Dr. Oliver Thomson joins ARME Radio to discuss patient centered practice, the importance of the words we use in clinical practice, and some of the unhelpful narratives surrounding low back pain. Oliver practices an osteopath in London, UK where he works in a multidisciplinary clinic, with a particular focus on the treatment and management of back pain and sciatica. He completed his PhD in osteopathy at the University of Brighton, where he explored osteopaths’ clinical reasoning, and he has published extensively in this area.

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In addition to his clinical role, he also works as an Associate Professor at the University College of Osteopathy. He is considered one of the leading authorities on osteopathic practice and research, and he continues to disseminate worldwide on the subjects of back pain, clinical reasoning, evidence-based practice and qualitative research, and the importance in developing these areas to ensure safe and high quality osteopathic care for patients. You can learn more about Oliver and his resources below.

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Words Matter Education: https://www.wordsmatter-education.com/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dr_OliverT_PhD

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewordsmatterpodcast/

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Dr. Lora Giangregorio, a professor at the University of Waterloo, joins the team to discuss an important topic in diagnosing and managing individuals with lower bone density and touches on some public health initiatives to help with the prevention and risk reduction of osteoporosis and its sequelae. We discuss some of her research projects, the utility of exercise, specifically resistance training, and other lifestyle interventions that may be important for individuals living with or at risk of developing osteoporosis. 

Twitter: @l_giangregorio

In this episode, Dr. Tasha Stanton joins the crew for a much anticipated discussion. Tasha is a clinical pain neuroscientist out of the University of South Australia. She started her healthcare career as a physiotherapist before transitioning into academia.

Her areas of interest include chronic pain, behavioural neuroscience, sensory integration, and has researched a variety of conditions including back pain, osteoarthritis and chronic regional pain syndrome.

In this episode we discuss the multifactorial nature of pain perception, contextual factors involved in the therapeutic interventions used clinically, and we dive into the world of knowledge translation for back pain, to be used by current and future clinicians.

You can follow Dr. Stanton on twitter: @Tash_Stanton

Future projects can be found at Open Science Framework

Educational resources at NOI Group: https://www.noigroup.com/

In this episode, Alan Aragon joins the gang from sunny California. Alan is a nutrition researcher and educator with over 20 years of experience. He writes a monthly research review (the alan aragon research review, or AARR), and has been published in peer-reviewed scientific literature most notably as the lead author of the ISSN Position stand on diets and body composition, and as co-author for “nutrient timing revisited” the most viewed article in the history of the journal of the international society of sports nutrition. Alan also continues to work in private practice designing programs for recreational, olympic and professional athletes, and anyone looking to achieve their health goals. In today’s episode we discuss a variety of nutrition topics including diet and inflammation, protein intake, nutrition myths and supplementation among other things.

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In this episode, we introduce the four members of ARME. Mike Edgar, David Emond, Ben Csiernik and Elliott Perkins. Each has their own story of how we got to where we are today. We hope you enjoy learning a little more about the faces/voices behind the show!

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Dr. Demetry Assimakopoulos joins the team to discuss pain science, the management of chronic pain, and the secret to changing baby diapers, among many other topics.

Dr. Demetry graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 2012 and immediately began practicing in Midtown Toronto. In 2014, Dr. Demetry became the Clinical Coordinator for the University Health Network (UHN) Comprehensive Integrated Pain Program at The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute. In the hospital setting, Demetry works with a team of physicians, nurses, occupational therapists and physiotherapists to adequately diagnose and manage chronic pain. He earned his diplomate in chronic pain management through the Canadian Academy of Pain Management in 2015. He has since been hosted by several provincial associations across Canada to lecture to healthcare providers on the conservative and inter-disciplinary management of chronic pain.

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Perttu Riipinen joins the crew to discuss his experience with the Back 2 Roots group, patient communication, integrating play-based physical activity for rehabilitative purposes, practicing within the biopsychosocial model, and gives some handy advice to young clinicians and musculoskeletal students.

Perttu is a chiropractor based out of Finland. He is one of the bright, young minds within the musculoskeletal field.

You can keep up to date with Perttu here: https://www.instagram.com/perttu.riipinen/

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In the latest episode of ARME Radio, Dr. Jim Eubanks, MD, DC, MS joins the crew to discuss a variety of important topics in the musculoskeletal realm of healthcare including his goals for advancing healthcare, the state of MSK education, quality of care, specificity of diagnosis and the role of chiropractors and physiotherapists, among other topics.

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