor performed an evaluation on them as part of a lab experience.
They told them their hips were “so bad they would need a hip replacement by their 30s”
It’s 2026.
Two Thousand Twenty Six Anno Domini.
Schools need to start paying CIs😅🙃
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I had a patient today with hip pain.
Did a few sessions of PT at local hospital.
While I was reviewing some basic hip exercises, I said “you’ve probably done these…”
They go “oh I never really moved my hips…they just had me doing gas pedals and rolling my ankles..”
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Divorced Dad Rock on the aux cord this morning.
Nothing like starting Friday off with 3 sets of Affliction Shirts and White Monsters 🔥🤘
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Leaving 10 minutes early to be able to take the back roads to work and stop and enjoy some coffee was a solid choice.
Elite Fall Views in NE Ohio today.
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Spooky SZN Story:
I was reading a script for PT for a patient who is 4 weeks s/p ACDF.
It requested “cervical traction” as part of the protocol.
And while I laughed at the general absurdity of that.
I also thought “I bet there’s a lot of PTs out there who would just do it”
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Technical knowledge and skills are important to possess. The more you have the better.
Creative thought and skills are what help you apply that technical knowledge to fluid situations.
It doesn’t matter how much you know if you can’t implement it across multiple mediums.
Every single AI post/flyer is the exact same.
Same “edgy” font.
Same “bold” colors.
Same caricatures.
Same layouts.
Same generic cringe catchphrases
Yet,
Everyone seems to think it will usher in some higher level of thinking.
Can I interest you in a beach front home in Iowa?
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Every single AI post/flyer is the exact same.
Same “edgy” font.
Same “bold” colors.
Same caricatures.
Same layouts.
Same generic cringe catchphrases
Yet,
Everyone seems to think it will usher in some higher level of thinking.
Can I interest you in a beach front home in Iowa?
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Was working with a patient who works for a company contracted by CMS to do audits.
They asked if I would ever be interested in doing prn work.
They pay $100/hr.
I had to choke out a line about how being a clinician is more important to me.
Which it is.
But fuck this system…
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Unpopular opinion:
Most people in healthcare who claim burnout fall into 1 of 3 categories:
1. Not able to stand up for their license/themselves.
2. Not capable of handling the demands of healthcare
3. Went into healthcare for financial stability. Not altruism.
All fixable.
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