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PT Pro Talk129 - Different Research Designs: What Can We Get Out of Each? with Dr. Stephen May💭 " 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...2024-02-131h 25
PT Pro Talk102 - Practicing Balance and Stability for Life with Louis Stack💭 “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...2023-05-0245 min
PT Pro Talk100 - Strategies to help clinicians with MDT care with Dr. Yoav Suprun💭 “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 is a TEDx speaker and has been practicing physical therapy since 2003 after graduating from NYU. He is a senior faculty member at the McKenzie Institute USA branch. He is also the Founder and CEO of "SoBe Spine," a concierge physical therapy clinic located in Miami Beach, Florida. Dr. Yoav has been featured in m...2023-04-1149 min
PT Pro Talk99 - Private Practice and MDT with Dana Greene💭 “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 c...2023-03-301h 08
PT Pro Talk98- Tendinopathy Differential Diagnosis with Prof. Jill Cook💭 “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...2023-03-2155 min
PT Pro Talk97 - The role of the neck in sensorimotor control with Dr. Julia Treleaven💭 “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 hea...2023-03-1037 min
PT Pro Talk96 - Biopsychosocial alliance measurement in an MDT setting with Charlotte Krog👉Here is the link for the quick survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzFmypv6QRZaRz7bnwA7Tq4aPwUSnKtGIdRVvDw1c6n3CmQg/viewform
💭 “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 McKe...2023-03-0947 min
PT Pro Talk95 - The science behind centralization with Dr. Stephen May💭 “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. stu...2023-02-161h 07
PT Pro Talk94 - Loading with cups for mobility with Dr. Christopher DaPrato💭 “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...2023-02-071h 02
PT Pro Talk93- Management of idiopathic neck pain: the need for a multimodal approach with Gwendolen Jull💭 “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 taugh...2023-01-261h 04
PT Pro Talk92- MDT as a biopsychosocial framework with Thanos Kontos💭 “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 intere...2023-01-1752 min
PT Pro Talk91- A new way to teach and practice manual therapy with Dr. Roger Kerry💭 ```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 Physio...2023-01-0548 min
PT Pro Talk90- PT Patient Experience and State of Rehab Therapy Report with Dr. Heidi Jannenga💭 ``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...2022-12-2741 min
PT Pro Talk89 - Resistance Training in the Management of Chronic Back and Neck Pain with Dr. Thomas Dreisinger💭 ``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 abroa...2022-12-151h 13
PT Pro Talk88 - Mobilization With Movement with Dr. Eric Dinkins💭 ``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 A...2022-12-0655 min
PT Pro Talk87- MDT & Cervicogenic Dizziness with Bridget Scholljegerdes💭 “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. H...2022-11-2552 min
PT Pro Talk86- MDT & Chronic Pain with Simon Simonsen💭 “``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 a Faculty 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 approxima...2022-11-151h 03
PT Pro Talk85- Shoulder cases: even experts can miss the mark with Audrey Long💭 “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 ho...2022-11-0356 min
PT Pro Talk84- Directional Preference Mediating Spasticity - with Annie O’Connor💭 “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 Certifica...2022-10-251h 07
PT Pro Talk83- Site Selection & Owning vs Leasing your PT clinic with Winston Parks💭 “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 Warre...2022-10-0450 min
PT Pro Talk82- Survival vs Survivorship - returning childhood cancer survivors to a meaningful life. with Dr. Amanda Curry💭 “ 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...2022-09-2255 min
PT Pro Talk81- PT in a COVID ICU with Dr. Kathleen Antares💭 “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...2022-09-0841 min
PT Pro Talk80- MDT and GOATA, a perfect fit! with Lee Poston💭 “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 CrossF...2022-08-301h 07
PT Pro Talk79- Reframing MSK care with Jeremy Lewis💭 ”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 Nation...2022-08-1858 min
PT Pro Talk78- MDT on Hip Osteoarthritis with Dr. Lindsay Carlton💭 ”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-ti...2022-08-0933 min
PT Pro Talk77- MDT in the Ankle-foot Complex with Dr. Lindsay Carlton💭 ”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...2022-07-2836 min
