Show Notes:

In this debut episode of Clinician's Edge, Craig Smith (physical therapist, clinic founder, and systems thinker) and Ryan (data scientist and research methodologist) dive into the real-world tensions between research evidence and clinical decision-making.

🔍 Topics Covered:

• The disconnect between research findings and clinical realities

• What evidence-based practice should mean—but often doesn’t

• Why “research says” can be an intellectually lazy phrase

• The difference between internal validity and external validity

• The clinician's dilemma: treating the individual vs. following the average

• How randomized trials are designed—and why their findings may not translate

• Availability bias and how it distorts clinical perception

• The power and limits of real-world evidence

• Why most clinics can’t push back on published research—even if they should

• What it takes to innovate responsibly in healthcare

  
  

💡 Key Takeaway:
Evidence-based practice is not about blindly following research—it's about integrating high-quality research with clinical expertise and individual patient needs. If you want to challenge the evidence, bring better data and better methods to the table.

🛠️ Next Steps:
If you’re a clinician or clinic owner looking to improve your systems, better use data, and align your practice with your philosophy of care, visit amptimum.com to book a free session.

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