Eric Chaconas PT PhD

 Attention Outpatient Orthopedic Physical Therapists!   Your expertise will help Bellin College's DScPT Program study and better understand patients' preferences to improve patient-centered care.  redcap.bellincollege.edu/surveys/?s=DWJ…   We are grateful for your time and support! 

Interesting work by J Plante, Joe Kucksdorf & Jon Ruzich - maladaptive imaging beliefs were associated w poorer outcomes compared to healthy beliefs in patients w musculoskeletal pain @jlyoung2 @BellinCollegePT jospt.org/doi/abs/10.251…

@BCBSAssociation @BCBSTX What kind of CRIMINAL org have you become? My children are severely disabled, & when we switched to BCBS you deny their LIFESAVING meds, wheelchairs, and now a standing frame for vital weightbearing! THESE ARE MEDICALLY NECESSARY but all you do is DENY!

Check out these @BellinCollegePT presentations at CSM 2024!

Hey MSK PT's! Still seeking PT's to complete our strength survey (if you haven't already). Please retweet consider sharing with other PT's to help us reach our goals for numbers of respondents. TIA! gvsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cI…

Low implementation of the transparency & openness promotion (TOP) standards by physical therapy journals - however the higher the TOP score, the higher the impact factor of the journal @leighdpt @jlyoung2 @BellinCollegePT pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37815940/

@DerekGriffin86 @AdamMeakins @DerekGriffin86 your correct we cannot extrapolate but I wouldn't say it tells us nothing. In those with greater levels of disability that adaptive approach faired better

@echaconas @AdamMeakins This paper tells us nothing about what mediated the change. It might have nothing to do with the therapist and it definitely doesn't tell us what "good care" looks like.

So much arrogance, ego, and elitism… this is exactly why #ManualTherapySucks 🤮

@PTPintcast @NikkiG_13

We want 1 episode where we have a PT from 5 pro/college sports... ⚾️ 🏈 ⚽️ 🏒 🏈 Also, we want these people to not be male. Who's got the connections?

@backinmotiontt @DptScott1996 @APTAtweets im biased, but stuff like this fb.watch/ntSQ_-pjR3/ ads across all social platforms, commercials, radio etc etc. I know a lot of that is being done, and I think the times square ad is cool, just wondering what it costs and how effective it is compared to the other stuff

@echaconas @DptScott1996 @APTAtweets Out of curiosity, and being a non-American physio, what other forms of digital marketing would u suggest to create impact?

To celebrate #PTmonth, APTA is running a #ChoosePT billboard ad in New York's Times Square!

@DptScott1996 @APTAtweets I was wondering the same thing. We need PR and branding like this you just always have to wonder the ROI compared to other forms of digital marketing

@APTAtweets How much does this cost the APTA?

Join us on Aug 22 to receive important updates about what our SIG is up to, then hear from our Primary Care PT friends at Bellin Health about the importance of Care Navigation in the Primary Care setting! Sign up here: buff.ly/3qsXSqN

We have another student spotlight — shout out to Emily for being a community leader! Do you know a student who's setting a strong example for the profession? Give a shoutout by submitting them for a student spotlight through APTA Engage: loom.ly/6AN5ixw

Approx 40% of patients with knee #osteoarthritis use opioids; as many as 10% long term. We have no idea if #KneeReplacement surgery reduces long-term opioid use. No one tracks this! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37335227/ @egan_w @jlyoung2 @BellinCollegePT

I’m a Physician and let me tell you an insider secret. A lot of the Medical Establishment is TERRIFIED of people who are healthy, well-informed, take great care of their own bodies, and very hesitant to take any drugs. PLEASE be that person.

Adherence to CPGs for LBP is often seen as a mark of high-quality care. But how easy is it to adhere to guidelines in real-world clinical practice? If you're a #physicaltherapist seeing LBP, please consider giving a few minutes to share your thoughts redcap.bellincollege.edu/surveys/?s=RAM…

🔍Check out the new blog from @chadcookpt involving differences in comparisons in systematic reviews and why this does matter. sites.duke.edu/cemmt/2022/11/…

@PTPintcast @NikkiG_13

Where are the female PTs in: College Sports Professional Sports Can you tag the ones you know?

Twitter nation. I'm looking for physios involved in perioperative management of cervical myelopathy (DCM). Please DM me; we need your help.

It is well known that using sham for OMT studies is questionable at best. Read this pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27888138/ and this pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35941533/ if you want a better perspective.