Luke Dinan, PT, DPT, OCS

Physical Therapist - Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist - Enjoys Learning, Loves Teaching - Movement Enthusiast

[Rick Gawenda @gawendaseminars]

State of California mandates all health plans shall, effective immediately, pay for telehealth at the same rate, whether a service is provided in-person or through telehealth. @pps_apta @HPAAPTA @WebPT @APTAtweets https://t.co/KANvRRi7hk

[Rick Gawenda @gawendaseminars]

With Kentucky shutting down all OP therapy clinics, can we get @Aetna @Cigna @UHC @Optum @Humana @CMSGov @SeemaCMS to allow telehealth reimbursement for PT, OT and SLP right now? @WebPT @pps_apta @HPAAPTA https://t.co/IxzIwVp9ZU

[Governor Mike DeWine @GovMikeDeWine]

This is an interesting chart related to the 1918 flu outbreak. #Ohio is trying to #FlattenTheCurve like St. Louis did -- they began #SocialDistancing only a few days after their first case.

#COVID19
#COVID19OhioReady

[Governor Mike DeWine @GovMikeDeWine]

#COVID19 has been a long, slow tsunami. It's coming. We've been trying to stay five steps ahead. -@DrAmyActon

#COVID19 #COVID19OhioReady

[🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈 Amy Vinson, MD @imswimming3]

The irony is:

The more successful these public health measures are

The more people will say it was all blown out of proportion.

To my colleagues in public health: I see you & greatly appreciate your service.

#COVID19

[Physio Meets Science @PhysioMeScience]

Driving the Musculoskeletal Diagnosis Train on the High-Value Track

💪👀👇👇👇

https://t.co/NgCKIAPRBR

[ProfDavidHunter @ProfDavidHunter]

In patients with knee #osteoarthritis, physical therapy and lifestyle counselling are underutilized, while pain medication prescriptions (including opioids) increased during the investigated timeframe (2007–2015) https://t.co/3NgeOUOK41

[Mike Reiman @MikeReiman]

97% of asymptomatic knees had 'abnormality' on MRI. 115 sedentary adults. 78% were 40 or older, median age 44 years (range 25-73). Mean KOOS was 90 or greater all items. Meniscal tears, cartilage & bone marrow lesions of PF joint most common.

[JP Caneiro @jpcaneiro]

ROADMAP TO MANAGING MSK PAIN Infographic outlining 5 actions for clinicians to adopt ‘person-centred’ care for managing persistent MSK pain irrespective of body region. Health decision-makers and the public can use this outline of key principles that underpin high-value care.

[Physio Meets Science @PhysioMeScience]

The McKenzie Method and its association with psychosocial outcomes in low back pain: a systematic review

https://t.co/Wx0y9jPO0G

[Coach Quotes @CoachMotto]

No one fails or succeeds alone. Every single person you affiliate with will pull you closer to either greatness or mediocrity.

[The Sp⚽️rts Physio @AdamMeakins]

💊Health care doesn’t make you healthy💉

We need to stop calling medical services health care!

All ‘health care professionals’ need to earn their titles and focus more on health and wellness not just disease and illness!

Images and stats taken from... https://t.co/4QkOkiLJFL

[Chris Beardsley @SandCResearch]

Heavy, moderate, and light load strength training can all be used effectively for gaining muscle size, and generally cause similar results. However, there may be a slight benefit of using heavier weights, especially for more advanced lifters.

[Greg Lehman @GregLehman]

More for @PeteOSullivanPT Spinal flexion seems inevitable when you lift from the floor. Yet, it is often said that spinal flexion will cause low back pain. This tweetorial will dive into these issues.

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[Cody James Mansfield @MansfieldCody]

Over two years of work, and lots of mentorship from co-authors and @JOSPT editors and reviewers. Excited to see this in print: https://t.co/rXmns0Y2EZ

@msbriggs11 @S_DiStasi @rwilly2003 @OSUWexMed @OSUgradHRS @Duke_DPT #WeAreHRS #BuckeyeLove @TheOhioStateDPT #ChoosePT

[Aloiya Kremer, MD @Aloiya_Kremer]

Summary of recent exercise research:

💪🏼Men able to do 40 push-ups had a 96% ⬇️ risk of heart events compared w/ those able to do less than 10

✅Exercise can reverse the impaired mitochondrial function seen in aging

💊Exercise decreases high-risk visceral fat better than meds

[KFF Health News @KFFHealthNews]

More than 42% of the 9.5 million people diagnosed with cancer from 2000 to 2012 drained their life's assets within two years, according to a study published last year in the American Journal of Medicine. via @annagorman KHN/@NPR https://t.co/cNinEMGYFK

[American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) @APTA_official]

Today APTA attended a Congressional roundtable on the opioid crisis hosted by the Bipartisan Heroin and Opioid Task Force to identify programs that are working, areas that need improvement, and gaps in the opioid response. #PTadvocacy #ChoosePT

[APTQI @AlliancePTQI]

We thank @OhioBWC for revising the Workers’ Compensation Policy after listening to what the physical therapy community had to say about the impact the policy clarification would have had on patient care. https://t.co/8UswgNRABl

[Peter O'Sullivan @PeteOSullivanPT]

Education can ‘change the world’: Can clinical education change the trajectory of individuals with back pain? @MaryOKeeffe007 @kieranosull @@BJSM_BMJ @kevinweil https://t.co/pmsQ6CgO21