With NCPTA this past weekend, we are bringing back this important episode on Student Advocacy! 

During this episode, Derek Clewley speaks with DPT students Luis Freile and Rebecca Siegler to find out what their experience was like at the APTA and NCPTA Advocacy Days.

 During this episode, you will learn:

• Specific causes that the students advocated for at the state and federal level
• The preparation given by the APTA and NCPTA to its members before these events
• The importance of advocacy and how it moves our profession forward

For more information on Duke DPT, follow us on Twitter @Duke_DPT and visit our website: dpt.duhs.duke.edu

Are you interested in becoming a future DPT academician? In this podcast, Dr. Derek Clewley interviews Tim Sell, Director of the Michael W. Krzyzewski Human Performance Laboratory. They discuss how Dr. Sell got involved in the K-Lab, what type of research is conducted there, and the best way for students and clinicians to get involved in research.

During this episode you will learn:

• About Dr. Sell’s path from a physical therapy student to the director of the K-Lab
• What kind individuals and athletes are analyzed at the K-Lab
• How the K-Lab keeps its mission statement in mind while conducting all it’s research projects
• A glimpse into Dr. Sell’s family life (including his pets)
  

To learn more about the K-Lab, visit: https://ortho.duke.edu/research/core-research-facilities/michael-w-krzyzewski-human-performance-laboratory-k-lab. 

For more information on Duke DPT, follow us on Twitter @DukeDPT and visit our website: dpt.duhs.duke.edu

A new academic year is upon us, and we are happy to welcome two Duke scholar-athlete alumni, Christine Streisel and Anthony Nash. Both are current students in Duke’s physical therapy program and recipients of the Wallace Wade scholarship. Christine was a 4 year varsity javelin thrower for the track and field team, while Anthony was a 4 year varsity football player and also a sprinter on the track and field team for one season. The Wallace Wade scholarship is awarded to Duke seniors or graduates that have earned varsity letters in either football, basketball, baseball, or track and field, and who have been accepted into a Duke graduate or professional program.

In this episode you will learn: a bit about both of their backgrounds, their experiences at both Duke’s undergraduate and DPT program, what made them pursue PT, their transition to PT school, how being an athlete has helped them in PT school, positive experiences with Sport Medicine staff, and the areas of PT that they wish to pursue.

For more information on Duke DPT, visit our website at: dpt.duhs.duke.edu or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @dukedpt. 

This week we welcome two physical therapy residents at Duke, Dr. Lauren Bauer and Dr. Zach Tally. Lauren is the current women's health physical therapy resident and is a certified lymphedema specialist with interests in breast and gynecological rehabilitation and transgender health. Zach is the current and inaugural oncology physical therapy resident and is also a certified lymphedema specialist. 

In this episode you will learn: How their PT school experience influenced their residency decision, the application process, what they’re working on in their residency, how the residency has impacted them, their future goals, and some words of wisdom for those interested in residencies.

And Special Congratulations to Dr. Zach Tally who got married this past weekend!

For a complete list of current residencies, visit: http://www.abptrfe.org/apta/abptrfe/Directory.aspx?navID=10737432672 

For more information on Duke DPT, go to our website at https://dpt.duhs.duke.edu . There is also a page dedicated to current residencies at Duke. And don't forget to follow us on Twitter and Instagram @dukedpt

Today we will be discussing the paper, “Prediction of Persistent Musculoskeletal Pain at 12 Months: A Secondary Analysis of the Optimal Screening for Prediction of Referral and Outcome (OSPRO) Validation Cohort Study.” We are joined by two of the co-authors-Dr. Steve George and Dr. Trevor Lentz. This study analyzed a cohort to identify patient characteristics that are predictive of persistent pain 12 months following physical therapy care and how the anatomical region influenced persistent pain. This paper has major implications because persistent pain has not been commonly evaluated in previous screening studies.

In this podcast you will learn: background on the OSPRO tools including the review of systems and yellow flag screening tools, how they set up their persistent pain model,  the cohort recruitment and screening process, the outcomes of the paper including which forms offered predictive value for persistent pain, the importance of treatment monitoring, and the impact on health care utilization.

To read the full text, go to: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29669081

To use the OSPRO Yellow Flag Assessment Tool Scoring Portal, go to: https://www.orthopt.org/yf/

For more information on Duke DPT, go to our website at: https://dpt.duhs.duke.edu or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @dukedpt

We are joined by one of our very own Duke DPT alumni, Nick Potter, who is the Director of High Performance and Sports Science for the Duke University men’s basketball team. Nick created a system of data collection analysis and reporting to monitor athlete development in order to maximize performance. He coordinates with the athletic, medical, and coaching staffs to oversee the team’s biomechanics enhancement program and establish rehabilitation return to play protocols.

In this episode you will learn: how Nick used manual therapy to set himself apart in the sports medicine world, his unique individual pathway towards his current career, working inter-professionally on the team, his “typical” day, how he stays updated on evidence based practice, how basketball specific rehab can relate to normal orthopedic rehab, and his advice to aspiring students.

To learn more about Duke DPT, check out our website: dpt.duhs.duke.edu or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @dukedpt

Dr. Steve George is back with us again to discuss a recent paper in the Journal of Pain titled, Patient Willingness to Pay for Reductions in Chronic Low Back Pain and Chronic Neck Pain. The results of this study have possible implications for ongoing care coverage policies. During this episode you will learn: the major markers used for the paper's data on willingness to pay pain reduction, how this concept relates to PT and other areas of health care, unique methodological aspects, and how this can impact treatment and health care coverage. 

We are looking forward to having Dr. Steve George on with us once a month to discuss an exciting new topic in research! To read the full text of the article discussed, go to: https://www.jpain.org/article/S1526-5900(19)30001-X/fulltext . For more information on Duke DPT, follow us on Twitter @DukeDPT and visit our website: dpt.duhs.duke.edu. 

Are our outcomes measures properly capturing pain with movement? We are joined by Dr. Steve George and Dr. Corey Simon, who discuss their recent research paper, Movement-evoked pain: transforming the way we understand and measure pain, as well as the growing body of research on understanding the integration of pain with movement. During this episode you will learn: the difference between our previous and current understanding of pain, how prescriptions for movement can be standardized and more functional, and possible future directions for technology and research in this field.  

Two worlds become one as Dr. Derek Clewley interviews Dr. Jeffrey Hoder and Dr. Jody Feld, who discuss their roles as leaders of the Durham Neuro Camp and coordinators for the Friends of the Redeemer United (FOR U) stroke camp experience in Jamaica. Both neuro stroke camps are service learning experiences that second year students have the opportunity to participate in. At the Durham Neuro camp this year, there were 9 participants attending with neurological diagnoses, and they received therapy services from second year students under the supervision of faculty and clinicians from the area. Duke DPT typically sends 10-13 students to the stroke camp in Jamaica, which is hosted by FOR U and provides services for local Jamaican citizens.

During this episode you will learn: how Dr. Hoder and Dr. Feld became involved in the camps, about the two different communities and populations served, the types of experiences students have, and most importantly- the impact these camps have on the patients who attend.

To learn more about FOR U, visit their website at: http://www.friendsoftheredeemer.org/ . For more information on Duke DPT, follow us on Twitter @DukeDPT and visit our website: dpt.duhs.duke.edu.