Roy Film
@royfilmdpt.bsky.social
Board Certified Orthopaedic Physical Therapist//AAOMPT Fellow//
APTA Maryland President//AAOMPT Secretary//University of Maryland School of Medicine PT Director for Residency & Fellowship Education//Former outpatient PT private practice owner
APTA Maryland President//AAOMPT Secretary//University of Maryland School of Medicine PT Director for Residency & Fellowship Education//Former outpatient PT private practice owner
Best student feedback from a course evaluation ever: "Dr. Film should make more jokes during lectures."
Pretty sure this gives me carte blanche.
Pretty sure this gives me carte blanche.
September 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Best student feedback from a course evaluation ever: "Dr. Film should make more jokes during lectures."
Pretty sure this gives me carte blanche.
Pretty sure this gives me carte blanche.
Excited to present the following breakout session at #AAOMPT25 in Reno, NV this November:
"Psychological Screening for High-Impact Chronic Pain Risk in OMPT"
Find conference info here:
aaompt.org/conference25
"Psychological Screening for High-Impact Chronic Pain Risk in OMPT"
Find conference info here:
aaompt.org/conference25
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July 31, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Excited to present the following breakout session at #AAOMPT25 in Reno, NV this November:
"Psychological Screening for High-Impact Chronic Pain Risk in OMPT"
Find conference info here:
aaompt.org/conference25
"Psychological Screening for High-Impact Chronic Pain Risk in OMPT"
Find conference info here:
aaompt.org/conference25
Attention APTA Maryland members!
Use this portal to upload testimonials and videos to highlight your concerns to legislators in Annapolis. Your stories can make a difference when we advocate for you.
#StrengthInNumbers! 💪🏋️💪
www.aptamd.org/power-of-pt/
Use this portal to upload testimonials and videos to highlight your concerns to legislators in Annapolis. Your stories can make a difference when we advocate for you.
#StrengthInNumbers! 💪🏋️💪
www.aptamd.org/power-of-pt/
Advocacy Stories – APTA Maryland
www.aptamd.org
May 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Attention APTA Maryland members!
Use this portal to upload testimonials and videos to highlight your concerns to legislators in Annapolis. Your stories can make a difference when we advocate for you.
#StrengthInNumbers! 💪🏋️💪
www.aptamd.org/power-of-pt/
Use this portal to upload testimonials and videos to highlight your concerns to legislators in Annapolis. Your stories can make a difference when we advocate for you.
#StrengthInNumbers! 💪🏋️💪
www.aptamd.org/power-of-pt/
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My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.
May 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.
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Thank you to APTAMD's amazing volunteers who share their passion for the profession and offer mentorship and support to undergrads across the state. #aptamddei #PTmovesMe @royfilmdpt.bsky.social
May 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Thank you to APTAMD's amazing volunteers who share their passion for the profession and offer mentorship and support to undergrads across the state. #aptamddei #PTmovesMe @royfilmdpt.bsky.social
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Just published: "Use of Nonpharmacologic Interventions by Adults With High-Impact Chronic Pain in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Analysis"
Congrats to Tasha Parman (@tp-pt.bsky.social) on her first, first-author manuscript! Great work.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Congrats to Tasha Parman (@tp-pt.bsky.social) on her first, first-author manuscript! Great work.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Use of Nonpharmacologic Interventions by Adults With High‐Impact Chronic Pain in the United States: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis
Introduction: Few studies compare differences in the use of nonpharmacologic interventions (NPIs) between those with high-impact chronic pain (HICP) and low-impact chronic pain (LICP) or describe dif...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Just published: "Use of Nonpharmacologic Interventions by Adults With High-Impact Chronic Pain in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Analysis"
Congrats to Tasha Parman (@tp-pt.bsky.social) on her first, first-author manuscript! Great work.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Congrats to Tasha Parman (@tp-pt.bsky.social) on her first, first-author manuscript! Great work.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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NBC News: A federal judge just issued a final judgement and permanent injunction against the Trump admin — ruling that the National Institutes of Health must continue funding research grants at their original, full amounts. @msnbc.com
April 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
NBC News: A federal judge just issued a final judgement and permanent injunction against the Trump admin — ruling that the National Institutes of Health must continue funding research grants at their original, full amounts. @msnbc.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Happy to be the March guest for APTA Maryland’s sSIG Fireside Chat series. We discussed:
- Formats of residencies and fellowships
- Clinical & financial impact
- Early v. delayed training considerations
- Application and interview process
Recording available through the sSIG for anyone interested.
- Formats of residencies and fellowships
- Clinical & financial impact
- Early v. delayed training considerations
- Application and interview process
Recording available through the sSIG for anyone interested.
March 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Happy to be the March guest for APTA Maryland’s sSIG Fireside Chat series. We discussed:
- Formats of residencies and fellowships
- Clinical & financial impact
- Early v. delayed training considerations
- Application and interview process
Recording available through the sSIG for anyone interested.
- Formats of residencies and fellowships
- Clinical & financial impact
- Early v. delayed training considerations
- Application and interview process
Recording available through the sSIG for anyone interested.
Proud to see the University of Maryland's own Florence Kendall on the list of 5 influential women who have had a lasting impact on the physical therapy profession. Check the story out here:
www.apta.org/news/2025/03...
www.apta.org/news/2025/03...
March 23, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Proud to see the University of Maryland's own Florence Kendall on the list of 5 influential women who have had a lasting impact on the physical therapy profession. Check the story out here:
www.apta.org/news/2025/03...
www.apta.org/news/2025/03...
