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  1. Own, Disrupt, Transform–Or Else?

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... lately. While it sounds good, it is a blatant fallacy to a consumer. This is self-sabotaging behavior, a hallmark of low self image. Another example is the logical fallacy of access being useless if ...
    Friday, 06 February 2015
  2. Mechanical Care Forum Podcast Interview

    Category: News/Smart Life Project

    With 50 episodes of the "Consumer's Guide To Health" podcast in the archives, I can say that I have done my share of interviewing. That process will resume soon with the refactoring of the podcast and ...
    Wednesday, 12 November 2014
  3. Spin Doctors And Debunking Myths

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... physical therapist isn't the issue. It is the play on words that is critical. Spin is everything. Let's start with the most critical consumer-related question regarding physical therapy: can you freely ...
    Thursday, 16 October 2014
  4. The Right To Choose Revisited

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... was a great day when physical therapists in Texas adopted this phrase as a rallying cry for consumers. Simple - and to the point. The next legislative session in Texas is in 2015, and consumer awareness ...
    Wednesday, 23 April 2014
  5. Top 10 Posts Of 2013

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... Low Back Pain Paradox: Part I (3/13/13) 9. Branding Physical Therapy - Use Those Eight Words Wisely (6/14/13) 8. Physical Therapy Is A Movement Profession (5/30/13) 7. Consumer Direct Access To Physical ...
    Wednesday, 01 January 2014
  6. The Health Care Hall Pass: Permission Or Access?

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ...  There is oftentimes much rejoicing when physical therapists gain some "degree" of access for consumers. Celebrations take place in the streets. The proclamations of "another state with patient access" ...
    Sunday, 01 December 2013
  7. The Right To Choose My Health Care Provider

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... health care in 2013, it is high time for consumers to have The Right To Choose. In the current health care landscape, consumers can not freely select their health care provider. It is generally a limitation ...
    Wednesday, 30 October 2013
  8. Four Reasons Why Patients Deserve ADTO

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... quite simply, save millions if not billions of dollars for health care consumers. But before it can do so, it needs to become a foundation for researchers, clinicians, and patients alike. Across the ...
    Friday, 25 October 2013
  9. The Tale Of Two Degrees Of Varus

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ...  In Pathoanatomy We Trust - But Should We? When Do Health Care Consumers Just Say No? Mechanical Loading And The Health Continuum  ...
    Sunday, 25 August 2013
  10. Three Bipartisan Realities Of Consumer Access To Physical Therapy

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    It's not just a Republican thing. And it's not just a Democrat thing. When you get right down to it, consumer access to physical therapy could - and should - be an issue with bipartisan support nationwide. ...
    Thursday, 22 August 2013
  11. Paternalism And The Demise Of Health Care

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... care and paternalism. You know, the "father knows best" mentality that pervades our health care system right now. It might have been fine in the 1950's, but patients of the 2000's are becoming consumers ...
    Thursday, 08 August 2013
  12. When Do Health Care Consumers Just Say No?

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    It is a simple decision that stands in our way to the promised land of health care reform. When do we finally get to the point in which health care consumers just say no? Imagine, if you will, a world ...
    Monday, 15 July 2013
  13. Two Shades Of Patient Access To Physical Therapy

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ...  Consumer Direct Access To Physical Therapy: It's All In The Language 62,900 More Reasons For Consumer Direct Access To Physical Therapy Is Transparency A Game Changer In Consumer Direct ...
    Wednesday, 26 June 2013
  14. Branding Physical Therapy – Use Those Eight Words Wisely

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... descriptions. You might even hear talk of quality or value or practitioner of choice. All of those words sound good. But does it provide the consumer with a unique positioning statement? Tom Peters, ...
    Friday, 14 June 2013
  15. Health Care Needs A Few Angry Moms

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... state testing mandates. A group of angry moms turned into a movement that was a game changer in the Texas Legislature. Imagine that. Now, take a moment to ponder what health care consumers could do with ...
    Tuesday, 11 June 2013
  16. Vision Now Revisited: Being And Becoming

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... of physical therapy is at a significant crossroads in this country. If we don't firmly and passionately define the profession - for ourselves and for consumers - then somebody else will, if they haven't ...
    Tuesday, 04 June 2013
  17. It's Playoff Time: Put Non-Evidence-Based Care On The Sidelines

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... for the patient. Some get it, some don't. 6. Fans: The game and its fans are the reason why the players exist. The fans are the consumer. They become more educated in terms of what a good product is, ...
    Sunday, 02 June 2013
  18. Physical Therapy Is A Movement Profession

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... aided in defining the role of the profession for prospective consumers. But, we can simplify all this with some simple branding. You see, physical therapy is, first and foremost, a movement profession. ...
    Thursday, 30 May 2013
  19. When A Vision Goes Awry, Or How 10 Words Make A Difference

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... is as follows: "By 2020, physical therapy will be provided by physical therapists who are doctors of physical therapy, recognized by consumers and other health care professionals as the practitioners ...
    Friday, 24 May 2013
  20. The Disconnect Between Patients, Insurance, Incentives, And Cash

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... of misguided incentives. Both sides of this coin are cash-based. The difference is in the degree of transparency involved. On the cash practice side, the consumer can see the direct cash flow from one ...
    Tuesday, 21 May 2013
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