Mr.Kinesiology

🚗 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐬… 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞!

🦿We don’t “wear & tear” just because we play sports, run, or lift heavy weights. Yes “degenerative” changes do take place as we age… but those are really just wrinkles on the inside as studies show they don’t correlate with pain/dysfunction.

👊 Our bodies are so malleable to the demands placed on them and crave movement to keep the system healthy.

🦴Osteoarthritis (OA) is complex. It largely has to do with genetics, sedentary lifestyle, poor eating habits, traumatic events, and yes the risk can slightly increase (~3%) if one competitively participates in extremely high amounts of running. Some studies define this as a weekly mileage over 43-57 miles.

🫀IMO, this 3% increase in risk is nothing compared to the immense benefits gained in quality of life, cardiovascular health, mindset, etc.

🔥Despite popular belief, running can be one of the most powerful activities to preserve your knees and hips from OA. Studies have shown long-term recreational running decreases your risk of hip and knee OA by 7%! How ‘bout dat!

⚡️When load is managed properly, exercise/running shows powerful benefits in promoting cartilage/joint health.

🗿Don’t let anyone push you away from the activities you love to do. And don’t worry about “wear and tear” with exercise. Instead focus on how exercise helps you “grow and glow”!

🔥Move Often, Move With Optimism!

⬆️ y’all like the new catch phrase? Anyways, hope this was helpful and empowering for you! Make sure to like and share 👍🏼

🌟 𝐋𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐎𝐟 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 🌟

🏥 I’m blessed to have a rotation with a supportive work environment and patient CI! (I definitely need the patience!!) I’m working on the ortho/trauma floor and seeing COVID patients as well.

1️⃣ Entering a patient room with compassion, curiosity, and empathy sets the tone for trust as well as a productive session. My CI has shown me patients buy in when you care and want the best for them.

2️⃣ Awareness and focus go a long way in successfully working with a complex patient. It’s important to scan the room and understand what’s hooked up to the patient. This allows for a smoother, more efficient and safe treatment session as lines and tubes can easily be overlooked.

3️⃣ Understand that the confidence comes with practice. I’m not totally confident in what I’m doing yet. However, I’m learning the more deliberate and intentional you are with your craft the more steadily your confidence will build. Don’t beat yourself up, instead let your mistakes excite you as a chance to grow.

💥Those are 3 lessons I’ve learned and some thought about how to apply them!

☄️What is a lesson you’ve learned on your clinical rotations?

I’m definitely still navigating communication with patients.

There’s been lots of times as a PT tech I’ve rubbed people the wrong way with my words, even if I had good intentions.

As I begin to get ready for my first acute care rotation, I’m starting to reflect on what I’ve learned from my experiences as well as other PTs on effectively using our words with patients.

The second list is based off of my opinion. It will never be my approach to be someone who fixes or “realigns” people. From what I’ve learned from PTs I admire as well as research, these narratives lead patients to believe their health is in someone else’s hands. This unwarranted increased reliance on the healthcare system can be disastrous for some people.

I’ve learned from awesome PTs that empowerment and facilitation of exercise through listening and encouragement is the best thing we can do for patients.

In addition, I’ve been taught that it’s powerful to embrace uncertainty and the nuance- it’s okay to not know the answer.

What are some other phrases you would add to the first list?

🔥𝗗𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆🔥

☄️ Now that we know how creatine works, the benefits of it, and that it is safe, we can get into how to dose it!

🌟 This post is specifically for optimizing movement performance and is not geared for the brain enhancing benefits or medical related uses.

💫 Dosing is really not that complex and is pretty simple to follow. The most important factor is taking your dose(s) consistently.

⚡️ If you miss one day, it’s not a problem because it takes weeks for your creatine levels to go back to baseline of when you first started taking it. However, making it a habit to take can be very beneficial for optimizing it’s use.

🌙 The recommendation of 20 grams for a load day and 5 grams on a maintenance day are ball park numbers. This rec is a great rule of thumb - you can and should stick with it to keep it simple. However, for those who want to get into the weeds:

📍Researchers also recommend using this formula to calculate how much creatine to use for your loading phase: (Body Weight in Kilos) x .3 grams
- Someone who is 100 kilos should load with 30 grams of creatine a day.
- Divide that number by 4 and you get ~ 8 grams of creatine per maintenance day for some who weighs 100Kg.

👊 Let me know if you have questions or just let me know what you think!!

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💥𝗜𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼?💥

🌟 YES! Creatine is a naturally occurring substance in our muscles and brain! It’s function is to allow for replenishment of ATP (energy).

🥩 Chances are you are already consuming creatine, if you are a meat eater.

🥦 People on a plant-based diet can reap enormous benefits through creatine supplementation because their baseline stores are much lower.

🔥 The International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN) is supportive of its use in healthy individuals and creatine is generally recognized as safe by the FDA.

⚡️ Emerging research is even showing benefits for people with neurodegenerative conditions (ie. Parkinsons), people with heart disease, people who are pregnant, and other conditions.

🏥 However, if you have a medical condition, it is important to talk with your doctor before starting any new supplement or medication.

🧂It’s import to also remember that creatine needs to be dosed properly. Nearly anything in excess can be detrimental.

🔍 Next week’s post will take a look out how to load and dose creatine to obtain the maximum benefit!

PMID: 17985060
PMID: 17828627
PMID: 28615996

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💥𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸?💥

🎖 Phosphocreatine is a naturally occurring substance in our muscles and brain that allows for an extra source of ATP (energy) replenishment.

📈 Oral creatine supplementation has shown to increase the existing levels of phosphocreatine within our muscles and brain.

