PT Inquest is an online journal club. Hosted by Jason Tuori, Megan Graham, and Chris Juneau, the show looks at an article every week and discusses how it applies to current physical therapy practice.
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149 Ultrasound Works Sorta Kinda
Therapeutic ultrasound has been relegated to the physical therapy trash heap as "ultraplacebo". But is there an application where it might work? What can we learn about other physical therapy interventions from research on ultrasound?
Effect of low-intensity long-duration ultrasound on the symptomatic relief of knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind study.
Draper DO, Klyve D, Ortiz R, Best TM.
J Orthop Surg Res. 2018 Oct 16;13(1):257. doi: 10.1186/s13018-018-0965-0.
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Matt Hunter
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"The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake
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