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Depression in MSK Practice
This blog is not about how to treat depression. This blog might be for physiotherapists in orthopedic practice who want to expand their role in their patient’s lives by encouraging them to use their rehab exercises as a springboard to help them reduce their depressive symptoms overall. Or maybe it’s for physiotherapists treating chronic pain patients who want to improve their educational interventions around exercise and mood disorders. Or maybe this is a blog for a physiot
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23 hours ago14 min read


Exercise of the year awards. And the winner is...
Clamshells are a terrible exercise for the hip. How have they hung around so long?
jeffreybegg
Dec 29, 20256 min read


Low back pain: These academics got it precisely right, and practically wrong.
Recently published systematic review on low back pain diagnostic accuracy ... How do we know what we know about diagnosis? ... Why you...
jeffreybegg
Sep 5, 20256 min read


How you can stimulate innovation in your practice
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jeffreybegg
Jun 14, 20258 min read


How are our colleges working? Not so well, according to these physiotherapists
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jeffreybegg
May 14, 202511 min read


Rehab Protocols are the demise of our profession
or... Don't show up at a nice restaurant with a recipe Ever watch a great cook in action? You won’t find a recipe propped up on their...
jeffreybegg
Apr 21, 20255 min read


What’s up with neck pain? A Dave Walton interview
Dr. Dave Walton is a physiotherapist, clinician, researcher and professor at Western University in London Ontario. With his name on well...
jeffreybegg
Mar 20, 202511 min read


The Art of stealing patients
Preferred provider networks for Physiotherapy in Canada
jeffreybegg
Feb 10, 20255 min read


Can you solve this anatomical mystery from the ages?
The Greeks thought they were so intelligent. The Romans thought they were more knowledgeable. The renaissance put them both to shame. And...
jeffreybegg
Nov 15, 20245 min read


Are you screaming ARGHHHH in the Pain Science Forest?
If you’re new to the field, it’s hard to know where we are as a profession on the continuum of learning, especially when it comes to pain...
jeffreybegg
Oct 10, 20245 min read


The McGill 3: A Kindergarten Lesson
Some thoughts for physiotherapists on the McGill 3, and whether we should be prescribing them in our practice.
jeffreybegg
Sep 17, 20244 min read


The art of family practice physiotherapy
This post challenges how we run our family practice physiotherapy clinics.
jeffreybegg
Aug 13, 20247 min read


The art of avoiding or defending a physiotherapy college complaint.
Are you always willing to do the right thing? Do you understand your Standards of Practice, and have an active plan to adhere to them?
jeffreybegg
Jun 26, 202412 min read


Creating connection: The art of confluence.
Here's part 2 in a series by Jim Millard, staring with the poem Confluence: (you can read part 1 here) Two lives colliding at the altar...
jeffreybegg
Apr 12, 20244 min read


Why you can’t trust the Huberman Lab (and other trendy podcasts).
There's something fishy going on in the podcast universe. Admit it. Getting your cardio in on the bike or treadmill during the cold...
jeffreybegg
Feb 6, 20245 min read


Guidelines for management of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
This short blog introduces a novel infographic for use by physiotherapists who treat hip and knee osteoarthritis. The Art of translating...
jeffreybegg
Jan 17, 20242 min read


The final step on our journey as clinicians: People skills and connection.
This month we bring the thoughts and words of one of the Canadian physiotherapy world's deep thinkers, Jim Millard. For those of us...
jeffreybegg
Dec 4, 20235 min read


Guidelines for management of low back pain: an infographic.
This short blog introduces a novel infographic for use by physiotherapists who treat low back pain. The Art of translating knowledge in...
jeffreybegg
Oct 30, 20234 min read


The Tim Ferriss and Shirley Sahrmann interview.
and what you can learn about how to market your Physical Therapy practice in 2023. Tim Ferriss is somewhat of a celebrity. You can read...
jeffreybegg
Aug 14, 20236 min read


The Art and Science of Physiotherapy
My condolences to you "Pure Scientists". I used to be one too. The scene: 2010, Nottingham UK. The NeuroOrthopedicInstitute ...
jeffreybegg
Jul 17, 20235 min read
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