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Physical Therapy: Some Reasons for Concern

New evidence reveals unfair influence of elastics manufacturers

3 min readMay 22, 2023

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Photograph copyright Paul Greenberg

Ever since this page broke the disturbing news about Pickleball, whistleblowers have been sending us tips of foul play in the wellness/personal improvement space. Recently a leaked memo from a prominent elastics trade association confirmed what we’ve long suspected: a wide-ranging and inflexible relationship between stretchy-band manufacturers and physical therapists. Below is the memo in its entirety, redacted to protect the identity of the few brave practitioners who have stood up against the Stretchy-Band Industrial Complex.

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Dear Therapists,

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Paul Greenberg
Paul Greenberg

Written by Paul Greenberg

New York Times bestselling author of Four Fish and, most recently, A Third Term https://www.paulgreenberg.org/books/a-third-term/

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