Doctor Answers Physical Therapy Questions
- Posted on April 22, 2025
- By Wired
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Doctor Answers Physical Therapy Questions

Board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist Dr. Courtney Mears joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about physical therapy. What's the relationship between physical therapy, physiotherapy, and sports medicine? How long does physical therapy last? Is it supposed to hurt the way it does? Does VR physical therapy exist? Is preventative physical therapy effective, or only after an injury? How do physical therapists help treat patients with pneumonia? How does yoga assist in physical therapy? Answers to these questions and more await on Physical Therapy Support.
Director: Jackie Phillips
Director of Photography: AJ Young
Editor: Richard Trammell
Expert: Courtney Mears
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark
Casting Producer: Nick Sawyer
Camera Operator: Seth Craven
Sound Mixer: Gray Thomas-Sowers
Production Assistant: Doug Archibald
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo
Additional Editor: Samantha DiVito
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell