All posts by Seth Peterson

Dr. Peterson is a clinician interested in clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis, and spinal pain. He owns a private practice in Tucson, maintains adjunct faculty roles, and is a regular presenter at national conferences. He has over 25 peer-reviewed publications, hosts several podcasts, and was named an Emerging Leader by the American Physical Therapy Association.

From Aide to Diagnostician: An American Physical Therapy Transformation

How current physical therapists became diagnosticians illuminates the trajectory of the profession and the value we offer. My recent exploration into this American story was recently published as an historical essay in Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal (PTJ). Here, I provide a brief overview of the article. Transformation didn’t occur

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