Clinical PT Talks offers physical therapy tips, pointers, how-to, and stories about unique, important, or transformative clinical cases.
Clinical PT Talks is a mix of Podcast Shorts that provide brief, user-friendly and easily digestible bits of useful information that clarify concepts, illustrate problems to be solved, and offers solutions to issues physical therapists, and physical therapy assistants, deal with every day. Here you will also find longer Stories that highlight a variety of critical processes in dealing with patients in distress in the real world. Some stories need to be told because they can shift our perspective in ways that are useful. Often, this is of equal or greater value than what can be obtained in any other way.
The measurement problem in physical therapy: Part 2
A measurement problem exists in the world of physical therapy. In some ways it is subtle, almost unrecognizable, yet pervasive. In others ways, it is clearly structural and perpetuated by systems that diminish or misunderstand its value. Both are harmful to our profession, and to patients. Join me in the second of this 2-part podcast series as I explore what the problem is, how we got here, and what we should do about it.
REFERENCES
Kristal A, Gaunaurd IA, Morgan SJ, et al. Use of standardized outcome measures among physical therapists in the United States: A cross-sectional survey study. PLoS One. 2025;20(8):e0330528. Published 2025 Aug 20. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0330528
Martino J, Smoliga JM, Mabry L. Not "that kind" of doctor: an exploratory study on Doctor of Physical Therapy-patient introductions in the United States. J Man Manip Ther. 2024;32(6):630-639. doi:10.1080/10669817.2024.2396706
White JM. Postural Assessment: Objective Measurements and Implications for Therapeutic Intervention. Practical Medicine LLC; 1999.
14 May 2026
The measurement problem in physical therapy: Part 1
A measurement problem exists in the world of physical therapy. In some ways it is subtle, almost unrecognizable, yet pervasive. In others ways, it is clearly structural and perpetuated by systems that diminish or misunderstand its value. Both are harmful to our profession, and to patients. Join me in this 2-part podcast series as I explore what the problem is, how we got here, and what we should do about it.
REFERENCES
Kristal A, Gaunaurd IA, Morgan SJ, et al. Use of standardized outcome measures among physical therapists in the United States: A cross-sectional survey study. PLoS One. 2025;20(8):e0330528. Published 2025 Aug 20. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0330528
McCambridge AB, Nasser AM, Mehta P, Stubbs PW, Verhagen AP. Has Reporting on Physical Therapy Interventions Improved in 2 Decades? An Analysis of 140 Trials Reporting on 225 Interventions. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2021;51(10):503-509. doi:10.2519/jospt.2021.10642
Pires D, Cruz EB, Gomes LA, Nunes C. How Do Physical Therapists Measure Treatment Outcomes in Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain? A Systematic Review. Phys Ther. 2020;100(6):1020-1034. doi:10.1093/ptj/pzaa030 [This study reports spinal mobility is assessed in only 31.8% of studies, and muscle strength and endurance in only 26.7%. Furthermore, measurement targets and tools are not standardized. These findings and more reflect my own observations.]
26 Jan 2026
The fallacy of n-of-1 thinking. How it limits your ability to improve as a clinician, and what to do instead.
Physical therapists love to report the wonderful results they have achieved with their patients. And rightly so. Singular cases stand out. The clinician is happy, the patient is happy, and sharing success with colleagues, patients, and anyone who will listen is fun and can be informative. Inevitably, however, someone is always quick to point out what seems obvious: "But remember, that's only an n-of-1." As if you have cherry-picked your remarkable example from an otherwise unremarkable bunch. How could you be so naive? Join me as I discuss a different perspective on n-of-1 thinking, one that reveals powerful evidentiary options that n-of-1 observations give rise to if properly understood.
REFERENCE
https://sites.duke.edu/cemmt/2025/12/24/why-individualized-treatment-effects-matter-more-than-averages-in-musculoskeletal-care/ (https://sites.duke.edu/cemmt/2025/12/24/why-individualized-treatment-effects-matter-more-than-averages-in-musculoskeletal-care/)
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