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Mariana Hanna Tondo
On this podcast, Mariana Tondo, PT, Cert. MDT interviews the brightest minds of physical therapy, so they can share their views and experience and help you learn all the possibilities, tools, and techniques available for us PTs.
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“The heart of running injuries is tissue loading.” Michael O’Hearn
Our guest is Michael O’Hearn, PT, MHS, OCS, FAAOMPT. Michael received his Masters of Health Science from theUniversity of Indianapolis ('99), his Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy from the University of Sydney in Australia (’82) and his Bachelor of Science from the University of New South Wales in Australia (’81). Michael is currently anadjunct clinical instructor at the University of Illinois at Chicago Fellowship Program in Orthpaedic Manual Therapy teaching courses in Orthopedic ManualTherapy and Clinical Mentorship. Michael has had a multitude of articles published in Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy and the Journal of Orthopedic Sports Physical Therapy, among other publications.
In addition, he was at three MAPS Symposiums on clinical reasoning and the Maitland approach to running injuries. Michael has been awarded the Michigan Physical Therapy Association Outstanding Clinical Instructor Award and the Andrews University Physical Therapy Program Outstanding Teacher Award. Today, he is the Chief of Physical Therapy at Lakeland HealthCare in St. Joseph, MI, in addition to being a senior MAPS instructor. Michael has run over 30 marathons including 13 Bostonmarathons. He is also a 3-time Ironman triathlon finisher. With his vast experience and education, Michael fully understands the demanding environment facing all physical therapists today
📚You will learn about:
- Pacing during training sessions.
- Selecting appropriate footwear for running.
- Running mechanics.
- Insights into treating injuries such as IT band syndrome, patellofemoral pain syndrome, plantar fasciitis, medial tibial stress syndrome, and more.
🔎 Michael’s resources of information:
- 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower by Matt Fitzgerald - https://www.amazon.com.br/80-20-Running-Stronger-Training-ebook/dp/B00IIVFAEY
- HALHIGDON - https://www.halhigdon.com/
📲 Michael’s contact information:
Email: mohearn@lakelandhealth.org
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“You should treat the movement to get rid of the symptoms rather than treating the symptoms to be able to move.” Dr. Shirley Sahrmann
Our guest Dr. Shirley Sahrmann, PT, PhD, FAPTA. Dr. Sahrmann is a Professor Emerita of Physical Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri with over 60 years of experience. She received her bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy, masters and doctorate degrees in Neurobiology from Washington University. She is a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association and is a recipient of the Association's Marion Williams Research Award, the Lucy Blair Service Award, and the Kendall Practice award, the Inaugural John H.P. Maley Lecture and Mary McMillan Lecture awards. Dr. Sahrmann has received Washington University's Distinguished Faculty Award, The Distinguished Alumni Award, the School of Medicine’s inaugural Distinguished Clinician Award and an honorary doctorate from the University of Indianapolis. She has also received the Bowling-Erhard Orthopedic Clinical Practice Award from the Orthopaedic Section of the APTA. She has served on the APTA Board of Directors and as president of the Missouri Chapter. In addition to her numerous national and international presentations, Dr. Sahrmann has been a keynote speaker at the World Confederation of Physical Therapy, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, Japan, and Danish national congresses.
Dr. Sahrmann’s research interests are in the development and validation of classification schemes for movement impairment syndromes and in interventions for these syndromes. Her books, Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes and Movement System Impairment Syndromes of the Cervical and Thoracic Spines and the Extremities, describe the syndromes and methods of treatment.
📚You will learn about:
- What the Movement System Impairment (MSI) syndromes are
- How to connect poor alignment and movement patterns with pain and injury
- Movement System Impairment examination and treatment
- How defining our diagnostic labels will help establish our movement expertise as a profession
🔎 Dr. Sahrmann’s resources of information:
- Book: Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes by Shirley Sahrmann
- Book: Movement System Impairment Syndromes of the Cervical and Thoracic Spines and the Extremities By Shirley Sahrmann
- Linda Van Dillen, PT, PhD, FAPTA’s Research
📲 Dr. Sahrmann’s contact information:
Email: sahrmanns@wustl.edu
Social Media:
Instagram @learnmovementsystem
Facebook @learnmovementsystem
Twitter @learnmvmtsystem
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“Running a business has become distinctly harder since the pandemic.” Dr. Karena Wu
Our guest Dr. Karena Wu is Owner and Clinical Director of ActiveCare Physical Therapy® in NYC and Mumbai. s been practicing physical therapy for over 24 years in New York City. Dr. Wu graduated with a Masters Degree in Physical Therapy from the Program In Physical Therapy at Columbia University and received her Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Temple University. She has advanced training in manual therapies, specifically in the Maitland Australian Approach and Myofascial Release. She is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy and a Fellow of the International & American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists.
Dr. Wu is a Maitland Australian Physiotherapy Seminars (MAPS) Faculty member and a lecturer at NYC’s Hunter College Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program. She is also a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist, Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Graston Technique Specialist and Pilates Instructor. Dr. Wu is a dedicated practitioner who takes a holistic approach to her practice. She has a copyrighted methodology that emphasizes her holistic care philosophy in ‘walking her way toward the injured segment’. Dr. Wu is now Chairman of the NYC Arthritis Foundation Local Leadership board.
Dr. Wu is a regular healthcare expert on ABC, CBS, NBC, NY1, PIX11, Fox News, The Doctors and Dr. Oz. She has appeared on Good Morning America and is a regular on The Today Show in NYC. She is the Medical Director for the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP), the premier US professional beach volleyball tournament series in America.
📚You will learn about:
- Her experience as a Faculty member for the Maitland Approach
- Her copyrighted methodology that emphasizes a holistic care philosophy in 'walking her way toward the injured segment'
- Her role as the Chairman of the NYC Arthritis Foundation, and as a regular healthcare expert on The Today Show in NYC and many other television programs.
- Her experience as The Medical Director for the Association of Volleyball Professionals
- Her experience running ActiveCare Physical Therapy® in NYC and Mumbai, and challenges faced since the Covid Pandemic
📲 Karena’s contact information:
Website: https://www.bestptnyc.com
Social Media
IG/FB/YT: @activecarephysicaltherapy
LI: activecare-physical-therapy
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“The psychosocial issues need to be dealt with if you think your mechanical approach is going to have a response.’’ - Annie O’Connor
Our guest is Annie O'Connor PT, OCS, Cert. MDT. Annie is the founder and CEO of World of Hurt LLC, a company dedicated to the teaching, research, consulting, and clinical practice of the Pain Mechanism Classification System. Annie is a physical therapist with over 30 years of experience.
She is also a sought-after speaker and teacher nationally and internationally on musculoskeletal pain mechanism classification, neurodynamic evaluation and treatment, mechanical diagnosis and therapy of spine and extremities, kinetic chain evaluation, functional manual therapy and exercise prescription. She was instrumental in establishing the Pain Mechanism Classification System approach for musculoskeletal pain and neurological spasticity at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab formerly known as the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
She co-authored the 2015 book 'A World of Hurt: A Guide to Classifying Pain', along with other book chapters, and has published research promoting a paradigm shift in pain management.
She is a member of APTA orthopedic and canine section, the North American Spine Society exercise committee, and McKenzie Institute. Annie sits on the Advisory Board for Greentree Mind Company, Specialty Panel Member for Physical Therapy with AIM Specialty Healthcare Company, and Research and Advisory Board for My Abilities a Health Care data analytics company.
📚You will learn about:
- Subgrouping the Central Nervous System to better treat patients
- How to personalize pain science education and cognitive-behavioral therapy.
- Factors that lead to persistent pain.
- The appropriate use of acceptance commitment therapy and motivational interviewing.
- Graded motor imagery: When to use and when to avoid.
🔎 Annie's resources of information:
A World of Hurt Book: https://www.sralab.org/academy/bookstore/world-hurt-guide-classifying-pain
📲 Annie’s contact information:
Email: worldofhurt2@gmail.com
Website: worldofhurt2.com
Social Media: @worldofhurt2
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"If you get stuck in one model, there's a large proportion of patients you're just not going to be able to treat. " Dr. Darren Earnshaw
Our guest is Dr. Darren Earnshaw, PT, MMT, Cert. MDT, COMT, FAAOMPT. Darren earned his Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy from Curtin University in 1992, followed by a Master's degree in Manipulative Physiotherapy from Curtin University in 1996. In 2017, he completed a Fellowship in Movement Science from Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Earnshaw serves as a Senior Faculty Advisor for the MAPS Orthopedic Manual Therapy Fellowship Program, is a COMT/Fellowship examiner, and holds the position of Clinical Manager at an outpatient Physical Therapy facility. He is certified in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy by the McKenzie Institute since 2001 and served as an adjunct Professor for the University of Illinois's Manual Therapy Fellowship Program from 2005 to 2018. He obtained his transitional Doctorate in 2022.
📚You will learn about:
- Insights into his background and career
- How to integrate different musculoskeletal (MSK) models
- Dr. Darren's thought process and assessment approach
- How to select the appropriate technique for each patient
- Integrating psychosocial aspects into treatment
🔎 Darren's resources of information:
Geoff Maitland's Book - Good Subjective
Clinical reasoning for MSK Practice - Mark A Jones and Darren A Rivett
Musculoskeletal Clinical Translation Framework- Helen Slater, Tim Mitchell, Darren Beales, Peter O'Sullivan
📲 Darren’s contact information:
Website: https://www.earnshawphysiotherapy.com/
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"You cannot have full osteokinematic or physiological movement unless you have full arthrokinematic or accessory movement." Dr. Chris Showalter
Our guest is Dr. Chris Showalter the Co-Owner and Clinical Director of MAPS, Program Director of the MAPS Orthopedic Manual Therapy Fellowship Program, Senior MAPS Course Instructor, and Senior Faculty Advisor. Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS), Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapists (FAAOMPT).
He was appointed Chair of the Accreditation Council on Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy Education (ACOMPTE) which sets the Standards and issues accreditation for U.S. Fellowship programs for the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapists (AAOMPT) in compliance with both US and International Standards per the International Federation of Orthopedic Manipulative Physical Therapists (IFOMPT). Chris has also served as the US Representative to IFOMPT (2000-2009), and on the RIG Development Task Force (2015-2020)
Since 1990 Chris has been teaching skilled orthopedic manual therapy through MAPS in the USA and internationally including: Brazil, Canada, China, India, Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Taiwan, and the UK. He has authored 28 Peer-reviewed papers, 2 Textbook Chapters, and 70 Research Commentaries and has been an invited Keynote Speaker for many US and International physical therapy professional conferences. His clinical interests include: Clinical Reasoning, Cervicogenic Headaches, and Bio-Psycho-Social effects of manual therapy.
📚You will learn about:
- Dr. Chris Showalter's story and career
- Chris’ experiences with Geoff Maitland
- The Principles of the Maitland Approach
- Maitland’s assessment and treatment
- Mobilization vs manipulation
- The similarities and differences between MDT, Mulligan and Maitland
🔎 Chris's resources of information:
MAPS courses: https://ozpt.com/registration/
Research Commentary: https://ozpt.com/research-commentary/
📲 Chris’s contact information:
Bio: https://ozpt.com/about/influential-clinicians/chris-showalter/
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Ep. 135 - Pelvic Health for Orthopedic Therapists with Dr. Jennifer Stone
‘’A study showed that 98% of individuals (females) with chronic low back pain had at least one symptom of pelvic floor dysfunction.’’ Dr. Jennifer Stone
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Jennifer Stone, PT, DPT, OCS, PHC. Dr. Stone graduated from Texas State University in 2009, and completed her transitional DPT through MGHIHP in 2010. She completed an orthopedic residency through Evidence In Motion in 2010 and is a board certified orthopedic clinical specialist through the American Board of Physical Therapists Specialties (ABPTS). She received a pelvic health certification through Herman & Wallace in 2013. She serves as an adjunct instructor for the Baylor University Doctorate of Physical Therapy program in Waco, TX. Dr. Stone is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Her clinical experience includes orthopedics, pelvic health, and practice management both in both hospital and private practice settings. Jennifer is passionate about teaching and opening the world of pelvic health to all types of clinicians.
📚You will learn about:
· Dr. Jennifer Stone story and career
· Screening for pelvic health dysfunction
· Common interventions
· Integrating pelvic floor into the treatment of clients with orthopedic issues.
· Pelvic floor exercises she recommends, including her perspective on Kegels.
🔎 Jennifer's resources of information:
EIM course: Pelvic Health I – Applications for Orthopaedic Therapists: https://evidenceinmotion.com/course/pelvic-health-i/
📲 Jennifer’s contact information:
Email: stone@eimpt.com
Bio: https://evidenceinmotion.com/people/jennifer-stone/
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💭 “Should we be using the single-leg decline squat as the first exercise for patellar tendinopathy rehab? My answer is a very strong no”. - Dr. Rodrigo Scattone Silva
👉🏻Our guest is Dr. Rodrigo Scattone Silva, PT, Ph.D. Rodrigo specializes in Sports Physical Therapy and is an Assistant Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN, Brazil), where he lectures undergraduate and graduate-level courses. He also supervises Master’s Degree and Ph.D. students at UFRN, where he leads the Brazilian Tendinopathy and Sports Injuries Research Group. Dr. Scattone Silva earned his PhD in Physical Therapy from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar, Brazil) having conducted part of his PhD studies at the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra, Australia) under the supervision of Prof. Craig Purdam. He was also a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Physical Therapy of the University of Delaware (Newark, USA) under the supervision of Prof. Karin Silbernagel. The main focus of his research is the prevention and rehabilitation of Patellar and Achilles Tendon disorders.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Rodrigo's story and career
▪️ The latest paper aimed at evaluating the patellar tendon loading profile
▪️ Examples of exercises with their respective patellar tendon loading index
▪️ Advice on how to progress exercises during rehab based on the loading index and much more
🔎Rodrigo's resources of information:
- Patellar Tendon Load Progression during Rehabilitation Exercises: Implications for the Treatment of Patellar Tendon Injuries
📲 Rodrigo’s contact information:
- 📸 Instagram @rscattone
- 🐦 Twitter: @scattonesilva
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💭 "Back pain is one of the prime reasons why the doctors love us being in the Emergency Department" - Mark Cheel
👉🏻Our guest is Mark Cheel, Dip MDT, APAM. Mark graduated from Latrobe University, Melbourne in 1997 with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy). He currently serves as a Senior Clinician Physiotherapist (Musculoskeletal) at Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia, undertaking Primary Contact Roles in both the Emergency Department and Physiotherapy-led Specialist Clinics. Mark is also an Associate Clinical Lecturer with Deakin University School of Medicine. He obtained credentials in MDT in 2011 and completed the McKenzie Diploma Training Program in 2013. In 2016, he became part of the Teaching Faculty for McKenzie Institute Australia and educates both clinically and theoretically in the McKenzie Diploma program. Mark's expertise extends to Clinical Education, where he has supervised undergraduate students for over two decades and frequently presents to Doctors and Allied Health Clinicians on managing Musculoskeletal conditions in the Acute Setting.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Mark's story and career
▪️ The role of PTs in the ED
▪️ A typical day and the types of patients you see in the ED
▪️The skills necessary to treat back pain in the ED
▪️ The importance of MDT in this setting
▪️ Treating fractures in the ED
🔎Mark's resources of information:
- International Framework for Red Flags for Potential Serious Spinal Pathologies - Laura Finucane
- Pediatric Fractures Guidelines - The Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne
📲 Mark’s contact information:
- The McKenzie Institute Australia
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💭 " Most of our practices right now are generating between $40 and $80 per enrolled patient per episode." - Steven Coen
👉🏻Our guest is Steven Coen. Steven, driven by personal injury and opioid dependence experiences, is the CEO/Cofounder of SaRA Health which he started because while he loved the amazing care he received in the clinic he was frustrated by the lack of continuity between visits. Previous Founder of MyRiBiT.com, built self-insured employer offering at Medtronic Diabetes, launched multiple offerings at Deloitte Consulting, and Startup Builder at High Alpha Innovation. Education in Finance and Entrepreneurship at Kansas State for undergrad and MBA at UCLA Anderson where he was awarded the Gloria Appel prize for Top Entrepreneur in his class.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Steven's story and career
▪️ What RTM is and the four codes PTs can bill
▪️ Common misconceptions
▪️ Who can benefit from using RTM
▪️ The full ROI picture
📲 Steven’s contact information:
SaRA Health website
SaRA & PT Pro Talk partnership
ROI calculator
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💭 " Studies are being published, and in the long term follow-ups, folks are doing just as well with virtual PT as in-person" - Dr. Steven Goostree
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Goostree, PT, DPT, OCS, Cert. MDT, FAAOMPT. Dr. Goostre is a Physical Therapist with 10+ years of experience treating MSK pain. He is a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. He is certified in dry needling, the McKenzie Method and Persistent Pain Management through the Institute of Clinical Excellence. Since 2020, Steve has had success treating clients with MSK pain in the Virtual PT Space.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Steven's story and career
▪️ How to assess and treat virtually
▪️ Tips and strategies.
▪️ Challenges faced and how to overcome them.
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting theircareers
▪️ Tips on how to become succesful in PhysicalTherapy
🔎Steven's resources of information:
· Dr. Ben Torres
· Dr. Dale Bartek
· Journal of Manipulation & Manipulative Therapy
· World of Hurt book by Annie O’Connor
· Telehealth Success: How to Thrive in the New Age of Remote Care
· HSS Rehabilitation Telehealth Evaluation Guidelines for Musculoskeletal Physical Therepy
📲Steven’s contact information:
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💭 "Our job is to give people a positive experience with movement and to challenge them at the edge of their capability by finding the hardest thing they're safe doing." - Dr. Craig Liebenson
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Craig Liebenson. He is a pioneering figure in healthcare, being the first in California to receive recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for delivering quality back pain care. He founded First Principles of Movement, aiming to combat global inactivity and promote health and disability prevention. Liebenson conducted research as a Visiting Scholar at Prof. Stuart McGill’s Spine Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of Waterloo and founded L.A. Sports & Spine, offering health span and performance enhancement services. He studied under Dr. Karel Lewit and Dr. Vladimir Janda, initiating the Visiting Scholar's Program at his alma mater. Liebenson is faculty at Parker University and has served on editorial boards for various journals. He's also the first chiropractic member of the McKenzie Institute (U.S.) Board of Directors and a former Associate Professor at Murdoch University. Liebenson authored the acclaimed book/DVD "Rehabilitation of the Spine: A Person-Centered Approach" and "The Functional Training Handbook", translated into multiple languages. Additionally, he produced a DVD series on functional training and served as a chiropractor for NBA's Los Angeles Clippers, and consulted for MLB's Arizona Diamondbacks, NFL's Seattle Seahawks, and other notable organizations.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Craig's story and career
▪️ The four principles of movement
▪️ How to give our patients a positive experience with movement by finding the hardest thing they can do safely
▪️ How to be a better sidekick
▪️ What precision programming is and how to measure progress
🔎Craig's information:
- https://firstprinciplesofmovement.com/
- Follow on IG:@ktdabrowski; @firstprinciplesofmovement; @dr.ryanchow
📲 Craig’s contact information:
- Instagram and Twitter: @craigliebenson
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💭 " The research question is what dictates your study design. If your research question is about interventions, then a randomized controlled trial is the obvious choice." - Dr. Stephen May
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Stephen May MA, FCSP, Dip MDT, MSc, PhD. Stephen May trained as a physiotherapist in Leeds, UK, and graduated in 1990; he then worked in the NHS, UK, in musculoskeletal care. In 2002 he became a senior lecturer and then Reader at Sheffield Hallam University teaching on research issues and musculoskeletal care, and supervising many MSc and PhD students. He has written textbooks with Robin McKenzie detailing Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in the Extremities (2000), Lumbar Spine (2003), and Cervical Spine (2006), chapters in textbooks, and articles in scientific journals; with over 100 publications in total. He has served on several national and international committees relating to guideline development and the McKenzie Institute and has peer-reviewed numerous international physical therapy and musculoskeletal journals. In 2006 he was awarded a Fellowship by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy for contributions to the profession. He has more or less retired since 2019.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Stephen's story and career
▪️ Brief description, uses, limitations, weaknesses and advantages of each research design:
- Case Studies
- Surveys
- Cohort
- Qualitative
- Delphi
- RCTs
- Reliability
- Validity
- Systematic Reviews
- Meta-analysis
🔎Stephen's information:
- Stephen May publications on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=stephen+may
📲 Stephen’s contact information:
- E-mail us: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 "One of my favorite things about practicing in the emergency department is the concept of practicing at the top of your scope using all the skills and experiences you have to contribute to your patients ." - Dr. Rebekah Griffith
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Rebekah Griffith PT, DPT, NCS. She is a physical therapist specializing in care in the Emergency Department and ICU settings. Dr. Griffith founded the ED DPT, a business focused on making Emergency Physical Therapist practice well-known and well-practiced. She also serves her profession as APTA Colorado President-Elect. A believer in life-work flow, she is a dedicated mother of 3, wife of 22 years, an avid reader, writer, and photographer, and holds a Black Belt in Taekwondo. Dr. Griffith firmly believes that we rise by lifting others, which is at the core of being a physical therapist and human.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Rebekah's story and career
▪️ The responsibilities of a PT and the types of patients you see
▪️ How the triage system works and the PT's role in the process
▪️ The advantages of having a PT working in the ED
▪️ How to start practicing as an ED PT
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Rebekah's favorite resource of information:
- ED DPT Podcast: https://theeddpt.com/podcast-2/
- Dr. Rebekah Lynne Griffith Top of Scope: The Emergency Department Physical Therapist Practice Handbook. 2023
- https://www.apta.org/your-practice/practice-models-and-settings/hospitals/emergency-department
- https://www.facebook.com/groups/emergencypt/
📲 Rebekah's contact information:
- Website: https://theeddpt.com/
- Twitter, Instagram, Youtube: @TheEDDPT
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/1aFV_o3X728
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💭 "Too often physios see their role in making the decision around return to play rather than bringing their expertise and perspective to help everyone make a better decision." - Dr. Phil Glasgow
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Phil Glasgow, PT, PhD. Phil has worked with some of the world's best athletes, coaches, sports, and performers. He has extensive experience in high-performance sports both as an expert practitioner and as a coach and mentor to the ‘team behind the team. Phil is recognized as a leader in sports medicine and performance and has consulted internationally with various Sporting Bodies, High-Performance Athletes, and Businesses. Phil served as the Chief Physiotherapy Officer for the most successful British Olympic Team in history at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. He is currently Head of Performance Support for the Irish Rugby Football Union. Phil is particularly interested in understanding factors that influence the development of mastery and effective performance in both sporting and professional environments. He regularly presents at international conferences on performance, leadership, and sports medicine. Phil is a visiting Professor of the School of Sport at Ulster University and teaches several postgraduate programs at several UK and European universities.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Phil's story and career
▪️ What working in a high-performance environment looks like
▪️ Technical and non-technical skills needed to thrive in a high-performance setting
▪️ How to ensure full athlete recovery before their return
▪️ How to communicate effectively with coaches and athletes and manage expectations
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Phil's favorite resource of information:
- Zulman DM, et al. Practices to Foster Physician Presence and Connection With Patients in the Clinical Encounter. JAMA. 2020
- Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman. First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently. 1999.
- Daniel Coyle. The Culture Code: The Secrets of Highly Successful Groups. 2018
📲 Phil's contact information:
- Website: https://www.philglasgow.com/
- Twitter and LinkedIn: @philglasgow
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/orh_uEj2J3o
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 "If there was trauma, and our patient is not improving with conservative care, experiencing unrelenting pain, and unable to rotate, it's advisable to refer for additional imaging, even if the initial radiographs were negative." - Dr. Lynn McKinnis
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Lynn N. McKinnis, DPT, PT, OCS. Lynn graduated from St. Louis University in 1981. She is a staff physical therapist at Concordia Visiting Nurses in Butler, PA, an adjunct professor in the Physical Therapy Dept at St. Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, and a Faculty Affiliate at the University of Montana and the University of South Florida. Lynn is known for her work in the field of diagnostic imaging as it relates to the physical therapy profession. In 1997 she authored Fundamentals of Orthopedic Radiology, the first imaging textbook written by and for physical therapists. Currently, Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Imaging is in its fifth edition, translated into several other languages, and used by the majority of DPT curriculums in the USA. She collaborated with a radiologist for a new text, Musculoskeletal Imaging Handbook: A Guide for the Primary Practitioner, written for all primary access clinicians, including physician assistants and nurse practitioners. She has lectured across the USA, in many DPT programs, and has presented numerous continuing educational courses at state and national APTA and AOTA conferences. Lynn became Pennsylvania’s first Orthopedic Clinical Specialist in 1989, and twenty years later received the APTA’s Outstanding Contribution to the Professional Literature Award for her publications on diagnostic imaging for physical therapists. Lynn is also a JOSPT Co-Editor for Musculoskeletal Imaging.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Lynn's story and career
▪️ Clinical prediction rules vs clinical decision rules
▪️ The Canadian Cervical spine rule (CCR) and the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS)
▪️ Apply the CCR in a case of cervical fracture with posterior ligament injury
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Lynn's favorite resource of information:
- JOSPT Cases - MSK imagining
- Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Imaging (Contemporary Perspectives in Rehabilitation). Lynn McKinnis. 2020
📲 Lynn's contact information:
- E-mail: lmck@zoominternet.net
🎥Link to interview on Youtube
👉Here is the link for the quick survey
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “Behavior change is very complex, and it isn't just a knowledge gap.” - Dr. Daniel Rhon
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Daniel Rhon, PT, DPT, DSc, Ph.D, OCS, FAAOMPT. Dr. Dan Rhon retired from active federal service as a medical officer in the US Army. He is a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He is also the Director of the Musculoskeletal Research in Primary Care Program at Brooke Army Medical Center. He received his Masters in Physical Therapy and Doctor of Science Degrees from Baylor University. He received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Temple University and his Ph.D. from the University of Newcastle. He completed a manual therapy fellowship at Brooke Army Medical Center and a research postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Utah. He is the recipient of a Lifetime Research Award from the US Army Medical Specialist Corps, a 2-time Rose Award recipient for Excellence in Research from the APTA, and the Eugene Michaels New Investigator Award from the APTA. He has over 150 publications and has received over $20 million in competitive research grant funding. His research interests revolve around identifying and implementing optimal care pathways for musculoskeletal pain disorders.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Daniel's story and career
▪️ Patient-related barriers to the implementation of PT treatment and how to address them
▪️ Factors involved in behavior change
▪️ How to engage and educate patients on the importance of exercise adherence
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Daniel's favorite resource of information:
- Mindfulness interventions courses
- MINT - Certified motivational trainers
- Fundamental Mindfulness Principles and Practices- Medbridge Course
- Improve communication, interviewing, and motivation skills
- Patient education whiteboard videos for patients
📲 Daniel's contact information:
- Twitter and LinkedIn: @danrhon
- Website
- Email: daniel.rhon@usuhs.edu
🎥Link to interview on Youtube
👉Here is the link for the quick survey
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “The role of our advocacy work is really important because it shapes national policy.” - Laura Keivel and Brian Allen
👉🏻 Our guests are, Laura Keivel and Brian Allen.
