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OCS Field Guide: A PT PodcastMidportion Achilles Tendinopathy CPG: Pathology, Epidemiology, and DiagnosisWe have a ton of information on midportion Achilles tendinopathy, which means it is likely to be an ankle/foot diagnosis that shows up quite a bit on the OCS exam. Today we walk through the first half of the 2018 CPG, including pathoanatomic factors, epidemiology, risk factors, clinical course, diagnosis, and outcome measures.Support the showUse code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Support the podcast and get study guides and bonus episodes at Patreon.com/physiofieldguide.Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.2022-11-0822 minOCS Field Guide: A PT PodcastLow Back Pain CPG (2021 Update)We're back! This is the first time we have had to revisit a topic due to a CPG update, and the relationship between the 2012 and 2021 LBP CPG is complicated. To make things worse, the 2021 CPG was pretty controversial when it was released. How should you use these two documents to prepare for the OCS? We cover it here.As mentioned in the show, you can support the podcast and receive some additional study material at Patreon.com/PhysioFieldGuide.Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Find more resources and subscribe to practice q...2022-08-2424 minOCS Field Guide: A PT PodcastCalcific Tendonitis and Parsonage-Turner SyndromeThere are a few uncommon shoulder conditions that might mimic more typical orthopedic conditions and could trip you up on the exam. Even though you may not see very many of these patients in the clinic, we would expect them to show up on the OCS. Today we cover calcific tendonitis and Parsonage-Turner Syndrome and how to distinguish them from more common conditions and from each other.Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.Support the showUse code...2022-01-0514 minOCS Field Guide: A PT PodcastSTAR Shoulder Pain Classification SystemThere's currently a hot debate going on about how we should categorize, diagnose, and treat shoulder pain. Classic diagnoses like impingement have been sharply criticized, so Austin takes us through an alternative system that may serve you well in the clinic and on the OCS: the Staged Approach to Rehabilitation Classification: Shoulder Disorders, or STAR-Shoulder approach, proposed by McClure and Michener in PTJ in 2015.Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.Support the showUse code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off...2021-12-1327 minOCS Field Guide: A PT PodcastPatellofemoral Pain CPGThe CPG on patellofemoral pain is both long and dense, so Austin takes us through an information-packed episode with a very helpful practice question at the end to tie it together and explain how you should expect to use this information on the OCS exam.Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.Support the showUse code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Support the podcast and get study guides and bonus episodes at Patreon.com/physiofieldguide.2021-02-2437 minOCS Field Guide: A PT PodcastKnee Articular Cartilage Lesions CPGWe finish the Knee Pain and Mobility Impairments: Meniscal and Articular Cartilage Lesions CPG (2018 revision) with this episode focused on articular cartilage lesions and surgeries. Additionally, we include an overview of the 5-stage decision tree model this CPG recommends and how the OCS exam might use information like this on the exam.Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.Support the showUse code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Support the podcast and get study guides...2021-02-1621 minOCS Field Guide: A PT PodcastKnee Ligament Sprain CPG OverviewIn this episode, Austin covers the highlights of the 2017 Knee Ligament Sprain CPG, including diagnosis, outcomes, and treatments. He also covers the Ottawa Knee Rules, which are bound to show up on the OCS exam.Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.Support the showUse code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Support the podcast and get study guides and bonus episodes at Patreon.com/physiofieldguide.Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions...2021-01-1927 minOCS Field Guide: A PT PodcastLow Back Pain Practice QuestionsGuest host Dr. Kim Richards, PT, DPT, OCS helps go through some practice questions on low back pain. Like the OCS, these questions are case-based with a couple surprise twists. See how well you've been learning your lumbar spine material by testing your knowledge on these questions.Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Support the showUse code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Support the podcast and get study guides and bonus episodes at Patreon.com/physiofieldguide.Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at...2020-11-0918 minOCS Field Guide: A PT PodcastLow Back Pain Treatment-Based ClassificationWith the lumbar spine comprising 20% of the OCS exam, knowing both Fritz's 2007 treatment-based classification system and Alrwaily's 2016 update is essential to passing the exam. Dr. David Smelser breaks down these systems and includes a case study at the end.Find these articles at our helpful resources page.Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.Support the showUse code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Support the podcast and get study guides and bonus episodes...2020-10-1924 minOCS Field Guide: A PT PodcastLow Back Pain CPG (2012): Red Flags and Outcome MeasuresHow is the OCS going to approach low back pain differential diagnosis and red flags? Dr. David Smelser discusses low back pain red flags using the CPG as well as a recent JOSPT article by Finucane et al. You can bet your bottom dollar this will be on the exam.Find the Finucane article at https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2020.9971.Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.Support the showUse code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a...2020-10-1525 minOCS Field Guide: A PT PodcastLow Back Pain CPG (2012): Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical CourseDr. David Smelser introduces the 2012 low back pain Clinical Practice Guideline and covers the sections on prevalence, risk factors, and clinical courses. A couple case studies reinforce how this information might be used on the OCS exam.Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Find more resources and subscribe to practice questions at PhysioFieldGuide.com.Support the showUse code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Support the podcast and get study guides and bonus episodes at Patreon.com/physiofieldguide.Find more resources and subscribe to...2020-10-0419 minOCS Field Guide: A PT PodcastResearch Part I: Basics and Statistics to MemorizeA large number of exam takers who fail to pass the OCS exam report that the section on research was one of their lowest-scoring sections. Dr. David Smelser discusses research basics as well as statistics and important values you will need to memorize to ace the research portion of the exam. In this episode, David covers levels of evidence, types of variables, p-values and alpha levels, type I and type II errors, effect sizes, Cohen's kappa, and likelihood ratios. And just to keep things interesting, these values are reinforced with real data from studies that could be relevant for...2020-09-2019 minOCS Field Guide: A PT PodcastIntroduction and OCS Study TipsMeet Dr. David Smelser, PT, DPT, OCS and Dr. Austin Kercheville, PT, DPT, OCS—two very busy Board-Certified Specialists in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy. We're here to help you pass the OCS on a tight schedule like we did. In this episode, we introduce ourselves and give you a few tips to get you started with your study plan.Use code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Subscribe and sign up for more resources at PhysioFieldGuide.com.Support the showUse code FIELDGUIDE for 40% off a MedBridge subscription.Support the po...2020-09-1107 min