PT Pro Talk76- Flexion Directional Preference in Low Back Pain with Dr. Brian Greer💭 ”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...2022-07-1943 min
PT Pro Talk75- MDT in Lateral Epicondylalgia with Dr. Joseph R. Maccio💭 ”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...2022-07-071h 21
PT Pro Talk74- Directional Preference of the Wrist with Dr. Joseph R. Maccio💭 ”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, elb...2022-06-2852 min
PT Pro Talk73- Lateral Shift with Jon Weinberg💭 ”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 contri...2022-06-1651 min
PT Pro Talk72- Directional Preference of the Extremity with Dr. Joseph R. Maccio💭 ”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 pres...2022-06-071h 06
PT Pro Talk71- PT Day of Service & Move Together with Dr. Efosa Guobadia💭 ”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...2022-05-2643 min
PT Pro Talk70 - Starting and growing an online business with Chanda Jothen💭 ”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, watch...2022-05-1725 min
PT Pro Talk69 - The key to creating anything you want in your career or business with TaVona Denise💭” 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 actual...2022-05-0538 min
PT Pro Talk68 - Empowering patients with persistent pain and mental health issues with Dr. Janet Delong💭``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 Preve...2022-04-2644 min
PT Pro Talk67 - PT`s Role in the Opioid Use Disorder with Dr. Steven Kinney💭” 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...2022-04-1452 min
PT Pro Talk66 - Stress, Trauma, and Pain with Beth Genday💭” 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 regardi...2022-04-0546 min
PT Pro Talk65 - Extremity Pain of Spinal Source with Richard Rosedale💭” 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...2022-03-2445 min
PT Pro Talk64- Team-based MDT care coordinating PCPs and MDTs with Dr. Ronald Donelson💭” 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 a...2022-03-1537 min
PT Pro Talk63 - Building a Cash-Pay, Virtual Care Model Using MDT with Brent Cunning💭” 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-base...2022-03-031h 17
PT Pro Talk62 - IMC`s Business Model with Dr. Scott W. Eiselt and Nick Belles💭” 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...2022-02-2245 min
PT Pro Talk61 - Top trends impacting rehab therapy with Dr. Heidi Jannenga💭” 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 profess...2022-02-101h 04
PT Pro Talk60 - MSK Healthcare Delivery - Problems & Solutions with Dr. Mark Miller💭” 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 institution...2022-01-3152 min
PT Pro Talk59 - OCS for MDT trained clinicians with Dr. Robert Medcalf💭” 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 Cl...2022-01-2052 min
PT Pro Talk58- The importance of communication with Dr. Todd Edelson💭” 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...2022-01-111h 01
PT Pro Talk57- Patient Dropout with Vikram Sethuraman💭” 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 Bes...2021-12-2835 min
PT Pro Talk56- Paying Off Student Loans with Dr. Scott Feil💭” 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...2021-12-1640 min
PT Pro Talk55- Nutrition in PT with Dr. Stefan Zavalin💭” 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 ma...2021-12-0758 min
PT Pro Talk54- The Non-Clinical PT with Dr. Meredith Castin💭” 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.
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PT Pro Talk53- Morton’s Neuroma with Dr. Michael Post💭” 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 ne...2021-11-1651 min
PT Pro Talk52- The Schroth Method with Dr. Andrew Merget💭” 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 M...2021-11-041h 02
PT Pro Talk51- What to Watch Out for with Business Coaching with Dr. Matt Huey💭” 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 th...2021-10-2629 min
PT Pro Talk50 - Differentiating between Lumbar, SIJ & Hip with Gary Dykes💭” 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 Inte...2021-10-1457 min
PT Pro Talk49- GOATA (Greatest of All Time Athletes) - Lynn Grimm💭” 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...2021-10-0546 min
PT Pro Talk48- Fighting for good care with MDT - Dr. Laura Mannering💭” 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.
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PT Pro Talk47- NEUBIE Technology with Jason Waz💭”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 wit...2021-09-1451 min
PT Pro Talk46- Stages of business with Jamey Schrier💭” 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.