Laura Keivel joined APTA in 2019 and is the grassroots and political affairs specialist. Prior to joining APTA, she was the advocacy program and events manager at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. At ACS CAN, she ran the Society’s largest event, the Leadership Summit & Lobby Day legislative fly-in. Laura served as manager of grassroots advocacy for five years at the Arthritis Foundation. There, she grew the grassroots network from 68,000 to 120,000, managed and expanded the grasstops Ambassador Program, and created an advocacy program for children and teens. She received a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from the University of Dayton.
Brian W. Allen, JD, is a congressional affairs specialist at APTA. Before joining the association in January 2022, Brian spent over five years on Capitol Hill, starting as a law clerk for the House Judiciary Committee and culminating in his role as legislative director and senior counsel to a member of the House of Representatives. Among other policy issues, he focused on health care, transportation, natural resources, and education. He received his bachelor’s degree in history and Spanish from Roanoke College and his law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ How APTA's advocacy works and how it shapes policies
▪️ Current legislative issues that the APTA is addressing
▪️ How APTA formulates its positions
▪️ The role a lobbyist and members play in the advocacy process of APTA
▪️ Strategies to ensure PT’s voices are heard by Congress, regulatory agencies, and commercial payers
🔎Laura and Brian's favorite resource of information:
- APTA Advocacy App
- APTA Patient Action Center
- APTA Position Papers
📲 Laura and Brian's contact information:
- email: advocacy@apta.org
🎥Link to interview on Youtube
👉Here is the link for the quick survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzFmypv6QRZaRz7bnwA7Tq4aPwUSnKtGIdRVvDw1c6n3CmQg/viewform
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💭 “The Heavy Slow Resistance Program is most likely to bring about improvements in strength.” - Dr. Peter Malliaras
👉🏻 Our guest, Dr. Peter Malliaras, PT, PhD, is a physical therapist and researcher from Melbourne, Australia focusing on the problem of tendinopathy. He is a Professor at Monash University's Physiotherapy Department and is involved in multiple tendinopathy research projects in Australia and internationally. His research focuses on understanding pain and neuromuscular impairments, and clinical trials testing the efficacy of exercise and other interventions in tendinopathy. Peter maintains a strong clinical focus, consulting with people with difficult tendinopathy presentations.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Peter's story and career
▪️ The potential causes and mechanisms of mid-portion and insertional Achilles tendinopathy
▪️ Characteristics and symptoms associated with Achilles tendinopathy.
▪️ Achilles tendinopathy diagnosis
▪️ Various exercise approaches that can be recommended
🔎Peter's favorite resource of information:
- Peter’s publication on PubMed
📲 Peter's contact information:
- Twitter: @DrPeteMalliaras
- Website
🎥Link to interview on Youtube
👉Here is the link for the quick survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzFmypv6QRZaRz7bnwA7Tq4aPwUSnKtGIdRVvDw1c6n3CmQg/viewform
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “If the disc had lost more than 70% of its height, the McKenzie prone press up tended to not vacuum in the disc bulge.” - Dr. Stuart McGill.
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Stuart McGill, PT, PhD. Stuart is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus (after 32 years at the University of Waterloo, Canada) who authored over 240 scientific journal papers, and 4 books and mentored over 40 graduate students during this scientific journey. Investigations in the laboratory, training center, and back pain experimental research clinic probed back injury and pain mechanisms, rehabilitation approaches, and performance training. As a consultant, he has provided expertise on low back injury to various government agencies, many corporations and legal firms, and hundreds of professional/international athletes and teams worldwide. He is regularly referred to special patient cases from the international medical community for opinion. Many of the athlete clients have returned set records and won international competitions in many sports. His books include Back Mechanic, written for the lay public with pain (also in 20 languages), Low Back Disorders, third edition (2016), written for clinicians, Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance, 2017, written for coaches and athletes, Gift of Injury (2018), a manual for rehabilitating the back-injured strength athlete. His work has been recognized with many awards including the Order of Canada (2020) for international leadership in back pain issues.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Stuart's story and career
▪️ The different mechanisms of back pain
▪️ The most common causes and cases of back pain
▪️ Treatment strategies
▪️ Dr. McGill’s opinion on press ups
▪️ Lumbar flexion different back/disc mechanics in Yoga versus weightlifters
🔎Stuart's favorite resource of information:
- Website
📲 Stuart's contact information:
- E-mail: mcgill@uwaterloo.ca
- Instagram: @backfitpro
- Facebook: Backfitpro Inc
🎥Link to interview on Youtube
👉Here is the link for the quick survey
🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like:
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💭 “When a patient doesn't have imaging results that could support what their complaints are, then we start to create negative stories like why is this happening, why are they here and what do they really want?” - Dr. Alicia Emerson
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Alicia Emerson, PT, DPT, PhD, MS. Alicia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at High Point University (HPU), High Point, NC. She is the Director of Clinical Practice, which includes directing HPU’s Pro Bono Physical Therapy Clinic. Open 40 hours per week, this clinic serves an underserved/uninsured population who predominantly have chronic pain. Dr. Emerson is also faculty for HPU’s RAISE Fellowship program, an accredited post-professional training that blends advocacy, clinical reasoning, and orthopedic manual physical therapy. She is a Board Certified Specialist in Orthopaedic, completed the Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Fellowship program at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), and a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences from UIC. Dr. Emerson's research interests center on the functional implications in pain processing in complex patient presentations, community engagement, and leveraging the role of physical therapy to address health inequities, particularly in chronic pain. The research presented here was completed as part of her PhD at the University of Otago, New Zealand.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Alicia's story and career
▪️ The factors contributing to the frustrations and poor outcomes experienced by both patients and therapists when dealing with chronic pain.
▪️ The vital role of effective communication and strategies to improve it.
▪️ The importance of considering patients' diverse backgrounds, encompassing culture, finances, religion, and political beliefs.
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Alicia's favorite resource of information:
- AOPT Pain Special Interest Group
- APTA Global Health Special Interest Group
- Continue education on pain science and communication
- Being a diverse reader
- AAOMPT Podcast: Physical Therapy Interviews with Content Experts
📲 Alicia's contact information:
- High Point University
- Twitter: @AliciaE_Physio
- Email: aemerson1@highpoint.edu
🎥Link to interview on Youtube
👉Here is the link for the quick survey
🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates:
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “Instead of just getting nociceptive information from that body part, you're getting other sensory information. You're changing the input to change the output.” - Luke Bongiorno
👉🏻 Our guest is Luke Bongiorno, PT, MCMT. Luke acquired the directorship of Noigroup in March 2021 from the founders David Butler and Juliet Gore. His physiotherapy journey began with a degree from The University of Melbourne, Australia, followed by a move into clinical practice in New York. In NYC, Luke co-founded New York Sports Medicine which Orthology later acquired. Still, one of New York City’s most prominent physical therapists, Luke’s extensive experience in the management of acute and chronic pain and sports injuries demands that he travel extensively to manage professional and Olympic athletes, as well as touring performing arts/dance company members. He currently serves as a consultant with the NBA League and European soccer professional teams. Luke is also affiliated with the clinical education programs of Columbia University and Touro College. Luke practices a ‘hands-on’ approach combining his advanced manual skills with neuromuscular/exercise and education. He strongly believes that education is fundamental in optimizing patient recovery and performance. He has taught advanced skills courses in Manual Therapy internationally since 2004 and has been on the NOI faculty since 2015.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Luke's story and career
▪️ Role of the immune system in pain
▪️ How to influence the immune response
▪️ Addressing pain and the neuroimmune system with our patients
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Luke's favorite resource of information:
- Youtube
- NoiGroup Website
- Robert M. Sapolsky. Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers: The Acclaimed Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping.2004
- Benjamin S. Boyd. Bodily Relearning. 2023
- G. Lorimer Moseley & David S. Butler. Explain Pain Supercharged
📲 Luke's contact information:
Website
Email: luke@noigroup.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube
👉Here is the link for the quick survey
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like:
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💭 “We only give antibiotics to a very small, very specific group of patients, and we have a success rate of 92%.” - Dr. Hanne Albert
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Hanne Albert, PT, MPH, PhD. She has worked as a full-time researcher since 2000, initially as an Associate Professor at the Back Research Center in Ringe and Middelfart, University of Southern Denmark. Since 2013, she has been the medical director at The Modic Clinic combining clinical work with being a senior researcher. Her main interest is clinical research. The first studies focused on Pelvis girdle pain, and she is one of the authors of The European Guidelines of Pelvic girdle pain. Later her interest turned to lumbar disc herniation and Modic changes. She has done new and groundbreaking research regarding the pathogenesis of Modic changes. She was the first researcher to suggest that Modic changes could be caused by bacteria, and was the first researcher to show the high efficacy of antibiotic treatment of Modic changes, this knowledge was completely groundbreaking. Hanne Albert has published more than 60 peer-reviewed research publications. She is an editor of European Spine, and a reviewer of several International Journals amongst these, The Lancet. She travels the world extensively lecturing and is a highly respected keynote speaker at international conferences.
Prizes: The Danish Physiotherapists Research Award for; original and innovative research with immediate clinical relevance. The Columna price from The Danish Society for Musculoskeletal Medicine. The award for best scientific presentation, European Spine Society and latest the prestigious The German Pain Price. For more details click here.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Hanne's story and career
▪️ What Modic Changes are
▪️ Its types/classifications
▪️ Potential causes
▪️ How to diagnose it
▪️ Common symptoms associated with Modic Changes
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Hanne's favorite resource of information:
- Hanne publication’s on PUBMED
📲 Hanne's contact information:
Website
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/6JhoIkn9WRA
👉Here is the link for the quick survey
🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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Systems 4PT and Fitterfirst
💭 “ Based on the sensitivity of the vertebrobasilar insufficiency test, we cannot recommend it anymore.” - Dr. Nathan Hutting
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Nathan Hutting, an associate professor at the HAN University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. He also works as a physiotherapist in a private practice. He is a board member of the association VvAA, the business services provider for professionals in the Dutch healthcare sector, with over 130,000 members. Nathan is also involved in the Physiotherapy Research Society (UK) and Pain, Mind and Movement, a special interest group of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). His current research topics include musculoskeletal conditions, self-management, patient-centered care, occupational health, and vascular conditions. Nathan has published about 50 peer-reviewed articles. He has made numerous international congress presentations and has chaired focused symposia at the World Physiotherapy Congresses in 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023. Nathan is an associate editor of the European Journal of Physiotherapy and BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders and a member of the International Advisory Board of Musculoskeletal Science and Practice.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Nathan's story and career
▪️ Adverse events after Manual Therapy
▪️ Mechanisms leading to vascular flow limitations
▪️ Symptoms of vascular flow limitations
▪️ How to identify vascular flow limitations on the subjective and objective exam
▪️ International Framework for Examination of the Cervical
▪️ Safety of mobilizations and manipulations on the cervical spine
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Nathan's favorite resource of information:
- Nathan publication’s on PUBMED
📲 Nathan's contact information:
Email: Nathan.Hutting@han.nl
🎥Link to interview on Youtube
👉Here is the link for the quick survey
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/MariHannaParks
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “ One of the things we do in the military is train people to be better leaders. We build leaders.” - Dr. Jason Silvernail
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Jason Silvernail DPT, DSc. Jason earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Scranton, and his Doctor of Science degree from Baylor University. He is board-certified in Orthopedic Physical Therapy and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He is also a graduate of the prestigious Army-Baylor Army-Baylor Doctoral Fellowship in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy at Fort Sam Houston, earning him a Fellowship in the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy. Dr. Silvernail is on active duty in the US Army at the rank of Colonel where he is the Consultant to the Army Surgeon General for Physical Therapy. Jason has been stationed across the United States and in Europe over his 30+ year career, and has deployed to hostile fire areas in the middle east and Afghanistan. He is a leader, clinician, and researcher. Jason has published clinical commentaries and original research in the medical literature and has a prominent professional presence online where he talks about evidence-based practice, clinical care, communication, and health care leadership.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Jason's story and career
▪️ The military PT career
▪️ Day-to-day as a PT Colonel in the US Army
▪️ Developing leadership in the military
▪️ Applying leadership skills to a PT career
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Jason's favorite resource of information:
- Center for Army Leadership
📲 Jason's contact information:
Website
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/wS_ogpsievM
👉Here is the link for the quick survey:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzFmypv6QRZaRz7bnwA7Tq4aPwUSnKtGIdRVvDw1c6n3CmQg/viewform
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/MariHannaParks
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “ If a state neither explicitly allows nor explicitly prohibits imaging referral, and they are in fact, silent, the ability to talk about it gets even more restricted.” - Dr. Lance Mabry
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Lance M. Mabry, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT. Lance is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at High Point University in North Carolina where he teaches diagnostic imaging and physical therapy primary care. He is a board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. Prior to his appointment at High Point University, Dr. Mabry retired from the U.S. Air Force after serving in both Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Dr. Mabry has over 30 published peer-reviewed articles focusing primarily on diagnostic imaging in physical therapy. He serves as the Federal Affairs Liaison for the American Physical Therapy Association of North Carolina, where he regularly engages elected officials on current physical therapy legislative initiatives.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Lance's story and career
▪️ Clinical Utilization of Diagnostic Imaging by PTs
▪️ The three scope of practice levels
▪️ Expansion of PT jurisdictional scope to include imaging referral
▪️ How to Advance the PT Profession through the APTA and PTs' Efforts
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Lance's favorite resource of information:
- Lynn N McKinnis. Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Imaging. 2020
- Publication of Aaron Keil in Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Keil+AP&cauthor_id=30715477
- Publication of Don L. Goss in Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Goss+DL&cauthor_id=35968741
- Publication of Michael S. Crowell in Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Crowell+MS&cauthor_id=27757283
- Publication of Lance Mabry in Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Mabry+LM&cauthor_id=31475625
- Imaging Special Interest Group- AOPT: https://www.orthopt.org/content/special-interest-groups/imaging
📲 Lance's contact information:
Website: https://www.redefinehealthed.com/lancemabry/
LinkedIn: Lance Mabry
University: https://www.highpoint.edu/physicaltherapy/dr-lance-mabry/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/O2i-SSVGtKw
👉Here is the link for the quick survey:
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💭 “ Primary care means you are taking that whole health perspective. All systems, not just orthopedic musculoskeletal. You're taking everything into consideration when you are evaluating and managing these patients.” - Dr. Katie O'Bright
👉🏻 Our guest is Katie O'Bright, PT, DPT. Dr. O’Bright is a board-certified orthopedic Doctor of Physical Therapy, who graduated from Temple University in 2014. Upon graduation, she served in the United States Army as a Captain & physical therapist, primarily working in a multidisciplinary Soldier Centered Medical Home. She furthered her education in the Military Musculoskeletal Residency in 2017, at which point she obtained her OCS. After serving, she was the lead physical therapist at the University of Oklahoma’s Stephenson Cancer Center. In this team-based clinical setting, she enhanced her skills working with individuals with complex needs. Katie moved on to another multidisciplinary primary care practice in Pittsburgh before starting her own cash-based practice. She is a passionate educator who serves as adjunct faculty in several DPT programs. She is also the owner of Redefine Health Education, a continuing education company that focuses on enhancing the primary care and MSK imaging skills of physical therapists.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Katie's story and career
▪️ What it means to be a Primary Care Physical Therapist.
▪️ The difference between Direct Access and Primary Care PT
▪️ How to be a Primary Care PT under the insurance model
▪️ Transforming PT Primary Care professional into a standard of care
▪️ What changes need to happen for PTs to work in a first-contact team-base care setting.
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Katie's favorite resource of information:
- Primary Care SIG: https://aptafederal.org/primary-care/
- Musculoskeletal Imaging Certification: https://www.redefinehealthed.com/imaging
- Dr. Rebekah Lynne Griffith.Top of Scope: The Emergency Department Physical Therapist Practice Handbook. 2023
- https://theeddpt.com/
- The Primary Care DPT Podcast: https://www.redefinehealthed.com/podcast
📲 Katie's contact information:
Website: https://www.redefinehealthed.com/
Email: info@redefinehealthed.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/4RZ-E3g9fiA
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💭 “If I'm going to be looking at the back, one of the first things I like to do is a myotome exam. I find myotomes to be the most sensitive.” - Dr. Nick Rainey
👉🏻 Our guest is Nick Rainey, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, CCTT. Nick Rainey is board certified in orthopaedic physical therapy and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic and Manual Physical Therapists. He has also earned the credential of Certified Cervical and Temporomandibular Therapist (CCTT) by the Physical Therapy Board of Craniofacial & Cervical Therapeutics and is pelvic health certified through Evidence in Motion. He teaches in the anatomy lab at Tufts University in Phoenix, AZ. He also lectures and teaches virtually and in-person. He is the founder of Rainey Pain & Performance, Sierra Vista Headache and TMJ Specialists, Access Therapy, and Champion Speech and Language Pathology, private practices in Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA. He enjoys mentoring residents, fellows-in-training, and students in his clinic where he treats primarily orthopaedic and pain conditions. His clinic’s vision is to “Progress the profession one provider at a time”.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Nick's story and career
▪️ How to differentiate if the peripheral pain originates from a spinal source
▪️ What to look for in the subjective and objective exams to differentiate between extremity and spinal pain.
▪️ How to determine the relevance of back pain
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Nick's favorite resource of information:
- Podcasts
- Journals
📲 Nick's contact information:
Website: https://www.raineypainandperformance.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/JflZAh7BFlI
👉Here is the link for the quick survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzFmypv6QRZaRz7bnwA7Tq4aPwUSnKtGIdRVvDw1c6n3CmQg/viewform
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💭 “The military service was really nice because it allowed physical therapists to act as musculoskeletal gatekeepers.” - Dr. Troy McGill.
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Troy E. McGill, PT, PhD., SCS, Dip MDT. Troy is the Director of Therapy Services for Orthopedic Physicians Alaska. He is a retired USAF Lt Col, who completed his Masters's in Physical Therapy from Wichita State University and his Ph.D. from Nova Southeastern University. Dr. McGill has published numerous articles on Direct Access and increased practice privileges for physical therapists. He has also contributed to multiple studies supporting mechanical diagnosis and therapy of patient assessment. Dr. McGill has been married going on 30 years to his wife Marci; they have three boys who all live close. Troy enjoys outdoor activities and spending time with his Labrador Retrievers.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Troy's story and career
▪️ Differences between PTs practicing in the military and in the private sector.
▪️ Benefits we might see in how healthcare is dispensed if the military model was applied to the private sector.
▪️ The experience of practicing as a PT in a deployed location.
▪️ Current state of the PT profession concerning direct access skills and capabilities.
▪️ Additional duties PTs should have to be proficient in seeing patients through direct access.
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Troy's favorite resource of information:
- APTA Direct Access Website
- McGill T. Effectiveness of physical therapists serving as primary care musculoskeletal providers as compared to family practice providers in a deployed combat location: a retrospective medical chart review. Mil Med. 2013.
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/ewyqaNEf9NA
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💭 “When inflammation is dominating the condition, we are going to set up the tissue with an environment for healing and recovery.’’ - Kristi Maguire
👉🏻 Our guest is Kristi Maguire, PT, OCS, Dip. MDT. Kristi graduated from Bowling Green State University and the Medical College of Ohio with a BS in Physical Therapy in 1997. She began her journey towards MDT Certification in 2000 and became Certified in 2001. In 2003 she was Diplomaed in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy. Kristi was appointed to Teaching Faculty for The McKenzie Institute in January 2005. She began teaching the Parts A and B courses in December 2009 and was promoted to teaching all four core MDT courses in December 2015. Kristi is proud to serve as an on-site Clinical Mentor for her co-workers. She also presents MDT to fellow employees several times per year and hosts monthly presentations specialized for Physicians and Nurse Practitioners. Kristi has actively served on the MDT World Press Editorial Committee since its inception in 2012. In addition to her teaching and mentoring duties, Kristi has assisted in data collection for studies completed by some of the foremost MDT researchers, including, but not limited to, Audrey Long, Stephen May, Richard Rosedale, and Carol Dionne. Kristi is currently in active practice with Integrated Mechanical Care of South Carolina.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Kristi's story and career
▪️ What Mechanically Unresponsive Radicular Syndrome (MUR) is
▪️ Centralization and its relation to the type of disc lesion
▪️ Probability of spontaneous regression for a herniated disc
▪️ How to manage patients with MURs.
▪️ Effectiveness of Epidural Steroid Injections (ESIs) followed by Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT)
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical TherapY
🔎Kristie's favorite resource of information:
- MDT Text Books: https://mckenziemethod.com/product-category/books/
- MDT Resource List: https://mckenzieinstitute.org/clinicians/research-and-resources
- Keep up with the upcoming literature
- APTA Practice Guidelines: https://www.apta.org/patient-care/evidence-based-practice-resources/cpgs
📲 Kristie's contact information:
Email: maguirekristi@gmail.com, Kristi.maguire@imcpt.com.
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/xOeH0pE6Ly4
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💭 “We are now doing a cervical intervention and demonstrating desensitization in the trigeminocervical complex. It is widely accepted that sensitization of the brain stem, the trigeminocervical complex, is the underlying disorder and is crucial in migraine, cluster headache, and tension headache.” - Dr. Dean Watson.
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Dean Watson, PT, MS, Ph.D. Dean graduated in 1976 with Dip Tech Physio, subsequently with a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Manipulative Therapy (Hons), Master Manipulative Therapy (University of South Australia), culminating with a Ph.D. in 2017 from Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia. Dean’s Ph.D. investigated the potential role of cervical afferents in migraine, which for the first time demonstrated a manual cervical intervention (Reproduction and Resolution of typical head pain – a fundamental tenet of the Watson Headache® Approach) de-sensitised the trigemino cervical complex, the underlying disorder in migraine. Since 1990, Dean has treated headache and migraine conditions exclusively, accumulating over 40000 hours of clinical experience with over 10000 patients. From this experience, the Watson Headache® Approach has evolved. Dean has taught and presented internationally on numerous occasions since 1997, the Approach having been introduced to over 4000 practitioners in 25 countries. Dean has published in Cephalalgia and Headache, and has authored several book chapters. He remains an active clinician, researcher, educationalist, and author. Dean is currently an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of South Australia..
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Dean's story and career
▪️ Primary and secondary headaches and their presentations
▪️ How to Identify red flag associate with headaches
▪️ The role of cervical afferents in headaches and migraines
▪️ The Watson Headache approach
▪️ How to desensitize a sensitized brainstem
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Dean's favorite resource of information:
- Watson Headache courses: https://watsonheadache.com/watson-headache-education/
📲 Dean's contact information:
- Email: dean@watsonheadache.com
- Website: www.WatsonHeadache.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deanhwatson/
- LinkedIn Newsletter: ‘0C3 in Headache Matters’
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/ZW4w-jBjyGQ
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💭 “You must first be able to decrease the nociceptive information to the trigemino-cervical complex and then to the upper central nervous system region.” - Dr. Matteo Castaldo
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Matteo Castaldo, PT, MSc, Ph.D. Matteo, is a physical therapist, researcher, and educator, focusing on primary headaches and chronic pain. After graduating Physical Therapist in 2007, he took different manual therapy courses, then a Master of Science in Cognitive Neuroscience, and finally obtained a PhD in Biomedical Sciences at Aalborg University (Denmark). Now he works part-time as a clinician treating primary headache patients, and part-time as a researcher focussing on migraine mechanism, profiling, musculoskeletal and somatosensory assessment. He is actively participating in the most important national and international congress on pain and headache, where he presents his work's results. Finally, he is involved in education, teaching different postgraduate courses for PTs on headache management.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Matteo's story and career
▪️ The difference between primary and secondary headache
▪️ How tension-type headaches differ from migrainea
▪️ Mechanisms involved in headache physiology
▪️ The role of the Trigeminocervical complex in headaches
▪️ The role of Musculoskeletal dysfunctions in headache management
▪️ How to assess and treat migraines
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Matteo's favorite resource of information:
- Multidisciplinary Management of Migraine: Pharmacological, Manual, and Other Therapies - César Fernández-De-Las-Peñas. 2012.
- Paper about physiopathology of migraine:Goadsby: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Goadsby%20PJ%5BAuthor%5DAshina: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Ashina+M&cauthor_id=35027572
- Clinical aspects of migrane:César Fernández-De-Las-Peñas: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Fern%C3%A1ndez-de-Las-Pe%C3%B1as+C&cauthor_id=34167876
- Kerstin Luedtke- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kerstin-Luedtke
- Dean Watson- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Watson+DH&cauthor_id=27091393
📲 Matteo's contact information:
- Email: matteo.castaldo@poliambulatoriofisiocenter.com
- Twitter: DrMatCastaldo
- Facebook: Matteo Castaldo Fisioterapista
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/hkg9vB31808
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💭 “Aerobic exercise is good in some conditions that present with neuropathic pain.” - Dr. Eva Sierra-Silvestre
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Eva Sierra-Silvestre PT, PhD. Eva is a postdoctoral researcher in the Neuromusculoskeletal Health and Science Lab supervised by A/Prof Annina Schmid. She holds a dual Ph.D. from Griffith University and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (2022). Previously, she worked as a clinical physiotherapist and lecturer. Her research interests focus on understanding the mechanisms behind neuropathies and pain to improve clinical outcomes. Eva’s current project aims to contribute to the understanding the mechanisms of action of neurodynamic exercises. The study focuses on patients with carpal tunnel syndrome as a model of a focal peripheral injury. The results will provide valuable insights into targeting neurodynamic exercises for specific patient populations.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Eva's story and career
▪️ How to differentiate between different types of pain
▪️ How to diagnose neuropathy
▪️ Diabetes-related peripheral neuropathic pain
▪️ Managing painful and painless diabetic neuropathies
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Eva's favorite resource of information:
- Pubmed
- Painful and Painless Diabetic Neuropathies - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31065863/
- Neuropathic pain: an updated grading system - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4949003/
📲 Eva's contact information:
- Twitter: @esiesil
- Linked In: Eva Sierra-Silvestre
- Blog: https://www.evasierra.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/DMBOK8CzLEI
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🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/MariHannaParks
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “Our growth has always been very strategic, based on relationships, whether they are internal or external.” - Kelly Ziegler
👉🏻 Our guest is Kelly Ziegler, MS, CSCS. Kelly has been with STAR Physical Therapy since its inception in 1997 as a founding partner. A graduate of the University of Tennessee with a Master's Degree in Exercise Physiology, his emphasis with STAR has been with industrial rehabilitation and performance training during his clinic days, with more than 20 years of experience with workers’ compensation patients performing functional capacity evaluations, return-to-work programs, ergonomic analysis, and industrial education. The non-clinical roles have included company growth and development, clinic operations, and operational mentorship. He is a former linebacker and team captain for the Tennessee Volunteers football team, which included the 1985 SEC Championship and 1986 Sugar Bowl win over the University of Miami. He has remained active in athletics by working with high school and youth sports teams in Robertson County, TN, where he resides.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Kelly's story and career
▪️ The growth of STAR and challenges faced over the years
▪️ Dealing with insurance reimbursement
▪️ Hiring PTs
▪️ Overcoming competition in the field
▪️ Insights into the future of PT business.
