Power (force x distance/time) and physical therapy would seem to be a natural relationship, and indeed it has been studied and related to...

The metaphorical idiom ‘the white elephant in the room’ has never been truer than when working with the obese patient who has a number of...

Recent research has shown that the gut microbes that live in our gastrointestinal tract are responsible for how healthy we are and also...

Most recently the APTA provided a nutrition webpage and has indicated that nutrition is part of the professional scope of practice for...

During the TV show the Biggest Loser the 14 participants lost a ridiculous amount of weight (average weight loss 128 pounds) over a 30...

You may have seen the headlines about 14 of the “Biggest Loser” contestants who were followed for 6 years and how they gained their...

When my patients present with chronic joint pain, along with abdominal obesity and hypertension I suspect underlying inflammation. While...

Health care costs will unquestionably increase during the next 30 years, as a result of baby boomers “coming of age” and accessing...

I have often addressed how the physical therapist might initiate conversation about weight loss with their patient. However a plan to see...

Every orthopedic physical therapist is confronted with the obese patient who is 80-100 pounds overweight and has osteoarthritis of the...