"Core" doesn't mean abs.
It's a cylinder, diaphragm on top, pelvic floor at the base, 29 pairs of muscles in between.
The six-pack is the front wall. That's it.
Most tennis elbow assessments: Cozen's positive, Maudsley's positive, Mill's positive. Done.
What gets missed: cervical screen, grip strength baseline, full kinetic chain.
The evidence disagrees with stopping at special tests. Thread on Instagram if you want the breakdown.
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Myth: Tennis Elbow requires rest. Reality: Tendons need LOAD.
Rest drops pain temporarily, but it decreases tendon capacity. The longer a patient rests, the weaker the tissue gets.
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Only 4% of special tests have strong standalone diagnostic value.
The rest? They barely shift your clinical probability.
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Patients using a digital physio program were 58% less likely to need MSK surgery vs in-person PT.4,190 matched patients.
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This isn't "digital PT beats in-person PT."
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That's the physio argument — in numbers.