Eric Chaconas PT PhD
@echaconas
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Physical Therapist and Associate Professor
St. Augustine, FL
Joined May 2009
 Attention Outpatient Orthopedic Physical Therapists! Your expertise will help Bellin College's DScPT Program study and better understand patients' preferences to improve patient-centered care. https://t.co/n8Q0mQYCks We are grateful for your time and support! 
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Interesting work by J Plante, Joe Kucksdorf & Jon Ruzich - maladaptive imaging beliefs were associated w poorer outcomes compared to healthy beliefs in patients w musculoskeletal pain @jlyoung2 @BellinCollegePT
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OBJECTIVE: To determine if maladaptive imaging beliefs correlated with, and predicted pain interference and physical function outcomes in people with musculoskeletal pain disorders. DESIGN: A...
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@BCBSAssociation @BCBSTX What kind of CRIMINAL org have you become? My children are severely disabled, & when we switched to BCBS you deny their LIFESAVING meds, wheelchairs, and now a standing frame for vital weightbearing! THESE ARE MEDICALLY NECESSARY but all you do is DENY!
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Hey MSK PT's! Still seeking PT's to complete our strength survey (if you haven't already). Please retweet consider sharing with other PT's to help us reach our goals for numbers of respondents. TIA! https://t.co/oR9y7YOx4p
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Low implementation of the transparency & openness promotion (TOP) standards by physical therapy journals - however the higher the TOP score, the higher the impact factor of the journal @leighdpt @jlyoung2 @BellinCollegePT
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Transparent, open, and reproducible research will move the profession forward by improving the quality of research and increasing the confidence in results for implementation in clinical care.
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Join us on Aug 22 to receive important updates about what our SIG is up to, then hear from our Primary Care PT friends at Bellin Health about the importance of Care Navigation in the Primary Care setting! Sign up here: https://t.co/MMN98WfYY2
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We have another student spotlight — shout out to Emily for being a community leader! Do you know a student who's setting a strong example for the profession? Give a shoutout by submitting them for a student spotlight through APTA Engage: https://t.co/932H6Qtg7y
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Approx 40% of patients with knee #osteoarthritis use opioids; as many as 10% long term. We have no idea if #KneeReplacement surgery reduces long-term opioid use. No one tracks this! https://t.co/wglOVQCHkg
@egan_w @jlyoung2 @BellinCollegePT
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Based on available research, it is not possible to determine if TKA is effective in reducing reliance on opioids for pain management. It also highlights the need to better track and report prior and...
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I’m a Physician and let me tell you an insider secret. A lot of the Medical Establishment is TERRIFIED of people who are healthy, well-informed, take great care of their own bodies, and very hesitant to take any drugs. PLEASE be that person.
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Adherence to CPGs for LBP is often seen as a mark of high-quality care. But how easy is it to adhere to guidelines in real-world clinical practice? If you're a #physicaltherapist seeing LBP, please consider giving a few minutes to share your thoughts
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🔍Check out the new blog from @chadcookpt involving differences in comparisons in systematic reviews and why this does matter.
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Twitter nation. I'm looking for physios involved in perioperative management of cervical myelopathy (DCM). Please DM me; we need your help.
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It is well known that using sham for OMT studies is questionable at best. Read this https://t.co/TEs26Jg6Se and this https://t.co/wERVZTlElY if you want a better perspective.
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Our results showed that the similarity between experimental and sham interventions is limited, affecting, therefore, the strength of the evidence. Based on the results, methodological aspects for...
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What other apparel discounts are out there for health care providers? LuLulemon and Vuori (with CSCS) are well known, what else we got? I’ll post on IG as well and will compile a document for everyone to reference. Retweets appreciated to broaden reach!
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2 year community college $10k 2 year public school $25k 3 year DPT $65k Total $100k 4 year private school $160k 3 year expensive DPT $200k Total $360k Understand these options are not the same and it will absolutely change your life forever
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Huge congrats to Christina Myers and Matthew Vraa - 1st place research award at #AAOMPT2021 “How common is long-term opioid utilization after lumbar fusion? A systematic review”
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Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment: "These treatments are movement oriented sessions" "These treatments integrate education about activity, nutrition and exercise" "Injections at best show very short term efficacy - exercise is more likely to result in better long term outcomes"
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Stay tuned for episode 3 of "Interview the Expert" coming up soon. We have another past AAOMPT president for this one, Dr. Tim Flynn of Colorado in Motion and South College.
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