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Andy Wicks
@wicksab.bsky.social
PT, prof, podcasts, puns.
I just won a game of hearts by shooting the moon on a hold hand.

This is my zenith.
June 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
#COYS Way to go @tottenhamhotspur.com !!! Bring on the UCL!
May 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
For our twentieth anniversary, my wife and I paid off our mortgage. Happy anniversary to us!
March 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
March 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Blood flow restriction at work. My thigh felt exhausted after just a few sets of calf raises, quad sets, and straight leg raises.
March 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I know that my knee is objectively better. I KNOW it.

But there are days like today when everything hurts and it takes four days to recover from whatever challenge I encountered. I have forgotten what it’s like to not constantly think about how my knee feels. It’s exhausting.
February 17, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Oh, hubris. You are a conniving thing.

I foolishly told my PT to challenge me today. So she did.
February 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
My doctor gave me the “all clear” at my 6-week follow up today. ROM is beyond expectations. Sadly, my strength and endurance aren’t at a spot for me to be able to make the most of #aptacsm this year. I’m going to miss my physio friends a lot this weekend.
February 12, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Yet another example of the cool stuff physios can do!
NEWS RELEASE: Physiotherapists play a critical role in supporting older adults during disasters, conflicts, and pandemics. IPTOP's new Best Practice Statements provide evidence-based guidance to ensure safe, effective, and person-centered care in crisis situations. www.iptop-physio.org/news/
February 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Reposted by Andy Wicks
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
February 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Today I walked fast enough to pass somebody on the track. #kneesurgery #rehab #physicaltherapy
February 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Didn’t think this would have been possible two weeks ago. Five weeks post TKA revision.
February 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Yesterday I was approved for contract renewal at my academic position. Sort of a halfway point to tenure. It has been such a stressful last three months (both in and outside of work) that I had a little breakdown at the start of my presentation. Everything just hit me.
January 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Knee rehab update: it only took three (looooong) weeks, but I think my pain is finally getting better. I can go up stairs with a step-thru pattern. If I concentrate, I can walk without a Trendelenburg gait pattern. #progress #physicaltherapy #tka #tkarevision
January 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I’m a physical therapist. I had pretty major knee surgery two weeks ago and have been going to an OP PT clinic.

My recovery has been rough. My pain is not well controlled and sleep has been rare. In today’s session, I broke down and cried.
January 14, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Reposted by Andy Wicks
I get asked a lot by physical therapists how they can get involved with their communities, and the LA fires have pointed out the importance of evacuation planning that considers the needs of people with disabilities.

Disability shouldn’t be a death sentence. That seems basic. Let’s start there.
January 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
2024 was the Year of Surgeries for me. Not sure I’d recommend it.
December 31, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Can you bend your ring or pinky finger without bending any others? I cannot.
December 27, 2024 at 1:49 AM
Today was a good day.
December 12, 2024 at 11:38 PM
When was the last time you felt physically great? Nothing hurt, everything moved like it should, no nagging cough or headache or whatnot.

I cannot remember that time.
December 7, 2024 at 10:31 PM
My dad had an appointment with his primary care physician today. Lots of changes for my dad, lots of hard decisions to be made. I felt bad as my mom and I bombarded the doctor with question after question. He was very patient. God bless these PCPs.
December 2, 2024 at 11:46 PM
I’m at the point in my academia career where I get to show that, yes, I’ve been doing what I’m supposed to have been doing and a good job at that and may I please continue being employed here thank you.
November 24, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Daughter has pneumonia, dog has C. diff.
a cartoon of a dog sitting in front of a laptop with a speech bubble saying it 's fine
ALT: a cartoon of a dog sitting in front of a laptop with a speech bubble saying it 's fine
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Hit me with your best ominous positivity.
November 20, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Not sure why but I have been getting some physios from the UK as followers. Happy to meet you! I’m jealous that you get called “physios”!
November 20, 2024 at 7:14 PM