Cassie Young

PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT. DSc student. Clinical faculty for residency/ fellowship programs. Associated faculty Baylor’s DPT program.

[Seth Peterson @DrSethPT]

The problem I have with the argument that evidence is needed to drop from 3 to 2 yr DPT is there was NO evidence that supported 3 in the first place!

Same people arguing this argued recently against residency training yet talk about “excellence”

https://t.co/AqbIoFo2ft

[Cassie Young @cassthephysio]

Officially a published author! Just a commentary piece on residency education, but it feels good to get my first one in the books.

https://t.co/bSbMbJsvkO

[Cassie Young @cassthephysio]

I just came across this and it is so good! Well rounded humans make for better physical therapists, no question. Great piece.

Can Reading Tolstoy Make Us Better Physical Therapists? The Role of the Health Humanities in Physical Therapy https://t.co/hY2gamUn38

[Cassie Young @cassthephysio]

“You’re so busy with your kids and career, I’ve got it”. 🥹 I felt so seen in that moment. After 3 weeks in our home, he understood the struggle of balancing work and kids. Want to support working mothers? Be like this gentleman.

[Cassie Young @cassthephysio]

Our contractors just wrapped up 3 weeks remodeling our bathroom and we’re getting ready to leave. I walked into the bathroom to see one of them scrubbing the bathroom floor. I told him that I could clean it, and he responded with 🧵

[Cassie Young @cassthephysio]

Me: Hey Ollie, what are you doing?
Ollie: I’m working on my thesis!

I think we’ve spent too much time in grad school @SamuelLYoung

[Cassie Young @cassthephysio]

Do you care about diabetes as an orthopedic physical therapist? You should!

8/10 Type-2 DM patients likely suffer from MSK complications

Diabetes mellitus-related musculoskeletal disorders: Unveiling the cluster of diseases https://t.co/ME8LcJUxni

[Cassie Young @cassthephysio]

Excellent article, @DrSethPT! I worry about the trend towards identifying quantitative data as king. Let’s never forget the value of qualitative information in its ability to provide context and describe the human element in clinical care.

https://t.co/88z0q4RFoO

[Seth Peterson @DrSethPT]

‼️63% of oversights in diagnosis by physicians were due to not performing a physical exam and of these 76% led to missed or delayed diagnosis ‼️

https://t.co/K2FEhWMSPQ

[Cassie Young @cassthephysio]

Back to grad school I go. Coming for yah DSc!