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Civil Rights And Your Health

Category: Blog/Smart Physio

... and his fight for civil rights and for freedom. Many of us think of “civil rights” in terms of equality. But it is so much more than that for all of us, regardless of race or gender. In Texas, we hear ...
Monday, 19 January 2015
Patient Education: Behavioral Change Or Clinician Monologue?

Category: Blog/Smart Physio

... costs and quality of life lies in lifestyle and behavioral changes. This requires an approach to care that has a strong cognitive and behavioral component, one that emphasizes independence, mentorship, ...
Wednesday, 19 November 2014
Seven Tips For New Runners On National Running Day

Category: Blog/Smart Physio

... quality of training, not the quantity. You don't get a badge of honor based on the number of miles you run in any given week. You are better having some shorter, good quality runs that feel good than to ...
Wednesday, 04 June 2014
In Illness, A Reminder Of Health

Category: Blog/Smart Physio

... to live fully, completely, vividly. It is in these hopefully-fleeting moments of sickness that we can fully appreciate our health and the beauty provided to us with moments of quality time with those we ...
Sunday, 29 December 2013
Playlist Ponderings: David Grissom

Category: Blog/Rhubarb Diaries

... cool, indeed. There is an incendiary quality to his playing. Grissom is more than just another guitar player stringing a bazillion notes together to sound like just more widdly-widdly-widdly. The beauty ...
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Optimal Health: It’s All In The Recovery

Category: Blog/Smart Physio

... from which to recover and adapt. More studying doesn't necessarily equate to better grades. More training doesn't necessarily equate to better performances. The quality of the stimulus is important - but ...
Tuesday, 05 November 2013
Rhubarb Report 076

Category: Blog/Rhubarb Diaries

... truly does justice to the sport, the characters, and the story line. It was a tremendous movie - for the quality of the film itself and for the memories it brought back to me in full living color. Case ...
Sunday, 29 September 2013
Rhubarb Report 074

Category: Blog/Rhubarb Diaries

... to listen to it. But given the tremendous emotional impact of his words, I often wonder: how far have we advanced in terms of true equality in this country since then? Sadly, I think there is much work ...
Saturday, 31 August 2013
Perpetuating The Myth Of Hands-On Care

Category: Blog/Smart Physio

It may have been one of the worst value propositions ever made. I know you've heard it before - "Hands-on care is quality care". I have heard it more than once, be it in a clinical environment, educational ...
Tuesday, 13 August 2013
2013 McKenzie Institute Americas Conference: MDT For Peak Patient Outcomes

Category: Blog/Smart Physio

... quality of the presentations and workshops was tremendous, there were three notable highlights. 1. Mark Werneke, MPT, Dip.MDT and Daniel Deutscher, PT, PhD presented sessions on "Outcome Data Assessment ...
Tuesday, 30 July 2013
When Do Health Care Consumers Just Say No?

Category: Blog/Smart Physio

... health care - quality, access, and cost - is driven by the Bigs. These powers-that-be with huge political action committees promote their own agendas while claiming to do so in the patients' best interests. ...
Monday, 15 July 2013
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
Health Care Needs A Few Angry Moms

Category: Blog/Smart Physio

... can put the world of education on its ear, then surely health care consumers can establish sweeping changes in health care. That would include issues of access, cost and quality. Health care-related ...
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
It's Playoff Time: Put Non-Evidence-Based Care On The Sidelines

Category: Blog/Smart Physio

... we might do it. If this was professional sports, a number of stakeholders would be involved to refine the overall quality of the game. It would require a concentrated effort from the league, the coaches, ...
Sunday, 02 June 2013
The Disconnect Between Patients, Insurance, Incentives, And Cash

Category: Blog/Smart Physio

... speaking, are transparent with costs because consumers demand it. They are based on the receipt of a quality service that meets or exceeds the consumer's expectations. They are all founded upon the consumer's ...
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
It’s All About The Patient

Category: Blog/Smart Physio

... the patient. When we speak to the patient about their problem, who is the only one to have the history at their fingertips? The patient. And when we look at the quality of care, who ultimately has ...
Sunday, 19 May 2013
Let The Patient Define The Health Care Market

Category: Blog/Smart Physio

... of supply and demand, and of seeking the best value for your hard-earned dollar. Consumers define most of our marketplace these days. They select products and services based on quality, value, accountability, ...
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
Plumbers, Consumers, And Health Care Solutions

Category: Blog/Smart Physio

... quality or workmanship. The plumber is now accountable for the outcome. You demand that accountability for the project - on time and on budget - otherwise, you don't pay them fully, or you give them a ...
Sunday, 14 April 2013
The Low Back Pain Paradox: Part I

Category: Blog/Smart Physio

... nothing to do with whether it is right or wrong for the patient or the quality of their care. There are any number of arbitrary laws nationwide - including those that limit access to care from a physical ...
Wednesday, 13 March 2013
Patient Access To Care In The Information Age

Category: Blog/Smart Physio

... an "online diagnosis" - without any specific "quality control". Patients have ultimately been left to do their own research - and make their own decisions. Consider the data on "online diagnosers": ...
Tuesday, 05 March 2013