Hands On Hands Off

Dr. Dan Rhon (Twitter, Evidence in Motion, AAOMPT Vice President) of the San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) / Center For The Intrepid (CFI) is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer about a recent paper from the journal Pain Medicine titled, “The Influence of a Guideline-Concordant Stepped Care Approach on Downstream Health Care Utilization in Patients with Spine and Shoulder Pain.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for musculoskeletal providers interested in learning more about how primary care physical therapy services can impact downstream healthcare utilization. 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. Michael Schneider (mjs5@pitt.edu) of the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Pittsburgh is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson regarding a publication from Journal of the American Medical Association titled, “Comparative Clinical Effectiveness of Nonsurgical Treatment Methods in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for musculoskeletal providers interested in learning more about how expert clinicians, including both physical therapists and chiropractors, can approach lumbar spinal stenosis to target obtainable and positive clinical 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. Mark Laslett (mark.laslett@xtra.co.nz, ResearchGate, Twitter) of Southern Musculoskeletal Seminars is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer about the use of the term “nonspecific” within musculoskeletal diagnostics. This episode contains information that should be interesting for musculoskeletal providers interested in learning more about how an expert clinician contextualizes the diagnostic process, including understanding the interplay between pathoanatomical and psychosocial findings. 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. 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