Simply Keeping It Simple

 

Keeping it simple over here

 

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”  From headlines of the Apple’s marketing brochure in 1977.

“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” Jobs was quoted as saying.  

One of the most successful home programs consumers subscribe to is the 7-minute exercise program....throw around your body weight a bit,  12 exercises, simple to learn, simple to perform, and simple to reproduce day in and day out, performed at a high intensity level.  Simply put, they are easy to do, and although intense, aim for your achievement of higher levels of fitness. 

Opposite to this, take one look at the near 2000 pdf pages of healthcare reform offers a glimpse of governments complex presentation to change.  We all wonder if Steve Jobs would have rolled out a bill and opened to the public in the complicated form presented to the public today.  Government and healthcare  is indirectly proportional to simple.

Over a career, you learn everyday how customers respond well to simplicity. Simplicity in your presentation motivates others to act, to comply, and launches your customers towards a successful outcome.  A three exercise home program is more likely to achieve compliance than a sophisticated 12 exercise issued program.  Simplicity, for the simple sake of this article, starts with your presentation of the plan of care and ends with a home routine and advice.  Simplicity improves efficiency in the clinic, builds confidence with your customers, and improves compliance.   Do you know what R.I.C.E stands for?  Probably a Physical Therapist reviewed this simple acronym for you at some time. 

Simply put, its simple that inspires – not the complex facts or data. And when people are inspired, new possibilities emerge. 

URGENT!

Second thoughts of the Eagles new offense is a business lesson to me.

53 plays in the first half, average teams do 30

18 seconds in between plays, most teams need 30


The organization has a sense of urgency that separates them from the competition.

Companies that fight first for their customer, will have a sense of urgency unlike most others.

First to answer the phone, first to clean debris on the floor, first to get to a waiting customer are simple signs that your organization and people practice with urgency.

Chip Kelly: why PT needs Chip

The Eagles started off the Chip Kelly era last night in a style of football never seen before in the NFL. 

Throwing away old traditional theories like:

1.  We need 40 seconds in between plays to get it right
2.  Players need to huddle every play to get a new plan
3.  Formations need 2 guards, 2 tackles, and a tight end for success

Chip demonstrated last night that with creative thinking, research, and outcome based behaviors, success can be achieved.

Thinking the Healthcare industry could use Chip's way of thinking!

You need surgery?

 

 

 

 

 

 

A patient ask me last week if "How can Physical Therapy can help if I have arthritis in my knee".  Timely information comes from some research this week on just that situation.

 

http://www.moveforwardpt.com/DidYouKnow/Detail.aspx?cid=687aa921-ed48-46dd-9b2f-17febb9423ed

 

Consider PTW for your Physical Therapy needs.

 

Over 21,000 new patients since 2002, 5 locations, 15 providers, one goal:

 

Helping you achieve higher levels of function and performance.

Bodies under repair!

Catch and release

Yesterday, dropped my first one off at college.

He offered the obligatory 2 second man hug.

He walked out the heavy glass dormitory doors.

I watched him leave, as he looked right, looked left, looked down at his phone, then proceeded to walk down the cement stairs onto the large open area already filled with incoming freshman.

Truism in the small fish in a big pond, life's catch and release.

Best of Luck Justin, I'll always be looking for the meaning.

Dad

Charlie Manual needs Physical Therapy....Three reasons for him to go!

Just read the story of Charlie.  After all these years, we may have taken for granted the sacrifices this man put forth to manage baseball.

I read that he was already in the park when most the executives were coming in at 9 or 10 in the morning, I read that he often left hours after the night games (guessing that's about midnight).

Combine that with the long days on long road trips, for up to 9 months a year, eating out on most days, trying to motivate his team to perform at a high level, keeping them healthy, keeping them focused, all takes a physical toll on the man at the top.

Three reasons why Charlie would do well with a dose of Physical Therapy!

1.  Charlie, the past 9 years, have you suffered w/ lack of sleep ??

We are told a man over the age of 65 generally needs 7 to 9 hours of sleep a night.  Research demonstrates a lack of sleep is directly proportional to:

• Body Mass Index increases – creates a greater likelihood of obesity
• Diabetes and heart problems:  He is more at risk with poor sleep habits
• More likelihood for depression and substance abuse is well documented with poor sleepers
• Poor attention abilities and poor memory span is noted in the research

2.  Charlie, over the past 9 years, have you gotten your exercise in? 

Lack of exercise leads to a host of medical problems that could arise. Weigh problems take a hefty toll on the body and mind, and a healthy weight sets the tone for smooth and efficient utilization of bones, muscles, brain, heart, lungs, and the soft tissues to perform.  Significant evidence is available to demonstrate the postive effiects of weight training with older adults, including improved functional performance and less joint pain. 

3.  Charlie, do your joints ache?

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people around the world. Often called wear-and-tear arthritis, osteoarthritis occurs when the protective cartilage on the ends of your bones wears down over time.  While osteoarthritis can damage any joint in your body, the disorder most commonly affects joints in your hands, neck, lower back, knees and hips.  Osteoarthritis gradually worsens with time, and no cure exists. But osteoarthritis treatments can slow the progression of the disease, relieve pain and improve joint function.  This include joint conservation exercises.

Charlie, do yourself a favor, ..Go see a Physical Therapist today!

You Deserve it!

Life as a Baby Boomer

I just turned 50!

Got pain in both my feet.

Lost my father a few years back

I have my first kid headed to college next month.

I am in the prime of my life

My life with my wife, my daughter, and my sons is a busy time.

My business keeps me reading, studying, and challenged.

Through all this, my expectations rise of my performance and others. 

I see customer service skills, poor and strong, in every corner of the community.

I see active listening skills and ignorance, I see eye-to-eye talk and pie-in-the sky promises.

I am a baby boomer. 

I will take peanut butter and jelly with a smile over steak and a frown.

I will jump higher for someone who listens or turn my head from those who don't

I will take "the best" service over "the best" provider, since one provider does not make a clinic

I am a baby boomer, and so are my patients (for the most part).

Rise to the demands of those around you, and achieve greatness in your chosen path.