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Kelly's favorite resource of information:
- Great mentors and coworkers
📲 Kelly's contact information:
- https://www.starpt.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/rajsfcN5Ctc
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🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/MariHannaParks
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “It is an overuse condition. Progressive loading is the most important treatment to restore the functionality of the tendon. However, unless we address the factors that caused the overload in the first place when they go back to the sport, there is a high chance of recurrence.” - Dr. Rodrigo Scattone Silva
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Rodrigo Scattone Silva, PT, Ph.D. Rodrigo is specialized in Sports Physical Therapy and is an Assistant Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN, Brazil), where he lectures undergraduate and graduate-level courses. He also supervises Master’s Degree and Ph.D. students at UFRN, where he leads the Brazilian Tendinopathy and Sports Injuries Research Group. Dr. Scattone Silva earned his PhD in Physical Therapy from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar, Brazil) having conducted part of his PhD studies at the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra, Australia) under the supervision of Prof. Craig Purdam. He was also a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Physical Therapy of the University of Delaware (Newark, USA) under the supervision of Prof. Karin Silbernagel. The main focus of his research is the prevention and rehabilitation of Patellar and Achilles Tendon disorders.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Rodrigo's story and career
▪️ The relationship between hip muscle weakness and tendinopathies
▪️ How ankle dorsiflexion restriction can result in overload on the patellar tendon
▪️ The relationship of trunk positioning during jump landings with overloading the patellar tendon
▪️ How weakness in the LE and trunk can contribute to the development of UE tendinopathies
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Rodrigo's favorite resource of information:
- Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
- Pubmed: topics he is most interested in
- Remember: Look at the quality of the paper before start reading!
- Podcast: BJSM Podcast : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bjsm-podcast/id330966919
- JOSPT Insights: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/jospt-insights/id1522929437
📲 Rodrigo's contact information:
- IG: @rscattone
- Twitter: @scattonesilva
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/n_g8Yj47c5I
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💭 “We have evidence in the 2021 lumbar clinical practice guidelines that MDT is an effective system in managing chronic low back pain.” - Dr. Ron Schenck
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Ron Schenk PT, PhD, DPT, OCS, Dip MDT, FAAOMPT. Ron Schenk is a Clinical Professor and serves as the musculoskeletal track coordinator in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at Tufts University. He earned his bachelor's and master’s degrees from Ithaca College and his Ph.D. from the University at Buffalo. Dr. Schenk has published over 30 peer-reviewed manuscripts and has presented 45 professional presentations at national and international conferences. He serves as a clinical mentor for physical therapy residents and fellows in training and as Chair of the Board of Directors of the McKenzie Institute USA. He leads the McKenzie Institute USA Research Task Force. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy and a manuscript reviewer for Physical Therapy Journal, Physiotherapy Canada, and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Practice.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Ron's story and career
▪️ Efforts being made to integrate MDT into the standard of practice in PT and its challenges.
▪️ MDT and Manual Therapy differences and similarities
▪️ Where other approaches are relevant
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Ron's favorite resource of information:
- Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy
- Pubmed: peer-reviewed literature
- Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy
📲 Ron's contact information:
- email: Ronald.Schenk@tufts.ed
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/MHO_g7bxs3w
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/MariHannaParks
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “Education by itself is not powerful to change behavior. It is PNE+ something else. And in therapy is movement. ” - Dr. Adriaan Louw
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Adriaan Louw PT, Ph.D. Adriaan earned his undergraduate, master’s degree, and PhD in physiotherapy from the University of Stellenbosch in Cape Town, South Africa. He is an adjunct faculty member at St. Ambrose University and the University of Nevada Las Vegas, teaching pain science. Adriaan has taught throughout the US and internationally for 25 years at numerous national and international manual therapy, pain science, and medical conferences. He has authored and co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles related to spinal disorders and pain science. Adriaan completed his Ph.D. on pain neuroscience education and is the Director of the Therapeutic Neuroscience Research Group – an independent collaborative initiative studying pain neuroscience. Adriaan is a senior faculty, pain science director, and vice president of faculty experience for Evidence in Motion.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Adriaan's story and career
▪️ What PNE is
▪️ Evidence regarding PNE
▪️ The PNE+ movement
▪️ Tips for clinicians
▪️ The future of PNE
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Adriaan's favorite resource of information:
- https://whyyouhurt.com/
- Pubmed: pain neuroscience education
📲 Adriaan's contact information:
Evidence in motion: https://evidenceinmotion.com/people/adriaan-is-adriaan-louw-is-a-senior-faculty-pain-science-director-and-vice-president-of-faculty-experience-for-evidence-in-motion/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/9CISD41SuW0
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “ Publishing companies' profit margins are over 36%, which is a greater profit margin than Apple, Google, and Amazon. They make somewhere between $100 billion to $200 billion a year in profits. I don't think they will change their model.” - Dr. Chad Cook
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Chad E. Cook PT, PhD, MBA, FAPTA. Dr. Cook is a clinical researcher, physical therapist, and professional advocate known for his clinical care excellence and service. Chad is a professor at Duke University, where his primary appointment is in the Department of Orthopaedics; he has secondary appointments in the Department of Population Health Sciences and the Duke Clinical Research Institute. He is part of over 11 million dollars in external funding and is a prolific researcher with over 340 publications.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Chad's story and career
▪️ The process of publishing a paper
▪️ How much authors have to pay to publish
▪️ How much a publishing company makes
▪️ What predatory journals are
▪️ The future for publishing
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Chad's favorite resource of information:
- Pubmed
- Podcasts (Wall Street Journal, The Economist)
📲 Chad's contact information:
- Twitter: @chadcookpt
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=chad+e.+cook
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/uUmIYhvU9SI
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🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/MariHannaParks
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “ All PTs are cardiopulmonary PTs. All patients have a heart and lungs. We can’t ignore what is happening in someone’s cardiopulmonary system. ” - Dr. Suzanne Greenwalt
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Suzanne Greenwalt PT, DPT, CCS, GCS. Suzanne is a physical therapist with over 20 years of practice in acute care, skilled nursing facilities, and rehabilitation. She is passionate about working with the geriatric population and advocating for their highest level of care. Obtained Geriatric Clinical Specialist and Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Specialist Certifications. Currently the Coordinator for the Geriatric Residency Program and a staff physical therapist for National HealthCare Corporation. Also an Associate Professor at Belmont University and Director of Clinical Education in the School of Physical Therapy, adjunct faculty at A.T. Still University, and Associate Faculty at Western KY University. Creates and presents continuing education courses for rehabilitation professionals interested in the areas of geriatrics, cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and most recently, COVID-19. Working towards a Ph.D. in Healthcare Administration and Education to advance a career in healthcare leadership.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Suzanne's story and career
▪️ Why all PT’s are cardiopulmonary PT’s
▪️ The importance of vital sign monitoring
▪️ Addressing cardiopulmonary comorbidities
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Suzanne's favorite resource of information:
- APTA and its academy (acute care, geriatric, cardiopulmonary): https://www.aptacvp.org/ - https://www.aptaacutecare.org/ - https://aptageriatrics.org/
- Follow PTs on social media
- Entry-Level Competencies in Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Physical Therapy (https://www.aptacvp.org/entry-level-education)
📲 Suzanne's contact information:
- Email: Suzanne.greenwalt@belmont.edu
- LinkedIn: Suzanne Greenwalt
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/bpDFILhmh9A
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💭 “Practice stability in daily living to improve agility at play and enhance mobility for life.” - Louis Stack.
👉🏻 Our guest is Louis J. Stack a renowned athlete, entrepreneur, the founder, and the president of Fitter International Inc. a brand that has been ‘Leading the World to Better Balance’ since 1985. He started his career as a member of the Canadian National Speed Skiing Team from 1991 to 1995. Stack has been recognized with several awards, including the Calgary Small Business of the Year in 2002 and the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2016 for the Canada Prairie Region. His brand Fitterfirst is recognized worldwide for suppling premium professional and personal products to help people recover from and prevent injury in sport and daily living. Stack promotes the concept of S.A.M., emphasizing the importance of Stability, Agility, and Mobility for a balanced and healthy lifestyle. He is also a devoted family man and has been volunteering for Parks/Rinks since 1997.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Louis's Story and Career
▪️ The development of balance training tools over the years for:
· Injury prevention
· athletics
· family fitness
· active office
▪️ How PTs can use the products in different ways to help rehab patients
▪️ How to age gracefully
🔎Louis's favorite resource of information:
- Brian Tracy, Louis Stack & other leading experts. The Success Blueprint. 2016
📲 Louis's contact information:
- Email: sales@fitter1.com, louisstack@fitter1.com
- 1-800-FITTER1
- https://fitter1.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/rlSONPaiERM
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “If you had someone with achilles tendinopathy you would want to start early on calf raises but you would not give that exercise to someone with peritendinitis because that is their provocative load. ” - Dr. Ebonie Rio.
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Ebonie Rio, PT, Ph.D. Ebonie is a Sports Physiotherapist and the Senior Clinical Research Fellow at The Australian Ballet. She also works at the Victorian Institute of Sport, co-chairs the Research Council, and consults broadly on complex injuries including with multiple AFL and AFLW clubs, Rugby, Soccer, and Basketball. Her extensive clinical experience includes working with prestigious events like the Commonwealth Games and the Olympics. Ebonie has a Ph.D. in tendon pain, a Master's in Sports Phys, and a Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy and Applied Science. Her research work has won several awards, including the Victorian Fresh Scientist of the Year 2015, ASICS SMA Best New Investigator 2004, 2013 & 2014 in Clinical Sports Medicine, and the Professor Mollie Holman medal for the best thesis of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Monash University 2015, among others. Ebonie is one of the top tendinopathy researchers globally and has a Research Gate score of >95% of all academics. She is ranked fourth worldwide for 'tendinopathy' researchers by ExpertScape.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Ebonie's story and career
▪️ Achilles, patellar, hamstring, and gluteal tendinopathy
▪️ Differential diagnoses of LE tendinopathies
▪️ Treatment of tendinopathy in the LE
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Ebonie's favorite resource of information:
- Infographics
- https://www.latrobe.edu.au/sport-and-exercise-medicine
- Podcasts
📲 Ebonie's contact information:
- LinkedIn: Ebonie Rio
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/u8iQ5S-eaCc
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💭 “There is no core muscle you can strengthen to such a degree that will keep your spine in the S curvature. People strengthen their core but yet they slouch” - Dr. Yoav Suprun.
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Yoav Suprun, DPT, OCS, Dip. MDT, CSCS. Dr. Yoav has been practicing Physical Therapy since 2003 (NYU), he is a faculty member with the McKenzie Institute USA branch, and an adjunct faculty at the Department of Physical Therapy at Florida International University (FIU). He is the Founder and CEO of “SoBe Spine," a concierge physical therapy clinic in Miami Beach, Florida. He has been featured in multiple media outlets discussing the McKenzie Method including CBS, NBC, Huffington Post, Dr. OZ, and Shape magazine to name a few. He also lectures nationally and internationally on the fields of prevention and self-treatment for common neck, back, and extremities pain. Dr. Yoav is a TEDx Speaker.
📚You will learn about:
▪️ Yoav's story and career
▪️ Back pain myths (core strengthening & no pain no gain)
▪️ What are McKenzie flexion exercises & when to use them
▪️ How to maintain a derangement reduction
▪️ The importance of implementing functional fitness
▪️ How to age with elegant posture
📲 Yoav's contact information:
- LinkedIn: Yoav Suprun
- Instagram: DrYOAV
- Twitter: @AskDrYoav
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/FnHdOCZ0iSI
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/MariHannaParks
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “The diploma program helped me get to the root of the matter quickly and with experience you get better at it. You can be really busy and give the patients what they need.” - Dr. Dana Greene👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Dana T. Greene, PT, OCS, Dip. MDT. Dana received his BS in Physical Therapy from The State University of New York at Buffalo in 1986. He became a Diplomaed in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in 1990. In 1992, Dana was appointed to Teaching Faculty for The McKenzie Institute. In 1998, Dana presented both Part A and Part C in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. In 2000, he collaborated with Robin McKenzie to present the inaugural Part A course in Beijing, China. He has served on and been Chairman of the McKenzie Institute USA Board of Directors. He has also served as the Chairman of the Americas Region MDT Conferences held in Orlando, FL and Tucson, AZ. Dana has served in a mentorship role for other McKenzie Institute Faculty and currently mentors Probationary Faculty. Dana owns and practices at Summit Physical Therapy in Syracuse, NY. He is married with two children, Dana III and Alison. He is also an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association. 📚You will learn about:▪️ Dana's story and career▪️ Private Practice and MDT▪️ Recommendations for those who want to own a clinic▪️ Dana’s business model and referral sources▪️ How to teach and sell a HEP to a patient▪️ Back pain outcomes ▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy🔎Dana's favorite resource of information: Robin McKenzie Textbooks Rosedale R, Rastogi R, Kidd J, Lynch G, Supp G, Robbins SM. A study exploring the prevalence of Extremity Pain of Spinal Source (EXPOSS). J Man Manip Ther. 2020 https://www.mckenzieinstituteusa.org/research-reference-list.cfm 📲 Dana's contact information: Facebook: Summit Physical Therapy LLC Instagram: Summit.PT 🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/9Grhsimu7Sk 🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/MariHannaParks📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.comPT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like: Systems 4PT: bit.ly/systems4pt and Fitterfirst: https://bit.ly/fitter1ty
💭 “We would expect that immediately after the isometrics there was at least a drop by half of their pain.” - Jill Cook
👉🏻 Our guest is Professor Jill Cook, PT, Ph.D. She is an Emeritus Professor in musculoskeletal health at the La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre at La Trobe University in Melbourne Australia. Jill’s research areas include sports medicine and tendon injury. After completing her Ph.D. in 2000, she investigated tendon pathology, treatment options, and risk factors for tendon injury. Jill currently supplements her research by conducting a specialist tendon practice and by lecturing and presenting workshops both in Australia and overseas.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Jill's story and career
▪️ Tendinopathy mechanism of injury
▪️ Different stages of tendinopathy
▪️ Tendinopathy pathology development
▪️ What to look for in the assessment
▪️ Differential diagnosis and treatment for tendinopathy
🔎Jill's favorite resource of information:
- https://www.lasselempainen.fi/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/FC_BARCELONA_TENDON_GUIDE_2021-web.pdf
📲 Jill's contact information:
- Twitter: @ProfJillCook
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/CO8G5mq4qrQ
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “When the afference is affected, it can affect head and eye movement control and posture stability because the brain is not getting all the information correctly.” - Dr. Julia Treleaven
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Julia Treleaven Ph.D. BPhty. Julia is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Queensland. She has been researching whiplash and neck pain since 2000 and in 2004 completed her Ph.D. focusing on the neck's influence on sensorimotor control. She has continued her research in this area, and now is also looking at the role of neck dysfunction in those with headache, dizziness, and post-concussion due to concomitant whiplash-type injury. She has over 120 publications in this area, has written several book chapters, and is an author of the recent book “Management of neck disorders- an evidence-based approach”. Julia works part-time as a physiotherapist in a private practice managing patients such as those with headaches, whiplash, cervicogenic dizziness, and post-concussion syndrome. Julia has been an invited speaker at many national and international conferences and workshops in the area of neck pain, whiplash, headache, concussion, and dizziness.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Julia's story and career
▪️ What sensorimotor disturbances in the neck are and how they happen
▪️ How to assess and manage sensorimotor disturbances
▪️ The importance of adding sensorimotor training to a conventional neck treatment
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
📲 Julia's contact information:
- Research profile: https://shrs.uq.edu.au/profile/109/julia-treleaven
- Twitter: @JuliaTreleaven
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🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/2TaXh8-0_KY
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💭 “You can have all the right biomechanical diagnoses, exercises, posture correction… but if the patient does not have the capacity to follow up on that, then you are getting nowhere.” - Charlotte Krog
👉🏻 Our guest is Charlotte Krog, PT. Dip. MDT, Specialist in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy, Master of Positive Psychology (MoPP). Charlotte graduated as a physiotherapist in 1994 and completed her Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy (Dip. MDT) in 1997. She has been part of the Danish McKenzie Institute since 2001 and was acknowledged as a specialist in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy in 2005 by the Danish Physiotherapy Association. In 2007 she was appointed Faculty of the Danish McKenzie Institute. In 2015, she finished her master’s degree in Positive Psychology at Aarhus University in Denmark, where she bridged the biomedical with the humanistic paradigm and framework of understanding with the aim of ensuring a holistic approach – giving the patient a voice by using formative assessment of measuring pain, function, wellbeing, management and alliance in daily practice. She works as a specialist musculoskeletal clinical physiotherapist in private practice dealing with complex conditions, and has a special interest in long term/ persistent pain and malfunctioning. She has participated as a speaker in several national and international conferences; research projects; describing guidelines for the Danish Ministry of Health regarding cervical dischearniation, participating in designing a formal education in DK, becoming a professional mentor for health personal among a lot of other things.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Charlotte's story and career
▪️ Biopsychosocial alliance measurement by formative assessment
▪️ A way to combine pain and function measurement with well being and alliance.
▪️ How to use measurements to adjust treatment plan
▪️ What to do when the patient is not progressing as expected
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Charlotte's favorite resource of information:
- https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/
- https://www.myoutcomes.com/blog-feed
- Musculoskeletal therapy research
- Conferences
- https://www.myoutcomes.com/outcome-rating-scale
📲 Charlotte's contact information:
- mail@charlottekrog.dk
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:
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💭 “If you have something as highly prevalent as this, even in the chronic population, that has the potential for such a good prognosis and can guide your management strategies, you would be foolish to ignore it.” - Dr. Stephen May
👉🏻 Our guest is Stephen May, MA, FCSP, Dip MDT, MSc, Ph.D. Stephen May trained as a physiotherapist in Leeds, UK, and graduated in 1990; he then worked in the NHS, UK, in musculoskeletal care. In 2002 he became a senior lecturer and then Reader at Sheffield Hallam University teaching research issues and musculoskeletal care, and supervising many MSc and Ph.D. students. He has written textbooks with Robin McKenzie detailing Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in the Extremities (2000), Lumbar spine (2003), and Cervical spine (2006), chapters in textbooks, and articles in scientific journals; with over 100 publications in total. He has served on several national and international committees relating to guideline development and the McKenzie institute and has peer-reviewed numerous international physical therapy and musculoskeletal journals. In 2006 he was awarded a Fellowship by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy for contributions to the profession. He has more or less retired since 2019.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Stephen's story and career
▪️ Definition of centralization and directional preference
▪️ What evidence says about centralization
▪️ Centralization in acute, sub-acute, and chronic spine pain
▪️ Low Back Pain Clinical Practice Guidelines
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Stephen's favorite resource of information:
- Stephen May, Nils Runge, Alessandro Aina. Centralization and directional preference: An updated systematic review with synthesis of previous evidence. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, Volume 38, 2018, Pages 53-62.
- Aina A, May S, Clare H. The centralization phenomenon of spinal symptoms--a systematic review. Man Ther. 2004
- May S, Aina A. Centralization and directional preference: a systematic review. Man Ther. 2012
- Chris Littlewood, Stephen May. Understanding Physiotherapy Research. 2014
- David L. Streiner , Geoffrey R. Norman. PDQ Epidemiology, 2009.
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/LMJOXishAqs
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💭 “I use cupping for local tissue effect, try to improve viscoelasticity, and fluid dynamics, build rapport, and improve confidence and their ability to move.”. - Dr. Christopher DaPrato
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Christopher DaPrato, DPT, SCS, CSCS, MFDc. Dr. DaPrato obtained his Master’s degree in physical therapy from CSULB and his clinical doctorate in physical therapy from Temple University. DaPrato was an Associate Professor appointed in the PT and Orthopedics departments, & works primarily with the sports orthopedic population. He currently is a team PT for Div. 1 athletes at Cal and works extensively with their track and field, football, and soccer teams. DaPrato has been teaching CE courses over the last several years in the areas of athlete return to play, specialty concepts related to the LE, endurance athlete management, and unique manual therapy applications for injuries & athletes.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Christopher's story and career
▪️ Fascial system/structure and its response to injury
▪️ What research says about Cupping Therapy
▪️ Difference between myofascial decompression and cupping
▪️ The effects of cups with movement on the MSK system
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Christopher's favorite resource of information:
- Carla Stecco. Functional Atlas of the Human Fascial System. 2015.
- Antonio Stecco
- Chaudhry, H.; Schleip, R.; et al.Three-dimensional mathematical model for deformation of human fasciae in manual therapy. J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2008
📲 Christopher's contact information:
- IG:@cuptherapy @thestrengththerapist
- Website: https://www.cuptherapy.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/P4Ip9J40_0o
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💭 “People with neck pain have an imbalance between the layers of the muscles. The deep muscles get weaker first ”. - Gwendolen Jull
👉🏻 Our guest is Gwendolen Jull AO, MPhty, Ph.D., FACP. Gwen Jull is an Emeritus Professor in Physiotherapy at The University of Queensland, Australia. She is a specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist and a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists. Her career has combined teaching, research, and clinical practice. Her research has been concerned with the diagnosis and management of idiopathic neck pain, headache, and whiplash-associated disorders and quantifying the dysfunction in the cervical motor system. Gwen has taught nationally and internationally and has published over 350 articles, 40 book chapters as well as three textbooks, the most recent being the 2019 text ‘Management of neck pain disorders: A research-informed approach Elsevier, UK’.Gwen is also the co-editor of the international journal, Musculoskeletal Science and Practice.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Gwen's story and career
▪️ Idiopathic neck pain and its symptoms
▪️ Gwen`s research on neck impairments
▪️ Assessment and management of neck pain
▪️ How to prevent a recurrence
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Gwendolen's favorite resource of information:
- Jull, G. Falla, D.; Treleaven, J.; O'Leary, S.; Lewis, J. Management of Neck Pain Disorders: a research-informed approach. 2018.
- https://www.cochranelibrary.com/
- https://pedro.org.au/
- Google Scholar, Pubmed.
📲 Gwendolen's contact information:
- https://shrs.uq.edu.au/profile/97/gwendolen-jull
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/w2hxJt3sAPk
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💭 “MDT has great potential to be used as a biopsychosocial assessment and management tool”. - Thanos Kontos
👉🏻 Our guest is Thanos Kontos PT, MSc (Pain), Dip MDT. Thanos graduated as a physiotherapist in 2012, in Greece. He completed the Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy (Dip MDT), in 2019 and started his master's degree in pain sciences, at the University of Athens in Greece. He became a faculty member of the McKenzie Institute at the end of 2022. He works as a specialist musculoskeletal clinical physiotherapist in private practice, dealing with the diagnosis and management of complex conditions, and has a special interest in chronic/persistent musculoskeletal pain. He has participated as a speaker and as a member of the scientific and organizational committee in scientific meetings and conferences and since 2015 he has been a scientific associate of the McKenzie Institute Hellas-Cyprus. He is a member of the Hellenic Society of Algology.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Thanos's story and career
▪️ Evidence-practice gap in the biopsychosocial model
▪️ How MDT fits in the biopsychosocial framework
▪️ The drivers of pain and disability
▪️ The cornerstones of an MDT biopsychosocial approach
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Thanos's favorite resource of information:
- Interact with other clinicians
- Social media
- Google Scholar notifications
- Read books/literature from other specialties/sciences
📲 Thanos's contact information:
- Social Media: Thanos Kontos
- Email: tha.kontos@gmail.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/1w4mZykZpog
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💭 `The evidence says that therapeutic touch has some effect if it is part of a multi-modal approach to most conditions MSK-wise, but it does not matter how you do that. - Dr. Roger Kerry
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Roger Kerry, PT, MSc, PhD. Qualified as a Physiotherapist at Pinderfields School of Physiotherapy, Leeds University (1996). Gained MSc in Manipulative Physiotherapy at Coventry University (2001), also gaining membership of the Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists. Worked as Clinical Specialist and Extended Scope Practitioner in Orthopaedics before starting as a lecturer at Nottingham. Current post is Associate Professor in the Division of Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Nottingham. Became an Honorary Fellow of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in 2011. PhD thesis: Causation and Evidence-Based Medicine (supervisor: Professor Stephen Mumford) Member of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapist working group for International Framework for Examination of the Cervical Region for the potential of Cervical Arterial Dysfunction prior to Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Intervention 2007-2017.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Roger's story and career
▪️ About his new article coming up
▪️ Traditional manual therapy (MT) and its principles
▪️ Current evidence about MT
▪️ The clinical and cost-effectiveness of MT
▪️ The new framework proposed
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Roger's favorite resource of information:
- Lewis, J. The Shoulder: Theory and Practice. 2022
- Podcasts, social media, PubMed, books.
📲 Roger's contact information:
- Twitter: @RogerKerry1
- Email: roger.kerry@nottingham.ac.uk
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/xmu8FVjCqTI
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT:http://bit.ly/3tPCQAU
💭 What creates the best patient experience is to clearly communicate, and that means from the front office to the therapist, anybody interacting with the patient, the clearer the communication the better. - Dr. Heidi Jannenga
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Heidi Jannenga, PT, DPT, ATC. Heidi is the co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer of WebPT, and advocates for the rehab therapy profession on a national and international scale. Prior to co-founding WebPT, Heidi practiced as a physical therapist for more than 15 years. Heidi is an APTA member, belonging to both the private practice and sports medicine sections, and she's on the board of directors for the Institute for Private Practice Physical Therapy and the Alliance of Physical Therapists for Quality and Innovation. In 2015, she won the Arizona Physical Therapy Association’s Physical Therapist of the Year Award, and in 2018, she received the APTA’s coveted Marilyn Moffat Leadership Award. Today, she regularly speaks as a subject-matter expert at regional, national and international PT industry conferences as well as technology, entrepreneurship, and leadership events.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Heidi's story and career
▪️ Key trends, challenges, and opportunities impacting the industry.