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Somehow the following two things are true:
- most actual scientists cannot read my work for free, and there are strict rules about when/whether I’m allowed to send a copy of my work to an interested fellow scientist
- Mark Zuckerberg can just steal it and use it to train his AI tools for profit.
- most actual scientists cannot read my work for free, and there are strict rules about when/whether I’m allowed to send a copy of my work to an interested fellow scientist
- Mark Zuckerberg can just steal it and use it to train his AI tools for profit.
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Somehow the following two things are true:
- most actual scientists cannot read my work for free, and there are strict rules about when/whether I’m allowed to send a copy of my work to an interested fellow scientist
- Mark Zuckerberg can just steal it and use it to train his AI tools for profit.
- most actual scientists cannot read my work for free, and there are strict rules about when/whether I’m allowed to send a copy of my work to an interested fellow scientist
- Mark Zuckerberg can just steal it and use it to train his AI tools for profit.
Meta has used my work to train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here.
Authors, search your name here.
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Meta has used my work to train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here.
Authors, search your name here.
It was a great honor to have been invited to give a plenary address at the Asian Manual and Musculoskeletal Physical Therapist Congress in Cebu, Philippines. We were spoiled by our wonderful hosts, the Philippine Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists. I'm so lucky to get to do what I do!
March 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It was a great honor to have been invited to give a plenary address at the Asian Manual and Musculoskeletal Physical Therapist Congress in Cebu, Philippines. We were spoiled by our wonderful hosts, the Philippine Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists. I'm so lucky to get to do what I do!
Throwback to this great summary about manual therapy (Rhon and Deyle, 2021): "Insisting that manual therapy is passive *betrays a lack of understanding* of the intervention. Assuming manual therapy is passive does little to determine its value as an intervention."
March 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Throwback to this great summary about manual therapy (Rhon and Deyle, 2021): "Insisting that manual therapy is passive *betrays a lack of understanding* of the intervention. Assuming manual therapy is passive does little to determine its value as an intervention."
Most PTs have no idea of the amount of work that *thousands* of volunteers are doing for them every year around the country. Our profession has so many people who are good to the core. Come see what your state chapter is all about.
February 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Most PTs have no idea of the amount of work that *thousands* of volunteers are doing for them every year around the country. Our profession has so many people who are good to the core. Come see what your state chapter is all about.
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Being a good manager is not about terrorizing other human beings
February 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Being a good manager is not about terrorizing other human beings
Two weeks ‘til the 2nd annual congress of the Asian Confederation of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy in Cebu, Philippines. Can’t wait!
Less than 100 days 'til Shangri-La! Excited to be in the same line up as the speakers for this conference. Lots of big-name international speakers in orthopedic PT!
February 23, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Two weeks ‘til the 2nd annual congress of the Asian Confederation of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy in Cebu, Philippines. Can’t wait!
I just haaad to be greedy and have another fortune cookie!
February 20, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I just haaad to be greedy and have another fortune cookie!
Great, busy week at APTA CSM starting with APTA chapter presidents’ meetings and culminating with AAOMPT board meetings. Always energizing spending time with true leaders in our profession! IYKYK
#aptacsm2025 @APTA_official @AAOMPT @UMSOMPTRS @APTAofMaryland
#aptacsm2025 @APTA_official @AAOMPT @UMSOMPTRS @APTAofMaryland
February 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Great, busy week at APTA CSM starting with APTA chapter presidents’ meetings and culminating with AAOMPT board meetings. Always energizing spending time with true leaders in our profession! IYKYK
#aptacsm2025 @APTA_official @AAOMPT @UMSOMPTRS @APTAofMaryland
#aptacsm2025 @APTA_official @AAOMPT @UMSOMPTRS @APTAofMaryland
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Are you a physical therapist or rehab provider that I don't have in my #PTSky starter pack? Let me know!
Also- over 100 great folks here to follow for PTs or just the #Rehab adjacent
go.bsky.app/HGnsb3V
Also- over 100 great folks here to follow for PTs or just the #Rehab adjacent
go.bsky.app/HGnsb3V
February 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Are you a physical therapist or rehab provider that I don't have in my #PTSky starter pack? Let me know!
Also- over 100 great folks here to follow for PTs or just the #Rehab adjacent
go.bsky.app/HGnsb3V
Also- over 100 great folks here to follow for PTs or just the #Rehab adjacent
go.bsky.app/HGnsb3V
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Happy new year!
Today we celebrate the 30-year anniversary of a meta-analysis of 22 placebo-controlled studies (Gam, 1995) which described the evidence for US for MSK disorders. NONE of them gave evidence that pain relief could be achieved by US.
Prepare students for their future, not our past.
Today we celebrate the 30-year anniversary of a meta-analysis of 22 placebo-controlled studies (Gam, 1995) which described the evidence for US for MSK disorders. NONE of them gave evidence that pain relief could be achieved by US.
Prepare students for their future, not our past.
January 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Happy new year!
Today we celebrate the 30-year anniversary of a meta-analysis of 22 placebo-controlled studies (Gam, 1995) which described the evidence for US for MSK disorders. NONE of them gave evidence that pain relief could be achieved by US.
Prepare students for their future, not our past.
Today we celebrate the 30-year anniversary of a meta-analysis of 22 placebo-controlled studies (Gam, 1995) which described the evidence for US for MSK disorders. NONE of them gave evidence that pain relief could be achieved by US.
Prepare students for their future, not our past.
Song of the week that I've inadvertently played "too much" and annoyed my kids:
Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison
Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison
December 16, 2024 at 8:21 PM
Song of the week that I've inadvertently played "too much" and annoyed my kids:
Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison
Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison
