4 Reasons Physical Therapists and Personal Trainers Need to Communicate

The other day I released an article entitled 10 Critical Principles Physical Therapists Need to Know about Crossfit for Successful Rehabilitation.  I admit, I was a bit ticked off from so many therapists judging me for wearing crossfit t-shirts (Please don’t tell me you do that, blah blah etc etc.).  A lot of that was written because I was just plain peeved about it.  

I’m happy with the message that was sent but in honesty, I think it did backfire some.  I had some smart therapist friends who had their patients come in with a copy of my article with the idea that their therapists were incompetent and didn’t understand their unique needs as a patient.  I really didn’t mean to give this notion nor do I believe this in any way.  Most physical therapists hold a doctorate level education and work all day everyday getting people out of pain.  They’re good at what they do and deservedly so.  I think the article pushed some patients to lose any and all faith in their therapists and I didn’t mean to do that.

What I think IS a more fair assumption is that our two professions just don’t know each other well enough.  As a trainer/coach, when was the last time you called your patient’s therapist or doctor to ask about specific advice on what your client should and shouldn’t do?  As a therapist do you regularly speak with your patient’s coaches/trainers to see how they are progressing back to their sport and recommend ways to ease back?  I believe that if we understood each other’s roles better there would be much less animosity and more importantly, better patient/client outcomes.  Here are my top five reasons that therapists and trainers should talk more.

1) Ignorance Breeds Misinformation and Hostility

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