▪️ Burnout problem in PT
▪️ Employee (PTs) retention and satisfaction
▪️ How to better attract, retain, and satisfy patients
▪️ The drivers of patient-perceived PT success
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Reports:
- https://www.webpt.com/downloads/state-of-rehab-therapy-2022/
- https://www.webpt.com/downloads/the-pt-patient-experience-report/
📲 Heidi's contact information:
- LinkedIn: Heidi Jannenga
- Website: https://www.webpt.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/WEM0frPVUm0
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT:http://bit.ly/3tPCQAU
💭 Strengthening is critical in life, slow deliberate, good form, end range movement to failure or muscular fatigue, 10 to 15 repetitions, and then rest, rest is the key. - Dr. Thomas Dreisinger
👉🏻Our guest is Thomas Dreisinger, Ph.D. Dr. Dreisinger has a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. In the late 1980s, he began clinical work in the assessment, management, and treatment of patients with chronic back and neck pain. His background spans nearly 40 years of clinical experience in rehabilitation, orthopedics, and physical medicine. He has presented scientific papers both in the United States and abroad on topics related to the management of chronic back pain patients and clinical outcomes. He has published articles in biomedical journals including Spine, Orthopedics, Journal of Rheumatology, Sports Medicine, Paraplegia, and Cardiac Rehabilitation. Additionally, he has provided successful venture-funded injury prevention programs in Upper Extremity and Spine for Fortune 500 companies including Tyson Foods, United/Northwest Airlines, and 3M. He has owned conservative care rehabilitation practices treating musculoskeletal injuries of the back and neck. Dreisinger has served as a member of the North American Spine Society, a fellow in the American Back Society, and is an Emeritus Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine. He has served on national and international Boards including Trustee for the McKenzie Institute International, Chair of the McKenzie International Research Foundation, The Vert Mooney Foundation, and the North American Spine Foundation.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Thomas's story and career
▪️ Role in the MDT world over the years
▪️ Combining MDT and strengthening for lasting results
▪️ Benefits of resistive training
▪️ Cardio vs flexibility vs balance vs strength
▪️ Prevention program implementation in big companies
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Thomas's favorite resource of information:
- Cochrane Database: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/about-cdsr
- G. E., James; F. A., Barry. Resistance Training for Health and Rehabilitation. 2001
📲 Thomas’s contact information:
- email: teddreis@gmail.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/KdRIlgmTq9E
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 In the mobilization with movement concept, it would be applying different forces across the tissues of the body, to see if we can eliminate or immediately change those comparable signs. - Dr. Eric Dinkins
👉🏻Our guest is Eric M. Dinkins, PT, MSPT, DPT, OCS, Cert. MT, CMP, MCTA, CDN. Eric is a graduate from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and has been practicing since 2001. He has earned postgraduate certifications in Manipulative Therapy and is a Certified Mulligan Practitioner with the Mulligan Concept ™ of manual therapy. He earned his Board Certification as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association. He has been an accredited member of the Mulligan Concept Teacher Association since 2014 and serves as the secretary in the International Executive Committee. Eric has an extensive sports medicine background, has worked closely with physicians from the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Denver, and has treated athletes from youth, to Olympic, and professional levels. He is a published author in both Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy and Manual Therapy. He was a keynote speaker at the International Mulligan Conference in 2009.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Eric's story and career
▪️ Mobilization with Movement (MWM) into the examination
▪️ MWM as a treatment tool
▪️ When to use MWM and its results
▪️ HEP with MWM
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Eric 's favorite resource of information:
- Bill Vicenzino. Mobilisation with movement : the art and the science. 2011.
- Mulligan, B. Manual Therapy Nags, Snags, MWMS (853-7) Paperback. 2019.
- Social Media #mobilizationwithmovement
📲Eric ’s contact information:
- IG: @mobilizationwithmovementusa
- Twitter: @MovementPTED
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-dinkins-pt-mspt-dpt-ocs-mcta-cert-mt-cdn-26b48338/
- Mulligan Website: https://mwmusa.com/teachers/eric-dinkins/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT:http://bit.ly/3tPCQAU
💭 “Often, 60 to 70% of my patients that are coming in for dizziness, I am treating them as cervicogenic dizziness which I would say is a cervical derangement.” - Bridget Scholljegerdes
👉🏻Our guest is Bridget Scholljegerdes, PT, Cert. MDT. Bridget is the clinical director of Fyzical Therapy and Balance Center in Las Cruces, NM. Bridget graduated as a physical therapist from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1999. She has worked in multiple settings including acute, rehab, SNF, and hospital-based outpatient, and has found her home in private practice outpatient for the last 12 years. Bridget was certified in MDT in 2014. Her interests in PT are all things mechanical diagnosis and therapy and helping people who suffer from chronic pain utilizing capnometry, breathing mechanics, and World of Hurt education. She also treats SIJ dysfunctions. Her newfound special interest and 60% of her patients suffer from cervicogenic dizziness. Bridget is the owner and head coach at Elevate Gymnastics & Athletics. Her other passion is helping gymnasts have a healthy, strong, and long career in gymnastics and then become healthy adults. She is a wife, mother, and gymnastics judge who loves to travel, workout, triathlons, and building character.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Bridget's story and career
▪️ Dizziness classification
▪️ Vertigo vs Dizziness
▪️ Assessing and treating cervicogenic dizziness with MDT
▪️ Assessing and treating tinnitus with MDT
▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Bridget 's favorite resource of information:
- https://vestibular.org/
- Fyzical College
📲Bridget ’s contact information:
IG: @BSCHOLLJEGERDES
Email: bridget.scholljegerdes@fyzical.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/yDBLFTlDWiA
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “For the majority, the pain level did not go down that much, but the negative impact that has on their lives decreased significantly - Simon Simonsen
👉🏻Our guest is Simon Simonsen, PT, Dip. MDT and Owner of Vejle Back Clinic. Simon graduated as a Physiotherapist in 1997, in Denmark. His main interest is in Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy. He completed his Diploma in MDT in 2004 and became aFaculty Member of the McKenzie Institute Denmark in 2008 and at the McKenzie Institute International in 2010. Simon worked at the largest multidisciplinary pain clinic in Denmark for many years. He used to see approximately 3500 patients per year, performing individual assessments and treatment as well as educating in pain management together with MDs, nurses, psychologists, and social workers. Currently, Simon works at his private clinic in his hometown of Vejle, seeing mainly back-related problems and chronic pain patients.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Simon's story and career
▪️ Chronic pain classification
▪️ MDT and the Chronic pain syndrome
▪️ Areas to incorporate in the chronic pain treatment
▪️ Upcoming MII Masterclass MDT and Chronic pain
▪️ Advice to clinicians wanting to expand their practices
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Simon's favorite resource of information:
- PubMed
- Colleagues
- Google Scholar
📲Simon’s contact information:
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonssimonsen/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VejleRygklinik/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/simon.fys/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/slzEGUmR4fY
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “It looks so much like spine. It would have been easy with him to stay with spine for even longer and not take that 5-10 min to look at his shoulder. And then, there is the opposite, where people leave the spine too quickly and miss not fully clearing the spine. There is a grey area that is difficult for even experienced clinicians to manage at times.`` - Audrey Long
👉🏻Our guest is Audrey Long, BScPT, Dip MDT, CPA, Clinical Specialist MSK. Audrey has over 30 years of clinical experience that started with a few years of hospital work, then 8 years in a chronic worker’s comp multidisciplinary program, and many years now in private practice. She completed her Diploma Program in New Zealand at Robin McKenzie’s Wellington clinic in 1993 and was promoted to Teaching Faculty in 1997. Since then, she has taught MDT courses to clinicians across Canada and in the past, courses in the US as well. Always eager for more knowledge and training, in 2013 she completed the Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (MSK) program recognized through the CPA, in addition to another course that allows her to order diagnostic imaging for patients if indicated. She has a keen interest in clinical research and has published four research papers pertaining to MDT in the lumbar spine.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Audrey's story and career
▪️ Discussion of 3 shoulder cases
▪️ Mistakes made in each case
▪️ Rationale behind each clinical decision made
▪️ What could have been done differently in each case
▪️ Advice to clinicians wanting to expand their practices
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Audrey's favorite resource of information:
- https://mckenzieinstitute.org/clinicians/research-and-resources/reference-list
- Physiopedia
- Orthopaedic Division Canadian Physical Therapy Association -
- Physio Network
📲Audrey’s contact information:
MDT Website: https://mckenzieinstitute.org/research/research-advisory-committee/about-the-committee/audrey-long
Clinic: https://bonavistaphysio.ca/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-long-45189761/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/LZb4xqgi77c
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “Some of the most well-known researchers in spasticity right now have come to conclude that peripheral mechanisms may be mediating the actual symptoms.`` - Annie O’Connor
👉🏻Our guest is Annie O’Connor, PT, OCS, Cert. MDT. She is the Founder and CEO of World of Hurt, LLC a dedicated consulting, teaching, telehealth, and research company for the application of the Pain Mechanism Classification System into clinical practice. In addition, she is a Physical Therapy Manager for AIM Specialty Health Back Pain Guide Program. She is an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist of the American Physical Therapy Association and has a Certification in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in the McKenzie Method. She teaches nationally and internationally the World of HURT training courses, a six-course training series designed for the interdisciplinary application of the PMCS into clinical practice. She lectures nationally and internationally on pain mechanism classification and intervention, neurodynamic evaluation, and treatment, mechanical diagnosis and therapy of the spine and extremities, kinetic chain evaluation, functional manual therapy, and exercise prescription. She continues to treat orthopedic, and neurological patients, and canines with pain and spasticity to achieve the best life possible through her Chicago-based private practice.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Annie's story and career
▪️ PMCS (pain mechanism classification system)
▪️ MDT in the neurologically impaired person
▪️ Can spasticity and hypertonia be mediated by the peripheral nervous system?
▪️ Are musculoskeletal therapists suited to treat neurological patients?
▪️ Advice to clinicians wanting to expand their practices
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Annie's favorite resource of information:
1-Melissa C. Kolski; Annie O'Connor. A World of Hurt: A Guide to Classifying Pain. 2015.
📲Annie’s contact information:
Email: worldofhurt2@gmail.com
Website: https://worldofhurt2.com/
Social Media:@worldofhurt2
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/YUsHNFoeue0
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT:https://systems4pt.com/
💭 “Most of the time, the real estate you purchased is now worth more than the actual business you have built over a 10-15 year period. Rather than just selling your practice, you sell your practice and the real estate and you have made more money. `` - Winston Parks
👉🏻Our guest is Winston Warren Parks. Winston received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville where he focused on Finance & Logistics. He received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Memphis with a focus on Finance. Winston is the President of Winston Warren, a Nashville-based real estate company focused on providing development, brokerage, analytics, and investment services. He is experienced in the development of single-tenant net lease properties, site selection, market and trade area analysis, lease negotiation and purchase contracts, acquisition, disposition, entitlements, and helping companies expand into new markets and/or states. Winston earned the coveted Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation from the CCIM Institute in 2019. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Nashville chapter and he volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Winston's story and career
▪️ What PTs need to know about commercial real estate
▪️ What PTs should look for when deciding on a new location
▪️ Buying vs leasing
▪️ Advice to clinicians wanting to expand their practices
▪️ Growing wealth with your PT practice
📲Winston’s contact information:
Website: https://winstonwarren.com/
Email: wparks@winstonwarren.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/winstonwparks/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/a5ycBjL7pnk
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT:https://systems4pt.com/
💭 “ Increase the overall survivorship of these kids instead of just focusing on their survival, it’s not just about they are still here but what is the quality of their being here.`` - Dr. Amanda Gentz Curry
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Amanda Gentz Curry, PT, DPT. Dr. Curry earned her doctorate in physical therapy from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2011 and has worked in the acute care setting since graduation. Working first with adults in a large urban hospital in Memphis, TN she swore she would never work in pediatrics until an opportunity in 2017 led her to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. There she started the early mobility program in the PICU with her fellow rehab and critical care team members. She passed her Oncology Specialty Certification exam in 2021 and continues her work in the acute care setting. Since 2020 she has dove more into the world of somatics and the mind-body connection, bringing these modalities to her patients as they traverse their cancer journey. She is a wife and mother and in her spare time likes being outdoors, traveling, working out, and learning about anything that interests her.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Amanda's story and career
▪️ Incidence of childhood and pediatric cancer and survivorship
▪️ Treatment in the USA vs other countries
▪️ CA and treatment related impairments
▪️ PT role in acute and chronic CA related impairments
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Amanda's favorite resource of information:
- Pubmed
- APTA - Oncology session
- St. Jude
- https://www.cancer.gov/
📲Amanda’s contact information:
Facebook: Amanda Gentz Curry
IG: @thesomaticdpt
E-mail: currygirl24@gmail.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/CEgKizKRxtI
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 “I told a lot more people than I thought I would ever tell to stay in bed, you know normally our role is to get people out of bed, get them moving, and just get them back to it, but for some of these folks mean rolling over was desaturating folks into the fifties and sixties and so it was a struggle just to get them back to 80s and 90s with their oxygen.” - Dr. Kathleen Antares
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Kathleen Antares, PT, DPT, an accidental veteran entrepreneur, who exited the womb with the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck and has been living life on the edge ever since! She joined the army at the age of 31, became a doctor at the age of 39, and now at the age of 52, she is in the infancy of entrepreneurship. She has navigated life with the motto, "live the happy", and everything she does moves her toward her mission to serve the greater good. She currently lives in St. Petersburg, FL, and her company is called Motion Craft Therapy...because the art of movement is one worth mastering!
📚What will you learn: ▪️ Kathleen's story and career ▪️ Roles of a PT in a COVID ICU ▪️ Differences between respiratory therapists and PTs ▪️ Daily routine in COVID ICU ▪️ Conscious proning and best position for pt`s oxygenation ▪️ Experience working in such a stressful time ▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers ▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Kathleen's favorite resource of information: 1- Hardwiring Excellence: Purpose, Worthwhile Work, Making a Difference. Quint Studer. 2004 2-Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth. Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares. 2015 3-Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine. Mike Michalowicz. 2017
📲Kathleen’s contact information: Facebook: Katie Antares and Motion Craft Therapy E-mail: katieantares@gmail.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/UreK5Tjz4Y4
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💭 “GOATA is mechanically changing how we move. When you start moving the wrong way, we literary tear our bodies up over time.” - Lee Poston
👉🏻 Our guest is Lee Poston PT, Dip. MDT, C.S.C.S, Practicing GOATA Coach and Co-owner of Therapeutic Associates of Maui. Lee has been a PT for 28 years. He has worked in acute care, and sports medicine clinics, and was a traveling PT for about 3 years. He took his first MDT course in 1999 and his world was flipped upside down. He became a McKenzie Diplomat in 2009. He was also a CrossFit Box owner and experienced a knee injury that lead him over the years to GOATA. After recording and feeling the difference, he has worked on increasing his knowledge/skills and has implemented them into his PT practice. Lee feels it is the perfect complement to the genius that is MDT.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Lee's story and career
▪️ How to combine GOATA and MDT
▪️ How to change a patient's behavior
▪️ Recurrence rate using GOATA
▪️ Importance of landing and leaving the ground
▪️ Best way to mechanically move
▪️ Identifying the worst of all-time movers
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Lee's favorite resource of information:
1- Mckenzie books
2 - Does it matter which exercise? A randomized control trial of exercise for low back pain - Audrey Long
3- Instagram: @gls_training; @red_pill.rick; @lynngrimmpt
📲Lee’s contact information:
Website: www.therapymaui.com
E-mail: outrigger70@yahoo.com
IG: @island_goata
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/HvksmSC1aVk
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💭 ”We can't fix people, elective surgery is not fixing people, it is most likely very expensive placebo procedures.” - Jeremy Lewis
👉🏻 Our guest is Jeremy Lewis, Ph.D., FCSP, a consultant physiotherapist, professor of musculoskeletal research (University of Limerick, Ireland, and Qatar University, Qatar), sonographer, and independent prescriber. He was born in New Zealand and trained in Australia. He works in the UK National Health Service and has been awarded a Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Fellowship, the highest award the CSP can offer. He has been acknowledged as an eminent clinician in his profession (UK Department of Health National AHP Clinical Expert Database). Jeremy has taught over 500 international workshops in over 45 countries and territories on this favorite clinical subject, the shoulder. Jeremy works both clinically and in the academic world and has more than 150 research publications. He also writes about “The medicalization of normality in musculoskeletal practice” He has also co-authored a paper entitled: Is it time to reframe how we care for people with non-traumatic musculoskeletal pain? Since its publication in 2018, it has been downloaded 136K times, and it is available for open access.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Jeremy's story and career
▪️ Can we fix MSK problems?
▪️ Expectations about MSK pain
▪️ Active vs passive care
▪️ High value vs low-value approaches
▪️ Suggestions for rehab community
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Jeremy's favorite resource of information:
1-https://world.physio/congress/previous-congresses
2- Lewis, J. The Shoulder: Theory and Practice 1st Edition. 2022 Jeremy`s papers:
1-Jeremy S. Lewis; Chad E. Cook; Tammy C. Hoffmann; Peter O'Sullivan.The Elephant in the Room: Too Much Medicine in Musculoskeletal Practice. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2019.
2-Lewis, J.; O’Sullivan, P. Is it time to reframe how we care for people with non-traumatic musculoskeletal pain? British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2018.
3-Lewis, J.; An Open Letter to You, a Unique Individual Living with Shoulder Pain. Isr Med Assoc J. 2022.
4-Lewis JS, Stokes EK, Gojanovic B, Gellatly P, Mbada C, Sharma S, Diener I, O'Sullivan P. Reframing how we care for people with persistent non-traumatic musculoskeletal pain. Suggestions for the rehabilitation community. Physiotherapy. 2021.
📲Jeremy’s contact information:
website: https://drjeremylewis.com/
Twitter: @JeremyLewisPT
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/H9knhyG_gDw
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💭 ”She no longer fits the clinical prediction rule for hip OA after just forty repetitions of hip extension.” - Dr. Lindsay Carlton
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Lindsay Carlton, ATC, DPT, Dip. MDT. Lindsay graduated from Sage College with her Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2015 after completing her B.S. in Athletic Training and B.A. in Health Sciences in 2012 at Castleton State University. She has been an Athletic Trainer at the High School, Junior USA Olympic, and Collegiate levels. She completed her MDT-specialty clinical rotation, under the advisement of Joseph R. Maccio, in 2015 and has remained on staff full-time since then, also becoming certified in the McKenzie Method in 2015 and completed her Diploma residency program in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy through McKenzie Institute International in 2022. She is the recipient of the 2017 Ron Bybee Scholarship Award which was utilized to help her pursue this higher-level training in the McKenzie Method. She is the lead author of 3 peer-reviewed MDT publications and has co-authored 2 additional MDT works. She has presented 7 posters at International McKenzie Conferences and is actively involved in presentations and workshops for local Nurse Practitioners and patients. She has also coordinated over 25 McKenzie post-graduate courses for other local physical therapists.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Lindsay's story and career
▪️ Management of hip OA utilizing MDT
▪️ MDT evaluation and classification
▪️ Ability of MDT to rapidly change special test results, functional deficits, and CPR criteria.
▪️ Diagnostic accuracy of the CPR (clinical prediction rules) for symptomatic hip OA.
🔎Lindsay's favorite resource of information:
1- https://mckenzieinstitute.org/clinicians/research-and-resources
2-Lindsay Carlton, Joseph R. Maccio, Joseph G. Maccio & Colin McGowan. The application of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy on Hip Osteoarthritis: A case report. Physiother Theory Pract. 2020.
📲Linday’s contact information:
E-mail: lindsaycarlton15@gmail.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/LPczRLJRCQ0
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
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💭 ”All four of the patients did have a pathoanatomical diagnosis, but all of them were actually mechanical derangements that did not match their medical diagnosis.” - Dr. Lindsay Carlton
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Lindsay Carlton, ATC, DPT, Dip. MDT. Lindsay graduated from Sage College with her Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2015 after completing her B.S. in Athletic Training and B.A in Health Sciences in 2012 at Castleton State University. She has been an Athletic Trainer at the High School, Junior USA Olympic, and Collegiate level. She completed her MDT-specialty clinical rotation, under the advisement of Joseph R. Maccio, in 2015 and has remained on staff full-time since then, also becoming certified in the McKenzie Method in 2015 and completed her Diploma residency program in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy through McKenzie Institute International in 2022. She is the recipient of the 2017 Ron Bybee Scholarship Award which was utilized to help her pursue this higher-level training in the McKenzie Method. She is the lead author of 3 peer-reviewed MDT publications, and has co-authored 2 additional MDT works. She had presented 7 posters at International McKenzie Conferences and is actively involved in presentations and workshops for local Nurse Practitioners and patients. She has also coordinated over 25 McKenzie post-graduate courses for other local physical therapists.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Lindsay's story and career
▪️ The application of MDT to the ankle-foot complex
▪️ MDT evaluation, classification, and management of four patients
▪️ Loading Strategies
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Linsay's favorite resource of information:
1- https://mckenzieinstitute.org/clinicians/research-and-resources
2-Lindsay Carlton, Joseph R. Maccio, Joseph G. Maccio, Andrew Braga,
Elizabeth Tomanio & Anastasia Belikov. The application of Mechanical Diagnosis and therapy to the ankle-foot complex: a case series, Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy. 2018
📲Linday’s contact information:
E-mail: lindsaycarlton15@gmail.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/l0SiGaB6mas
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT:https://systems4pt.com/
💭 ”After the patient was sustained (sustained midrange flexion in supine), all of a sudden he started to respond well to flexion in supine.” - Dr. Brian Greer
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Brian Greer, PT, DPT, Dip MDT. Brian Greer is a McKenzie Diplomat practicing in Glastonbury, Connecticut. He participated in McKenzie Parts A and B during his clinical rotation at Maccio Physical Therapy in Troy, NY, and graduated from Springfield College in 2016. He went on to become Mckenzie Certified in 2017 and became a McKenzie Diplomat in 2019 after completing his Diploma training in Austin, TX. He opened his McKenzie Certified clinic in Connecticut in April 2021. He went on to publish this case report in February of 2022.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Brian's story and career
▪️ Presentation of his JOSPT case report
▪️ Differential diagnosis
▪️ Flexion directional preference loading strategies
▪️ Important signs on patient history
▪️ Recovery of function
🔎Brian's favorite resource of information:
1- https://mckenzieinstitute.org/clinicians/research-and-resources
2-Maccio, R. J.; Tranquillo, J.; Greer, B. Flexion Directional Preference in a Patient With Low Back Pain, Utilizing Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy: A Case Report. JOSPT. 2022
📲Brian’s contact information:
E-mail: brian.greer@ptsmc.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/4AypsLmRnkw
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT:https://systems4pt.com/
💭 ”Let's try to mimic the Mill`s manipultion through repetitive movement, so we flexed his wrist into full flexion, stabilized it on the table, had it go into full pronation and then extended into end range extension while was fixated it.” - Dr. Joseph R. Maccio
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Joseph R. Maccio DPT, Dip. MDT. Dr. Maccio is published in the application of MDT in the wrist, hip osteoarthritis, ankle, after failed anterior cervical fusion and discectomy, and lateral epicondylalgia. He has given a platform presentation at the McKenzie Americas Conference detailing the prevalence of directional preference at the wrist. He has also presented numerous posters at national and international MDT conferences regarding ankle, lumbar, cervical, elbow, and hip pain. He has also presented a clinical mentoring webinar for the McKenzie Institute USA on the identification of derangement and directional preference. He is the Clinical Instructor (CI) for an MDT-specific clinical rotation for doctoral physical therapy students.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Joseph's story and career
▪️ The application of MDT in lateral epicondylalgia
▪️ Description of 3 patient with lateral epicondylalgia
▪️ Clinical reasoning, diagnosis, treatment and outcome
▪️ Elbow loading strategies
▪️ MDT management at discharge, three-month and one-year follow-up.
🔎Joseph's favorite resource of information:
1- https://mckenzieinstitute.org/clinicians/research-and-resources
The application of MDT in lateral epicondylalgia youtube video: https://youtu.be/zKre5jQ10Bo
📲Joseph’s contact information:
E-mail: josephrmaccio@gmail.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/03It3WT1WZ8
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of a forward-looking and innovative company like Systems 4PT: https://systems4pt.com/
💭 ”Anyone that had excessive mechanical stress of extension, it was a 75% likelihood that some form of flexion was going to help them.” - Dr. Joseph R. Maccio
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Joseph R. Maccio DPT, Dip. MDT. Dr. Maccio has published in the application of MDT in the wrist, hip osteoarthritis, ankle, after failed anterior cervical fusion and discectomy, and lateral epicondylalgia. He has given a platform presentation at the McKenzie Americas Conference detailing the prevalence of directional preference at the wrist. He has also presented numerous posters at national and international MDT conferences regarding ankle, lumbar, cervical, elbow, and hip pain. He has also presented a clinical mentoring webinar for the McKenzie Institute USA on the identification of derangement and directional preference. He is the Clinical Instructor (CI) for an MDT-specific clinical rotation for doctoral physical therapy students.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Joseph's story and career
▪️ Prevalence of MDT syndromes in consecutive patients with wrist pain
▪️ Directional preference in patients classified as wrist Derangement
▪️ Variables associated with finding directional preference
▪️ Case description including the clinical reasoning involved in finding directional preference
🔎Joseph's favorite resource of information:
1- https://mckenzieinstitute.org/clinicians/research-and-resources
📲Joseph’s contact information:
E-mail: josephrmaccio@gmail.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/WW6MhQTdpz8
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of a forward-looking and innovative company like Systems 4PT: https://systems4pt.com/
💭 ”I guarantee you, there are a lot of patients out there who have a lateral shift and you are just missing it.” - Jon Weinberg
👉🏻 Our guest is Jon Weinberg, PT, Dip. MDT. Jon earned his BSc from the Royal London School of Physiotherapy in 1994. After successfully attaining his Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in 2005, he entered the McKenzie Institute Faculty Training Program and was appointed to Teaching Faculty for both the USA and Israel in 2008. Jon has served as a Clinical Mentor for students at Ithaca College in Upstate New York. He is also an active contributor to MDT research, having co-authored studies in seven peer-review publications. Additionally, Jon has served as the Treasurer of the International Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy Research Foundation since 2014. Jon is currently in active practice in Cary, NC, serving as CEO and Head Physical Therapist for his own Team Care Physical Therapy. John is an affiliate at the University of North Carolina working with their athletes and also works as the PT for the NFL’S Brain and Body program. Jon has been a member of the American Physical Therapy Association since 1996.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Jon's story and career
▪️ Occurrence of lateral shift
▪️ How to assess and treat a lateral shift
▪️ The anatomical model of pain the disc model
▪️ How long it takes to correct the lateral
▪️ Experience with NFL players
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Jon's favorite resource of information:
1-Listen to the patient
3-Other clinicians
📲Jon’s contact information:
E-mail:jonspinebloke@gmail.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/LEhAnGmEuBw
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭 ”This study found about 90% of people`s inverse relationship to the mechanical stress was with the opposite movement.” - Dr. Joseph R. Maccio
👉🏻 Our guest is Joseph R. Maccio DPT, dip. MDT. He is published in the application of MDT in the wrist, hip osteoarthritis, ankle, after failed anterior cervical fusion and discectomy, and lateral epicondylalgia. He has given a plat-form presentation at the McKenzie Americas Conference detailing the prevalence of directional preference at the wrist. He has also presented numerous posters at national and international MDT conferences regarding ankle, lumbar, cervical, elbow, and hip pain. He has also presented a clinical mentoring webinar for the McKenzie Institute USA on the identification of derangement and directional preference. He is the Clinical Instructor (CI) for an MDT-specific clinical rotation for doctoral physical therapy students.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Joseph's story and career
▪️ Occurrence of MDT syndromes in patients with isolated peripheral pain or peripheral medical diagnosis
▪️Directional preference in patients classified as peripheral and spinal Derangement
▪️ Variables associated with finding directional preference in peripheral joint Derangement,
▪️ Identifying peripheral pain with spinal origin.
