Doctor Answers Physical Therapy Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist Dr. Courtney Mears joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about physical therapy. What's the relationship between physical therapy, physiotherapy, and sports medicine? How long does physical therapy last? Is it supposed to hurt the way it does? Does VR physical therapy exist? Is preventative physical therapy effective, or only after an injury? How do physical therapists help treat patients with pneumonia? How does yoga assist in physical therapy? Answers to these questions and more await on Physical Therapy Support. 0:00 Physical Therapy Support 0:16 How long does physical therapy last? 0:42 Is it supposed to hurt? 1:18 I was told there would be no math required 1:51 PT for a bad back 2:21 Physical Therapy: Home Edition 3:07 [splashing noises] 3:54 PT for the jaw? 5:00 Pinched nerves 6:11 Preventative physical therapy 6:42 MCL injuries 7:42 ELI5 OT vs PT 8:20 Physical therapy vs Personal training 8:50 Train that brain 9:48 VR PT 10:25 Blood flow restriction training 11:12 You’re gonna worry yourself sick 11:57 How do they always know 12:25 Ice or heat? 13:02 Cortisone 13:37 ELI5 Physical therapy, physiotherapy, and sports medicine 14:18 How much of physiotherapy is pseudoscience? 14:59 Bladder control/Pelvic floor after giving birth 15:43 Why physical therapy stretches are at times harder than lifting weights 16:05 Cupping 16:41 Mirror therapy 17:05 Physical Therapy: Origins 17:43 How do physical therapists help treat patients with pneumonia? 18:11 How does yoga assist in physical therapy? 18:52 Scar tissue that I wish you saw, sarcastic mister know-it-all 19:27 TENS machine 20:17 The Epley maneuver 20:48 This is over 40 21:42 Kinesio tape 22:18 Scoliosis 22:46 Phantom limb pain Director: Jackie Phillips Director of Photography: AJ Young Editor: Richard Trammell Expert: Courtney Mears Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas Production