Physical Therapist and Associate Professor
Joined May 2009
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Eric Chaconas PT PhD retweeted
1 Apr 2025
 Attention Outpatient Orthopedic Physical Therapists!
Your expertise will help Bellin College's DScPT Program study and better understand patients' preferences to improve patient-centered care.
redcap.bellincollege.edu/sur…
We are grateful for your time and support! 
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Interesting work by J Plante, Joe Kucksdorf & Jon Ruzich - maladaptive imaging beliefs were associated w poorer outcomes compared to healthy beliefs in patients w musculoskeletal pain @jlyoung2 @BellinCollegePT jospt.org/doi/abs/10.2519/jo…
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Eric Chaconas PT PhD retweeted
10 Apr 2024
@BCBSAssociation @BCBSTX What kind of CRIMINAL org have you become? My children are severely disabled, & when we switched to BCBS you deny their LIFESAVING meds, wheelchairs, and now a standing frame for vital weightbearing! THESE ARE MEDICALLY NECESSARY but all you do is DENY!
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Eric Chaconas PT PhD retweeted
14 Feb 2024
Check out these @BellinCollegePT presentations at CSM 2024!
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Eric Chaconas PT PhD retweeted
28 Nov 2023
Hey MSK PT's! Still seeking PT's to complete our strength survey (if you haven't already). Please retweet consider sharing with other PT's to help us reach our goals for numbers of respondents. TIA!
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Low implementation of the transparency & openness promotion (TOP) standards by physical therapy journals - however the higher the TOP score, the higher the impact factor of the journal @leighdpt @jlyoung2 @BellinCollegePT
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Eric Chaconas PT PhD retweeted
16 Aug 2023
Join us on Aug 22 to receive important updates about what our SIG is up to, then hear from our Primary Care PT friends at Bellin Health about the importance of Care Navigation in the Primary Care setting!
Sign up here: buff.ly/3qsXSqN
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Eric Chaconas PT PhD retweeted
15 Aug 2023
We have another student spotlight — shout out to Emily for being a community leader!
Do you know a student who's setting a strong example for the profession? Give a shoutout by submitting them for a student spotlight through APTA Engage: loom.ly/6AN5ixw
ALT Student Spotlight: Emily Ziegler, SPT, Bellin College. "I work with my local YMCA programs to implement cognitive and physical outcome measures to track progress, advocate for Alzheimer's research, and hold the Vice Chair position for the APTA Wisconsin SSIG board! My goal is to be a leader in my program and my community and work together in our local communities to provide the best care possible."
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Approx 40% of patients with knee #osteoarthritis use opioids; as many as 10% long term. We have no idea if #KneeReplacement surgery reduces long-term opioid use. No one tracks this!
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3733… @egan_w @jlyoung2 @BellinCollegePT
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Eric Chaconas PT PhD retweeted
14 Jun 2023
I’m a Physician and let me tell you an insider secret.
A lot of the Medical Establishment is TERRIFIED of people who are healthy, well-informed, take great care of their own bodies, and very hesitant to take any drugs.
PLEASE be that person.
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Adherence to CPGs for LBP is often seen as a mark of high-quality care. But how easy is it to adhere to guidelines in real-world clinical practice? If you're a #physicaltherapist seeing LBP, please consider giving a few minutes to share your thoughts redcap.bellincollege.edu/sur…
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Eric Chaconas PT PhD retweeted
21 Nov 2022
🔍Check out the new blog from @chadcookpt involving differences in comparisons in systematic reviews and why this does matter. sites.duke.edu/cemmt/2022/11…
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Eric Chaconas PT PhD retweeted
6 Nov 2022
Twitter nation. I'm looking for physios involved in perioperative management of cervical myelopathy (DCM). Please DM me; we need your help.
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Eric Chaconas PT PhD retweeted
2 Nov 2022
It is well known that using sham for OMT studies is questionable at best. Read this pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2788… and this pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3594… if you want a better perspective.
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Eric Chaconas PT PhD retweeted
31 Oct 2022
What other apparel discounts are out there for health care providers? LuLulemon and Vuori (with CSCS) are well known, what else we got? I’ll post on IG as well and will compile a document for everyone to reference. Retweets appreciated to broaden reach!
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Eric Chaconas PT PhD retweeted
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Eric Chaconas PT PhD retweeted
24 Feb 2022
2 year community college $10k
2 year public school $25k
3 year DPT $65k
Total $100k
4 year private school $160k
3 year expensive DPT $200k
Total $360k
Understand these options are not the same and it will absolutely change your life forever
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Huge congrats to Christina Myers and Matthew Vraa - 1st place research award at #AAOMPT2021 “How common is long-term opioid utilization after lumbar fusion? A systematic review”
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Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment:
"These treatments are movement oriented sessions"
"These treatments integrate education about activity, nutrition and exercise"
"Injections at best show very short term efficacy - exercise is more likely to result in better long term outcomes"
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