FOTO Rehab Outcomes Blog

This recent abstract helps reduce confusion about the various terms that are used to determine the value of care.

You provide care for quite a few people who have knee pain. Sometimes you see these patients before surgery - other times after surgery. When someone has persistent knee pain, what is something you typically note during your examination?

It seems that the philosophy of less care (diagnostic tests, injections, medications & surgery) is better care. This current study intrigued me because it looked at the results of nonoperative care for rotator cuff tears.

If your patient happens to have mild to moderate dementia, is it possible to have an effect on the motor and cognitive functional ability?

For some reason, when I think of fracture risk, I immediately think of bone density. My thoughts are being challenged with this recent study.

First word association: diabetes. What comes to your mind first? Oddly, I immediately think adhesive capsulitis.

If you know the p-value is <.05, does that mean your patient has made great change?  FOTO's Outcomes Conference held in Denver, Colorado from September 27th - September 29th provides insight on all aspects involving outcomes. This is one session focused how you really know if your patient's function has really changed.

Your patient just completed the Neck Function Status Questionnaire using FOTO. Now what? FOTO's Outcomes Conference held in Denver, Colorado from September 27th - September 29th provides insight on all aspects involving outcomes. This is one session focused on the Neck Function Status Questionnaire.

Are we wearing blinders when our typical goal focus for our patients is in the realm of physical function?

One business metric making its rounds around the globe is the net promoter score. This metric gauges the health of your business from a client's perspective and can be used to calculate customer lifetime value. Are you ready to use it in your business model?