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Showing Our Age by Dean Metz: I read this article on NPR (National Public Radio) about how people of a certain age, which includes me, are less fit than their counterparts of two decades ago. How can this be? With all the advances in knowledge and availability of information, how Read More...
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The Obesity Fight by Dean Metz: By now, many people have heard about New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's attempt to combat obesity by limiting the size of soft drinks containing sugar. There has been both an aggressive ad campaign and a new ban on beverages over 16 ounces. He has Read More...
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We Should Watch (Read) Gretchen Reynolds by Dean Metz: Who is Gretchen Reynolds, you may ask? She's a columnist for The New York Times , and journalist for other publications as well, who writes about exercise and fitness . She brings reports about studies on exercise, fitness and aging to the general public Read More...
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What's In a Name? by Dean Metz: Leave it to me to be able to apply an episode of "Downton Abbey" to health care! Without creating any spoilers for those who may be catching it at a later time, a situation arose in last night's episode that I have seen play out time and again in health Read More...
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A Better Economy Starts with PT by Dean Metz: Improving the economy is no easy task in the current environment. Today I read an interesting article reporting that companies are now looking at a community's health profiles to assist in determining whether to open shop there or not. * The analogy of Read More...
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Exercise Fail by Dean Metz: There was an article in today's New York Times by Jane Brody discussing why promoting exercise up until now has been, for the most part, unsuccessful. It makes sense really, in the hurry-up, today-is-already-too-late world that many of us live in, trying Read More...
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Primary Focus by Dean Metz: I have been following along with the reports from Danielle Bullen, Rebecca Mayer and Lisa Lombardo on the goings-on in Tampa last week . I find the outcomes interesting and validating. One of my contentions with Vision 2020 is that it seemed too isolating. Read More...
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Julia Child PT by Dean Metz: I don't do recipes. Not in the kitchen and not in practice. I have a general idea of how to make a proper shrimp scampi or meatloaf, but I know that sometimes a little more of this or a touch less of that can make for a better meal. Such is the case with Read More...
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A Two-Tiered System by Dean Metz: Last week I posted about a conversation I had with my GP. He disclosed to me that he has private insurance to supplement the NHS. I had private insurance when I first moved here but have since dropped the policy. I wonder if I should renew? It was very Read More...
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The New Normal by Dean Metz: How many times have we had to explain to patients about their "new normal?" Things like: ● "You can still get out and about, but you'll use a cane to do it safely." ● "You'll use this sliding board to get in and out of your wheelchair." ● "You'll still Read More...
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When Do We Say ‘Enough'? by Dean Metz: I'm tired of smelling like an ashtray. I work two days a week on our chest service providing chest physio to patients with COPD and/or bronchiectasis. Many of them are "frequent flyers" and most of them are still smoking. Sometimes I wonder why we continue Read More...
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PT and Telehealth Part 2 by Dean Metz: A while back, I wrote about a new practice here in the UK where patients are referred for therapy and receive a phone call from the physio. The physio asks a series of questions and then sends out advice and/or exercises in the post. I had some misgivings Read More...
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Qualitative vs. Quantitative Outcomes by Dean Metz: As part of my involvement with a committee that focuses on clinical practice for our NHS trust, we have been working on finding an outcome measurement tool. We want to be able to provide evidence to the commissioners that our work is effective and cost-efficient Read More...
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Would You Give Up Your Car? by Dean Metz: Earlier this year, I noticed rows and rows of bicycles chained to racks throughout London with a kiosk at the head of each rank. These were the first share-time bikes I'd seen. There were racks nearly every other block. The idea is that people rent a Read More...
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Different Perspectives by Dean Metz: Last week, some of my fellow bloggers became involved in a discussion about whether the US system enables people to use a label of disability as an excuse or a "cop out." I found it interesting then to compare the US system with the UK system. Here in Read More...
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