Shop Talk

Shop Talk is our blog. It's one of the ways The Evidence Workshop bridges the gap between evidence and front-line, clinical practice. Our articles cover contemporary topics in rehabilitation and research with objectivity, nuance, and brevity. We strive to provide compelling content that informs, empowers, and inspires.
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An Ugly Truth about Exercise

Is there anything you’d like to stop doing? For some people it’s exercise.

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Another Reason to Exercise, Especially if You Have Parkinson's Disease

We asked whether exercise reduces medication use in people with Parkinson’s disease (PD).

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Swedish Scientists Say Skiing Delays Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

The Evidence Workshop discusses this paper and examines upcoming issues that also deal with Parkinson’s disease.

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Balance Predicts Lifespan

Can you stand on 1 foot for 10 seconds?  Go ahead, try it.

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Discharge to Home Sweet Home after Joint Replacement

Retrospective Studies: What are the strengths and limitations to these types of studies?

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Sheila Rants on Diagnosis

The Evidence Workshop is back from skiing, and is ready to have a talk about pre-test probability in diagnosis.

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Positives - True or False

Evidence-based research made headlines! Learn about positive predictive values and their relation to prenatal screenings.

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Diagnosing a Ski Injury

The Evidence Workshop is going skiing, but before we go we want to review the latest evidence about ski-related injuries.

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Gratitude

I typed gratitude in the search box of the MeSh database. PubMed returned the term gift giving and defined it as...

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Money For Medicine

My husband got $50 from work for getting a COVID-19 vaccine. In Maine, proof of vaccination earns you...

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Therapeutic Alliance

What is it? And what's it got to do with bad dad jokes? Find the answers in UpToDate...

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It's True: Vacation Restores Vigor!

Shop Talk is back, and I can attest that vacation restores zest and vigor. Look at the photo. Don't we look relaxed?  

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PubMed - Simple Searches

Get ready; it’s time for a tutorial on PubMed.  Last week, a dear friend of The Evidence Workshop and a Shop Talk reader...

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Yippee! Vacation

Before we hit the road, we want to share some old ideas on work and rest...

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A More Catchy Corona Virus

Just like a 90% effective vaccine brought hope, a 70% more transmissible virus raises concern. We don’t know a lot yet, but...

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What's a Safe Distance?

Can you count the number of times in the past month that you’ve heard someone ask, “Did you get the Pfizer or the Moderna?”

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Vaccines are Effective

It looks like vaccines are on their way, which should give us something to be grateful for on Turkey Day. Earlier this month...

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Telerehab 1

Welcome to Part 1 of our miniseries on telerehabilitation for musculoskeletal...

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Telerehab 2

Today we’ll take a look at telerehab after total knee arthroplasty (TKA)...

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Telerehab 3

In the before times (pre-pandemic), my friend always hosted a party...

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Telerehab 4

Here we’ll summarize the evidence for telerehab for low back pain, spinal stenosis, neck pain, and arthritis...

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Telerehab Q&A

Last week we asked our readers, “Why do you think telerehab is not more prevalent?” Here’s what you said...

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Science of Song

The English National Opera is hosting a breathing and wellbeing program for people recovering from COVID-19...

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A Theory for Everything

No matter how many times I’ve revised my evidence-based practice course, one thing has never changed. I always spend a lot of time on theory...

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