Michael Furtado

Physical Therapist Board Certified Neuro, Professor, PT Biz Owner, New Englander, alum of @UConn, Proud Husband, Neurosci Geek, #PhysicalTherapy, Romans 14:19

[Gabe Pluguez @Gabepluguez]

After 3 decades of listening to his doctors, my father ended up with:

• Cancer
• Diabetes
• Heart disease

After 3 years of listening to his son...

He lost 40lbs & became cancer free.

Here's 19 health secrets his doctors never told him:

1. Stop doing diets that have a name.

[Michael Morelli @morellifit]

The #1 spot in the entire world where people live to 100 years old:

Sardinia, Italy.

I wanted to find out what Sardinians are doing that other places aren’t…

Here are the 5 key things I found:

(Actions you can steal)

[R A W S A L E R T S @rawsalerts]

🚨#UPDATE: Footage shows a woman and her passenger driving directly into or near the path of a tornado on I-35 in the Valley View, Texas area near Sanger. Significant damage is now being reported, with a mass casualty event underway.

[Hoop Central @TheHoopCentral]

Shaq: “Where they going, Chuck?”

Chuck: “Galveston. That dirty ass water. We not even gonna send them to Cancun.”

Chuck on the Pelicans. 😂😂

(via @NBAonTNT)

https://t.co/xoYe1xWffK

[Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers @BBBCBBPodcast]

Brackets, Bubbles, and Bid Stealers S4E27 https://t.co/KNJQDXjbkp

[Michael Furtado @MiFurtadPT]

@CThedinga Umm, we don’t need SDSU to do anything thanks!

[𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧 @HamlinIsland]

The love is felt, & extremely real. No matter race or religion everybody coming together in prayer! 🙏❤️

[𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐢𝐧 @HamlinIsland]

Putting love into the world comes back 3xs as much… thankful for everyone who has reached out and prayed. This will make me stronger on the road to recovery, keep praying for me! 🫶🏾3️⃣

[TeamSafe​®Sports @teamsafesports]

https://t.co/KosZI6Jmj8

A total of 617 players (mean age 34±16 years, 96% men) with sudden death were reported from 67 countries; 142 players (23%) survived.

[Becky Bliss, PT, DPT, DHSc @BBlissDPT]

Post-concussive Signs and Symptoms in Preschool Children: A Systematic Review - PubMed https://t.co/5n19aanSF8

[Becky Bliss, PT, DPT, DHSc @BBlissDPT]

Adolescents with Sport-Related Concussion Who Adhere to Aerobic Exercise Prescriptions Recover Faster - PubMed https://t.co/07Ee3ioTEY

[Chris Nowinski, Ph.D. @ChrisNowinski1]

NO MORE PLAYING GAMES: Breakthrough analysis reveals repetitive head impacts are a DEFINITIVE CAUSE of #CTE.
Sports industry must acknowledge cause-and-effect & get to work protecting their athletes, especially children.
Release, study & a thread:
https://t.co/lnFnOEkDl1

[Chris Giza @griz1]

Does post-concussion alcohol use affect recovery? Work from #DrRChang & #DrTLSharma from @UW @CareConsortium @neurotrauma2022 #INTS2022! Proud of these 2! @UCLABrainSPORT
@BIRC_at_UCLA @NCAA_SSI @Neurotrauma @CNTR_MCW @SPDChrismanMD @MlPrinsPhD @meeryo @JoshKamins

[@PTiSJournal @PTiSJournal]

Development and reliability of a visual-cognitive medial hop for return to sport testing

https://t.co/6gCeELvz3s

[Becky Bliss, PT, DPT, DHSc @BBlissDPT]

Hot off the press! ⁦@dr_kontos⁩ thank you for this! https://t.co/OxA8PRJ7QV

[Becky Bliss, PT, DPT, DHSc @BBlissDPT]

Great dual task drill! https://t.co/jtTeNCUXIV

[Becky Bliss, PT, DPT, DHSc @BBlissDPT]

Exploration of Race and Ethnicity, Sex, Sport-Related Concussion, Depression History, and Suicide Attempts in US Youth | Adolescent Medicine | JAMA Network Open | JAMA Network https://t.co/tHvFy989AF

[American College of Sports Medicine @ACSMNews]

ACSM's newest journal, Exercise, Sport, and Movement is on Twitter! Give it a follow & learn more about submitting your work to this new, online, open access journal!

[Becky Bliss, PT, DPT, DHSc @BBlissDPT]

Neuroplasticity is 🔑! #grit #resilience #relentlessness

[PTJ: Journal of APTA @PTJournal]

New #DPTStudent focused work in PTJ!

In a study of Australian PT students, Calo and colleagues found:

➡️Grit was an independent predictor for overall academic success and clinical performance in final-year PT students

Read more: https://t.co/pBsjQhxFEP