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Steve Karas PT @Steven_AK

Dad, Husband, Author, Physical Therapist, Researcher, Educator, 🚴 (tweets my own) Living BETTER with Low Back Pain (published by Oxford Press)…coming soon

Joined February 2010
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Steve Karas PT@Steven_AK
Jan 5
Tuition, Burnout, and Board Failures: Inside the DPT Crisis ptpintcast.com/tuition-burno… @KyleCovPT #DPT #DPTeducation #PhysicalTherapySchool #DOE #departmentofeducation #CAPTE #APTA #studentloans #PTstudent

Tuition, Burnout, and Board Failures: Inside the DPT Crisis

Dr. Steve Karas — PT, educator, researcher, and data-driven advocate for change in DPT education. In this episode: Why tuition has skyrocketed — but outcomes haven’…

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Not too bad…was really 🥵
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Student loan collection expected to target thousands of people this summer politi.co/3OyiSZ8 via @politico

Student loan collection expected to target thousands of people this summer

The Trump administration’s move would mark the first step in transferring the student loan portfolio to Treasury and the latest action to dismantle the Education Department.

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Had some recent requests for this... My research is available on @ResearchGate: researchgate.net/publication…

(PDF) Manual therapy considerations for adhesive capsulitis in the breast cancer population: a...

PDF | Adhesive capsulitis (AC) is common in women aged 40-60, overlapping with the population at higher risk for breast cancer. Many breast cancer... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

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Steve Karas PT retweeted
Dave Baxter@PhysioDean
Feb 27
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The Lancet
@TheLancet
Feb 27
On the cover of The Lancet: Editorial — “Robert F Kennedy Jr: 1 year of failure” Read the latest issue: spkl.io/6011Aa3Et
Cover of The Lancet, 28 February 2026 issue. The quote: \u201CThe destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm.\u201D

ALT Cover of The Lancet, 28 February 2026 issue. The quote: \u201CThe destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm.\u201D
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If you get blocked on #PT TWITTER bc u asked about a paper or engaged in discussion, u have to wonder… #goingtolinkedin #AcademicTwitter
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What a privilege to meet the cast of RCCL’s Grease from 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 & 🇦🇺 ! Including our talented & lovely dtr @AvaKaras20 SO PROUD! 🥲 ❤️
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MANY yrs since I had a podium finish. Snagged 1 in open class 6hr mtn bike race. 45miles, 5:15, 5K elev. My hero (pic 3) 78yo, 2 total hips, total shoulder, torn rotator cuff, lumbar stenosis so severe he needs a cane at times. STILL rides & bc he ❤️ 🚲 did 14 miles!
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A poor message by @nytimes Jancee Dunn that normal bending, lifting & twisting will CAUSE a disc to “rupture.” Simply not true.
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When a researcher that has done so much for the #PT profession speaks, maybe we should listen! @APTA_official @AAOMPT @Duke_DPT @PTJournal @DukeMSK Federal Funding of Rehabilitation Research: Delayed and Disrupted academic.oup.com/ptj/article…

Federal Funding of Rehabilitation Research: Delayed and Disrupted

Science does not occur in a vacuum. Historically, scientific processes and the subsequent results have been (and, I believe, will continue to be) influence

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ChadCookPT@chadcookpt
19 Mar 2025
Mechanisms of manual therapy umbrella review. Open access in PLOS One. journals.plos.org/plosone/ar… One of the largest reviews I've ever been involved in. Led by @DamianKeter
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Damian Keter PT@DamianKeter
19 Mar 2025
1/ Thrilled to share our recent review looking at the multitude of treatment mechanisms which occur with manual therapy intervention. @FunabashiMartha @JoelBialosky @CarolACourtney1 @Steven_AK @chadcookpt journals.plos.org/plosone/ar… Open access

The mechanisms of manual therapy: A living review of systematic, narrative, and scoping reviews

Introduction Treatment mechanisms are the underlying process or pathway through which a treatment influences the body. This includes molecular, cellular and physiological processes or pathways...

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Spent the last 2 months logging serious miles on this marvel in the #freestateofflorida
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Sometimes it takes TIME to get student research published...great job Dr. Fulton: literaturepublishers.org/arc…
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PTs lets plan to challenge & inform in 2025, use X for good! Dont like an act? use block/mute:dont argue & attack livelihood$ & professionalism! @ThePrehabGuys @JOSPT @chadcookpt @marklaslett_NZ @AdamMeakins @PTPintcast @karenlitzyNYC @hannahmoves @AussieLouie @AAOMPT @DrSethPT
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Things Hidden: The Life and Legacy of René Girard youtu.be/x_9xOvH6cbI?si=fA0x… via @YouTube THIS WILL BE OUTSTANDING!
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Happy not black Friday.
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AAOMPT@AAOMPT
15 Nov 2024
AAOMPT Research Committee Member Dr. Steve Karas on how to use evidence to educate in a patient centered manner. Full episode on the AAOMPT hands on hands off podcast.
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I am in shock. I thought 🇺🇸 was different. ✌🏼 🌎
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