A report in The New York magazine last week speculated on the likelihood that President Trump might die in office because he is one of the least active presidents in human history (link). How, you might ask, has this got anything to do with physiotherapy? Well, the President of the United States, it seems, holds a view about the body, and the detrimental effects of exercise, that was popularised by some of the same 19th century physicians that made physical therapy popular. It seems President Trump 'considers exercise misguided, arguing that a person, like a battery, is born with a finite amount of energy' (link). There's a lovely historical overview in The Guardian about this … [Read more...] about Assault and battery