Hands On Hands Off

Dr. Thomas Denninger (e-mail, Twitter) of ATI Physical Therapy and Evidence-in-Motion is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson regarding a presentation that he gave at the 2019 AAOMPT Conference titled, “Pragmatic Application of Practice Guidelines in the Clinic: Programming High Value Care at a National Scale.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for practitioners that want to learn how a large physiotherapy corporation approaches clinical practice improvements. Find out more about the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists at the following links:Academy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Dr. Alex Bengtsson (Alex.bengtsson@duke.edu, Twitter) is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson regarding a presentation that he gave at the 2019 AAOMPT Conference titled, “Contributions to the advancement of PT practice by full time clinicians - case studies.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for those interested in learning more about what makes a case study better. Find out more about the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists at the following links:Academy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Dr. Kenneth Taylor (e-mail, Twitter) of Gannon University is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a presentation that he gave at the 2019 AAOMPT Conference titled, “Knackered, Gnawing, and Lackadaisical: Redefining Musculoskeletal Health by Assessing and Addressing Sleep Complaints in OMPT Practice.” This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners interested in understanding the impacts that both sleep and sleep dysfunction have on wellness and orthopaedic problems. Find out more about the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists at the following links:Academy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Drs. Brian Swanson (bswanson@hartford.edu, ResearchGate) of the University of Hartford and Sean Riley of Sacred Heart University (rileys4@sacredheart.edu, ResearchGate) are interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a presentation that they gave at the 2019 AAOMPT Conference titled, “Precision Physical Therapy: Application of patient specific treatment via provocation and alleviation testing and purposeful communication.” This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners interested in an approach to specific and meaningful examination applied within a clinical reasoning framework. Find out more about the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists at the following links:Academy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Dr. Bryan Dennison (summitpt1@gmail.com), owner and operator of Summit Physical Therapy (a private physical therapy practice located in Snow Creek Athletic Club in Mammoth Lakes, CA) and affiliate faculty member for Regis University, is interviewed by Becca Catlin about a pre-conference course he gave at the 2018 AAOMPT Conference. The title of the course was, “Therapeutic Exercise Prescription In Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Practice: What Happens After Manual Therapy.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for musculoskeletal providers interested in learning more about the clinical reasoning associated with expert prescription of therapeutic exercise and how it intersects with manual therapy. Also, please find the following links discussed during the episode: Lauersen et al 2014, Lauersen et al 2018, de Campos et al 2018, National Strength and Conditioning Associations (NSCA), and the NSCA Store. Additionally, Dr. Dennison recommends checking out a related infographic, which involves a concise summary of the evidence behind resistance training and a quick overview of exercise prescription parameters. Find out more about the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists at the following links:Academy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Dr. Charles Hazle (crhazl00@uky.edu, ResearchGate) of the University of Kentucky and the Imaging Special Interest Group of the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a presentation that he gave at the 2019 AAOMPT Conference titled, “Do You Trust Your Hands or the Images?” This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners interested in the intersection of orthopaedic physical therapy clinical practice and diagnostic imaging. Find out more about the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists at the following links:Academy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Dr. Shala Cunningham (scunningham4@radford.edu) of Radford University and Richard Jackson (RJackson@thejacksonclinics.com) of The Jackson Clinics and Jackson Clinics Foundation, Inc. are interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson regarding a publication in the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy titled, “Influence of residency training on the clinical reasoning development of Kenyan physiotherapists.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for musculoskeletal providers interested in post-professional clinical education, clinical reasoning skills, and international physiotherapy practice/education.Find out more about the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists at the following links:Academy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Dr. Harry von Piekartz (website, ResearchGate, hvonpiekartz@gmail.com) of Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences (Germany) is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a publication in the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy titled, “Diagnostic accuracy and validity of three manual examination tests to identify alar ligament lesions: results of a blinded case-control study.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for musculoskeletal providers interested in safety testing for the upper cervical spine. Find out more about the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists at the following links:Academy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Dr. Christina Cuka of A.T. Still University (christinacuka@atsu.edu) is interviewed by Becca Catlin regarding a publication from the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy titled, “Spinal manipulation after multiple fusions in an adult with scoliosis: a case report.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for musculoskeletal providers interested in spinal manipulation as it relates to spinal fusion and scoliosis. Find out more about the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists at the following links:Academy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Dr. Bryan Bond (faculty profile & e-mail) of the University of Saint Mary is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson regarding a publication from the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy titled, “Effect of spinal manipulative therapy on mechanical pain sensitivity in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a pilot randomized, controlled trial.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for musculoskeletal providers interested in spinal manipulation and pain science mechanisms. Find out more about the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists at the following links:Academy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en