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The Most Important Lesson I’ve Learned Working as a Kinesiologist
This is for anyone who is struggling with pain or injury.
One thing I love about my line of work is that it forces me to think critically and constantly challenge my own beliefs. Being a health professional takes a great deal of humility and patience. You’re often wrong more times than you’re right. Science is like that. It’s all about getting as close to the truth as possible while maintaining the human side of health care.
I get better at all of this every day but I’ve still got work to do. One area I’ve been wrestling with lately is finding the right balance between making physical therapy seem appealing and straightforward without getting too comfortable and oversimplifying concepts or potentially misleading patients.
Oftentimes it’s the boring or general answers that are appropriate for the moment. While it’s harder to say, “I’m not quite sure” or “It completely depends on your situation”, I find the more I mature in my role, the more often I say these kinds of things.
As the rise of influencers and their ‘quick hacks’ and ‘miracle programs’ continue to spread across the internet, it’s important to slow down for a moment and remember to keep a level head when navigating health advice. In a world where everyone…
