Physical Therapy: Some Reasons for Concern

New evidence reveals unfair influence of elastics manufacturers

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,