Research

Below are just a few research articles and scientific studies regarding the field of Physical Therapy and its interventions.
 

Dry Needling

• Dry Needling: A Literature Review with Implications for Clinical Practice Guidelines 

• Dry Needling Can Reduce Myofascial Pain Related to Trigger Points 
  
  

Spinal Manipulation

• Upper Cervical and Upper Thorasic Thrust Manipulations vs. Nonthrust Mobiliztion in Patients with Mechanical Neck Pain

• Manipulation vs. Mobilization and Exercise in Patients with Cervicogenic Headache 

• Bilateral and Multiple Cavitation Sounds During Upper Cervical Thrust Manipulation 

TherapEutic Exercise: Core Strengthening for "Stability"??

• The Myth of Core Stability 

In The News

Visit this page regularly to find links to new articles, hot topics and news that will keep you informed and engaged. 

Dry Needling:

• Redskins' Dry Needles Speed Recovery Time 
  RGIII using Dry Needling to aid in recovery from surgery 

• Big Needles - ESPN the Magazine 
  London Fletcher has not missed an NFL game in 14 years 

• Terry Bradshaw on "The Edge" 
  Dry Needling in professional sports

Trends in Healthcare

• Who is the Musculoskeletal Expert? A Physician or a Physical Therapist? 

• Is your primary care physician the right one to evaluate your injury? 
  
  

Doctors leaving insurance for private/cash pay 

• Cash-only doctors abandon the insurance system 

• Is Concierge Medicine The Correct Choice For You? 

• Doctors keep it simple, ditch insurance 

• A year into direct pay: it doesn't suck to be a doctor anymore 

• Patients' Costs Skyrocket; Specialists' Incomes Soar 

• More Docs to leave Medicare in 2013 
   

Medical Management

• Common Knee Surgery Does Very Little for Some, Study Suggests 

• Is a MRI Even Accurate or Useful? 

• Does anyone actually know what back pain is or how to treat it? 
  Embracing Ignorance 

• Should I get an MRI for my Low Back Pain?? 
  Is an MRI necessary for my problem?

• Do you have hip pain? 
  Are X-rays the whole picture?

• Doctors perform thousands of unnecessary surgeries 
  USA TODAY article