Is Physical Therapy Fraud? | Starting Strength Gyms Podcast #28

[stef]

Ray Gillenwater and Chris Reis talk about medical bureaucracy and how physical therapy studies work.

• 02:56 - Physical therapy may be a fraud
• 08:22 - Point of view on medical bureaucracy
• 12:03 - Starting Strength Gyms is outcome oriented
• 25:38 - Rip's point of view integrated into education systems for PTs
• 29:13 - Breakdown of how a PT study works
• 38:38 - What have you learned from Starting Strength
• 41:18 - Goal of making people stronger
• 50:53 - Clinical experience that has been helpful in the gym
• 55:02 - Holes in Rip's position or any updates needed for Starting Strength
• 59:18 - Which job has a higher net impact on helping people

[Chiaki Nitya]

Great episode. All this chipping away at misguided authoritarianism in the healthcare setting while shifting the focus to the role of physical strength in health and longevity is going to be monumental this century. Way to go Starting Strength.

[SouthernLifter]

From me, resounding YES.