🌟 This discovery has lead to some astounding benefits! (See post above.)

🏆 With the elevation in phosphocreatine, our muscles have the ability to work at higher intensities for longer periods of time.

🔥 This allows you to push out more reps in the gym or finish your last couple sprints with more “mmmph!”

💪🏾You likely will not increase muscle growth much from merely taking creatine. You must take advantage of the ability to train harder and longer to get the maximum benefits of creatine!

🧓🏽 However, a recent study showed that older adults taking creatine for 14 days WITHOUT training significantly increased in grip strength and lower body endurance!!! (Stout et al. 2007)

What are you questions, comments, or thoughts?⬇️

PMID: 17985060
PMID: 17828627
PMID: 28615996

Huge thanks to and his podcast for revitalizing my excitement for creatine!👀 @ National Strength & Conditioning

💥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝: 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠-𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 💥

Academically, there’s nothing that I’m more proud of than this first author publication of a topic I’m passionate about to the 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙅𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙀𝙭𝙚𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙚 𝙎𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚.🏋🏾

It hyped me up to see that the paper had 45 downloads this past year!! (Which is a lot to me!) ☄️

Not only is it great to help others learn of this research, but I surely will and am thrilled to apply this research to my own clinical practice. 🥼

The key takeaway we found in this paper is that 𝗳𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 compared to males, as females generally have a slower rate of force development (power) in their hamstrings relative to their quadriceps. 🔑

It’s well known throughout the literature that females’ risk for knee injury through sport is 3-6x greater than men. It’s likely this slower rate of force production at the hamstrings may be a contributor to this heightened knee injury risk. 🎯

What exercises are your favorite to train your hammies? 🦵🏼

P.S. so much credit goes to my research professor Dr. Palmer and my fellow research assistants Nonye and Ahalee!!

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𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟬-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟭 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝗮𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗿🌟

I have long wished to hold a position within the the APTA- humbled this has come to fruition!!⚡️

My main role within this position is to correspond with the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Student Board Members at the national and state level (Texas).☄️

In addition, I am responsible for implementing strategies and initiatives to promote student engagement. My goal is to create awareness of advocacy efforts at the state and national levels, and to provide students with opportunities to increase involvement within .💥

Always feel free to message me to let me know how I can better serve you, or the profession! 🤜🏼🤛🏾

𝗠𝘆 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀✍🏼...⁣
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My name is Ethan Mitchell... and I am a first year Doctor of Physical Therapy student at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. I am very passionate about this profession and the benefits that it brings to our country.⁣
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Physical therapists have the ability to save the healthcare system boat loads of money in many different ways. The evidence about this is out and it is clear as day. (https://www.ptforpain.org/the-value-of-pt) Physical therapists are the premier musculoskeletal care providers, prevent unnecessary surgeries, expensive MRIs, and other very costly and invasive health care services.⁣
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Physical therapists empower patients and help them put their health in their own hands. There is extremely strong evidence to prove that patients who feel their health is in their hands have much better health outcomes and therefore reduce the burden on our healthcare system. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6626892/)⁣
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Physical therapists are in the best position out of all healthcare providers to help empower patients to make lifestyle changes and decrease the cost of health care through promotion of health and wellness. Physical therapists help patients, help themselves.⁣
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Please don't let this profession be pulled down, rather encourage us all by preventing these pay cuts. ⁣
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Signed,⁣
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Ethan Mitchell, a future physical therapist @ American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

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⭕️ 𝙎𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙈𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖 𝙄𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙎𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙋𝙝𝙮𝙨𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨 & 𝙋𝙧𝙚-𝙋𝙏𝙨 ⭕️⁣
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😐“Why would anyone wanna listen to me...”⁣
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😞“I don’t even have credentials.”⁣
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☹️“I don’t know enough or even know what to post about.”⁣
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^^^These may be some common thoughts when SPTs/ Pre-PTs consider starting a social media brand. However, the facts are:⁣
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✅ People DO want to listen to you.⁣
✅ You don’t need credentials to share what you’ve learned.⁣
✅ You know more than you think; you go to class everyday and material is fresh on your mind!⁣
✅You’re going to have greater motivation to learn and seek new experiences to share it on your account!⁣
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🎥 When I started this account as a Junior in undergrad, it was about my opportunity to teach others and take my learning to the next level. It’s now also a platform I use to try to inspire.⁣
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📲 Instagram is a positive place with people full of encouragement. So many great people are waiting to connect with you!⁣
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💡 Keep in mind, you have to be welcome to constructive criticism. We are still learning and are not always going to be spot on with what we post. ⁣
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🎯Early into this account, I was highly influenced by and .dpt . Taylor pushed me to be more accurate with the content I posted and gave me grace by saying “The best time to mess up is now, when you’re young and not many people are watching.” Kevin also pushed me to dig into research more and find more credible sources (hint: don’t use WebMD😂).⁣
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🗣It is OKAY to mess up. No one is always right. Being wrong is an opportunity for growth. I’m happy I’ve been wrong many times so I can correct my mistakes and try my best to be closer to right the next time.⁣
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🔹Ready is a decision, not a feeling.🔹⁣
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🔥Here are a few thriving SPT and Pre-PT accounts to follow and gain inspiration from:⁣
spt ⁣
pt.to.be⁣
p_getfit ⁣
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chantal⁣
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Be sure to tag/ share with a friend that is going to be the next PT influencer with you!🤩⁣
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⚡️Learn more about my social media takes on the @ UNT Health Science Center

First day of (in person) Physical Therapy School! We found palpating muscles and bony landmarks for 6 hours of the day to actually be a good time... I think we are in the right place!!😂
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