Grant Poston, DPT

Huge congratulations to Christy Zwolski, PT, DPT, PhD, for winning the #CSM2026 award for Best Original Research! 🏅 Presented by Barb Hoogenboom, this honor highlights Christy's incredible impact on #SportsPT and #EvidenceBasedPractice. What an achievement for #IJSPT! 👏✨

After 21 years at my dream job, I’m very sad to announce my early retirement from the National Institutes of Health. My life’s work has been to scientifically study how our food environment affects what we eat, and how what we eat affects our physiology. Lately, I’ve focused on unravelling the reasons why diets high in ultra-processed food are linked to epidemic proportions of chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity. Our research leads the world on this topic. Given recent bipartisan goals to prevent diet-related chronic diseases, and new agency leadership professing to prioritize scientific investigation of ultra-processed foods, I had hoped to expand our research program with ambitious plans to more rapidly and efficiently determine how our food is likely making Americans chronically sick. Unfortunately, recent events have made me question whether NIH continues to be a place where I can freely conduct unbiased science. Specifically, I experienced censorship in the reporting of our research because of agency concerns that it did not appear to fully support preconceived narratives of my agency’s leadership about ultra-processed food addiction. I was hoping this was an aberration. So, weeks ago I wrote to my agency’s leadership expressing my concerns and requested time to discuss these issues, but I never received a response. Without any reassurance there wouldn’t be continued censorship or meddling in our research, I felt compelled to accept early retirement to preserve health insurance for my family. (Resigning later in protest of any future meddling or censorship would result in losing that benefit.) Due to very tight deadlines to make this decision, I don’t yet have plans for my future career. The NIH has been a wonderful place because it allows scientists to take risks, form unique collaborations, and do studies difficult to conduct elsewhere. I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished and I’m fortunate to have had such wonderful colleagues and scientific collaborators. I hope to someday return to government service and lead a research program that will continue to provide gold-standard science to make Americans healthy.

Inflammatory skin diseases simply vanish where nerves aren't working🤯 showing very clearly that the inflammation is mediated by the nervous system. Amaze! A phenomenon that gives us a bit of a peak behind the curtain at what's really going on.

@bengals_sans @JoeGoodberry It looks like 95 also lost his gap, which is where the ball goes to. He’s slanting towards A gap but goes too far and the pulling lineman reaches him. 24 getting driven back makes this a TD, IMO

The run defense was actually better than I remember from down to down but then you have plays like this where in theory 58 just slanted into this run and could make a play but instead he's torqued to create a hole. 24 is driven 8 yards and 29 runs sideways and can't make a play.

Watching the game back the biggest issue on defense is the lack of pass rush. Hendrickson received plenty of attention but there were too many reps like this where no one wins despite one on ones across the board. Need more from the star end and everyone else.

We can’t wait to spend time with @christyzwolski discussing these very important topics! You won’t want to miss this opportunity to chat with this leader in pediatric sports medicine! Link in bio!

🚨PLEASE RE-REGISTER🚨TONIGHT’S EVENT IS NOT CANCELLED New link: learn.sportspt.org/courses/41668/…

Interested in working with athletes? Wanting to learn more about a Sports residency? Sign up and check us out for a Residency round table with the other pediatric sports residencies across the US! aaspt.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Cincinnati’s big three professional teams have now gone 27 consecutive regular season games without a loss.   Reds: 10-game winning streak FC Cincinnati: 9 straight games without a loss Bengals: Won final 8 regular season games

Many young athletes look to gain a competitive edge with strength training and parents often wonder if it's safe. Grant Poston, DPT, explains the myths and benefits of kids hitting the weight room: blog.cincinnatichildrens.org/healthy-living…

Through his passion for mental health awareness, we're honored @Bengals tight end @haydenrhurst will wear his heart on his feet through #MyCauseMyCleats, with a custom design made by our patients! #WhoDey #RuleTheJungle #Bengals #CINvsKC

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No one understands a dancer like a dancer. Our team of dance medicine specialists have years of experience treating dancers and a history of high level dance themselves. Learn how we can help your dancer recover from injury at our specialized dance clinic: cincinnatichildrens.org/service/s/spor…

⚠️ Are you familiar with the myths surrounding resistance training in children and adolescents⁉️ Does it really stunt bone growth and should you wait till the age of 12? 🤔 Find out more in this NEW #Infographic ➡️ bit.ly/3NYJ9ut

To my fellow PTs stuck in Atlanta, I’ll be in A30 chillin if you want to run our own little CSM for the next 3-12 hours. Look for the guy in the gray pullover 😂 @APTAcsm @aaspt_apta #CSMAtlanta

One of the greatest moments of my life as a bengals fan was watching the Bengals make it to the superbowl with my wife and daughters, despite making them cry during their bottle 😂👶🏼👶🏼 being in LA for the game would be a close second #whodey

@Ben_Baby @BeauEcon

Bengals coach Zac Taylor and punter Kevin Huber out delivering another game ball in Cincinnati

Here’s Bengals coach Zac Taylor talking about the new tradition of delivering game balls around Cincinnati (via @Bengals)

@SportsCenter @christyzwolski per our discussion earlier…. I feel like I see this 45 deg-ish cut MOI a lot when going against a defender

Jameson Williams was injured on this play:

The AASPT Kevin Wilk Traveling Fellowship is back this Spring after a long two-year hiatus. Dates: April 20-30, 2022. An email was sent to PTs this afternoon with more information. Visit ow.ly/ZHaW50GJySb for more. #physicaltherapy #sports #career #PT #AASPTWilkFellows