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Joseph's favorite resource of information:
1- https://mckenzieinstitute.org/clinicians/research-and-resources
📲Joseph’s contact information:
E-mail: josephrmaccio@gmail.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/59TaIExqM_M
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭 ”What if we challenge students, staff, clinicians in the PT profession around the corner and around the world to do an act of service on the same day, wherever they were. And share the moments had and connections made online and on social media, what became the #ptdos.” - Dr. Efosa Guobadia
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Efosa L. Guobadia, PT, DPT. Efosa is the Founder of the integrated wellness company FFITT Health; Founder and CEO of Move Together, a for purpose organization dedicated to improving access to quality rehab medicine around the corner and around the world; Co-Founder of the initiative Global PT Day of Service, which has spanned over 80 countries since its inception in 2015; and Founder of the informational website PT Haven. In 2017, he contributed a chapter on sustainability and the closing afterword for the book ‘Why Global Health Matters”, edited by Dr. Chris E. Stout, and with a foreword by Nobel Laureate Jody Williams. He received his BS in Kinesiology from the University of Massachusetts in 2007 and his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Scranton in 2010. He is the recipient of the 2017 Distinguished Young Alumni Award given by the University of Massachusetts/Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences. He is a 2018 American Physical Therapy Association Social Impact Award Recipient. He is currently based out of Guatemala City, Guatemala.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Efosa's story and career
▪️ PT Day of Service
▪️ Projects offered
▪️ How to participate
▪️ What is Move Together
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Efosa's favorite resource of information:
1- Engage and follow different people on LinkedIn
2- Sign up for different newsletters:
Business:https://thehustle.co/
https://www.morningbrew.com/daily
Healthcare: Fitt insider: https://insider.fitt.co/
Dr. Chris Stout - Tools for change - Newsletter
3-Podcasts: https://peterattiamd.com/podcast/
http://www.alifeinfull.org/podcast.html ?
https://asecondopinionpodcast.com/
4-Book: Dale, C. How to Win Friends and Influence People. 1998
5-Move Together youtube link: https://youtu.be/T-X_R38jlCw
📲Efosa’s contact information:
https://www.movetogether.org/
http://ptdayofservice.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/N6xKa0DZKWc
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭 ”Know your audience and know how you can help them. Think of it from how can I serve you before you think of how can I make money.” - Chanda Jothen
👉🏻 Our guest is Chanda Jothen, PT. Chanda is a physical therapist who has taken her talents out of the clinic and online. She currently runs the website Pink Oatmeal, with a mission to make gross motor and fine motor skills fun. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and three kids. When she is not working you can find her driving kids to sports, watching kids sports, cleaning up after kids, and if she has time, sipping a good margarita by the pool.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Chanda's story and career
▪️ How to start an online business
▪️ How to develop it and grow it
▪️ How to monetize an online business
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Chanda's favorite resource of information:
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Mastermind group
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Podcasts - Story Brand
📲Chanda’s contact information:
Website:https://www.pinkoatmeal.com/
https://therapyblogging101.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/4_Rwbw3Q-XI
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” It does not matter what the circumstance is, it is how I think about the circumstance that will ultimately dictate the reality, the results that I create in my life.” - TaVona Denise
👉🏻 Our guest is TaVona Denise, DPT. TaVona is A former physical therapist, master certified coach, and business mentor, TaVona is the creator of Launch Therapy™️, a process that helps coaches launch their group programs with ease so that they can bring in their favorite clients consistently without suffering from launch burnout or hating the process. She helps coaches redesign their business so they can actually have the lifestyle and impact they started the business for. TaVona is the author of Unstoppable Success: How to Finally Create the Body, Business and Lifestyle You Want and the voice behind the podcasts, Breaking Protocol and Coaching & Conversations. When she is not handling business, you can find her singing karaoke or enjoying the white sands and beautiful blue waters of Mexico which she currently calls home.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ TaVona's story and career
▪️ Difference between PRN and independent contractor
▪️ Importance of mindset
▪️ How to change perspectives
▪️ When to hire a coach
▪️ Shifting one`s mindset from employee to entrepreneur
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎TaVona's favorite resource of information:
1.https://thelifecoachschool.com/podcast/
- https://www.tavonadenise.com/breaking-protocol-podcast/
📲TaVona’s contact information:
Website: https://www.tavonadenise.com/breaking-protocol-podcast/
Instagram: @tavonadenise
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/6Es3VTMCnpI
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭The things that happened to us as children, affect our mental and physical health later. I realized that I could help people as much as I wanted to with manual therapy and exercises and yet they would never get better because their pain was from a different source.- Dr. Janet Delong
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Janet Delong PT, DPT, MHS, LSW, Cert MDT. Janet is a physical therapist, a licensed social worker/mental health therapist, and is a Nationally Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She works as a Training Specialist and Community Liaison for Prevention Insights at Indiana University. She also owns Delong Wellness, LLC and is an adjunct professor for IU and Ivy Tech. Janet has a passion for working with people who deal with persistent pain, who have experienced trauma, who have issues around mental health and substance use, and/or who are oppressed in some way. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, the American Physical Therapy Association, the National Association of Social Workers, and is a budget coach at Habitat for Humanity.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Janet's story and career
▪️ The impact of coaching in communicating with patients
▪️ What is motivational interviewing
▪️ Trauma and persistent pain
▪️ Creating a safe space for patients
▪️ Adverse childhood experiences
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Jenet's favorite resource of information:
1- Lorimer Moseley and Adriaan Louw
2-Stephen Porges. The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation. 2011.
3-Bessel van der Kolk. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. 2015.
📲Jenet's contact information:
Website:https://www.delongwellness.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/yXxoRSz5gOI
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📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast
💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” We tend to think of the opioid crisis being an outpatient orthopedic-only issue but is something that stands all aspects of our practices and all aspects of our society.” - Dr. Steven Kinney
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Steve Kinney PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FiT. Dr. Kinney earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Columbia University. He completed extensive training in Neuro-Developmental Treatment, becoming certified in Recovering Function. He helped develop APTA Indiana’s Pain Special Interest Group and is the current chair. Steven has practiced in outpatient, subacute rehab, home health, inpatient rehab, and acute care hospital settings with diverse patient populations. He currently works in outpatient and acute care hospital settings. He is also a lab instructor and guest lecturer at Indiana State University. He has taught and developed continuing education courses for physical therapists and other healthcare professionals at the state and national levels.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Steven's story and career
▪️ Definition of opioid use disorder
▪️ How to identify an opioid use disorder
▪️ The relationship between persistent pain and OUD
▪️ PT's role in the prevention and treatment of OUD
▪️ Preventive strategies for different stages/pathways of OUD
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Steven's favorite resource of information:
1- Todd E Davenport. et al. Navigating the Intersection Between Persistent Pain and the Opioid Crisis: Population Health Perspectives for Physical Therapy - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32115638/. 2020
2- APTA white paper - "Beyond Opioids: How Physical Therapy Can Transform Pain Management to Improve Health": https://www.apta.org/contentassets/b9421650038941469c75d06a0a191069/beyond-opioids-white-paper.pdf
3- Jake Magel, PT, PhD, DSc- opioids research
4-Quinones, Sam. The Least of Us: True Tales of America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth. 2021
5- Naloxone virtual course: https://reg.link/event-registrations/registration/?eventID=43EF444D-B677-ACF4-0955CB0467D16F0E
📲Steven's contact information:
Email: stevengkinney@gmail.com
Twitter: @Steven_KinneyPT
LinkedIn @StevenKinneyPT - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenkinneypt/
Instagram @StevenKinneyPT
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/Tdezad0zesw
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” If we don't reorient that seesaw our nervous system will continue to throw muscles into overdrive and make postural compensations in an effort to continue the SNS response.” - Beth Genday
👉🏻 Our guest is Beth Genday PT, MHS. Beth has been a practicing PT for 34 years. Though she has practiced in a variety of settings, her area of focus is the effect of trauma and stress on pain and the musculoskeletal system. She has her BS in Nutrition and Physical Therapy and a Masters in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. Beth is currently working on research projects regarding the role of the PT in pelvic pain clinics. She also teaches and reviews courses for the APTA and enjoys teaching opportunities and education and does much Pro Bono work in this area.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Beth's story and career
▪️ Differences and similarities between stress and trauma
▪️ How pain and stress/trauma are connected
▪️ How an elevated SNS affects MSK performance
▪️ How to improve an elevated SNS
▪️ Opioid addiction
▪️ Creating a team support system for patients and PTs
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Beth's favorite resource of information:
1- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. De Bessel van der Kolk, M.D. 2014
2- Pubmed matched search with trauma and pain
3- Podcasts
4- facebook groups about trauma and pain
5-Mary Massery’s LINKED: Breathing and Postural Control - LIVE WEBINAR
📲Beth's contact information:
Website: https://abetterwayphysicaltherapy.com/
email: bgenday@att.net
Facebook: A Better Way PT
Instagram: AbetterwayPT
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/43GD0ppxCqs
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” People supposedly screen the spine when they have an extremity patient, but it doesn't seem to be any data to tell people, is it a frequent thing? A rare thing? What is the prevalence like? ” - Richard Rosedale
👉🏻 Our guest is Richard Rosedale PT, Dip MDT. Richard graduated from Guy’s Hospital School of Physiotherapy (London, UK) in 1992. After emigrating to Canada, he completed his Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) in 1997. Richard worked in orthopedics and Occupational Health at London Health Sciences Centre, Canada from 1993 till 2018. Richard has been active in research since 2007 and has authored or co-authored over twenty articles and letters to the editor, primarily exploring the clinical utility of MDT. He has also co-authored various book chapters. Since 2003 Richard has been a member of the McKenzie Institute teaching faculty and teaches healthcare professionals throughout Canada and Internationally. In 2005 Richard was appointed to the Institute’s International Education Council. He has led numerous educational projects, including the development of online learning courses and live-course educational materials which are used for teaching in over 40 countries throughout the world. Richard was the recipient of the McKenzie Institute's 2014 Bronze Lady Award for his outstanding contributions over many years to both MDT research and MDT education. In 2018 Richard was appointed as the International Director of Education and the Diploma Coordinator for the McKenzie Institute International.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Richard's story and career
▪️ EXPOSS study and its findings
▪️ The importance of screening the spine
▪️ Indicators of extremity pain of spinal source
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Richard's favorite resource of information:
1- regularly check main journals
2- twitter
📲Richard's contact information:
education@mckenzieinstitute.org
https://www.mckenzieinstitutecanada.org/faculty.cfm#fac130
Mckenzie institute Reference List:
https://mckenzieinstitute.org/clinicians/research-and-resources/reference-list/
Richard`s papers of Extremity Pain of Spinal Source:
- A study exploring the prevalence of Extremity Pain of Spinal Source (EXPOSS) - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31476129/
- Exploring indicators of extremity pain of spinal source as identified by Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT): a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35076353/
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💭” A large number of family medicine docs appreciate that they don't have good training and they really don't know what they are doing in MSK and spine cases, and they are open to hearing things.” - Dr. Ronald Donelson
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Ronald Donelson, MD, MS, Dip MDT. Dr. Donelson is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who specialized in and researched diagnostics and non-operative spine care for more than 30 years. He earned a Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy in 1990 and a Master of Science Degree in 1999. He founded SelfCare First in 2004 with a mission to globally improve the quality and cost of care for individuals seeking help for painful low back, neck, and all other musculoskeletal disorders. He has published numerous spinal research studies, chapters, and review articles; presented over one hundred research papers, conference workshops, courses, and symposia in more than 15 countries. He has published three books and a DVD. He has been an Advisory Editor with the journal Spine for many years and a frequent reviewer with other journals. He is a member of low back and neck pain clinical guideline panels with the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the North American Spine Society and a Sr. member of both the North American Spine Society and the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine.
Dr. Donelson`s book and DVD:
- “Rapidly Reversible Low Back Pain: An Evidence-Based Pathway to Widespread Recoveries and Cost Saving”
- “Solving the Mystery: The Key to Rapid Recoveries for Most Back and Neck Pain”
- “Rapid Recoveries Without Surgery For Back, Neck, and Painful Joints: The Power of a Precise Diagnosis”
- DVD: “The Best Treatment Begins With a Precise Diagnosis”
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Ronald's story and career
▪️ MSK training in medical school
▪️ Why MDT is not widely known in the PCP world
▪️ How to increase the MDT exposure for patients
▪️ Create a team-based approach coordinating PCPs and MDTs
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
🔎Ronald's favorite resource of information:
1- Mckenzie books and courses
2-Mckenzie clinicians published texts
3-Podcasts
📲Ronald's contact information:
Email:donelson@selfcarefirst.com
Website: https://selfcarefirst.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/X2cwSFenpgw
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” The more training you get, the better you are, the less money you make in the fee for service model.” - Brent Cunning
👉🏻 Our guest is Brent Cunning, Advanced Practice PT, Cert. MDT. Brent is an advanced practice physical therapist with a special focus on low back pain diagnosis, treatment, and triage. He trained with orthopaedic spine surgeons, neurosurgeons, interventional radiologists, pain specialists, and rheumatologists learning to interpret spine MRIs, CTs, and radiographs. He triaged over 2500 low back pain cases over 3 years for the spine and neurosurgeons in London, Ontario, Canada determining appropriateness for exercise-based care, imaging, injection, medication, or surgical intervention. He helped transition this program to virtual delivery at the onset of COVID using MDT to maintain assessment and treatment quality. Brent left this role in 2021 and is now involved full-time in DisruptionMSK, a project he has been building since 2017. DisruptionMSK is an education platform designed to help MDT providers build profitable virtual care practices, create awareness of MDT among individuals with MSK pain and primary care providers through mass digital marketing, create an online collaborative network of like-minded MDT entrepreneurs, build value-based collaborations between MDT clinicians and primary care providers, and ultimately get a repeated exam on the front-end of every orthopaedic assessment across disciplines, across the world.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Brent's story and career
▪️ MDT clinicians getting financially penalized
▪️ Business model for MDT clinic owners
▪️ Fee for Service Model vs Case Rate
▪️ How consumer behavior is changing
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Brent's favorite resource of information:
1- Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder: 3. 2014. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
2- Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life.2018. Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
3- Marcus Aurelius - Meditations
📲Brent's contact information:
https://disruptionmsk.com/
Facebook and Linked In: @BrentCunning
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” The goal of the company was to take the MDT model and have a way to standardize clinicians and measure outcomes consistently to perform quality assurance in clinicians. ” - Dr. Scott W. Eiselt and Nick Belles
👉🏻 Our guests are Dr. Scott W. Eiselt PT, DPT, Dip.MDT and Nick Belles BSBS.
Scott attended Marquette University, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in biomedical science. He went on to attend graduate school at Marquette, earning a Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2006. In 2012, Scott completed post-graduate training in Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy® (MDT) through the McKenzie Institute International® and was awarded a Diploma in MDT. In 2012, he joined Integrated Musculoskeletal Care™ (IMC). Scott is currently the VP of Clinical Operations with IMC, along with that he serves as a clinician, Grand Round Tutor, and a clinical trainer for primary care providers.
Nick Belles is the Vice President of Operations for Integrated Musculoskeletal Care (IMC). In this role, he oversees the operations for IMC on the non-clinical side. Nick has been with IMC for the past 6 years and provides assistance in a variety of roles including account management, account implementation, data analytics, product development, and business development. Before IMC, Nick worked for a management consulting firm named Central IQ and is a graduate of Florida State University with a double major in Biology and Science Teaching.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Scott and Nick's story and career
▪️ IMC’s business model
▪️ The difference from IMC business model to regular PT models
▪️ Traning and quality assurance of the clinicians
▪️ Clinical process
▪️ How IMC integrates technology into treatment practices
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Scott and Nick's favorite resource of information:
1- Peers and colleagues
2- Training modules/web-based platform (IMC)
3- Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...and Others Don't: 1. Jim Collins. 2001
4-The Undoing Project: A Friendship That Changed Our Minds. Michael Lewis. 20164
5-Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. Ron Chernow. 2004.
📲Scott and Nick's contact information:
Email: Nick: nick.belles@imcpt.com
Scott: scott.eiselt@imcpt.com
IMC website: www.imcpt.com
IMC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IMCheadquarters/
IMC LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/integrated-mechanical-care-inc-
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/dgBVc0mz81A
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭”First and foremost we have to come together as an industry, despite our specialties, to call us around a common message that is easily understood by the general public” - Dr. Heidi Jannenga
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Heidi Jannenga, PT, DPT, ATC. Heidi is the co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer of WebPT, a nine-time Inc. 5000 honoree and the market-leading software solution for outpatient physical, occupational, and speech therapists. As a member of the board and senior management team, Heidi advises on WebPT’s product vision, company culture, branding efforts, and internal operations, while advocating for the rehab therapy profession on a national and international scale. WebPT is the fastest-growing physical therapy software in the country, employing over 600 people and serving more than 90,000 therapy professionals at more than 20,000 clinics. Prior to co-founding WebPT, Heidi practiced as a physical therapist for more than 15 years. She held multiple clinic leadership roles including clinic director of one of the largest sports medicine clinics in the country. Heidi is an APTA member and also recently launched Rizing Tide, which is a foundation dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusiveness in the physical therapy workforce. Rizing Tide provides scholarships to PT, PTA students, and PT residents to advance diversity and inclusiveness in the physical therapy workforce and inspire better—and more accessible—patient care.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Heidi's story and career
▪️ Top trends impacting rehab therapy
▪️ The PT brand problem
▪️ Business resiliency and future growth
▪️ Burnout affecting the industry
▪️ State of diversity in PT
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Heidi's favorite resource of information:
1.WebPT blog: https://www.webpt.com/blog/
1.Brene Brown
2.Patrick Lencioni
Link for WebPT survey: webpt.com/2022-industry-survey
📲Heidi’s contact information:
Instagram:
@heidi_jannenga
@webpt
@rizingtidept
Twitter: @HeidiJannenga
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidijannenga/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/FyXPN4UYY4U
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💭” PCPs decide for roughly 70% of where people start their MSK care. In over half of medical schools there is very little to no formal MSK training.” - Dr. Mark Miller
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Mark Miller - Doctor of PT, Dip. MDT CCO. Miller graduated from the University of Toronto in 1987 and co-developed the McKenzie Institute International’s North American clinical residency program. Miller has been a clinical practitioner for 34 years and is a widely recognized health industry pioneer, clinical educator and concierge practitioner focused on breakthroughs and best practices in musculoskeletal triage, health care, and self-care. His institutional clients have included market-leading corporations as well as standard setters in clinical quality. He currently serves on the faculty of the McKenzie Institute International and U.S.A. and has taught over 330 continuing education courses to physicians, chiropractors, physical therapists, and others with an emphasis in MDT. With unsurpassed expertise in the assessment, treatment, and resolution of musculoskeletal disorders, Miller has been productizing and syndicating musculoskeletal care strategies for over two decades with the goal of maximizing the health and socioeconomic improvements of individuals, organizations, and communities in the U.S. and abroad. Miller is a trusted consultant to group health, workers’ compensation, and disability insurers and program directors. He regularly keynotes and speaks at major conferences in the U.S. and abroad. Miller also serves as Co-Founder and Vice President of Clinical Operations for Integrated Musculoskeletal Care (IMC), a global leader in musculoskeletal outcomes optimization.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Mark's story and career
▪️ Healthcare delivery today
▪️ Problems of the MSK health care delivery
▪️ Solutions to MSK health care delivery
▪️ The future of MSK care
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Mark's favorite resource of information:
-
Continue clinical outcomes that IMC collects
-
McKenzie Textbooks
📲Mark’s contact information:
Email: mark.miller@imcpt.com
IMC website: https://www.imcpt.com/
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/j-mark-miller-b3332691/
IMC Twitter: https://twitter.com/IMCheadquarters
IMC LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/integrated-mechanical-care-inc-/
IMC Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/IMCheadquarters/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/B2UCQe4aDPk
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💭” Becoming board certified means a lot for the community, patients and physicians, there is a certain level of prestige, you`ve met a very high standard.” - Dr. Robert Medcalf
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Robert Medcalf PT, DPT, OCS, Dip. MDT. Robert is a 1986 honors graduate of Georgia State University with a BS in Physical Therapy. After advanced studies in New Zealand, he became a Diplomaed in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in 1991 and was subsequently appointed to Teaching Faculty for The McKenzie Institute in August 1991. Robert was promoted to Senior Faculty in 1998. He became a Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) in 2018. In addition to his regular teaching responsibilities, Robert serves as a Clinical Mentor for other Teaching Faculty. He has taught numerous courses on the McKenzie Approach to physicians and physical therapists throughout the United States and internationally. Robert currently performs duties as the Vice-Chair of the McKenzie Institute USA Board of Directors and also serves on the Executive Committee. Robert is the Director of Spine Rehabilitation with Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta, GA. Robert has been a member of the American Physical Therapy Association since 1984.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Robert's story and career
▪️ OCS Board Certification process
▪️ Pros and cons of MDT practitioners becoming OCS
▪️ Challenges of the process
▪️ How the certification changed his practice
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Robert's favorite resource of information:
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31476129/ - Richard Rosedale et al. A study exploring the prevalence of Extremity Pain of Spinal Source.
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15564907/ - Audrey Long, Ron Donelson, Tak Fung. Does it matter which exercise? A randomized control trial of exercise for low back pain.
- MDT books and website - https://mckenzieinstitute.org/resources/
- Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy - https://www.jospt.org/
- Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy - https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/yjmt20/current
- Current Concepts of Physical Therapy, 5th Edition - https://www.orthopt.org/course/31-2-current-concepts-of-physical-therapy-5th-edition
📲Robert’s contact information:
Website: https://www.resurgens.com/spine/rehabilitation
Email: rmedcalf@bellsouth.net
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/lfrX_DU_Wz4
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💭” The person sitting in front of you actually knows more about their problem than anybody, so it's a pretty good idea to listen to them.” - Dr. Todd Edelson
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Todd A. Edelson, PT, DPT, Dip. MDT. Todd has been a practicing physical therapist since 1981, and a member of the McKenzie Institute USA or International faculty since 1999, where he currently serves as a Diploma Mentor. Edelson is known for his effective and efficient emphasis on health, wellness, and fitness education, whether with patients, referring physicians, students, or the public. His degrees are in Botany & Bacteriology (B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University), Immunology (M.S., Montclair State College), Physical Therapy (Cert., University of Pennsylvania and DPT, Massachusetts General Institute of Health Professions), and he holds the Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy from the McKenzie Institute International. He has treated more than 15,000 patients and has guided more than thirty McKenzie Institute Diploma holders through the clinical portion of their studies. Edelson is a resident of Montclair, New Jersey, USA and owns private physical therapy practices, both Certified McKenzie Clinics, in Northern New Jersey and New York City.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Todd's story and career
▪️ Importance of communication in everyday practice
▪️ Aspects of effective communication
▪️ How to be an active listener
▪️ Specific words to use with patients, students, and referral sources
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Todd's favorite resource of information:
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31476129/ - A study exploring the prevalence of Extremity Pain of Spinal Source.
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15564907/ - Does it matter which exercise? A randomized control trial of exercise for low back pain.
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2716154/ - The Comparative Prognostic Value of Directional Preference and Centralization: A Useful Tool for Front-Line Clinicians?
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24369076/ - Arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus sham surgery for a degenerative meniscal tear.
📲Todd’s contact information:
Website: https://www.montclairphysicaltherapy.com/index.html
Email: t.edelson@montclairphysicaltherapy.com
Clinics: 388 Pompton Avenue, Cedar Grove, NJ. 07009
35A East 35th Street Suite 206, New York, NY 10016
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💭” 20% of patients dropout within the first three visits, 70% don't finish their full course of care and the bigger your practice gets the higher the dropout rate is.” - Vikram Sethuraman
👉🏻 Our guest is Vikram Sethuraman, Founder & CEO of PT Wired, the only 100% custom-branded mobile app service for physical therapy practices. PT Wired is a patient engagement solution that helps physical therapy clinics prevent patient dropout, improve brand engagement, and boost internal marketing. Today, PT Wired powers over 200 physical therapy practices as the first highest-rated Physical Therapy Software company on Capterra, winning 2020 awards for Best Value and Best Ease of Use.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Vikram's story and career
▪️ Primary factors leading to dropout
▪️ How to prevent patient dropout
▪️ Financial impact of dropout and retaining patients
▪️ Exercise adherence in PT
▪️ Effective HEP prescription
🔎Vikram's favorite resource of information:
- https://www.webpt.com/
- https://www.emrsystems.net/
- https://practicepromotions.net/
📲Vikram’s contact information:
Website: https://www.ptwired.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/pt7Y_taO4O4
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” If you are considering going to DPT school, and you are currently an undergrad, I would strongly recommend the cheapest way to get there.” - Dr. Scott Feil
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Scott Feil is a physical therapist, a professor, and most recently an Amazon best-selling author. F Scott is also a business coach and mentor despite starting his journey as an English major before landing as a Physical Therapist. He is one of three co-hosts of the Healthcare Education Transformation Podcast which aims at breaking down the silos between healthcare professions and trying to find best practices in teaching and learning throughout healthcare academia. His goal is to help at least 222 professors (one from every PT School at the time of publication of his book) and clinicians pay off their student loans quicker by using multiple revenue streams.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Scott's story and career
▪️ DPT debt to income ratio
▪️ Mistakes made in college and grad school
▪️ Pay off your loan quicker or more efficiently
▪️ Invest your money to pay the loan
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Scott's favorite resource of information:
- Russel Brunson’s Books: Dotcom Secret, Traffic Secret, Expert Secret
📲Scott’s contact information:
Facebook group: Professors of Profit
Social media: @ PTEducator
Website: https://pteducator.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/xnmhTiE_Zq8
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” If you are giving them advice to help them lose weight, because they have bilateral knee arthritis, and we know that losing weight is going to help reduce their pain, perfect!” - Dr. Stefan Zavalin
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Stefan Zavalin, DPT. Stefan has a passion for movement and health. After a few years working in the physical therapy world, Dr. Zavalin started a consulting business, loves to move, to help office workers reduce sitting time. The vision: change the American work culture to help bring more movement to the everyday life of office workers to maintain their health, wellness, and ultimately, the longevity of their lives. In his free time, he likes to write songs on piano and guitar, critique a good cup of coffee, and play board games with his wife and friends.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Stefan's story and career
▪️ Can PTs discuss nutrition?
