Monitor Patient Progress Communicate Efficiently Between Visits Monitoring patient progress between visits is one of the most effective ways to improve outcomes and efficiency in clinical practice. When clinicians have regular visibility into patient-reported data—such as pain trends, activity tolerance, or functional status—they can make more timely and accurate decisions about care. Benefits of continuous progress monitoring include: 🔹 Early identification of setbacks: Subtle changes in...

When “Simple” Exercises Overwhelm Patients 🔷 Jason Ward of The Mechanical Care Forum explains how information overload and patient overwhelm are common in clinicians' daily lives. What feels like a simple exercise to clinicians—like a terminal knee extension—often comes with a flood of layered instructions: sit at the edge of the bed, extend the knee, contract fully, keep toes up, test baselines before and after, monitor pain, adjust reps, track frequency…. ‼️The list grows quickly.We may...

Same Info Different Impact If your friend were the patient, which would they choose? A quick visual lesson on why presentation matters as much as content. I’ve drawn this simple stick figure thousands of times for patients—it gets the job done, but how does it feel compared to a polished version? Both images convey the same information, yet they send very different messages. In this short clip, I show: The original hand-drawn sketch I’ve used for years A more refined version of the same...