Why You Can’t Overprescribe Exercise with Adam Halseth

Today we are joined by Adam Halseth. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, Adam is a physical therapist and Board-Certified Sports Clinical Specialist. In his work he, aims to help rotational athletes play pain-free by tailoring treatment plans to the individual. Adam discusses what makes him angry about the world of hands-on care, the importance of knowing your end goal, and the problems of over and under prescribing exercise.

“If you are a healthcare provider and you can make someone better, it doesn’t matter how you do it. You can be a chiro, you can be a PT, bottom line is if you make somebody better, I’m going to refer people to you.” – Adam Halseth

Topics covered include:

• Differences and commonalities between chiro and physical therapy.
• What annoys Adam about the world of hands-on care.
• Accepting there is more than one way to treat someone.
• Addressing surgeon concerns and building trust.
• The importance of knowing your client’s desired goal.
• Movement-based treatment.
• The detriment of using cookie cutter treatments.
• The lack of regressions and progressions in treatment plans.
• Overcoming fear of progression.
• The importance of regular reassessment and plan adjustment.
• Communicating and showing the treatment value to your clients.
• The pervasive problem of over-using modalities.
• Creating the placebo effect, what causes it, and why it’s a problem.
• The trend of over-prescribing exercise.
• The importance of knowing the purpose of prescribed exercises for you and your client.
• What equipment Adam would stock his clinic with if he could only have 5 pieces.

Contact Adam Halseth here: https://www.instagram.com/adamhalseth, https://foothillsrehab.com/

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