Hands On Hands Off

Dr. Alec Kay of the Ola Grimsby Institute is interviewed by Becca Catlin about a presentation given at the 2018 AAOMPT Conference. The title of the presentation was, “Using skillful hands and healing words to win the pain game with your patients: a multi-modal approach to manual therapy for the spine and extremities.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for musculoskeletal providers interested in learning more about how a manual physical therapist can use their words to supplement hands-on skills and increase the likelihood of obtaining positive patient outcomes. 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. Cody Mansfield (Cody.Mansfield@osumc.edu, Twitter, ResearchGate) of the Ohio State University Sports Medicine clinic is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson at the 2018 AAOMPT Conference regarding a presentation titled, “Advanced Medical Screening for the Manual Therapist.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for musculoskeletal providers interested in learning more about medical screening. 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. Evan Petersen (epeterse@uiwtx.edu, ResearchGate) of the University of the Incarnate Word is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson about a presentation he gave at the 2018 AAOMPT Conference. The title of the presentation was, “Putting Your Clinical Reasoning in Order: Effective Teaching and Learning Strategies for Physical Therapy Students and Educators.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for musculoskeletal students, providers, and educators interested in learning more about a systematic approach to clinical reasoning. 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. Adriaan Louw (ResearchGate) of the International Spine and Pain Institute (Twitter) is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson at the 2018 AAOMPT Conference. This episode contains information that should be interesting for people who want to learning more about how hands-on techniques, pain science, patient education, and the brain interact with one another. 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. Michelle Finnegan (finnegan@promovept.com, Instagram, Facebook) of ProMovePT is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a presentation that she gave at the 2018 AAOMPT Conference titled, “Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), now what? Changing their pain game.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for both practitioners and patients interested in learning more about how physical therapy may be beneficial for the management of symptoms associated with hypermobility syndromes including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. 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. Neil Tuttle (n.tuttle@griffith.edu.au) of Griffith University is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a publication from Musculoskeletal Science and Practice titled, “Spinal PA movements behave ‘as if’ there are limitations of local segmental mobility and are large enough to be perceivable by manual palpation: A synthesis of the literature.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for practitioners that value the scientific investigation, practice, and teaching of spinal joint mobilization. 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. Antigone Vesci (Twitter) of the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute is interviewed by Becca Catlin regarding a pediatric case in which she utilized orthopaedic manual physical therapy to successfully address a valgus carrying angle deformity in a 6-year-old post supracondylar fracture repair. This episode contains information that should be interesting for practitioners that value both clinical reasoning and orthopaedic manual therapy. 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. Sharon Wang-Price (SWang@twu.edu) of Texas Women’s University is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson regarding a publication from the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies titled, “Effects of adding tactile stimuli to verbal instructions for lumbar multifidus muscle activation in patients with low back pain.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for practitioners that values the nuances of what occurs during attempts to recruit trunk musculature. 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. Leah Ruggirello is interviewed by Becca Catlin regarding a research presentation and case study that was presented at the 2017 AAOMPT Conference. The case study was titled, “Manual Therapy to the Tibiofemoral Joint Yields Greater Strength Improvements in the Quadriceps Than Lumbar Manipulation or NMES Following ACL Reconstruction: A Case Report.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for practitioners that value both clinical reasoning and the art of being a clinical scientist. 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. Gary Kearns (gary.kearns@ttuhsc.edu) of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson regarding a recent publication from the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy titled, “Accuracy and Safety of Dry Needle Placement in the Piriformis Muscle in Cadavers.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for practitioners that work with filiform needles and want to understand the risks and benefits associated with targeting the piriformis muscle.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