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• Digital Self Management Platforms: A Key Feature of Hybrid Rehabilitation

  By: Chad E. Cook, PT, PhD, FAPTA Background: Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders, such as low back pain, knee osteoarthritis, and shoulder injuries, are among the leading…

• The Art of Hybrid Rehabilitation Is Knowing When Presence Matters More Than Convenience

  By: Chad E. Cook, PT, PhD, FAPTA A Model Born of Necessity, Now Here to Stay: Hybrid rehabilitation blends in‑person therapy with digitally delivered supported…

• Building Effective Hybrid Rehabilitation Programs: Clinical, Operational, and Technological Considerations

  By: Chad E. Cook, PT, PhD, FAPTA Background: Over the past several years, I have served on Daniel Harvey’s PhD dissertation committee. His work centers…

• Using MCID for Between‑Group Comparisons Is a Methodological Mistake

  By: Chad E Cook, PT, PhD, FAPTA Background: In clinical research, especially in orthopedics, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, the minimally clinically important difference (MCID) has…

• N-of-1 Trials. Are They Appropriate for Evaluating Physical Therapy Interventions?

  By: Chad E. Cook, PT, PhD, FAPTA Background: On this Center of Excellence website, we’ve previously highlighted two key points: (1) individuals do not respond…

• Why Patients Rapidly Change After Initiating Treatment: What We Think We Know and What We Likely Don’t

  By: Chad Cook, PT, PhD, FAPTA Background: The completion of our SS‑MECH trial [1] in the fall of 2025 marked the 20th clinical trial for…