Physical Activity Risk in Long-Term Conditions: Consensus Guidance on Safety and Clearance
A plain-language walkthrough of an expert consensus statement on how safe increasing physical activity is for adults living with one or more long-term conditions, which symptoms warrant a medical review, and what the panel said about routine preparticipation clearance.
Adherence to Pelvic Floor Muscle Training: What the Evidence Shows
A plain-language walk through a systematic review of seven randomized trials in 2,190 people, covering how well patients stuck with pelvic floor exercise, what happened to symptoms and quality of life, and why the link between the two stayed unclear.
Sarcopenic Obesity and Chronic Pain in Older Adults: A Six-Month Rehabilitation Program Study
A controlled six-month trial of a three-phase rehabilitation program combining supervised physiotherapy, home training, nutrition counseling and supplementation in adults aged 65 to 80 with low muscle mass, excess body fat and long-standing musculoskeletal pain.
Physical Rehabilitation for Endometriosis and Adenomyosis: Evidence on Pain and Quality of Life
What a 2025 systematic review of 17 controlled trials found about exercise, electrophysical agents, and pelvic floor physiotherapy for pain and quality of life
Stroke Rehabilitation Planning: Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations, 7th Edition
A plain-language walkthrough of Part One of the seventh-edition Canadian Stroke Best Practice Recommendations: screening and assessment, stroke unit and inpatient care, outpatient and early supported discharge, virtual delivery, transitions, and support for families.
Parkinson Disease: The APTA Clinical Practice Guideline for Physical Therapists
A plain-language walk through the eleven intervention recommendations, the evidence behind them, and the limits the guideline development group named.
Fall Risk in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The APTA Geriatrics Clinical Practice Guideline
A plain-language walkthrough of the APTA Geriatrics clinical practice guideline on physical therapy management of falls and fall risk in adults 65 and over living in the community — what the guideline development group reviewed, what it graded strong, and…
Supervised Home-Based Stroke Rehabilitation: What the Evidence Shows
A plain-language walk through a systematic review and meta-analysis comparing professionally supervised home programs with centre-based rehabilitation, unsupervised home exercise and no therapy.
Rough vs. Smooth Unstable Surfaces for Ankle Proprioception in Children With Spastic CP: A Balance-Training Study
A single-blind randomized trial asked whether the texture underfoot changes what balance training does for ankle position sense and functional balance in children who walk independently.
Early Mobilization in the ICU: What the Evidence Says About Safety and Recovery
An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of 16 randomized controlled trials asked what happens when mobilization begins within 72 hours of ICU admission.
Pain Neuroscience Education With PT for Chronic Pain: What the Evidence Shows
A plain-language walkthrough of a systematic review and meta-analysis of 19 randomized trials that paired pain neuroscience education with physical therapy in adults living with chronic pain.
Suboccipital Muscles, Forward Head Posture, and Cervicogenic Dizziness: What the Evidence Shows
A plain-language walk through a 2022 review that traces how deep upper cervical muscles, poor head alignment and faulty position sense may combine to produce dizziness in patients with a normal inner ear.
Sacroiliac Joint Pain: The Evidence From Conservative Care to Injection and Fusion
A plain-language walk through a 2025 systematic review of 38 studies on how sacroiliac joint pain is managed, what the evidence supports, and where it falls short.
Shock Wave Therapy for Frozen Shoulder in Type 2 Diabetes: What the Evidence Shows
A plain-language walkthrough of a 2025 systematic review with meta-analysis in Physical Therapy on extracorporeal shock wave therapy for chronic adhesive capsulitis in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Open vs. Closed Kinetic Chain Exercise After ACL Reconstruction: What the Evidence Shows
A plain-language walkthrough of a 2024 systematic review with meta-analysis covering knee pain, laxity, quadriceps strength, and function after ACL injury and reconstruction.
Digital Exercise Therapy and Telerehab for Osteoarthritis: What the Evidence Shows
A plain-language walkthrough of a systematic review and meta-analysis of nine randomized trials that tested app-, website-, and phone-supported exercise programs against conventional care in adults with osteoarthritis.
Medial Meniscus Injuries in Athletes: Diagnosis, Rehabilitation, and Return to Sport
A plain-language walk through a 2025 review of how medial meniscus tears are diagnosed, treated conservatively and surgically, and managed on the way back to sport.
Isokinetic Strength Training for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
A plain-language walk through a 2025 meta-analysis that pooled 33 randomized trials and 2,860 patients to ask what machine-based isokinetic strengthening does for knee strength, pain, and function.
First-Contact PT vs. Usual Primary Care: What the Randomized Trials Show
A plain-language walkthrough of a 2025 systematic review and meta-analysis of 10 randomized trials comparing physical therapists as the first provider seen with usual primary care, across imaging, prescriptions, cost, pain, disability, and quality of life.
Exercising Into Pain for Rotator Cuff-Related Shoulder Pain: A Six-Month Randomized Trial
A 12-week randomized controlled trial in chronic rotator cuff-related shoulder pain compared exercising into pain with exercising pain-free, then followed participants to six months.