02/20/2026
In a recent clinician poll, the top response to “What part of PT practice do you wish education had prepared you for?” was clear: managing cognitive load.
Physical therapy education builds strong clinical foundations. But the sustained mental demands of real-world practice, constant decision-making, multitasking, emotional regulation, and time pressure, are often far more intense than expected.
Our latest paper explores the cognitive load gap and why supporting therapists requires better systems, not just more resilience.
Read it here: https://tinyurl.com/CognitiveLoadGap