▪️ Current trends
▪️ Guidelines for nutrition
▪️ Osteoporosis, obesity, and inflammation
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Stefan's favorite resource of information:
- Clear, J. Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones. 2018
- https://nutritionfacts.org/
- https://health.gov/
📲Stefan’s contact information:
Website: https://www.ltmmtl.com/
Instagram: @stefan.zavalin
LinkedIn: Stefan Zavalin
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/lbp1iiK62cc
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” Something you really need to understand is the why behind why you are leaving patient care and then marry it with the why of what you want to do next” - Dr. Meredith Castin
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Meredith Castin, PT, DPT. Meredith is the owner and founder of The Non-Clinical PT, the #1 resource for physical, occupational, and speech therapy professionals launching non-clinical careers in healthcare. Her mission is to help therapists and assistants find renewed joy in their careers by supporting their pursuit of fulfilling, impactful, and high-paying roles beyond direct patient care.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Meredith's story and career
▪️ Non-clinical career paths
▪️ How to build an online presence
▪️ How to build and monetize a blog
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Meredith's favorite resource of information:
- Business podcast: https://www.amyporterfield.com/
- Miller, D. Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen. 2017
- Olson, J. The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines Into Massive Success and Happiness. 2013
📲Meredith’s contact information:
Website: https://thenonclinicalpt.com/
Facebook Group: Non-clinical Networking
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/jQzkYf4pBIY
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” Essentially a weight-bearing restrictive type enlargement of the sensory cutaneous nerves in the foot, with burning, lancing, pressure type of pain, sometimes radiating pain into the toes of the foot.” - Dr. Michael Post
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Michael Post, PT, DPT, Dip.MDT, FAAOMPT. Michael graduated from Ithaca College in 2013. He has obtained diploma status in the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy, and Fellowship status of the American Academy of Manual and Manipulative Therapists. He practices in a large outpatient hospital in the orthopedic and vestibular setting. He has published two research papers related to Morton’s neuroma; titled, Mechanical diagnosis and therapy and Morton's neuroma: a case series, Mechanical diagnosis and therapy, and Morton’s neuroma: a case report. He is a proponent of response-based treatment approaches and continues to look for ways to conduct and apply this research in the clinical setting
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Michael's story and career
▪️ What is Morton’s neuroma
▪️ How to medically diagnose MN.
▪️ Clinical signs and tests
▪️ Differential diagnosis
▪️ MN treatment
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Michael's favorite resource of information:
- Stuart McGill texts (provoking tests, strengthening, and conditioning).
- Post, M. D. Maccio, J. R.Mechanical diagnosis and therapy and Morton’s neuroma: a case-series. Journal Of Manual & Manipulative Therapy 2020
- Post, M. D. Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy and Morton’s Neuroma: A Case Report. Physiother Can. 2019.
📲Michael’s contact information:
Email:michael.david.post@gmail.com
LinkedIn: Michael Post (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-post-pt-dpt-dip-mdt-faaompt-58929064/)
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/Ku51vQAWksA
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” The Schroth method is a classification, it’s used to help identify patients that have a risk of curve progression.” - Andrew Merget
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Andrew Merget PT, DPT, SST, OCS, Dip. MDT. Andrew earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2011 from the University of Scranton, PA. Only Diplomate for the Mckenzie Institute International located in Jacksonville, FL. In 2013, Andrew became one of the first 50 therapists certified in the Schroth Method for conservative management of scoliosis and is currently one of the only Schroth Certified therapists in Jacksonville, FL. In addition, Andrew has been a member of the McKenzie Institute® USA and American Physical Therapy Association since 2011. He has assisted in clinical courses offered by the McKenzie Institute in Atlanta, GA, and has contributed articles to the MDT World Press (McKenzie Institute International Publication) on patient management.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Andrew's story and career
▪️ What is the Schroth Method
▪️ Scoliosis curve progression
▪️ MDT in scoliosis
▪️ Link between curve progression and pain
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Andrew's favorite resource of information:
- Park, J. Jeon, H. Park, H. Effects of the Schroth exercise on idiopathic scoliosis: a meta-analysis. 2018.
- Kwan, K. Y. H. Cheng, A. C. S. Koh, H. Y. Chiu, A. Y. Y. Kenneth Man Chee Cheung, K. M. C. C. Effectiveness of Schroth exercises during bracing in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: results from a preliminary study-SOSORT Award 2017 Winner. 2017.
- https://www.schrothmethod.com/
- Andrew’s webinars
📲Andrew’s contact information:
Email: info@takecontrolphysicaltherapy.com
Andrew@takecontrolphysicalthetapy.com
Website: https://www.takecontrolphysicaltherapy.com/
Instagram: @take_control_physical_therapy
Facebook: @takecontrolphysicaltherapy
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/RaYpUExEG3Y
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” They set their websites very similar, they try to upsell you further and further. ” - Matt Huey
👉🏻 Our guest is Matt Huey PT, Dip. MDT, FAAOMPT. Matt is a graduate of California State University, Northridge’s physical therapy program. He completed his certification in MDT in 2013 and the diploma in MDT in 2018. Matt became a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists in 2020. Throughout his career, he has run clinics in several states and recently started his own practice. He has served as Legislative Chair for the Mississippi Physical Therapy Association from 2016-2018, and currently is the North Texas District Treasurer and a Delegate at Large for the state of Texas.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Matt's story and career
▪️ Multi-Level Marketing Companies
▪️ How to make sure PT business coaches are not taking advantage of PTs
▪️ PT`s opinions about MLM and PT coaches
▪️ How to know when a PT Business Coach is serious
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Matt's favorite resource of information:
- Napoleon Hill, Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success.2012
- Ryan Holiday. The Obstacle Is the Way. 2014
- Miller Donald. Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
📲Matt’s contact information:
Instagram: @matt_pt_dip_mdt
Website: https://www.mattthept.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/ylniWsI_Es0
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📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” Midline or across the back, bilateral complaints tend to be lumbar, and if it is unilateral then there may be some further consideration for the SIJ or hip problem.” - Gary Dykes
👉🏻 Our guest is Gary Dykes, PT, OCS, Dip. MDT. Gary is a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia. He became Certified in MDT in 2001 and attained Diploma status in September 2003. Gary was appointed to Probationary Teaching Faculty for The McKenzie Institute in 2005 and promoted to Senior Faculty in 2014. Gary currently teaches the full series of MDT courses. He co-developed a presentation for the 2017 MDT Clinical Integration Webinar Series entitled, “Clinical Conversations: Differentiating Between the Lumbar Spine, SIJ and the Hip”. Gary is currently in active practice with Athens Orthopedic Clinic in Athens, GA.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Gary's story and career
▪️ How to Differentiate between the lumbar spine, SIJ, and hip
▪️ Signs and tests that help the diagnosis
▪️ Clinical Rationale
▪️ How to treat SIJ
▪️ McKenzie online course
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Gary's favorite resource of information:
1 - Rosedale, R. Rastogi, R. Kidd,J. Lynch, G. Supp G. Robbins, S. M. A study exploring the prevalence of Extremity Pain of Spinal Source (EXPOSS). 2019.
2 - Hans van Helvoirt et al. Transforaminal epidural steroid injections influence Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) pain response classification in candidates for lumbar herniated disc surgery. 2004.
3 - Long, A. Donelson, R. Fung, T. Does it matter which exercise? A randomized control trial of exercise for low back pain. 2004.
📲Gary’s contact information:
Email: gwdykes40@yahoo.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/TN5BJAfQPHk
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” To quote the founder: “ GOATA is a simple way to have endurance durable, connective tissues security, and explosive fluid movement, and the movement was discovered by watching super athletes and babies.”.” - Lynn Grimm
👉🏻 Our guest is Lynn Grimm, PT, Dip. MDT, GOATA coach and owner of Grimm Physical Therapy. Lynn has been practicing physical therapy for over 35 years and has worked in many teaching hospitals including Tulane Medical Center, Touro Infirmary, and Charity Hospital where she specialized in in-patient and out-patient orthopedics. Lynn got Diplomat in MDT in 2016 and has been using GOATA for one and a half years. Lynn believes that the quality and individualization of GOATA movement is the perfect pairing for her McKenzie practice. GOATA , like McKenzie, brings common sense, self-care, and the right movement back to medicine.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Lynn's story and career
▪️ What is GOATA
▪️ GOATA movement patterns
▪️ GOATA’s assessment, treatment, and results
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Lynn's favorite resource of information:
- Instagram:@Goata_loco
@Red_pill.rick
@Gls_training
@scottholmespt 2. POWERED BY GOATA: MOVE LIKE THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME ATHLETES: Bulletproof your joints and spine by using the same injury-resistant movement secrets of the multi-decade super athletes. Jose Boesch. 2019 3. Pain Free: A Revolutionary Method for Stopping Chronic Pain.Pete Egoscue. 2014 4. The Spinal Engine. Serge Gracovetsky. 2009 5. The Well Balanced Child: movement and early learning. Sally Goddard Blythe. 2004 6. Muscles and Meridians: The Manipulation of Shape. Phillip Beach. 2010 7. https://www.recode225.com/
📲Lynn’s contact information:
Website: grimmpt.com
Email: lynngrimmpt@gmail.com
IG: @LynnGrimmPT
Twitter: @@lynngrimmpt
FB: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100004763171288
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/xy9sPRMk-xI
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” If we could create an ideal world people who see patients when they are first injured would have some concept of how the body works per MDT.” - Dr. Laura Mannering
👉🏻 Dr. Laura Mannering DPT, OCS, Cert MDT specializes in orthopedic physical therapy using the MDT approach. She started her solo practice in 2016 in order to provide orthopedic care in the most ethical, reliable, and efficient manner. Having completed the MDT diploma training, she is awaiting the postponed final exam. She sees patients in Washington, D.C., and via telehealth.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Laura's story and career
▪️ MDT's role in medicine
▪️ MDT in Primary Care
▪️ Acceptance of MDT in primary care
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Laura's favorite resource of information:
- Case studies
📲Laura’s contact information:
Instagram: www.instagram.com/drlauramannering/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lauramanneringphysicaltherapy
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drlauramannering/
Website: www.drlauramannering.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/lQCyqigwfEQ
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📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭”The NEUBIE turns off the sympathetic, inhibitory muscle tone, and you are able to utilize the muscles, nerves that are actually wanting to work. You stimulate everything around it to not overprotect.” - Jason Waz
👉🏻 Our guest is Jason Waz, PT, practice owner in Tampa, the Director of Physical Therapy for Neufit and the founder of NeuPT Technologies (2017) . Jason leads NeuPTtech (leading PT technology expert and distributor of the NEUBIE device) and helps physical therapy owners add a massive differentiator to their startup or existing private practice by delivering the most return on their investment with the NEUBIE. Alongside helping customers license and support their NEUBIE machine, NeuPTtech delivers introductory and practical application NEUBIE training for physical therapists via virtual CEU courses. Jason’s vision is to advance the field of physical therapy into the next generation through science, research, and innovation
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Jason's story and career
▪️ What is Neubie
▪️Neubie`s applications
▪️ Neubie`s results in his practice
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Jason's favorite resource of information:
- Podcasts ( Motivational, The Physical Therapy Private Practice: Secrets of the top 10%)
- Get a mentor (Brian Gallagher)
📲Jason’s contact information:
email: support@neupttech.com
website: https://neupttech.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/PWSR59cHBes
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📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” The first step is, get really clear who your ideal patient is. Once you are clear on that, then you know who to reach out to, who has influence over that person.” - Jamey Schrier
👉🏻 Our guest is Jamey Schrier, PT, former private practice owner and CEO of Practice Freedom U. He is the author of The Practice Freedom Method: The Practice Owner’s Guide to Work Less, Earn More, and Live Your Passion. Jamey is on a mission to help private practice owners grow their businesses by working less, earning more, and living their best life.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Jamey's story and career
▪️ Challenges faced in different stages of business
▪️ Developing, learning, and implementing business skills
▪️ Addressing problems in the different business growth stages
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Jamey's favorite resource of information:
- The Practice Freedom Method book at https://practicefreedomu.com/
📲Jamey’s contact information:
website: https://practicefreedomu.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/2RGcjbD4Ogo
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📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/
📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast
💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” PTs and OTs hold the key to how to set the reset button in the human body and teach the body the mechanics of how it was originally designed to work and then through repetitions cause the body to readapt. THAT IS A GREAT HUMAN MIRACLE.” - Rob Allen
👉🏻 Our guest is Rob Allen, a former newspaper reporter, and editor, and RangeMaster® owner. Rob Allen has been researching, designing, and distributing shoulder therapy tools since 1997. Over the years, the company has helped more than 1 million shoulder patients move along the road to recovery. RangeMaster® is a corporate sponsor of the American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Rob's story and career
▪️ PT invention from prototype to Amazon
▪️ Shoulder Rehabilitation
▪️ Getting ideas off the drawing board
▪️ How to identify therapists and clients needs
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Rob's favorite resource of information:
- Cooksey, A. T. Shoulder Surgery Recovery: Over 100 Tips and Strategies to Make it Much Easier. 2015.
- Holmgren T, Björnsson Hallgren H, Öberg B, Adolfsson L, Johansson K. Effect of specific exercise strategy on need for surgery in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome: randomised controlled study. BMJ. 2012
📲Rob’s contact information:
RangeMaster website: https://rangemasterpt.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/32BDhfNM38s
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📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” For most athletes I see, #1 classification is derangement, the next most common would probably be contractile dysfunction (a higher proportion than normal population) and then others would be trauma, structurally compromised, serious pathology/fracture.” - Greg Lynch
👉🏻 Our guest is Greg Lynch, DipPhty, DipMT, DipMDT, PGCertRehab, MNZCP (Manip Thpy). Greg graduated from the Otago School of Physiotherapy in 1991. He completed the Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (Dip MDT) in 1994 and the Diploma in Manipulative Therapy (Dip MT) in 1996. He has completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Rehabilitation in 2021. Greg was recognized as an Advanced Practitioner with the NZ College of Physiotherapy (MNZCP). He is a Senior and International lecturer with the McKenzie Institute International and has been lecturing extensively with the Institute since 2004. Greg has been an accredited provider with ‘High-Performance Sport New Zealand’ since 2000.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Greg's story and career
▪️ McKenzie in high-performance athletes
▪️ Most common MDT syndromes
▪️ Treating dysfunction syndrome in athletes
▪️ MDT in athletes vs normal population
▪️ Traditional sports PT vs a McKenzie sports PT
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
📲Greg’s contact information:
Email: g.lynch@informphysio.co.nz
🔎Greg's favorite resource of information:
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Peter Brukner, P. Clarsen, B. Cook, J. et al. BRUKNER & KHAN'S CLINICAL SPORTS MEDICINE: INJURIES, VOL. 1. 2016
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Rosedale, R. Rastogi, R. Kidd,J. Lynch, G. Supp G. Robbins, S. M. A study exploring the prevalence of Extremity Pain of Spinal Source (EXPOSS). 2019
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Rio, E.; Kidgell, D. Cook, J. et al. Tendon neuroplastic training: changing the way we think about tendon rehabilitation: a narrative review. 2015
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Hulin, B. T. Gabbett, T. J. Lawson, D. W. et al. The acute:chronic workload ratio predicts injury: high chronic workload may decrease injury risk in elite rugby league players. 2015
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Aspetar.com/journal
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/ceOcQHah6gI
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of a forward-looking and innovative company like RangeMaster: https://rangemasterpt.com/
💭” Sales is basically just a conversation, where one person has a problem and the other has the solution. The person who has the solution has to communicate effectively and efficiently.” - Dr. David Kittle
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. David Kittle, DPT. Dave graduated from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Previously, Dave founded UPosture.com and Vinitial app (secure, HIPAA texting). Then, founded Concierge Pain Relief - Home Physical Therapy, which is the top rate home therapy company in NYC (most 5 star reviews on Google). CPR is the only home therapy practice in NYC that offers in-home diagnostic ultrasound. Co-owns CashBasedPhysicalTherapy.org offering coaching for therapists who want to scale their private-pay practices. And, now, Dave is acquiring existing physical therapy practices, helping owners with a succession plan and exit strategy that maintains their culture and legacy, so that they can retire or start the next chapter of their lives.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ David's story and career
▪️ Marketing in physical therapy
▪️How to get more prospective clients
▪️ Marketing strategies
▪️ Improving sales skills
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎David's favorite resource of information (For the full list join our email list):
- KLAFF, O. Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal. 2011
- VOOS, C. Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as If Your Life Depended on It. 2016
- BRUNSON, R. Expert Secrets: The Underground Playbook for Converting Your Online Visitors into Lifelong Customers. 2020
- CIALDINI, R. Pre-Suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade. 2016
- PINK, D. To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others. 2013
📲David’s contact information:
Email: dave@conciergepainrelief.com
Website: https://www.conciergepainrelief.com/
CashBased PT: https://www.cashbasedphysicaltherapy.org/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davekittle/
🎥LInk to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/J6UZC5H_zGg
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of a forward-looking and innovative company like RangeMaster: https://rangemasterpt.com/
💭” In a cervicogenic headache, the source is always the upper cervical. But, you may have a contribution from the lower cervical, changing the behavior of the upper cervical.” - Pepe Guillart
👉🏻 Our guest is Pepe Guillart, PT. Pepe graduated from the School of Physiotherapy of Valencia (Spain) in 1992. From 1992 to 1995, Pepe worked with a professional women’s basketball team. In 1995, he established his own practice in Valencia, which he owns until this day, seeing mainly musculoskeletal patients. During these years, Pepe has combined his work in the clinic with professional soccer teams Villarreal CF (1999-2006) and Valencia CF (2013-2015) as well as teaching for the McKenzie Institute in Spain for 3 years. Currently, Pepe is teaching his own course about headaches.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Pepe's story and career
▪️ Classification of headaches
▪️ Diagnosis and treatment of headaches
▪️ Applying MDT to headaches
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Pepe's favorite resource of information:
- PubMed
- Hall, T.; Jull, G. Cervical musculoskeletal dysfunction in headache: How should it be defined? 2018
- https://www.verywellhealth.com/headache-warning-signs-1719550
📲Pepe’s contact information:
Course website: www.gr42k.es
Email: cefalea@gr42k.es
Twitter: @GR42KCEFALEA
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/NAKQzD20vfY
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” There is supporting evidence using MDT in the pelvic population. People are aware that spine issues can refer to pain in the pelvic area but there is not a good way so far to rule out the spine efficiently.” - Di Wu
👉🏻 Our guest is Di Wu, PT, cert. MDT, MSc(A), MMed, BMedSc, and Director of the V-Active clinic where he provides services for a wide diversity of health conditions, including musculoskeletal disorders, male pelvic-related issues, vestibular problems, chronic disease management, and sports injuries. He also has a background as a medical doctor in orthopedic surgery in China, specializing in trauma and spine injuries. As a physiotherapist, Di has developed a strong interest and focus in helping men suffering from pelvic pain and dysfunction. Di innovatively used Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy to identify the different sources of pelvic pain and dysfunction. He has described this approach in a case study which was published in the journal Physiotherapy Theory and Practice.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Di's story and career
▪️ Pelvic pain and McKenzie
▪️ Most common issues in men and women
▪️Pelvic dysfunctions relation with back pain
▪️ Pelvic floor tests and procedures
▪️ Applying MDT classification to pelvic health
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Di's favorite resource of information:
- Wu, D., & Rosedale, R. The use of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS): case series. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice. 2018
- Hughes C., & May S. A directional preference approach for chronic pelvic pain, bladder dysfunction and concurrent musculoskeletal symptoms: a case series. 2020
📲Di’s contact information:
Email:woodymdt@gmail.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/A3D31sq-dnQ
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭”Get a coach, find a group that puts you in situations where you are going to have to challenge your thought processes, your understandings, and your preconceived ideas, as to what it takes to be a successful practice owner.” - Brian Gallagher
👉🏻 Our guest is Brian Gallagher PT, President & Founder of MEG Business Management. In 1997, Brian founded one of Maryland’s largest therapy staffing companies, while at the same time launching a multi-site private practice which resulted in a sale in 2006. Brian re-acquired the practice in 2008, thus doubling it, before winning “Practice of the Year” in 2011. MEG Business Management began in 2006 as an educational coaching company training owners and their key employees on innovative practice management strategies. MEG has taken a major leap forward by developing a Virtual Training platform where practice owners can now have the tools & training resources to professionally enhance, track and manage employee performance & compliance. MEG also provides leading PT Billing solutions, Credentialing services, and Website Design support for marketing.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Brian's story and career
▪️ Starting a private practice
▪️ Important details when opening a practice
▪ What to focus on to be successful
▪️ Priorities when opening your business
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
📲Brian’s contact information:
Website: https://www.megbusiness.com/about-meg/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-j-gallagher-pt/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/megbusinessmgmt/?hl=en
Fb: https://www.facebook.com/MEGBusinessManagement
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/0H0RRhh0nD0
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📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/
📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast
💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭”I think if we can get congress to add PTs, OTs, SLPs as permanent telehealth providers is going to help us with other insurances that maybe are still hanging out there.” - Rick Gawenda
👉🏻 Our guest is Rick Gawenda, PT. He is a licensed physical therapist with 30 years of experience and currently serves as the founder and President of Gawenda Seminars & Consulting, Inc. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, in 1991. Mr. Gawenda is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and Michigan Physical Therapy Association (MPTA). Mr. Gawenda is also the author of “The How-To Manual for Rehab Documentation: A Complete Guide to Increasing Reimbursement and Reducing Denials” and “Coding and Billing for Outpatient Rehab Made Easy: Proper Use of CPT Codes, ICD-9 Codes, and Modifiers”.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Rick's story and career
▪️ Telehealth insurance coverage during and after the pandemic
▪️ Telehealth insurance reimbursement
▪ Medicare telehealth coverage after the pandemic
▪️ Therapist and patient location when providing telehealth
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Rick's favorite resource of information:
1. Google: insurance provider page - monthly newsletter/bulletins/updates, automatic email notifications.
2. CMS.gov
Here is the pending legislation:
3.H.R. 3322/S 826, the Medicare Patient Empowerment Act. This legislation would permit Medicare beneficiary patients to privately contract with their physical therapists.https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/826?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22Medicare+Patient+Empowerment+Act%22%5D%7D&s=1&r=1
4.Expanded Telehealth Access Act (H.R. 2168)https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2168/text
📲Rick’s contact information:
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gawendaseminars
Instagram: @gscconsulting
Website: www.gawendaseminars.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/7MMRayIgt9U
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
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💭”In a lumbar derangement, you get the footwork cleaned up, get the feet straight, put the weight on the outside edges of your feet and the PAIN is less and the derangement reduces faster.” - Dr.Scott Holmes
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Scott Holmes PT, DPT, Cert MDT, GOATA (Greatest of All Time Athletes/Actions) credentialed. Scott is the sole owner of Holmes Physical Therapy and practices in Milan, TN, as well as utilizing telehealth services. Much of his training in MDT was while he worked for Integrated Musculoskeletal Care (IMC) in Tallahassee, FL. In his practice, he meshes the two systems of GOATA and MDT as he thinks they are a perfect match as the mindset is the same. Since utilizing GOATA he has noticed a trend that many individuals who he used to refer out for medications, imaging, or injection are now responding to MDT + GOATA.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Scott's story and career
▪️ What is GOATA
▪ Applying GOATA in your practice
▪️ Combining GOATA and MDT
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Scott's favorite resource of information:
- Rapidly Reversible Low Back Pain, Ronald Donelson
- JMMT - The Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy, google scholar
- The McKenzie Institute
📲Scott's contact information:
Website: https://www.scottholmespt.com/
Email: scott@scottholmespt.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/TiM5bTMsiOg
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭”When you analyze research and clinical guidelines, they don't give us straightforward directions on how to detect or rule out the influence of MSDs in the majority of the neuro population.” - Santiago Argüello
👉🏻 Our guest is Santiago Gómez Argüello. BPhty, Cert MDT, CMP. He is a research professor at La Matanza National University and Maimonides University. Santiago is a member of the editorial committee of the Argentinian Journal of Respiratory & Physical Therapy, and a member of the commission on science, technology, and innovation for the Argentine University Sports Federation. He is also the Argentinian representative for the Latin American Center for Development in Physiotherapy and Kinesiology, a board member of the Argentine Association of Kinesiology, and the director of Innov-Rehab (i-NeuroRehab & Musculoskeletal Solutions).
