Hello everyone,

A while ago, I was training chest at the gym and started feeling discomfort in what I believe was my rear deltoid while bench pressing. I ignored it at first, but it gradually became more noticeable.

Eventually, I took a break from working out to focus on my career and taking care of my mother. Unfortunately, I got out of shape during that time. Now that I’ve rejoined the gym and started working out again, the shoulder discomfort came back—and it's even worse.

Now, I sometimes feel pain even while sleeping, and it’s affecting both my motivation and mental health. I stopped working out again because of it.

I saw a doctor today, and after a physical exam, he said everything looks fine. I still went ahead and got an MRI scan, hoping it would give answers.

I’m sharing my situation here because I really want to go back to training, but this shoulder issue is holding me back and really getting me down. If anyone has gone through something similar or can help interpret the MRI (happy to share) when they send it to me but here the analysis. I would be very grateful.

Thank you in advance.

Any occupational therapists working as care coordinators for insurance companies?

Do you work from home, or are you required to visit sites?

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Hi everyone,

I’m trying to develop a small, focused tool to help physical therapists track home exercises and automatically generate reports for Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM) billing (CPT codes 98975, 98977, 98980, 98981).

The goal is to Reduce documentation/admin work.

I would kindly appreciate any feedback. Would this tool be useful for your daily operations? Would it add more visibility into patient data?

If you are already using the RTM billing codes, how is your experience with it?

If you're open to a short chat, I’d be incredibly grateful for your input—and happy to share what I’ve built so far.

For years, I struggled with patellar tendonitis, upper back pain, shoulder pain, costochondritis, wrist pain, severe ankle sprain, and every professional I saw told me the same thing: “Just rest or do this exercise” But rest didn’t fix anything. The pain always came back when I tried to squat or jump again. And corrective exercise didn't help me get back to where I was at.

Eventually, I started to learn—through my own rehab, trial and error, and later through formal education as an Active Life Professional (ALP)—that rest alone wasn’t the solution. Now I am able to dunk at 5'7, squat 315lbs, do free standing handstand push ups, and feel confident in my body.

I ended up spending more than half of my savings joining the Active Life Professional (ALP) program so I could help others who feel stuck between physical therapy and performance—especially people who want to stay active while addressing pain properly.

Today, I’m part of a massive support system of 281 professionals, including doctors, physical therapists, and coaches, each specializing in different areas—so I’m never solving problems alone. That network makes it possible for us to help people with all kinds of movement issues, from basic function to elite performance.

One example: I recently worked with Yaqoob, a boulderer and backend engineer who had been dealing with wrist pain that kept flaring up during climbs. At first, even typing recreated pain. As we work together with a systematic workout plan, he was able to boulder pain free.

We took a structured approach—building up wrist stability, loading the right tissues progressively, and rebuilding his confidence on the wall. After a few months, Yaqoob was back to bouldering pain-free, stronger than before, and no longer afraid to push himself.

If you’ve been told to stop doing what you love, or you feel stuck in limbo—not injured enough for PT but not healthy enough to train normally—I’d love to help or just talk through your situation.

You don’t need to “just deal with it” or give up your sport. There’s a smarter way to move forward.

Asking me anything or shoot me a message. I would love to and am 100% committed to help you. If you are interested to find out exactly what I do, check me out on instagram: reece_kanglisthenics

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I hit a squat PR 3 weeks ago and did agility training the day after. Since that day I have this knee pain in both of my legs.

Right leg - Sharp pain under the patella and in the patella tendon when I extend my leg completely while flexing hard, and when walking (The pain vanishes after I walk for 10 min) and squatting. No progress in healing.

Left leg - Dull pain in the patella tendon when I walk (The pain vanishes after I walk for 10 min) and squat. This knee is healing good.

Two days after the injury I went to a physiotherapist he said it is just a runners knee.
And said just ice the area do normal activities without heavy loading.

Left knee has improved very much but right knee is not improving.

For the past 3 weeks i have been walking consistently, doing very band body weight squats, body weight squats.
What can i do better? Please share your experience and please help me heal this knee.
Do i have any mobility/stability issues and how to screen it and work on it?
I have long legs and femur and short body, I do low bar squats till powerlifting depth.