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PT Pro Talk45- Invent and Develop Products with Rob Allen💭” 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...2021-08-2434 min
PT Pro Talk44- MDT Approach in Professional Athletes with Greg Lynch💭” 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 Colleg...2021-08-1254 min
PT Pro Talk43 - Marketing and Sales with Dr. David Kittle💭” 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 diagnos...2021-08-031h 02
PT Pro Talk42- Headaches with Pepe Guillart💭” 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 Vale...2021-08-0358 min
PT Pro Talk41- Men's Pelvic Health using MDT with Di Wu💭” 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...2021-07-1346 min
PT Pro Talk40- Starting a Private Practice with Brian Gallagher💭”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...2021-07-0139 min
PT Pro Talk39- Telehealth Insurance Coverage with Rick Gawenda💭”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 Assoc...2021-06-2245 min
PT Pro Talk38 - Combining GOATA and MDT with Dr. Scott Holmes💭”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...2021-06-1036 min
PT Pro Talk37- MDT as a tool in Neuro with Santiago Argüello💭”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 Arge...2021-06-0130 min
PT Pro Talk36- Musculoskeletal Epidemic and Telehealth with Aideen Turner💭” 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 mechan...2021-05-2031 min
PT Pro Talk35- Prenatal and Postpartum recovery with Dr. Kelly Ehlert💭”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 sinc...2021-05-1129 min
PT Pro Talk34- Spine stress fracture in Cricket with Dayle Shackel💭”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...2021-04-3056 min
PT Pro Talk33- Assessment and treatment of extremities using MDT with Duc Nguyen💭“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 applyin...2021-04-2046 min
PT Pro Talk32- Nerve Mobilization with Dr. Steve Kravitz💭”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 C...2021-04-1057 min
PT Pro Talk31 - Can PT be done virtually? with David Grigsby💭”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 inv...2021-03-3032 min
PT Pro Talk30-CST and concussion - a pilot program with ex-NFL players with Melinda Roland💭” 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...2021-03-1843 min
PT Pro Talk29- New MDT Perspective with Georg Supp💭” 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 i...2021-03-0937 min
PT Pro Talk28- Patient Education in MDT with Dr. Cora Aytona.💭”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 Teac...2021-02-2535 min
PT Pro Talk27- Lumbopelvic Spine Diagnosis with Dr. Mark Laslett💭”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 U...2021-02-161h 37
PT Pro Talk26- Healing from the Core with Lori Chinitz💭”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 deep...2021-02-0438 min
PT Pro Talk25 - Building a Pediatrics Career with Dr. Jennifer Hutton💭”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 ed...2021-01-2622 min
PT Pro Talk24 -Shoulder Diagnosis with Dr. Angela Cadogan💭”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 physiotherapi...2021-01-1454 min
PT Pro Talk23 -Working Together in Pelvic Health with Dr. Carolyn Thompson Chudy.💭“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 Sci...2021-01-0523 min
PT Pro Talk22 - Challenges Faced in Pediatrics with Nechama Karman💭“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 expe...2020-12-2357 min
PT Pro Talk21- Wound Care with Dr. Scott Newton💭“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 the...2020-12-1535 min
PT Pro Talk20- Neurological Patients and MDT with Dr. Darshil Patel💭“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...2020-12-0336 min
PT Pro Talk19- Manual Therapy Over the Years with David Sheer💭“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 thera...2020-11-2440 min
PT Pro Talk18- Running Assessment with Chris Wolfe💭“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 o...2020-11-1250 min
PT Pro Talk17- Unresolved Pain with Brian Yee💭“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...2020-11-0342 min
PT Pro Talk16- Evolution of the McKenzie Method with Colin Davies💭“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...2020-10-221h 07
PT Pro Talk15- Mulligan with Jack Miller and Jim Millard💭“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 an...2020-10-1344 min
PT Pro Talk14- CranioSacral Therapy in Pregnancy and Newborn with Kimberly Painter💭“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 facilitat...2020-10-011h 01
PT Pro Talk13- Advanced Practice Physiotherapy with Jack Miller💭“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 Jac...2020-09-2247 min
PT Pro Talk12- Cranio-Sacral Therapy with Joanna Haymore💭“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 st...2020-09-101h 09
PT Pro Talk11- Rolfing with Dick Larson💭“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 wi...2020-09-0132 min
PT Pro Talk10- McKenzie Diploma Program with Michael Dyck💭“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...2020-08-201h 30
PT Pro Talk09- Approaching Patients with John Van Der Karr💭“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 Ma...2020-08-1147 min
PT Pro Talk08- Vestibular Rehab & Craniosacral Therapy with Binaifer Bugli💭“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 cert...2020-07-3053 min
PT Pro Talk07 - How Nerves Move with Michael Shacklock"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...2020-07-2137 min
PT Pro Talk06 - Pelvic Health with Lynne Odom``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 199...2020-07-0732 min
PT Pro Talk05 - Becoming Clinic Owners and Mentoring other PTs - Dr. Brittany Hendrickson and Dr. Christi Williams`` 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. Ch...2020-06-2555 min
PT Pro Talk04 - The McKenzie Diploma and being a PT in Canada with Dr Eduardo Correa`` 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 McKen...2020-06-171h 11
PT Pro TalkPT Pro Talk IntroductionWelcome 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 yo...2020-04-2601 min