Adam Rufa

@rickmerriam @MitchHamer @smith_john89645 @AdamMeakins Why don’t we see rampant tennis elbow in patients with high spinal cord injuries who have minimal to no trunk control?

@MitchHamer @smith_john89645 @AdamMeakins A good rule of thumb when it comes to addressing tennis elbow: Don't focus on the elbow 💪. When practitioners throw a bunch of stuff at the elbow, they're chasing pain (and pretending it's something else). Increasing stability of spine and pelvis first allows for faster results.

When I said this a few months ago, it created all sorts of angst and upset and accusations! Best treatment for tennis elbow is time and carrying on as usual!

APTA New York members are providing free health assessments as part of our Access to Health campaign on Monday, Dec 4th from 10 am – 2 pm at Nazareth University. Stop by and learn more about you can access physical therapy treatment without a referral from a primary care doctor.

Increasing bone strength by just 3% slashes the risk of fractures and a new study proves physical therapy can help prevent falls. In NY you can see a physical therapist without a referral. Visit choosept.com today to find a physical therapist and live your best life.

3/ the god belief intuition is evidence that humans tend to have a god intuition. The cause or truth of that intuition is a different question and needs different evidence. I am sure you know this, I just didn’t see it clearly come out in the debate. Nice work

2/ and switching topics. The reliability of the laws of logic demonstrate that they are reliable. It does not demonstrate what causes or what is the mechanism behind the laws. That is a different question and needs different evidence.

@Matt_Dillahunty 1/.. I only watch first part of debate so far. Great job and it was frustrating. One point I think you missed-or was not clearly made. Evidence needs to be viewed based on the claim it is supporting. During the debate your opponent was switching the claim.

⁦@aptany⁩ President Mike Tisbe gives a great speech about moving our profession forward.

Getting ready for another rTMS session. Looking at the effects of rTMS combined with physical therapy for patients with #CRPS

The RESTORE trial just out in the 'The Lancet'. This trial brings hope to people disabled by low back pain. It puts the patient in the drivers seat, with skills to self-manage...it works, it save $$ and they like it. Massive team effort led by Peter Kent. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

CNY JV girls basketball team makes SportsCenter’s Top 10 (video) - syracuse.com ⁦Wow @mlbowmandptccs⁩ syracuse.com/highschoolspor…

Jon interviewed Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas Attorney General, about why her state banned gender-affirming care for minors - ignoring the guidelines of major medical organizations and taking the decision out of parents’ hands. Watch the full interview on @AppleTVPlus

New home for the Magstim! Time to get zapping.

@stoneb26 @shelbymillerpt @GregLehman

@arufa @shelbymillerpt @GregLehman No. You didn’t read the whole thread. You stopped and replied before reading the rest, kinda like cutting a patient or student off mid sentence or thought to push your own thoughts…which is what you did.

I’ve been seeing some posts on here recently about “being fit is a must as a PT/ HCW. And while I get where you’re coming from, as a larger PT who has struggled with her weight since childhood, I find there is value in having PTs of all sizes. Thread 1/?

@stoneb26 @shelbymillerpt @GregLehman I am not saying that you do that. I am trying to show you how giving advice to a pt that you don’t take yourself is not necessarily hypocritical, because your goals/values may be different than the pt’s. Our job is to help patients work towards their goals/values, not ours.

@arufa @shelbymillerpt @GregLehman Like you appreciated mine. How’s that dose of your own medicine taste? 😂😂

@stoneb26 @shelbymillerpt @GregLehman You are not my patient. Neither you or I have to agree with another person’s values. Helping a patient reach their goals, is not hypocritical if those goals/values don’t align with mine. Imposing a value/goal on a patient that I don’t hold would be hypocritical.

@stoneb26 @shelbymillerpt @GregLehman I don’t value running. It is not something I enjoy. Does that mean I can’t treat a patient who runs? Of course not. We have different values. If I eat poorly and don’t exercise, but my patients wants to eat well and exercise, it is not hypocritical to help them meet that goal.

@arufa @shelbymillerpt @GregLehman Plus if you read the thread, I said this is my journey and my belief. That I was dishing out health advice I wasn’t taking, so I felt like a hypocrite. Read please and don’t just jump to Twitter reply’s. Read, acknowledge, you know like how you should really listen to patients

@stoneb26 @shelbymillerpt @GregLehman It is about the pt’s values not your values. If my pt has a goal, I help them reach that goal. It may be different than my goals/values. It is hypocritical when I impose a goal on a pt “you should exercise” when I don’t do the same. I appreciate the assumption of my motivations.

@arufa @shelbymillerpt @GregLehman Never said it did. But I appreciate the virtue signal for likes. I said it’s hypocritical to live one way while dishing out advice that is contradictory to the lifestyle you live.

@stoneb26 @shelbymillerpt @GregLehman I don’t think any PT should tell a patient what to do. We listen to the patients goals/values and give them advice on how to reach those goals. Our values should not be imposed on our patients.

@shelbymillerpt @GregLehman Yea what everyone else is saying. There is a difference between not exercising and being any type of body shape vs exercising and also being any type of body shape. I don’t think it’s ok for a PT/HCW to be overweight, eating junk, and telling a patient they shouldn’t do that.