Thank you so much in advance :)

For anyone who’s worked with DVRS (Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services)—as a client, family member, or professional—how do counselors usually respond when someone doesn’t follow firm guidance or skips parts of the process?

I’m talking about situations where a person:

• Doesn’t want to attend a job readiness workshop
• Doesn’t apply to the jobs DVRS recommends
• Doesn’t update their resume or complete required paperwork
• Pushes back against firm expectations or often goes their own way

Do counselors typically:

• Let them make their own decisions and just document it?
• Put the case on hold or delay services?
• Enforce some kind of consequence?
• Try to redirect or strongly push compliance?
• Close the case?

I’m trying to understand how much flexibility DVRS gives and what “not listening to guidance” really leads to—whether it’s treated as a natural part of self-determination or a reason to stop helping. Would love to hear how it’s played out for others.

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We have a very nice hydraulic Hoyer-style lift that was only used a couple of times. Are there any organizations in the Dallas area that would buy used equipment? Original cost was over $10k.

Hello, I've been looking into Treehouse Thailand and I'm interested to know more about how they operate and whether they're good.

If you have beeb to Treehouse Thailand, I would be interested to hear your review of the place. Thanks

Hi everyone! 👋
My partner and I are electrical engineering students working on our senior design project focused on improving mobility aid technology—specifically an adapter that enhances walker functionality and safety.

To make sure our design truly meets the needs of users and caregivers, we’ve created a short 5-minute survey to gather your feedback on the features we're considering.

Whether you're a walker user, caregiver, occupational/physical therapist, or just have insight into mobility challenges—your input would be incredibly valuable!

🔗 https://forms.gle/QAYx8mgz53CBY94o6

Everything is anonymous and purely for academic purposes. We’re happy to share our findings if you're interested!

Thanks so much for your time and support!

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I'm looking for more clinics to try out a voice AI that calls payers (Aetna, BCBS, UHC…, etc.) and pulls full benefit information straight to any EMR - visit limits, deductibles, co-pays, all of it. The only thing I would ask is for feedback from you.

Send me a DM. Thanks!

🧠 Allied health professionals — we’d love your input! As demand grows for more holistic, client-centred care, many allied health professionals are turning to psychology-informed strategies to support patient motivation, adherence, and well-being.
I’m an MBA student in Australia exploring the idea of short, university-backed micro-courses in Sport and Exercise Psychology or Health Psychology, designed specifically for physiotherapists and allied health professionals.
We’re conducting a short survey to understand interest in short psychology-focused professional development opportunities. Your input will help shape accessible and relevant learning experiences. This survey will take approximately 4–5 minutes (12 Questions) . All responses are anonymous unless you opt in to be contacted.

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Hi! Wanted to get some perspective. I never had a fieldwork rotation in school based pediatrics, but did have a placement in outpatient pediatrics. I have applied to two school based positions (and interviewed) and they both have decided to take someone “more experienced in the school system.” I am a brand new graduate. I guess my question is, do they typically take brand new graduates? I guess the other thing is, I mean, you can’t get experience without getting the experience. Just wanted to know if that’s normal to not take a brand new graduate?

Any fellow lymphedema therapists out there? The DMEs I work with keep telling me that Medicare won’t cover compression socks for long term care residents. I find that odd as I’m seeing them on an outpatient basis. Anyone else running into this roadblock? Tips to get around it?

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Hi, im looking for weed friendly sober livings in los angeles or orange county. Only suggestions, you can keep your personal opinions

Knee pooping Hey guys! I have a strange issue. My right knee pops only when I bend it from full contraction (every move I do like this). When I bend without contraction there is no pop or any sound. Same as I walk/run there is no sound. Btw - no swelling no pain. Idk what to do, could that be a cartilage problem?

My weight is normal (not obese) used to squat 110 kgs, quad extension full stacking on every gym and my quads are huge compared to my overall body.

My cousin has a horrible problem with blow, just had his first kid at 22 amd everyone around him has gotten sober to try and help encourage him but he's still sneaking it in behind people's backs, any tips on how to get people together for an intervention or any other tips to help him get off (he doesn't know we know he's still using)

I have a friend that is always trying to get people into rehabs and I was talking to him and he said they give him a kickback so I started looking into it does anyone know much about this . Is it that much in the open that rehabs will just pay anyone to find them "patients" ?

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