Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette asks Dr. Sahrmann to elaborate on her thought-provoking Point of View in a conversation that acknowledges some of the differences of opinion and controversies surrounding this vital topic. What are the relationships b

Return on Investment in Physical Therapy: An Author Interview with Dr. Steven Ambler

Jan 13th, 2021 20m 37s

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette spotlights a Point of View on the effect of student debt on the next generation of physical therapists, and Dr. Ambler provides insights and data. How big is the problem—and what steps might be taken at the system lev

Changes Needed in the Rehabilitation Care That PTs Provide in Skill Nursing Facilities: An Author Interview with Dr. Allison Gustavson

Jan 13th, 2021 17m 30s

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette and Dr. Gustavson discuss the design and implications of an implementation study involving 2 nonrandomized independent groups (usual care and high intensity) staged within a single skilled nursing facility using the i

Physical Function in the Hospital and Patient-Centered Outcomes in Inpatient Rehabilitation: An Author Interview with Dr. Joshua Johnson

Jan 13th, 2021 20m 32s

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette and Dr. Johnson address topics including impact of value-based care and the variability among outcomes and costs, identifying the target populations that will benefit from inpatient rehabilitation, and the need for re

Time Between an Emergency Department Visit and Initiation of PT Intervention: An Author Interview with Dr. John Magel

Jan 13th, 2021 14m 2s

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette and Dr. Magel highlight some impactful, and some surprising, associations found by this study—and what the next steps for researchers should be. Based on the findings, comments Dr. Jette, “if I was a payer, I’d want t

Adherence of PT Treatment Choices to Clinical Practice Guidelines for Musculoskeletal Conditions: An Author Interview with Dr. Joshua Zadro

Jan 13th, 2021 21m 36s

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette talks with Dr. Zadro about his systematic review of an important area that is often overlooked. One of Dr. Jette’s questions for Dr. Zadro: “Why do you think there’s so much care that’s not evidence-based that’s conti

High-Flow Oxygen Therapy During Exercise Training in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Chronic Hypoxemia: An Author Interview with Dr. Michele Vitacca

Nov 23rd, 2020 22m 10s

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette interviews Dr. Vitacca about his multicenter randomized controlled trial involving a unique set of patients. Dr Vitacca is coauthor of “High-Flow Oxygen Therapy During Exercise Training in Patients With Chronic Obstru

Persistent Pain and the Opioid Crisis: An Author Interview with Dr Todd Davenport

Nov 23rd, 2020 21m 9s

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette interviews Dr. Davenport, who provides a population health perspective and actionable suggestions for clinicians. He notes that “even back in 1999, Boissonnault found that over a quarter of patients had a prescription

What Really Works in Intervention? An Author Interview with Dr Regina Harbourne

Nov 23rd, 2020 20m 14s

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette and Dr. Harbourne explore the importance of fidelity measures in rehabilitation. “Measuring how faithful you are to your approach can really guard against deviating from the delivery of the intervention…. You have to

Effectiveness of an Evidence-Based Amputee Rehabilitation Program: An Author Interview with Dr. Robert Gailey

Nov 23rd, 2020 26m 24s

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette interviews Dr. Gailey about his pilot randomized controlled trial to determine whether an evidence-based rehabilitation program would improve function in people with unilateral transtibial amputation who had already c

Translating COVID-19 Evidence to Maximize Physical Therapists’ Impact and Public Health Response: An Author Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Dean

Nov 18th, 2020 33m 4s

Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette interviews Dr. Dean about her passionate contention that the COVID-19 global crisis presents a unique opportunity for the physical therapy profession, both in the reduction of COVID-19 susceptibility and the managemen