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Dr. Jon Umlauf of Army-Baylor (E-mail, Linked-In, X) is interviewed by Dr. Antigone Vesci on his recent 2023 AAOMPT Pre-conference session titled, “Building Bridges: How to Make Mentorship Meaningful.” This episode would be interesting to educators and mentors and discusses actionable behaviors and systems that can be implemented in order to improve feedback efficacy with students and mentees.Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links:Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundationAcademy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=enThe views expressed in this podcast are those of the presenters and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, the Department of the Defense, or the US Government.

Dr. Patricia Nelson is interviewed by former AAOMPT Pelvic Floor SIG President Dr. Kelli Wilson about the AAOMPT Pelvic Floor SIG and their recently published clinical Commentary, “Managing Pelvic Floor Functional Roles of Stability and Respiration: Part of the Job for All Physical Therapists.” Here are a few resources discussed in the episode: AAOMPT Pelvic Health Decision Tree, Coccygeal Movement Test, MARM (Manual Assessment of Respiratory Motion) tool, High Low Breathing Tool. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links:Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundationAcademy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Dr. Shanon Fronek (e-mail, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter) is interviewed by AAOMPT Sports Sig President Dr. Margaux Lojacono about her current role with the Seattle Mariners as a rehab and return to play specialist. This episode will be interesting for practitioners looking to work in professional sports. Dr. Fronek discusses not only her experience in the professional baseball and basketball setting, but also, how she prepared and put herself in a position of success to obtain these roles. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links:Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundationAcademy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Dr.Phil Sizer (e-mail, LinkedIn) is interviewed by Skip Gill about managing chronic pain and strategies to connect with and treat patients. Dr. Sizer also gives us an overview of how research innovations become reality and what types of resources are available. This episode contains information that will be interesting for clinicians, educators, and research who want to learn more about chronic pain management and how to navigate the research innovation process.The book Dr. Sizer mentions during this interview is:  Mechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Therapist, 2nd Edition (2016) by Kathleen A. Sluka. ISBN: 9781496343239.  Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links:Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundationAcademy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Valery Krupnik is interviewed by Dr. Tony Varela about his recent paper, “The Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Trust and Self-Efficacy.” This paper was published in the Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy in Nov 2022. This episode contains innovative information about predictive processing and active inference that will be interesting for practitioners who work with patients experiencing chronic pain and mental health concerns emphasizing therapeutic alliance. Here is the series of Frontiers manuscripts references in the episode. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links:Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundationAcademy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Lan Lin Pu (E-mail, Linkedin) is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson about her recent paper, “Utilizing directional preference in the management of cervicogenic headache: a case series.” This paper was e-published in the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy in June 2023. This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners who want to learn more about how to subclassify and systematically load patients with cervicogenic headache. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links:Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundationAcademy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Dr. Stina Lilje (e-mail, ResearchGate) is interviewed by Stephen M Shaffer about her recent paper, “Cost-effectiveness of specialized manual therapy versus orthopaedic care for musculoskeletal disorders: long-term follow-up and health economics model” published in Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease. The paper and conversation describe an interesting look into the financial aspects of manual therapy and describes a healthcare model based on costs and effects rather than resource utilization alone. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links:Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundationAcademy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Dr. Lindsay Roper (e-mail, Instagram) is interviewed by Dr. Tony Varela about her foundational lecture on pain that opened the 1st Annual Utah Pain Summit, which she spearheaded. The conversation discusses her unique position in the Sacred Circle Clinic that serves local and regional Tribe members. This episode contains information that will be interesting for clinicians who are interested in pain management in a collaborative care model and exemplifies a psychologically informed practice. Here are a few links mentioned in the interview: Utah Pain Summit and Sacred Circle. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links:Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundationAcademy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Dr. Lori Michener (e-mail, Twitter, COOR) is interviewed by Skip Gill about her research and clinical experience in physical therapy management of musculoskeletal shoulder disorders. This episode contains information that will be interesting for clinicians who want an evidence guided approach to improve expectations and outcomes in patients experiencing shoulder pain. Here are a few links mentioned in the interview: Closed chain EMG exercise article Yellow flag screening over time, and OSPRO Yellow Flags Assessment Tool. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links:Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundationAcademy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en

Dr. Becky Parr (website, e-mail, Instagram, Facebook) is interviewed by Dr. Nick Rainey about her recent paper titled, “Relationship of Sport Variables on Stress Urinary Incontinence in Nulliparous Collegiate Athletes.” This paper was published in the Journal of Women’s & Pelvic Health Physical Therapy in April 2023. This episode highlights the unique variables associated with stress incontinence in the collegiate setting and contains information that will be interesting for practitioners looking to improve their ability to screen, manage, and potentially prevent stress incontinence in high exercise volume athletes. Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundationAcademy website: www.aaompt.orgTwitter: @AAOMPTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en