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Podcast: Finally Fearless with Dr. Mel
Episode: E44: How Physical Therapy Fails You...and What You Can Do About It
Description: "Try PT and if it fails, you can get surgery."
The famous words uttered by almost every MD when referring someone to see a PT. There is so much wrong with this statement, including setting you up to believe you'll fail before you even get the ball rolling (self-fulfilling prophecy, anyone)? But on the flip side, sometimes you don't fail PT: PT fails you.
As our healthcare system becomes more profit- and less outcome-driven, it's a no brainer why you've probably spent 6 weeks to 6 months in physical therapy and saw ZERO improvement. You're still in...