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Physical therapists’ use of recommended care has not changed since 1990s.

Physical therapists’ use of treatments of unknown value appears to be increasing.

One explanation for these trends is the challenge of keeping up to date with evidence.

Other explanations include increased exposure to treatments of unknown value and not seeing value in research.

Strategies to replace non-recommended care with recommended care are needed.

Beliefs are an important target for the management of musculoskeletal pain.

Behavioural learning is key to elicit and disconfirm unhelpful beliefs.

We propose key principles to guide clinicians in promoting behavioural change.

A case illustrates the role beliefs have on musculoskeletal pain management.

It is hypothesized that Kinesio Taping® can change muscle activity in patients with low back pain.

The Kinesio Taping® technique did not change the electromyographic signal intensity of the longissimus and iliocostalis muscles or reduce pain intensity in patients with chronic low back pain.

More research on mechanisms of action is needed.

Self-management support is person-centred care reinforcing patient autonomy.

Avoid strong clinician control and help patients developing self-efficacy.

Let patients’ value-based goals and shared decisions guide management.

Help patients make sense of symptoms and reframe unhelpful perspectives.

Use supervised exercises as a tool to practice problem-solving skills

Most posts on Instagram and Twitter about physical therapy interventions do not cite information sources.

Most profiles present potential conflicts of interest.

Very few posts aimed to facilitate knowledge acquisition.

Physical therapists should consume information from social media with caution.

Content producers should consider means to facilitate knowledge translation.

Measurement properties of most physical activity questionnaires have not been fully tested.

Construct validation and reliability of most physical activity questionnaires are not acceptable.

Methodological quality of most studies were considered poor.

Interval training is an interesting strategy in increasing aerobic capacity.

In patients with heart failure the use of combined interval training may effective in increasing VO2peak.

Interval training combined with resistance training can maximize treatment time.

Maximize treatment time is an aspect that has been important in the choice of interventions.

Training combined showed more effective in improving VO2peak in patients with heart failure.

Convergent validity between PFM tenderness and central pain mechanisms.

Poor agreement between pelvic floor muscle tenderness and self-reported symptoms.

When PFM tenderness on digital palpation is present, screen for central pain mechanisms.

Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is a primary cause of pain and disability.

Mechanical diagnosis and therapy (MDT) is a suitable approach for CLBP.

Improvements with MDT in CLBP are similar to other physical therapy approaches.