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Santiago's story and career
▪️ Musculoskeletal disorders in the neurological population
▪ How to access MSD in neuro patients
▪️ MDT as a tool in the neurological rehabilitation
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Santiago's favorite resource of information:
- PUBMED
- AUTHORS: Audry Long
John Krakauer
Gert Kwakkel
📲Santiago's contact information:
Email: gomezarguello@unlam.edu.ar
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/oW608rBY2j0
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭”In the musculoskeletal epidemic the more passive care we give, the sicker that patient gets. That is what we have to get away from.” - Aideen Turner
👉🏻 Our guest is Aideen Turner, MPT, Cert. MDT, CEAS, CEO, and founder of Virtual Physical Therapists. Prior to this Aideen spent 30 years as a physical therapist, published researcher, speaker, college lecturer, clinical oversite, and owner of a busy outpatient clinic. With her background in clinical excellence, Aideen saw a need to transform the current path of musculoskeletal care by changing the focus from the treatment to a proper mechanical diagnosis. Virtual Physical Therapists is focused on Triple Aim: Better Care with Improved Outcomes at a Lower Cost. This is done by enabling convenient access to the best specialist anytime, anywhere.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Aideen's story and career
▪️ Telehealth before the pandemic hit
▪ Increase of musculoskeletal disorders
▪️ Path to treat MSDs
▪️ How to stop the musculoskeletal epidemic
▪️ The future of telehealth
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Aideen's favorite resource of information:
- https://mckenzieinstitute.org/
- Frankel, V. E. Man’s Search for Meaning. 2006
📲Aideen`s contact information:
Website: https://www.virtualphysicaltherapists.com/
Email: aideen@vptsapp.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/H0I1azhowKk
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭”Exercises reduce the need for a c-section, improve cardiovascular health, and we have a better postpartum recovery.” - Dr. Kelly Ehlert
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Kelly Ehlert, PT, DPT, OCS, COMT, CDNT. Kelly graduated with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Belmont University in 2010. She is a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist, and Certified Dry Needling Therapist since 2012. In 2014 became a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, and in the same year she became certified to treat women’s health-related issues and has fallen in love with that niche ever since.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Kelly's story and career
▪️ Importance of prenatal care
▪️ PT role in prenatal and postpartum
▪️ Postpartum recovery program
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Kelly's favorite resource of information:
- Nagosky, E. Come as You Are. 2015
- Van der Kolk, B. The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma. 2015
- Louw, A.; Hilton, S.; Vandyken, C.Why Pelvic Pain Hurts - Neuroscience Education for Patients with Pelvic Pain. 2015
📲Kelly`s contact information:
Website: https://www.iamprioritypt.com/
Instagram and Facebook: i.m.priority.pt
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/KIbpmZij4b4
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭”The more bone marrow edema you have, the more risk there is that you are going to develop asymptomatic stress fracture. This is based on doing serial monitoring of asymptomatic bowlers” - Dayle Shackel
👉🏻 Our guest is Dayle Shackel, PT. Dayle works for New Zealand Cricket (NZC) as the Medical Manager and High-Performance physiotherapist where he manages the contracted group of Domestic and International team physiotherapists helps to manage long term injured athletes for contracted players and provides physiotherapy services to NZC teams. Dayle has a special interest in lumbar spine stress fractures related to bowlers in cricket with regard to diagnosis and rehabilitation both conservatively and post-operatively. He has worked alongside Mr. Graeme Inglis and Mr. Rowan Schouten (orthopedic surgeons) who have been at the forefront of diagnosis and surgical intervention for the management of lumbar stress fractures in NZ including recent research in the use of MRI to review bone marrow edema rates in asymptomatic Domestic fast bowlers in NZ.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Dayle's story and career
▪️ How it is to be in professional cricket as a PT
▪️ Most common injuries in cricket
▪️ Preventing and treating spine stress fracture
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Dayle's favorite resource of information:
- Researches
- Mcgill, S. Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance. 2004
- Brukner, P. Bennell, K. Matheson, G. Stress Fractures. 1999
- https://www.jimcollins.com/books.html
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Alex-Kountouris
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Patrick-Farhart-2
- https://www.johnorchard.com/journal-publications.html
📲Dayle`s contact information:
E-mail: dayle.shackel@nzc.nz
Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dayle-shackel-48588626/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/N_JzUFzCtIU
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭“It’s difficult to treat contractile dysfunction because people are not identifying it correctly. “ - Duc Nguyen
👉🏻 Our guest is Duc Nguyen, PT, Dip. MDT. Duc earned his physiotherapy degree at McGill University in 2009. Ever since he has developed an expertise in the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal problems, a field he is still very passionate about. Since his graduation, Duc has taken various courses in biomechanics, pain science, and manual therapy, but became especially interested in the “Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy” (MDT) system, in which he obtained his Certification in 2013. From the moment Duc started applying the MDT principles, he has seen a marked acceleration in his patients’ recovery. This motivated him to pursue and obtain the Diploma in MDT in 2016. He continues to work in private practice and sees a variety of spinal and extremity cases.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Duc's story and career
▪️ Classification of extremities
▪️ Most common extremities treated
▪️ How to treat contractile dysfunction
▪️ When a derangement comes from the spine
▪️ How much time to see results in dysfunction
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Duc's favorite resource of information:
1- Mechanical Care Forum Podcast
2-https://mckenzieinstitute.org/
📲Duc`s contact information:
Email: ducphysio@gmail.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/wqs0lQ-9o-o
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭”Nerve mobilization aims to precisely locate problem spots where the nerves travel through the body and through gentle sliding, rolling, and gliding directly on the nerve, pain and tension is relieved.” - Dr. Steve Kravitz
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Steve Kravitz, PT, DPT, CST. Steve is a physical therapist certified in craniosacral therapy and myofascial release and nationally certified in therapeutic massage and bodywork. He uses a combined approach of physical therapy and advanced manual therapies drawn from the osteopathic philosophy. Steve has been in private practice since 1998 and has advanced certifications in over 10 therapeutic disciplines including training in CranioSacral Therapy, Myofascial Release & Trigger Point Therapy, Visceral Manipulation, Nerve Mobilization, Lymphatic Drainage, and Spine Physical Therapy. Steve has completed extensive training from pioneers in the field of manual therapy such as Dr. John Upledger, Jean-Pierre Barral, Dr. Bruno Chikly, Gregg Johnson, and Dr. Sharon Weiselfish-Giammatteo. Additionally, Steve is a lab assistant at the Upledger Institute for CranioSacral Therapy, Lymphatic Drainage, and Somato Emotional Release, as well as a lab assistant at the Barral Institute for Visceral Manipulation and Nerve Mobilization.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Steves's story and career
▪️ What is nerve mobilization
▪️ Who can benefit from nerve mobilization
▪️ How to combine techniques
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Steve's favorite resource of information:
- Jean-Pierre Barral. Trauma: An Osteopathic Approach. 1999
📲Steve`s contact information:
Website:https://www.stevekravitz.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/imEaH-Zzhus
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭”It’s surprising how many medicare patients did not want to come into the clinic, they REALLY want to do telehealth during the PANDEMIC.” -David Grigsby
👉🏻 Our guest is David Grigsby, PT, Cert. MDT. David graduated in 2002 from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. In August 2006, he achieved Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) credentialing with the McKenzie Institute, an international institute specializing in the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal spine and extremity disorders. Since October 2007, he has owned and provided care at MidSouth Orthopaedic Rehabilitation. He has provided telehealth visits for 10 years. David is actively involved with the Practice-Based Evidence Research Network which has published 8 studies on the assessment and treatment of low back and neck pain. Their papers have been published in the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT), the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy (JMMT), and more recently in Physiotherapy Research International. Winner of the John Medeiros Award in 2010 from JMMT for the paper with the most impact, and the D. L. Hart International Research Award in 2016 from Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ David's story and career
▪️ Can PT be done virtually?
▪️ Population mindset changes during the pandemic hit
▪️ How to market telehealth for the general public
▪️ Types of patients who seek telehealth
▪️ Insurance payment and reimbursement for telehealth
▪️ Important things that PTs need to be aware of when starting telehealth
▪️ McKenzie and telehealth
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎David's favorite resource of information:
- https://www.cchpca.org/
- https://www.apta.org/your-practice/practice-models-and-settings/telehealth-practice
- https://www.fsbpt.org/Free-Resources/Licensing-Authorities-Contact-Information
- https://bnitennessee.com/en-US/index
📲David`s contact information:
Website:https://midsouthorthopaedic.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PTDavidG
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/midsouthortho/
Email: dgrigsby@midsouthorthopaedic.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/atTtaNF3Plo
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” The CST is the PERFECT tool to add to concussion recovery, but it’s not the ONLY tool to use.” -Melinda Roland
👉🏻 Our guest is Melinda Roland M.A., P.T., L.Ac., O.M.D., Dipl-Ac, CST-D. She holds a B.A. in Human and Experimental Psychology from UCSB with Highest Honors, an M.A. in Physical Therapy from Stanford U. with Highest Honors, and a doctorate in Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture, with Highest Honors. In addition, she has studied extensively with the internationally known homeopath, Ananda Zaren. Mentored by Dr. John Upledger, Melinda has taught internationally for The Upledger Institute since 1988 and has been in private practice since 1977. A research director and team leader for The Upledger Foundation-Ricky Williams Foundation Concussion Studies, she treated ex NFL players with documented concussion history using Craniosacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation. The results were significant and published in the Journal of Medical Acupuncture, associated with Harvard University, in 2017.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Melinda's story and career
▪️ CST in concussion recovery
▪️ Concussion pilot program treating ex- NFL players with CST
▪️ Acupuncture and oriental medicine
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Melinda's favorite resource of information:
- Google searches
- Dr.Upledger’s textbooks
- Barral J. P., Mercier P. J. Visceral Manipulation(textbook). 2005
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Trauma (paperback) 2000.
- Walker, M. Why We Sleep? (textbook) 2017.
- TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_sleep_is_your_superpower?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
- Gershon M. D.The Second Brain: A Groundbreaking New Understanding of Nervous Disorders of the Stomach and Intestine. 2019
- Roland, M. et al. CranioSacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation: A New Treatment Intervention for Concussion Recovery. Medical Acupuncture. 2017
📲Melinda`s contact information:
Website: https://www.integraltherapies.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/xx6ylVjWrWY
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭” We shouldn’t only focus on what we think is happening with our exercise specifically, we should also think about the positive side effects this all has.” -Georg Supp
👉🏻 Our guest is Georg Supp, PT, Dip. MDT. Georg graduated as a physical therapist in 1992. Since 1997 he has run the rehabilitation center PULZ in Freiburg in Germany. He received the Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy from The McKenzie Institute International in 1999. Georg is co-author of many German textbooks and he also has published articles, comments, and letters in several peer-reviewed journals. He is an international instructor of the McKenzie Institute International and vice president of the German McKenzie branch. Georg is the secretary of the International MDT Research Foundation (IMDTRF) and founder of IMDTRF Germany. He’s also a member of the Education Council of the McKenzie Institute International. Currently, Georg is conducting research on spinal / extremity differentiation (EXPOSS), patient-therapist communication, and return to activity for spinal patients. In 2018 Georg received the ‘Stone of the Wise’ from the German PT Association Physio Deutschland to honor his dedication to the profession
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Georg's story and career
▪️ About his study: Do patients remember what therapists say?
▪️ Directional preference
▪️ The overuse of the word mechanical
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Georg's favorite resource of information:
- https://twitter.com/physiomescience
- network, connect with people all over the world
📲Georg`s contact information:
📩Email: georg@mckenzie.de
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Axp1vdx-vGY
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭”Be CURIOUS, Robin McKenzie was a very curious clinician, a lot of our scientists and researchers out there share the same quality: CURIOSITY.” - Dr. Cora Aytona.
👉🏻 Our guest is Cora Aytona, DPT, OCS, Dip. MDT, FAAOMPT graduated from the University of the Philippines with a BS in Physical Therapy in 1993 and completed her Doctorate of Physical Therapy at the University of Saint Augustine in Florida in 2008. She has been utilizing the principles of MDT evaluation and treatment since 1998, becoming Certified in 2000 and Diplomaed in 2002. She successfully achieved Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy in 2015. Cora was appointed Teaching Faculty for The McKenzie Institute in 2006 and promoted to Senior Faculty in 2015. She was also appointed to the McKenzie Institute USA Board of Directors in July 2019. Cora is a Clinical Mentor for DPT students in her area as well as an active contributor to MDT research. Her article, Rapid Resolution of Chronic Shoulder Pain: A Case Series, was published in The Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy (JMMT) in 2013.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Cora's story and career
▪️ Patient education using MDT
▪️ How to improve patient compliance
▪️ The key elements to improve patient self-management skills
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Cora's favorite resource of information:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdtform-global-mould-making/
- Journals: A)https://www.mckenziemdt.org/jmmtRegister.cfm
B)https://www.jospt.org/
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Podcasts
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Keep an open mind
📲Cora`s contact information:
📩Email: aytomrad@gmail.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/kpdwJLUrX24
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭”Have a system that you are passionate about and want to help people recover from the pain and get back to their lives.” - Dr. Mark Laslett.
👉🏻 Our Guest is Dr. Mark Laslett, Ph.D., NZRPS, FNZCP, Dip.MT, Dip.MDT. In 1971 Mark graduated from The New Zealand School of Physiotherapy. In 1976 He attained the Diploma in Manipulative Therapy from The New Zealand Manipulative Therapists Association (Dip. MT) in 1976, the Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy from the McKenzie Institute International in 1991, and graduated as Ph.D. in 2005 in Sweden through the Department of Medicine of Linköping University. Dr. Laslett practiced in a musculoskeletal clinic between 1971-2001 in Auckland and continuously practiced in Christchurch from 2006 till nowadays. He is a former instructor for the New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapists Association (NZMPA), Auckland University of Technology (AUT), and an international instructor for the McKenzie Institute International (he ceased teaching for the McKenzie Institute in 1998). Mark continues in part-time specialist musculoskeletal practice. In 2015 he co-founded “Southern Musculoskeletal Seminars” with Dr. Angela Cadogan, which provides structured online education courses for clinicians on musculoskeletal diagnostics and pain science. Mark has over 40 publications, many of which relate to the diagnosis and management of low back pain.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Mark's story and career
▪️ Diagnosis of the lumbopelvic spine
▪️ Classification of the lumbopelvic spine
▪️ Management of acute and chronic pain
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Mark's favorite resource of information:
- Laslett, M. Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy: The Upper Limb. 1996
- Twitter: @chadcookpt
- Podcast: https://www.physiotutors.com/podcast/
- Pubmed
- ResearchGate
📲Mark`s contact information:
🐦Twitter:
@marklaslett_NZ
@SMS_Courses
📱Facebook:
southern MSK seminars
📸Instagram:
Musculoskeletal.courses
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/vuqJdHwCRzc
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭”The body is so multicomplex, it is not an isolated set of joints, it’s not just a shoulder joint, it’s not just a hip joint, it’s the old song where everything is really connected to another body part.” - Lori Chinitz
👉🏻 Our guest is Lori Chinitz, PT CST-D (Diplomate Certified). Lori uses her vast experience as an adult and pediatric physical therapist along with her expertise in CranioSacral Therapy, Healing From The Core, and Visceral Manipulation to provide her clients with a holistic therapeutic approach. Using these hands-on techniques, Lori meets clients from a deeply grounded, neutral space which comes from many years of teaching and studying therapeutic presence. One of Loris`s gifts is to create a space of safety and connection that allows her clients to feel comfortable and witnessed. Through gentle, light non-invasive touch, Lori in partnership with her clients helps them find the best possible solutions for achieving health.
Presently, Lori works in her private practice located in Syosset, New York. She is a certified instructor teaching Healing from the Core workshops domestically and abroad called; Developing and Deepening Craniosacral Presence, Advanced Energy Dynamics, and Fully Presence: Grounding and Healthy Boundaries.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Lori's story and career
▪️ Connecting body and mind
▪️ What is CST, visceral manipulation, and healing from the core
▪️ The benefits of CST, visceral manipulation, and healing from the core
▪️ Meaning of neutral presence
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Lori's favorite resource of information:
- https://healingfromthecore.com/
- Full Body Presence: Learning to Listen to Your Body's Wisdom. Suzanne Scurlock-Durana. 2010
- Reclaiming Your Body: Healing from Trauma and Awakening to Your Body’s. Suzanne Scurlock-Durana. 2017
- https://www.upledger.com/
- https://www.barralinstitute.com/index.php
📲Lori`s contact information:
📩Email: lschinitz@gmail.com
516-496-4800
Website: https://www.iahp.com/lorichinitz/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lori-chinitz-05541513 lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3Bm4pyLkSTS9erAcG50RFJuw%3D%3D
https://healingfromthecore.com/workshops/healing-from-the-core/hfccertified/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/xjwxHkgqhD4
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭”Tune in to the person in front of you, and their needs, not only movement-wise but their environment outside of the clinic.” - Dr. Jennifer Hutton
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Jennifer Hutton, DPT. She graduated from Loma Linda University with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2008. Dr. Hutton is a pediatric physical therapist practicing in Nashville, TN. Jennifer has extensive experience treating children 0-19 who are developmentally delayed, and those with neurological and orthopedic diagnoses, both congenital and acquired. In 2018 Jennifer became an instructor for RockTape which sparked a passion for teaching others. She is currently working on her own educational content for pediatric movement specialists.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Jennifer's story and career
▪️ RockTape's pediatric taping course
▪️ More about the webinar: Basics of a Successful Pediatric Eval
▪️ Antiracism workshop for healthcare providers and membership: Building Allyship
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Jennifer's favorite resource of information:
- https://www.medbridgeeducation.com/
- https://findingmastery.net/category/podcasts/
📲Jennifer`s contact information:
🐦Twitter:
@DrJpop
📱Facebook:
DrJpop
📸Instagram:
@dr.jpop
📩Email:
info@drjpop.com
Website:
https://drjpop.com/about
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/9-WxPfsv7N0
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭”Diagnosis from the Greek means, discern or differentiate between different conditions. And now we, clinicians, use it more to describe the process of trying to determine the nature and cause of the patient presenting symptoms.” - Dr. Angela Cadogan
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Angela Cadogan, Ph.D., NZRPS. Angela is an NZ registered Specialist Physiotherapist based in Christchurch, New Zealand. She has a Ph.D. in Musculoskeletal Diagnostics investigating the diagnostic accuracy of clinical examination and imaging tests for specific shoulder conditions. She runs her own private practice where she works as a consultant physiotherapist and provides diagnostic and management review and specialist rehabilitation for people with complex shoulder conditions. She also works in an Orthopaedic Triage role in the shoulder service and runs online shoulder courses for physiotherapists in the diagnosis and management of shoulder conditions. Angela has an interest in advanced practice roles for physiotherapists and helping to upskill practitioners in the diagnosis and management of shoulder conditions to help fulfill emerging roles within the health system.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Angela's story and career
▪️ What is diagnosis
▪️ Diagnosis of shoulder pain
▪️ The need for screening
▪️ What to do when the diagnosis is not clear
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Angela's favorite resource of information:
- Online Shoulder Courses (Diagnosis of Shoulder Pain) https://musculoskeletal.courses/courses/shoulder
- Free Shoulder Rehabilitation Exercise book: https://www.shoulderdoc.co.uk/documents/Shoulder-Rehab-Book-v4-book.pdf
- Hegedus EJ, Goode A, Campbell S, Morin A, Tamaddoni M, Moorman CT, et al. Physical examination tests of the shoulder: A systematic review with meta-analysis of individual tests. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2008;
- Hegedus EJ, Goode AP, Cook CE, Michener L, Myer CA, Myer DM, et al. Which physical examination tests provide clinicians with the most value when examining the shoulder? Update of a systematic review with meta-analysis of individual tests. British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2012
📲Angela`s contact information:
🐦Twitter:
@ACadogan_NZ
@SMS_Courses
📱Facebook:
ACadoganNZ
southernMSKseminars
📸Instagram:
Musculoskeletal.courses
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/8mgNc-jYNWc
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭“Reach out to the doctor, that you are referring to, and really build a relationship with that person, because you are going to be an important person in the team.” - Dr. Carolyn Thompson Chudy
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Carolyn Thompson Chudy, DO. Dr. Carolyn is a Physiatrist who is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and fellowship-trained in Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine. Her specialties include non-operative management of pelvic pain, sports injuries, and spine conditions. Dr. Chudy received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley before attending medical school at Western University of Health Sciences. She completed her residency at New York-Presbyterian – Cornell and Columbia and pursued a subspecialty fellowship in Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine at Columbia University. During her fellowship, she developed a strong interest in the use of ultrasound for both accurate diagnosis and targeted treatment. Dr. Carolyn Chudy uses a comprehensive, holistic approach to treatment, using every non-invasive tool to help her patients avoid surgery.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Carolyn's story and career
▪️ Treatment of pelvic disorder
▪️ The relationship between the doctor and the physical therapist
▪️ The best care for patients
▪️ Working as a team
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Carolyn's favorite resource of information:
1.https://www.pelvicpain.org/
📲Carolyn`s contact information:
https://www.pelvicrehabilitation.com/about/carolyn-thompson-chudy-do/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭“The final challenge of working in pediatrics is that you are treating the child but you always need to keep in mind the adult that the child is going to become.” - Nechama Karman
👉🏻 Our guest is Nechama Karman, PT, MS, PCS. Nechama was formerly on faculty at the School of Health Professions, Behavioral and Life Sciences of New York Institute of Technology, in Old Westbury, NY and School of Health Sciences, Hunter College of the City University of New York. Nechama is a board-certified pediatric physical therapist in private practice in Great Neck, NY. She has extensive experience in pediatric and adult rehabilitation settings, including inpatient, outpatient, acute and long-term rehab as well as home-based environments. She has been a LiteGait clinical trainer since 2008, and since 2010 has been responsible for ongoing clinical education programs for Mobility Research. She has used LiteGait extensively across populations for both gait training and advanced skills training, primarily in individuals with acquired brain injuries and other neurological deficits.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Nechama's story and career
▪️ Challenges faced in pediatrics
▪️ Treatment of Cerebral Palsy
▪️ What to expect from pediatric patients
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Nechama's favorite resource of information:
1.https://cparf.org/
2.Pt, medical, psychological, and education journals
3.Mentors
4.https://as.nyu.edu/content/nyu-as/as/faculty/karen-adolph.html
📲Nechama`s contact information:
nechama@lk.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/73Zv0UmqkzA
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭“80% of patients that walk in an outpatient wound care center are venous stasis ulcers, and those are usually contributed by age, obesity, and some other factors.” - Dr. Scott Newton.
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Scott Newton, DPT, PT, OCS, CWS. Newton received his bachelor of science in physical therapy from the University of Tennessee at Memphis in 1991. In 1998, Newton founded Pulaski Ardmore Physical Therapy with his wife. In 1999, he received specialty certification as a Wound Care Specialist. In 2004, Scott received certification as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist by the APTA. In 2005, he received his doctorate of physical therapy from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. Dr. Newton is a clinical associate with the American Academy of Wound Care Management and lectures on various topics pertaining to physical therapy and wound care. Dr. Newton is an adjunct instructor at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, and Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee where he instructs on wound care. He has completed over 1,000 continuing education hours with an emphasis on orthopedics and wound care.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Scott's story and career
▪️ Working as a wound care PT
▪️ Role of PT in wound care
▪️ The steps for wound care
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Scott's favorite resource of information:
- https://www.sawcfall.com/
- Shah B. J., Sheffield J. P., Fife E. C. Textbook of Chronic Wound Care: An Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosis. 2018
- McChesney C., Covey S., Huling J. The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals.
📲Scott`s contact information:
Email: scott@sn-invest.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/vuej8_vyCr8
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭“Nobody cares, if they have tone or spasticity and it doesn’t bother them, usually patients don’t care. But function is the number one thing we need to improve.” - Dr. Darshil Patel.
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Darshil Patel, PT, DPT, Cert MDT. Darshil received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2012. He has an extensive background in neurological and orthopedic conditions. Dr. Patel has practiced at the number 1 rehabilitation hospital in the US for the last 9 years. He has experience in Outpatient, Inpatient, and Day Rehab Settings. Darshil specializes in Spasticity, Spasms, Tone, Tremors, Ataxic, and Chronic pain. He is an expert in treating patients with neurological conditions including Stroke, Spinal Cord, Traumatic Brain Injury, Parkinson’s Disease, Dementia, and Multiple Sclerosis. Dr. Patel uses the Pain Mechanism Classification System in order to appropriately classify the patient to provide treatment based on the principles of evidence-based research. He is also MDT certified.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Darshil's story and career
▪️ Experience in different settings
▪️ Treating Stroke
▪️ MDT in neurological patients
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Darshil's favorite resource of information:
- Kolski, M. C.; O’Connor, A. A world of hurt: A Guide to Classifying Pain. 2015.
- Butler, D. S. Explain Pain. 2003.
- https://www.sralab.org/
📲Darshil`s contact information:
Ig: https://www.instagram.com/dr_moveitmoveit/
Fb: https://www.facebook.com/drmoveit/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/96fQsRwnUbs
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭“They are fully trained in McKenzie, Mulligan or Maitland and they are still in these courses, the reason why they are still in these courses is because none of the techniques actually work all the time.” - David Sheer
👉🏻 Our guest is David Sheer, DPT, MOMT, FAAOMPT. David has been a practicing clinician for 42 years. He has specialized in manual therapy for the last 32 years earning a Masters’ Degree in Orthopedic Manual Therapy and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. He is a Founding Fellow in the AAOMPT. David has taught a variety of courses in manual therapy including clinical rationale, spinal and extremity techniques, exercise, nutrition, and the neuroscience of pain. These courses include extensive psychomotor training. David has been a clinical instructor for Belmont University and UT Memphis, has trained therapists in Masters’ Degree Residency programs, and has created and taught Certificate of Manual Therapy curriculums. David is currently a clinical educator and clinician with STAR Physical Therapy in Tennessee.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ David's story and career
▪️ Changes in manual therapy over the years
▪️ Factors that influence manual therapy (nutrition, visceral problems, medications, brain and pain science)
▪️ Manual Therapy in current practice
▪️ Experience teaching courses
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎David's favorite resource of information:
- Barral, JP; Mercier P. Visceral Manipulation. 2005
📲David`s contact information:
E-mail: david.sheer@starpt.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/0SDWUw8F6oY
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭“Current evidence shows that 65% of running-related injuries are due to poor programming and poor training, so that means that 45% of the injuries are only related to actually a true weakness or true tightness.” - Chris Wolfe
👉🏻 Our guest is Chris Wolfe PT, Cert MDT, OCS. Chris graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Freed-Hardeman University in 2004 and went on to complete his Masters in Physical Therapy at the Medical College of Georgia in December of 2006. Chris has advanced training in manual therapy and is a McKenzie Certified Therapist specializing in the evaluation and treatment of spinal and extremity disorders. He uses Selective Functional Movement Assessments (SFMA) and new wearable dorsaVi technology to provide the highest level of functional and clinical assessments to direct his skilled treatment options. Chris currently owns and runs his private practice in order to provide a niche clinical environment and customized treatment options in a one-on-one setting. He also serves as a guest lecturer and an adjunct professor in the Physical Therapy Department at Belmont University where he teaches in orthopedics and assists with clinical research projects. Chris has also pursued advanced training in treating the running athlete and multi-sport triathlete. He shares the same passion as many of his patients and clients. He is also a Boston Qualifier and an Ironman finisher and looks to continue with his endurance training and racing while assisting others to do the same as well.
📚What will you learn:
▪️Chris's story and career
▪️ Working with endurance athletes
▪️ The best approach for athletes
▪️ When to use or not some technique
▪️ Dealing with compensation patterns
▪️DorsalVi technology and video analysis
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Chris's favorite resource of information:
- https://chrisjohnsonpt.com/runnerszone-become-a-running-specialist/
- https://www.running-physio.com/
- https://anathletesbody.com/
- https://www.t-nation.com/all-articles/authors/dan-john
📲Brian`s contact information:
Website: https://www.wolfept.com/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/A1UcY_iKJgo
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭“What I really appreciated about all the disciplines I learned, from a manual perspective, was that always went back to MOVEMENT” - Brian Yee
👉🏻Our guest is Brian Yee PT, DPT, MPhty, OCS, FAAOMPT. Brian owns two Master’s degrees in Physical Therapy from Northwestern University in 1999 and the University of Queensland in 2003 and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Evidence in Motion Institute since 2014. Dr. Brian is an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Mercer University Physical Therapy involved in the Orthopedic Residency and Manual Therapy Fellowship curriculum. Brian is also on the teaching faculty with the leading international neurodynamics education and research groups (Neurodynamic Solutions founded by Michael Shacklock). Clinical specialties include injury-related motion analysis, manual therapy, neurodynamics, fascial manipulation, and dry needling. He is a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist(OCS), Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT), a Nike Golf 360 Performance Specialist, and a certified Movement Links Specialist (MLS). Brian is about to publish his first book about unresolved pain.
📚What will you learn:
▪️Brian's story and career
▪️Brian’s toolbox and experience
▪️Brian’s new book about unresolved pain
▪️How to deal with unresolved pain
▪️Clinical Reasoning
▪️Clinical view based on experience and knowledge
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Brian's favorite resource of information:
- Sueki, D. Brechter, J. Orthopedic Rehabilitation Clinical Advisor. 2010
- Butler, D. Moseley, L. Explain Pain. 2013
- Shacklock, M. Clinical Neurodynamics: A New System of Neuromusculoskeletal Treatment. 2005
- Hall, T.M. Elvey, R.L. Nerve Trunk Pain: physical diagnosis and treatment. 1999
📲Brian`s contact information:
Website: https://motionstability.com/
E-mail: brian@motionstability.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/z1zVchcFqeA
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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk
📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭“Working with Robin McKenzie was one of the greatest experiences of my life. The results that he achieved using simple movements and postures were so powerful that I began specializing in the McKenzie approach. 45 years later it still excites me” - Colin Davies
👉🏻Our guest is Colin Davies, PT Dip. MDT. He graduated in 1971, and become a clinical associate of Robin McKenzie, the founder of the Mckenzie Method of musculoskeletal assessment and treatment. Colin is a member of the teaching faculty of the McKenzie Institute since 1984, and he is an examiner for the McKenzie Institute Diploma Programme. Colin is also a Board of Trustee and Chairman of the McKenzie Institute. He has been in private practice since 1979.
