physical therapy Archives - IOCH https://contextualhealth.org/tag/physical-therapy/ Institute of Contextual Human Health Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:12:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://contextualhealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/logo-1-01-150x150.png physical therapy Archives - IOCH https://contextualhealth.org/tag/physical-therapy/ 32 32 233486027 Introducing the Human Rehabilitation Framework https://contextualhealth.org/introducing-the-human-rehabilitation-framework/ https://contextualhealth.org/introducing-the-human-rehabilitation-framework/#respond Fri, 10 Feb 2023 19:19:15 +0000 https://contextualhealth.org/?p=4727 Rehabilitation has undergone a major transformation in the last few decades, and it can be challenging to see the bigger picture and provide evidence-based care. Often, research doesn’t match the specific needs of the patient, leading to pressure to rely on popular techniques in one’s profession instead. Despite the fact that we have intuitively recognized […]

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]]> https://contextualhealth.org/introducing-the-human-rehabilitation-framework/feed/ 0 4727 Stepping Back Part III https://contextualhealth.org/stepping-back-part-iii/ https://contextualhealth.org/stepping-back-part-iii/#respond Tue, 23 Aug 2022 11:22:21 +0000 https://contextualhealth.org/?p=5985 SPINAL DEGENERATION SOUNDS SCARY BUT IT’S JUST A TECHNICAL WORD FOR NORMAL AGING! The spine begins to undergo completely normal, age-related changes at around age 13, and by our 40’s, our spine has already gone through a LOT of changes that we may not even be aware of. Normal age-related changes of the spine include […]

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]]> https://contextualhealth.org/stepping-back-part-iii/feed/ 0 5985 Stepping Back Part II https://contextualhealth.org/stepping-back-part-ii/ https://contextualhealth.org/stepping-back-part-ii/#respond Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:15:06 +0000 https://contextualhealth.org/?p=5978 In Part I of this series, I discussed the limitations that exist with our current beliefs and theories we hold when it comes to dealing with pain. For most of us, this involves having theories rooted in a mechanistic worldview believing that our bodies are like a machine and can be fixed with certain interventions. To understand […]

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]]> https://contextualhealth.org/stepping-back-part-ii/feed/ 0 5978 Stepping Back Part I https://contextualhealth.org/stepping-back-part-i/ https://contextualhealth.org/stepping-back-part-i/#respond Mon, 08 Aug 2022 11:07:55 +0000 https://contextualhealth.org/?p=5971 When it comes to the science of pain, I would say that I remain agnostic about many of the interventions employed in rehab. Social media often displays a dichotomous view where people are either for or against certain interventions, however, when I post content, I only challenge the thought processes we have behind those interventions […]

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]]> https://contextualhealth.org/stepping-back-part-i/feed/ 0 5971 Human Movement Deserves Better! https://contextualhealth.org/human-movement-deserves-better/ https://contextualhealth.org/human-movement-deserves-better/#respond Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:39:32 +0000 https://contextualhealth.org/?p=4772 There are thousands of ways to reach up into a cabinet to grab a cup. Each action is made up of a complex interaction of intention, attention, multisystem rules and behaviors, context, execution, feedback and response across multiple joints throughout the body that ultimately yields an outcome. Human movement allows for countless numbers of ways […]

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]]> https://contextualhealth.org/human-movement-deserves-better/feed/ 0 4772 Process-Based Rehabilitation – The Way Forward https://contextualhealth.org/process-based-rehabilitation-the-way-forward/ https://contextualhealth.org/process-based-rehabilitation-the-way-forward/#respond Sat, 01 Jan 2022 00:47:02 +0000 https://contextualhealth.org/?p=4788 Rehabilitation, and much of healthcare, has reached a point of reckoning. We are stuck in a world where we operate in “protocol-driven clown suits”, putting on an entertaining simplified show for the world to watch. These suits ultimately relegate us to the future of becoming replaceable technicians (hello AI & robotics) that worship the idol […]

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]]> https://contextualhealth.org/process-based-rehabilitation-the-way-forward/feed/ 0 4788 Relational Frame Theory and the Movement & Rehabilitation Professional https://contextualhealth.org/relational-frame-theory-and-the-movement-rehabilitation-professional/ https://contextualhealth.org/relational-frame-theory-and-the-movement-rehabilitation-professional/#respond Tue, 07 Apr 2020 00:53:01 +0000 https://contextualhealth.org/?p=4799 “Learn it in one, derive it in two, put it in networks, change what you do” – Steven Hayes summarizing 30 years of his work related to Relational Frame Theory. ***Please note new content was added at end of post as of 4/15/2020 Inherently, Relational Frame Theory (RFT) is an extremely complex theory to explain […]

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]]> https://contextualhealth.org/relational-frame-theory-and-the-movement-rehabilitation-professional/feed/ 0 4799 Coherence (Part 4 of 4): Bringing worldviews into practice https://contextualhealth.org/coherence-part-4-of-4-bringing-worldviews-into-practice/ https://contextualhealth.org/coherence-part-4-of-4-bringing-worldviews-into-practice/#respond Sat, 14 Mar 2020 00:59:46 +0000 https://contextualhealth.org/?p=4807 Part 1 is available [here],part 2 [here], and part 3 [here]. By now a good chunk of you are wondering, where does this fit in the movement and pain science realm? I will attempt to explain the importance of the above groundwork by drawing a comparison of a mechanistic viewpoint of psychology for mental health […]

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]]> https://contextualhealth.org/coherence-part-4-of-4-bringing-worldviews-into-practice/feed/ 0 4807 Coherence (Part 3 of 4): Drawing lines in the sand https://contextualhealth.org/coherence-part-3-of-4-drawing-lines-in-the-sand/ https://contextualhealth.org/coherence-part-3-of-4-drawing-lines-in-the-sand/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2020 01:07:15 +0000 https://contextualhealth.org/?p=4822 COHERENCE (Part 3 of 4): DRAWING LINES IN THE SAND Part 1 is available [here] and part 2 [here]. …Disclaimer: The depth and scale of Stephen Peppers work is in many ways an understanding of philosophy that is beyond my pay-grade and will likely take some time for me to fully appreciate. In what little I […]

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]]> https://contextualhealth.org/coherence-part-3-of-4-drawing-lines-in-the-sand/feed/ 0 4822 Coherence (Part 2 of 4): Something isn’t right! https://contextualhealth.org/coherence-part-2-of-4-something-isnt-right/ https://contextualhealth.org/coherence-part-2-of-4-something-isnt-right/#respond Sat, 07 Mar 2020 01:10:37 +0000 https://contextualhealth.org/?p=4829 Part 1 is available [here]. Something deep in me (and many of you) has driven a pursuit of knowledge, yet with every new thing I learn, there is this underlying feeling, urge, that recognizes the available pieces do not fit together in a meaningful way and that simply pursuing more knowledge mindlessly is, to some […]

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