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Dr. Brian Swanson (bswanson@hartford.edu) of the University of Hartford is interviewed by Becca Catlin regarding a manuscript from Musculoskeletal Science and Practice titled, “Reliability and diagnostic accuracy of cervicothoracic differentiation testing and regional unloading for identifying improvement after thoracic manipulation in individuals with neck pain.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for any practitioners either working in an outpatient, orthopaedic setting or interested in how to effectively regionalize symptoms during a musculoskeletal physical examination. 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 Brown (mrbrown2@buffalo.edu) of the University at Buffalo is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer and Kevin L. MacPherson regarding a unique case report that discusses knee pain referred from the thoracic spine. This episode contains information that should be interesting for any practitioner either working in an outpatient, orthopaedic setting or interested in how to identify and manage potentially rare musculoskeletal cases. 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. Bethany Buzzell of DukeHealth is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson. They discuss three patient cases involving lower back pain and the decision making process used by Dr. Buzzell, a physical therapist, when determining that each case required medical consultation. This episode contains information that should be interesting for any practitioner either working in an outpatient, orthopaedic setting or interested in how to effectively screen patients for medical referral. 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. Jean-Michel Brismée, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy (JMMT), is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer. They talk about some recent changes at JMMT and how those changes sparked the project that has turned into the AAOMPT Podcast. This episode contains information that should be interesting for any physical therapists interested in potentially submitting case studies and/or case series for publication. 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