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Episode 3: Overmedicalization with Taylor Eckel PT, DPT, CSCS

Hey guys! We’re back with another episode with Taylor Eckel to talk about overmedicalization and what that can look like in practice. This is a huge topic and we only barely scraped the surface. Recently, overmedicalization has caught a lot of attention in the PT world across social media and in academia. Our conversation is a good primer to get introduced to some of these ideas to explore yourselves further. As always please give us some feedback and let us know how we can make this platform more helpful for you!

Elephant in the Room: https://www.jospt.org/doi/full/10.2519/jospt.2020.0601

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Episode 3: PT Student Burnout ft. Garret Wilson

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Hey guys! After a short break, we are back talking about the burnout that many of us experience as PT students. This topic is something we don’t discuss often, but we feel needs to be brought up. As you will hear, this has been a topic in the field for over 40 years with research in students withing the last 15 years.

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Our discussion goes through what burnout is, how it presents in each of us, and some strategies we use, personally, to mitigate or even avoid before it sets in.

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Hopefully, this resonated with all of you! Please feel free to drop some thoughts below about burnout or some ideas that make this a better learning experience for everyone!

Research:

Balogun JA, Pellegrini EA, Miller TM, Katz JS. Pattern of physical therapist students’ burnout within an academic semester. Journal of Physical Therapy Education (American Physical Therapy Association, Education Section). 1999;13(1):12-17.  

Brust PL. Student burnout: the clinical instructor can spot it and manage it. Clinical Management in Physical Therapy. 1986;6(3):18-21. 

Quote: "I am already perfect and complete exactly the way I am right now!" by don Miguet Ruiz Jr. (The Five Levels of Attachment)

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In this episode, Reagan and Jacob continue to talk about communication in Physical Therapy. We used the three articles below:

Stewart M, Loftus S. Sticks and Stones: The Impact of Language in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Jul;48(7):519-522. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2018.0610. PMID: 30067920.

Diener I, Kargela M, Louw A. Listening is therapy: Patient interviewing from a pain science perspective. Physiother Theory Pract. 2016 Jul;32(5):356-67. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2016.1194648. Epub 2016 Jun 28. PMID: 27351690.

Darlow B, Dowell A, Baxter GD, Mathieson F, Perry M, Dean S. The enduring impact of what clinicians say to people with low back pain. Ann Fam Med. 2013 Nov-Dec;11(6):527-34. doi: 10.1370/afm.1518. PMID: 24218376; PMCID: PMC3823723.

LBP and many more Infographics: http://kevinwernli.com/infographics

PT Podcast Recommendations: Level Up Podcast, NAF Physio Podcast, The Modern Pain Podcast, Barbell Medicine Podcast, PT Inquest

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In this episode, Reagan and Jacob talk about communication in Physical Therapy. We used the three articles below: 

Stewart M, Loftus S. Sticks and Stones: The Impact of Language in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Jul;48(7):519-522. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2018.0610. PMID: 30067920.

Diener I, Kargela M, Louw A. Listening is therapy: Patient interviewing from a pain science perspective. Physiother Theory Pract. 2016 Jul;32(5):356-67. doi: 10.1080/09593985.2016.1194648. Epub 2016 Jun 28. PMID: 27351690.

Darlow B, Dowell A, Baxter GD, Mathieson F, Perry M, Dean S. The enduring impact of what clinicians say to people with low back pain. Ann Fam Med. 2013 Nov-Dec;11(6):527-34. doi: 10.1370/afm.1518. PMID: 24218376; PMCID: PMC3823723.

LBP and many more Infographics: http://kevinwernli.com/infographics

PT Podcast Recommendations: Level Up Podcast, NAF Physio Podcast, The Modern Pain Podcast, Barbell Medicine Podcast, PT Inquest