📚What will you learn:
▪️Colin's story and career
▪️Experience of working with Robin McKenzie
▪️Changes in the McKenzie Method over the years
▪️Strengthening and the McKenzie Method
▪️Importance of clearing the spine
▪️Advice to students who starting MDT
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Colin's favorite resource of information:
- https://mckenzieinstitute.org/research/
- Gillard, G.C., Reily C. H., Bell-Booth P.G., Flint M. H. The Influence of Mechanical Forces on the Glycosaminoglycan Content of the Rabbit Flexor Digitorum Profundus Tendon. Connective Tissue Research. 1979
- Spratt K. F. Use of the Assessment–Diagnosis–Treatment–Outcomes Model to Improve Patient. MILITARY MEDICINE. 2013
📲Colin`s contact information:
Mckenzie Institute: https://mckenzieinstitute.org/about-us/governance-and-management/colin-davies/
Website: http://www.colindavies.ca/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/R0WVS-8CZsA
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💭“I know I am in the right place, doing the right mobilization, in the right direction, with the right grade, while I am doing it. HOW? Symptom response, with symptom abolition.” - Jack Miller
💭“When you give the patient the locus of control, your trust factor just happens so much quicker and change only happens at the speed of trust.” - Jim Millard
Our guests are Dr. Jack Miller, PT, MS, dip. MT and Jim Millard PT, MCLSC, DIP. MT, FCAMPT.
👉🏻Jack graduated in 1980 from the University of Toronto. He then spent six years in Australia and New Zealand where he completed an advanced specialty Diploma of Manipulative Therapy in 1984, mentored directly by both Robin McKenzie and Brian Mulligan. He currently works as an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist. He is also Co-Director of Key Clinical Skills and has developed distance learning Advanced Practice training.
👉🏻 Jim graduated in Physical Therapy from the University of Western Ontario in 1991. He also completed a Master`s degree in 2010 and a Post Professional Doctorate in MSK Management in 2013. Jim is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physiotherapy. He teaches post-graduate Physiotherapy courses in Canada and is an accredited teacher for the Mulligan Concept of Manual Therapy. Jim has over 25 years of clinical experience and he is an owner at Body Mechanics in London Ontario.
📚What will you learn:
▪️Jack and Jim's story and career
▪About Mulligan
▪️Mulligan’s benefits
▪️Advantages of using Mulligan
▪️Clinical reasoning
▪️Building a therapeutic alliance
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Jack and Jim's favorite resource of information:
- https://bmulligan.com/
- https://www.mulligancanada.com/
- https://mwmusa.com/
- Gifford, L. Aches and Pains. 2014
📲Jack and Jim`s contact information:
Jim’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/jim_millard/?hl=pt
Jack’s Website: https://keyclinskills.ca/
Jack’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keyclinskills
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/wvrxmVr9T9w
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭“That first introduction between mom and baby on the outside, and dad, is so VITAL, it is CRITICAL, nothing, eyedrops, checking weight, all of those things are not important as that FIRST HOUR.” - Kimberly Painter
👉🏻Our guest is Kimberly Painter, PT, LMT, CST-D. Kimberly graduated in Physical Therapy from Northwestern University in 1986. In 2002, Kimberly completed a Master`s degree in Natural Health from Clayton College. She started her CranioSacral Therapy journey in 1998 and has specialized in CST since that time. Nowadays, Kimberly works with all patient population, but especially with pregnant women, newborns, and children. She also facilitates healing through, Thai massage, manual lymphatic drainage, MFR, Gua sha, EFT, essential oils, homeopathic remedies, and lactation consulting. Kimberly is a presenter approved by the Upledger Institute. She has been working in healthcare for almost 30 years.
📚What will you learn:
▪️Kimberly's story and career
▪️Complementing clinical skills
▪️Kimberly’s journey as a CranioSacral therapist
▪️CranioSacral Therapy(CST) applied to conception and pregnancy
▪️The role of CST in labor, delivery, and postpartum.
▪️Combining traditional women’s health PT and CST
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Kimberly's favorite resource of information:
- https://birthpsychology.com/
- Pert, C. B. Molecules Of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine. 1999
- https://instituteforbirthhealing.com/
- Chamberlain, D. The Mind of Your Newborn Baby. 1998
- Weinstein, D. A. Prenatal Development and Parents' Lived Experiences: How Early Events Shape Our Psychophysiology and Relationships. 2016
- Upledger, J. E. Cell Talk: Transmitting Mind Into DNA. 2010
- Lipton, B. H. The Biology of Belief. 2016
📲Kimberly`s contact information:
Website: https://www.muscleworkschiro.com/
https://www.iahp.com/pages/search/index.php#result
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/-VKNquYfMtg
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭“About the health care system in Canada: It doesn’t matter if you are Bill Gates or the person living under the bridge, there is ONE line up. 86% of people sitting on a spine surgery’s waiting room did NOT belong there.” - Jack Miller
👉🏻Our guest is Dr. Jack Miller, PT, MS, dip. MDT, dip. MT. Jack graduated in 1980 from the University of Toronto. He then spent six years in Australia and New Zealand where he completed an advanced specialty Diploma of Manipulative Therapy in 1984, mentored directly by both Robin McKenzie and Brian Mulligan. When Jack returned to Canada, he completed a Masters of Clinical Science at Western University in 2008 and a Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree from the University of St. Augustine in 2011. Jack has been an executive member of the Orthopaedic Division of CPA and the President of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physical Therapy. He currently works as an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist. He is also Co-Director of Key Clinical Skills and has developed distance learning Advanced Practice training.
📚What will you learn:
▪️Jack's story and career
▪️What Advanced Practice Physiotherapy is
▪️The importance of Advanced Practice Physiotherapy
▪️Advanced Practice Physio around the world (UK, Australia, New Zeland, CA)
▪️The roles of Advanced Practice Physiotherapy
▪️How the training Advanced Practice Physio works
🔎Jack's favorite resource of information:
- Lewis, J. S., Cook, C. E., Hoffmann, T. C., & O’Sullivan, P. The Elephant in the Room: Too Much Medicine in Musculoskeletal Practice. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2020. DOI:10.2519/jospt.2020.0601.
📲Jack`s contact information:
Website: https://keyclinskills.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keyclinskills
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/8oAsYvLksZc
🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭“Neutral presence is the ability to follow by trusting, that the client’s body and the tissue fully understand the history, the problem and the resources necessary to bring more harmony, more resilience and less conflict within the system.” - Joanna Haymore
👉🏻Our guest is Joanna Haymore, MS, OTR/L, CMT, CST-D. Joanna graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Masters in Occupational Therapy in 1994 and from the School of Body-Mind Centering, founded by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen in 1989. She became a licensed massage therapist in North Carolina in 2000. Joanna is on the UI staff as an instructor for Developing and Deepening Your CranioSacral Presence, DDCSP. She leads local groups and teaches Full Body Presence workshops and staffing support for the Healing from the Core curriculum. Currently, Joanna works closely with a holistic psychiatrist to provide clients with a means of addressing a variety of issues including chronic pain, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and depression with increased inner resources.
📚What will you learn:
▪️Joanna's story and career
▪️What Cranial Sacral Therapy is
▪️About neutral presence
▪️The importance of embodiment
▪️Healing from the core
▪️New approaches with glial cells
▪️Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve
▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Joanna's favorite resource of information:
- Scurlock-Durana, S., Upledger, J. Full Body Presence: Learning to Your Body’s Wisdom. 2010
- Scurlock-Durana, S., Healing From the Core: A Journey Home to Ourselves. 2000
- Wanveer, T. Brain Stars, Glia Illuminating CranioSacral Therapy. 2015
- Cohen, B. B. Sensing, Feeling and Action: The Experiential Anatomy of Body-Mind Centering. 2014
- Porges, W. S. The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation. 2011
📲Joanna`s contact information:
Website: https://bodymapskills.com/
Email: joanna@bodymapskills.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:
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📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com
💭“Fascia is so important in everything. Fascia is the most abundant tissue in the body. Every single muscle, organ, blood vessel, ligament, tendon in the body is surrounded by fascia ” - Dick Larson
👉🏻Our guest is Dick Larson. Dick`s first study was Polarity Therapy, followed by his certification as a Rolfer, and then eventually both Advanced Rolfing and Rolfing Movement certification. In 1982, Dick studied CranioSacral Therapy with Dr. Upledger. Dick is an Upledger Institute certified Instructor and is certified at the Techniques level. He also studied Somatic Experiencing with Peter Levine, and Pre and Perinatal Birth trauma work with Ray Castellino. Dick is a licensed acupuncturist and has a Ph.D. in Acupuncture (University of Health Sciences in Hawaii). He was certified as a Homeopath by the International Foundation for Homeopathy in Seattle. He is also registered as a Movement Therapist. All of this makes over 40 years of experience.
📚What will you learn:
- Dick's story and career
- What Rolfing is
- Rolfing’s benefits
- The importance of fascia in Rolfing
- What to expect from a Rolfing’s visit
- The use of Rolfing to treat the effects of psychological shock and trauma
- Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
- How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Dick's favorite resource of information:
- Ph.D. Ida Rolf. Rolfing: Reestablishing the Natural Alignment and Structural Integration of the Human Body for Vitality and Well-Being. 1989.
- Ph.D. Ida Rolf. Rolfing and Physical Reality. 1990
📲Dick`s contact information:
Website: https://larsonwellbeing.com/rolfing/
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/FT2KpSs2mHg
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💭“Definitely we know the importance of educating our patients, but what people don’t realize is how we EXPLAIN to the patients what is happening during the session. ” - Michael Dyck
👉🏻Our guest is Michael Dyck, PT, dip MDT. Michael graduated as a Physical Therapist by McGill’s Physiotherapy program in 2009. Michael has experience in several areas such as pediatrics, geriatrics, rehab, rheumatology, and musculoskeletal. Michael is a McKenzie certified clinician since 2014 and finished his McKenzie Diploma program in 2017. He is currently a Diploma program educator (supervisor of the clinical component) and probationary faculty for the McKenzie Institute International.
📚What will you learn:
- Michael's story and career
- About the Diploma program
- Steps for the whole program
- Challenges faced in the program
- Why the program is worthwhile and potentially life-changing
- How to get in the Diploma program
- Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
- How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Michael's favorite resource of information:
- Robin McKenzie Textbooks.
▪️ The Lumbar Spine: Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy
▪️ The Cervical and Thoracic Spine: Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy
▪️ Human Extremities: Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy
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Hearing other experienced clinicians in courses.
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Podcasts like Mechanical Care Forum (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mechanical-care-forum/id840625419)
📲Michael`s contact information:
E-mail: dyck.michael@gmail.com
🎥Link to interview on Youtube:
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💭“You have to be empathetic, to put yourself in their shoes and experience what they are going through, not only the injury but how the injury is affecting their lives.” - John Van Der Karr
👉🏻Our guest is John Van Der Karr, PT, MS, CIMT, OCS. John is a Physical Therapist since 1987 (State University of New York). In 1998, he achieved a post-professional Master`s Degree with a concentration in Orthopedics at Daemen College (Buffalo, NY). John has earned the prestigious title of Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS) in 1998 and Certified Mulligan Practitioner in 2006. He is also a Certified Integrated Manual Therapist since 2016 and Advanced Hip Clinician (HSS). John is the clinical director at Liberty Physical Therapy, a highly skilled therapist, passionate about helping patients, and has over 30 years experience.
📚What will you learn:
- John's story and career
- Developing skills
- The importance of having a broad clinical skillset
- Match a broad clinical skill set and the approach to the patient
- How to approach and communicate with the patient
- How a personal perspective from the patient influences the treatment
- Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
- How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎John's favorite resource of information:
Books:
- McKenzie, Robie. The Lumbar Spine: Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy. 2003
- Mulligan, Brian. Manual Therapy Nags, Snags, MWMs, etc. 2010
Papers:
- Draovitch, P. Edelstein J. Kelly B. T. The Layered Concept: utilization in determining the pain generators, pathology and how structure determines treatment. Rev. Musculoskelet Med. 2012
📲John's contact information:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-van-der-karr-pt-ms-ocs-067a9067
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/TsUiHqZmeRM
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💭“As a physical therapist, whatever bag of techniques, whatever bag of tricks you have with you, just before you start throwing things at the patient, just learn to listen, listen with your ears, but also listen with your hands.” - Binaifer Bugli
👉🏻Our guest is Binaifer Bugli, PT, CST-D. Binaifer has been practicing Physical Therapy since 1990 (Bombay University, India). Binaifer is the clinical director of physical therapy at the FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers at the Michigan Ear Institute in Farmington Hills, MI. In 1996, Binaifer got her certification in Craniosacral Therapy from the Upledger Institute and since 1998 she has been certified in Vestibular Rehabilitation. She currently holds a Diplomate (advanced) level certification in CranioSacral Therapy (CST) from the Upledger Institute, where she is an instructor and teaches CST for Pediatrics, CST-1, and introductory level classes in CST internationally. She is a Clinical Instructor & mentor students enrolled in PT and PTA programs. Besides Vestibular Rehabilitation and CranioSacral, she uses approaches of Manual Therapy, integrating traditional rehabilitative practices with complementary techniques.
📚What will you learn:
- Binaifer's story and career
- About Vestibular Rehabilitation
- How to approach and treat patients with dizziness and imbalance
- Differential Services at the Fyzical Therapy and Balance Center
- Experience as a Michigan Ear Institute member
- About Craniosacral Therapy and its applications to pediatrics
- Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
- How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Binaifer's favorite resource of information:
- Emoto, Masaru. The Hidden Messages in Water. Hillsboro, Or: Beyond Words Pub, 2004.
- Lipton, Bruce H., The Biology of Belief: Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles. Carlsbad, California: Hay House, Inc, 2016
📲Binaifer`s contact information:
- International Association of Healthcare Practitioners (IAHP): https://www.iahp.com/BinaiferBugli/
- Fyzical Therapy and Balance Center: https://www.fyzical.com/farmington-hills
- Michigan Ear Institute: http://www.michiganear.com/fyzical.html
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/xB2Ri86GQNo
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"How nerves move, it’s a fundamental skill of practitioners who deal with neural problems, in the physical capacity, anyway, this should be established. ” - Michael Shacklock
💭Our guest is Michael Shacklock, DipPhysio, MAppSc, FACP, Neurodynamic Solutions instructor, and founding director. Michael has been practicing Physical Therapy since 1980 (Auckland School of Physiotherapy, New Zealand). In 1989, he completed a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Manipulative Therapy, later converted to a Masters's degree in 1993 (University of South Australia). He wrote an international best-seller textbook Clinical Neurodynamics as his monograph and for that received an award of Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists. He also authored, co-authored, and mentored numerous research studies, editorials, commentaries, and clinical papers in international peer-reviewed journal articles which have garnered many international awards. Michael presents conference lectures, trains staff at sport’s clubs, universities, hospitals and private seminars around the world. International leader in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders with a neural aspect. All of this makes 35 years of experience, and the term Neurodynamics proposed by him completes 25 years in 2020.
📚What will you learn:
- Michael’s story and career
- How to combine science and clinical practice
- What is neurodynamics
- How nerves move
- Experience as an international best-seller writer textbook
- Experience as a founding member of Neurodynamics Solutions
- Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
- How to become successful in Physical Therapy
Michael's favorite resource of information:
Books:
- Shacklock M, Clinical Neurodynamics: A New System of Musculoskeletal Treatment, Elsevier, Oxford; 2005
- Butler, D, The Sensitive Nervous System.
Scientific articles :
- SHACKLOCK, Michael. Slump Test: Effect of Contralateral Knee Extension on Response Sensations in Asymptomatic Subjects and Cadaver Study. Spine. 2016.
For more articles: https://www.neurodynamicsolutions.com/michaels-shacklocks-curriculum-vitae.html
📲 Michael’s contact information:
Email: michaelshacklock@gmail.com
Facebook Page: https://pt-br.facebook.com/pg/Neurodynamics/posts/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/neurodynamics/?hl=pt-br
Twitter: https://twitter.com/neurodynamics
Neurodynamics Site: https://www.neurodynamicsolutions.com/
Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/mgO4LeSouGY
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`My goal in working with any of my clients or patients is to support them with what I call a* ***healing dialogue*** *with their body to increase awareness of their breath and some habits that may have posturally and educate them in the core musculoskeletal so they kind of understand why it’s not just about pelvic floor`. – Lynne Odom
Our guest is Karen Lynne Odom, PT, MOMT. Lynne has been practicing Physical Therapy since 1993 (UT-Memphis) and completed her Masters of Orthopedic Manual Therapy (MOMT) through the Ola Grimsby Institute in 1997. Following advanced training in Pelvic Health in 1998, she introduced Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy to the Nashville area. After working in corporate environments, she opened her private practice, Core Solutions Physical Therapy, LLC, in 2006, to devote more time to individuals who have Pelvic Health issues ranging from Incontinence, Organ Prolapse, Dyspareunia, Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, Vulvodynia, Vestibulitis, Vaginismus, Proctalgia, Pre-and Postpartum pain, Genital Pain, Constipation, Pelvic/Abdominal/Tailbone Pain in addition to other Orthopedic issues.
What will you learn:
• Lynne's story and career
• Making pelvic health known to the public and doctors
• Types of conditions treated by a Pelvic Health specialist
• How to approach and treat patients with pelvic floor dysfunction
• Relationship between pelvic floor, breathing, and other musculoskeletal dysfunctions
• Experience as a founding member of the Nashville Alliance for Sexual Health
• Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
• How to become successful in Physical Therapy
Lynne's favorite resource of information:
Books:
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Pathology Implications for the Physical Therapist. Fuller & Boissonnault
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Women’s Health Textbook for Physiotherapists by Sapsford, Bullock-Saxton, Markwell
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Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg, PhD
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Any MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) books by John Kabat-Zinn, PhD
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Herman & Wallace courses
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APTA Pelvic Health Courses
Scientific articles:
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Smith, M. Coppieters, W. Hodges, P (2006) Postural Activity of the Pelvic Floor Muscles is Delayed During Rapid Arm Movements in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence. In. Urologynecol.J Pelvic Floor Dysfunction. 2007 Aug 18(8):90-11
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Smith, M. Coppieters, W. Hopdges, P (2006) Disorders of Breathing and Continence Have a Stronger Association with Back Pain than Obesity and Physical Activity. Aust J Physiothera. 200652(1): 11-6
Lynne`s contact information:
Email: lynneodompt@coresolutionsphysicaltherapy.net
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/coresolutionsphysicaltherapy
Office number: 615-292-0199
TN Alliance for Sexual Health: https://www.tnash.org/
Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/GEdG0J7asKQ
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We are really passionate about helping women realize that they do can start their own business, be successful, grow it and achieve the dreams they have to their careers. – Brittany Hendrickson.
*You can find something that will you love, but it does sometimes require you to think a little bit differently and maybe it is not working for a large corporation, hospital system, maybe it is venturing on your own. Christi Williams*
Our guests are Dr. Brittany Hendrickson, PT, DPT, COMT, CDNT, and Dr. Christi Williams, PT, DPT, OCS, Cert. MDT. Dr. Brittany and Dr. Christi are owners of Nashville Physical Therapy and Performace (NPT).
Dr. Brittany has been practicing Physical Therapy since 2009 (ETSU). In 2009, she started working at a large out-patient group and 3 years later became a clinic director. After feeling burned out with high volume clinics, Brittany took the leap to start NPT in 2018.
Dr. Christi has been practicing Physical Therapy since 2005 (Belmont). Two years later, she started teaching adjunct at Belmont. Christi worked for a corporation for 8 years and started teaching full time at Belmont in 2003. In 2014, she started her private practice (Velocity) and merged practices with Brittany to start Nashville Physical Therapy & Performance, in 2019.
What will you learn:
· Brittany and Christi`s story and career
· Challenges faced by having their own business.
· About the business of educating and mentoring other PT`s who want to start their own practice.
· Empowering women
· How to implement and sell prevention
· Insights about having a cash-based business
· Telehealth implementation
· Business programs on PT`s college
· How to become successful in Physical Therapy
Brittany`s favorite resource of information:
Follow journals & researches on social media to get an overview of new information.
Christi`s favorite resource of information:
Books:
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Rich Dad Poor Dad – Robert Kiyosaki
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Cashflow Quadrant – Robert Kiyosaki
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The 5 Love Languages – Chapman
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The Road Back to You – Enneagram – Ian Morgan Cron, Suzanne Stabile
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Start With Why/ Find Your Why – Simon Sinek
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John C. Maxwell books
Brittany and Christi`s contact information:
Website: https://www.nashvillephysicaltherapy.com/
Christi`s email: christi@nashvillept.com
Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/i8Fv7Nwh3Ww
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* *The illiterate of the 21st century is not the one that cannot read or write is the one that can’t learn, unlearn and relearn. – Eduardo Correa.
Our guest is Dr. Eduardo Correa, Pht, Dip. MDT. Dr. Eduardo has been practicing Physical Therapy since 2007 (EBMSP - Brazil). In 2009, he obtained his manual therapy certification from Manual Concepts in Perth, Australia. That same year, he completed his level 3 manual therapy of the lower quadrant with the Association québécoise de physiothérapie manual orthopédique (AQPMO). In 2010, he immigrated to Canada. In 2017, he obtained his McKenzie / MDT international diploma, the latter being the highest level of training in this method. Also, in 2017, Eduardo completed the vestibular rehabilitation course. Eduardo is on the faculty at Dawson College for the physiotherapy techniques program, where he taught physiology, kinesiology, and clinical training.
What will you learn:
· Eduardo`s story and career
· Process of getting his Canadian Physical Therapy license
· Canadian immigration process
· Canadian vs American vs Brazilian Health System
· Experience with the McKenzie Method
· About the Diploma Program of MDT
· Experience working in a McKenzie Certified Clinic
· Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
· How to become successful in Physical Therapy
Eduardo`s favorite resource of information:
Books:
- Grieve`s Modern Manual Therapy: The Vertebral Column by Boyling and Jull
Scientific articles:
· SIJ – Changing The speech in how to explain the SIJ joint
Eduardo`s contact information:
Website: https://www.physiosa.ca/
Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/SnX98y4SJIk
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The Maitland concept provides us with a broad view of new ideas and what is most important for me: freedom of thought, no protocols and that attracted me to continue practicing this concept to this day. - Edelberto Marques
Our guest is Dr. Edelberto Gimenes Marques, DPT, CMP, MCTA. Dr. Edelberto has been practicing Physical Therapy since 1994 (IBMR) and completed a mini-residency in the Maitland Concept from 1995 to 1997 with Dr. Gordon Cummings. Edelberto became a certified Mulligan Practitioner and an accredited teacher for the Mulligan Concept of manual therapy (MCTA) in 2000. He has an osteopathic formation from the Madrid School of Osteopathy in 2003. Edelberto started being a Maitland Instructor in 2005 and continues to teach this method today. He also has an Acupuncture formation (ABACO) in 2007, and completed a mini-residency in Acupuncture in Beijing University (China) in 2007. He completed his Doctorate in Physiatry in Buenos Aires University (Argentina) in 2008.
What will you learn:
· Edelberto`s story and career
· Experience with the Maitland Approach
· What is Maitland, indications and benefits
· Importance of assessment
· Remarkable outcomes with Maitland
· Maitland`s strengths and weaknesses
· Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
· How to become successful in Physical Therapy
Edelberto`s favorite resource of information
Books:
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Maitland`s Vertebral Manipulation by G. D. Maitland, Hengeveld, Banks and English
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The Mulligan Concept of Manual Therapy by Hing, Hall and Mulligan
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Differential Diagnosis for Physical Therapists: screening for referral, 5thedition, by Goodman and Snyder
Scientific articles:
· Update every 6 months on PubMed and PEDro.
· Interested in clinical anatomy, vagus nerve/autonomic nervous system (developing a treatment protocol), and headache.
Edelberto contact information:
Email: edelberto.marques@gmail.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/edelberto.marques/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9wqKjGI3bkpDz9Ma5OkWKQ
Website: https://www.headeneckfisioterapia.com.br/
Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/452dcqMXtxs
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Learn my community, learn what resources are around me… By doing that, it creates your own little network for direct access and you are not even trying. You are just trying to know people. So you can help your patient when they are finished. - Sandy Murphy.
Our guest is Dr. Sandy Murphy, DPT, Cert MDT. Dr. Sandy has been practicing Physical Therapy since 1999 (University of Kentucky). Sandy has worked for STAR Physical Therapy as a clinical director since 2010. Sandy has experience in vestibular and aquatic therapies and has obtained her McKenzie and ASTYM Certification. She has spoken at courses about Pain Neuroscience Education as well as added case studies to articles in Worker’s Compensation journals regarding the same. She resides in East Nashville and loves being outside with her dogs, Beans, and Frankie.
What will you learn:
· Sandy`s story and career
· Experience being a clinic director
· Challenges faced during her career (tornado and insurance issues)
· Marketing advice (be a resource for the community)
· Direct access
· Dry Needling
· Yoga and Physical Therapy
· Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
· How to become a successful Physical Therapy
Sandy`s favorite resource of information: Journals
Sandy contact information:
STAR Physical Therapy website: https://www.starpt.com/
Email: Sandy.murphy@starpt.com
Link to interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-I95hDGphFM&feature=youtu.be
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The majority, 75 – 80%, of people can fix their own mechanical pain and there is one thing that is required to it and that is EDUCATION. - Yoav Suprun.
Our guest is Dr. Yoav Suprun, DPT, OCS, Dip. MDT, CSCS. Dr. Yoav has been practicing Physical Therapy since 2003 (NYU), a faculty member with the McKenzie Institute USA branch, and an adjunct faculty at the Department of Physical Therapy at Florida International University (FIU). He is the Founder and CEO of “SoBe Spine," a concierge physical therapy clinic in Miami Beach, Florida. He has been featured in multiple media outlets discussing the McKenzie Method including CBS, NBC, Huffington Post, Dr. OZ, and Shape magazine to name a few. He also lectures nationally and internationally on the fields of prevention and self-treatment for common neck, back, and extremities pain.
What you will learn:
- Dr. Yoav Suprun`s Story and Career
- The McKenzie Method of MDT (Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy) and mechanical pain
- McKenzie and Telehealth
- Educating professionals
- Dr. Yoav`s experience as part of the McKenzie Faculty
- Insurance and MDT
- What it takes to have your own business
- How to have remarkable outcomes
- Dr. Yoav`s experience interviewing Dr. Robin McKenzie
- Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers
- What it takes to be a successful Physical Therapist
Dr. Yoav Suprun`s Website and Social Media:
Sobe Spine: http://www.sobespine.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sobespine/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dryoav/
Dr. Yoav favorite`s books:
Rapidly reversible low back pain - written by Dr. Ron Donelson.
Solving the mystery – written by Dr. Ron Donelson (for the general public)
Other Resources:
Book: Treat your own back by Robin McKenzie
If you are interested in research about MDT, this reference list contains only articles published in peer review journals directly relevant to MDT: https://mckenzieinstitute.org/clinicians/research-and-resources/reference-list
Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/K5wzlOZCLTs
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Welcome everyone to the first PT Pro Talk episode!
I am Mariana, a licensed physical therapist in US and Brazil. I have worked in private practice, out patient settings and have taught pilates since 2012. I am a big fan of manual therapy, have taken courses like Mulligan and I am McKenzie certified.
I am here to bring you the brightest minds of physical therapy, so they can share their views and experience and help you learn all the possibilities, tools and techniques available for us PTs. Giving us more options to decide which best fits your patient’s condition.
I believe our job as a PT is to always be learning and improving to deliver our patients the best possible treatment and care.
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