New Brunswick physiotherapist. Tweets are my own.
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Joined March 2010
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Today we honor the memory of all those we lost on September 11, 2001. May we never forget their stories – and the bravery of our first responders and troops who sacrificed so much.
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Great paper here. The information is equally applicable to all structural based manual therapy approaches.
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Rotator cuff tendinopathy
Tendon👉⤵️ stiffness/increased thickness/ collagen disorganisation
Neuromuscular👉altered kinematics/muscle activation/force
Psychosocial👉depression/anxiety/pain catastrophizing
CNS👉altered pain/sensorimotor processing
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
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IMO this paper should be read by all clinicians: What does patient centred care look like? Its a partnership.
'I was able to co-create a new narrative that made sense of things in ways that made biological AND biographical sense.'
chiromt.biomedcentral.com/ar…
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Case study:
27 year old male presents reporting left sided “achy, stabbing, and burning” neck pain that radiated into the axilla & left shoulder with progressive motor shoulder girdle weakness affecting ADLs and ability to raise arm.
Has visible atrophy 👇
Diagnoses?
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Yes, step out the door and start running.
They are ready. – at Toronto, Ontario
Get your hips, knees and ankles ready to run in less than five minutes:
runningmagazine.ca/sections/…
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Now open access
Effectiveness of Exercise Interventions for Preventing Neck Pain: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials jospt.org/doi/epdf/10.2519/j…
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Some students are camping in their car as there's a lack of housing in university towns. atlantic.ctvnews.ca/video?ci…
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A very short 🧵
Muscle Weakness & Mortality Risk
⚠️!Strength matters! ⚠️
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As well as reduced quality of life, muscle strength (or weakness) can be a predictor of all cause mortality.
See the post here for specific hazard ratios & full explanation:
getbacktosport.com/strength-…
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Insurance company denies requests for visits & asks for a re-eval/progress note
I write up a template knowing I’ll be seeing the patient next week and I just need to plug in measurements.
Front desk accidentally sends it in. Blank.
Insurance company: *approves 8 visits*
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very timely article commentary in the week that Kim Kardashian promoted full body MRIs for early diagnosis.
Don’t take medical advice (or legal) from celebrities getting paid to promote 💩
Overdiagnosis and too much medicine in a world of crises Tackling overdiagnosis will create more sustainable healthcare for people and the planet
bmj.com/content/bmj/382/bmj.…
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Don’t be confused by the illusion of freedom:
Sitting 40 hours/week
Controlled by the news
Dependent on Big Food
Addicted to social media
True freedom is:
Time with your kids
Building your dreams
Working to serve others
Pursuing greater purpose
Rob Willcott retweeted
Dads don’t need to:
-Deadlift 600 lbs
-Run 100 mile races
-Spend 2+hours/day training
-Count every calorie they eat
Dads simply need to:
-Be present
-Take their health seriously
-Have energy to play with their kids
-Lead their family to a healthy lifestyle
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My second investigation into the ER waiting room death has been published.
I was originally denied the records, but following a complaint to NB Ombud — I was able to get them.
It shows the sad circumstances around the patients death on Dec. 7, 2022.
globalnews.ca/news/9793994/n…
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Hey Gregio, I'd like to do something for my knee OA. Is_________OK?
Yoga-yes
Pilates-yes
Squats-yes
Square dancing-yes
trampoline-yes (maybe a must)
skateboarding -yes
powerlifting-yes
walking-yes
rock climbing-yes
bikes-yes
running-yes
stretching-yes
Giddy-up
Rob Willcott retweeted
Thanks for this. I am actually switching my business account to BMO over a credit card issue. Hope not an issue with them!
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I’m considering closing my @rbc business account over this fiasco.