Jack explains how fashions, fads and trends have, and continue to dominate MSK healthcare through evangelised modality based treatments, restrictive practice models and even career pathways. He proposes that putting function at the heart of our practice, on every level, will revolutionise evidence informed care and make Physios a credible force in healthcare. Be warned though, his concerns regarding what happens if we don’t take this opportunity bleed out in his conclusion as he asks ‘If not us then who? And if not now, then when?

Learning objectives

> You should be able to describe the foundations of the "function over fashion"-approach.

> You should be able to discuss some of the foundations that Chew talks about in this lecture.