Drs. Philip Dale (e-mail, Twitter, LinkedIn) and Jacob Thomas (e-mail, Twitter, LinkedIn) of KORT (Kentucky Orthopedic Rehab Team) and Orthopaedics Plus Physical Therapy, respectively, are interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a publication from the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy titled, “Physical therapist clinical reasoning and classification inconsistencies in headache disorders: a United States survey.” This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners who want to know more about how well physical therapists perform when attempting to identify headache patterns. Additionally, for anyone interested in the ICHD criteria mentioned during this interview, they can be found at this link.

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Dr. Orna Fennelly (e-mail, ResearchGate, Twitter) of the National University of Ireland, Galway and formerly of University College Dublin is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson regarding a publication from Musculoskeletal Science and Practice  titled, “Advanced musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice: The patient journey and experience.” This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners who want to better understand how patients interact with advanced practice physiotherapists.

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Drs. William H. Kolb (e-mail) and Jodi Young (e-mail, Twitter, ResearchGate) of Radford University & Bellin College (DScPT Program), respectively, are interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a publication from the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy titled, “The evolution of manual therapy education: what are we waiting for?” This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners who want to learn more about manual therapy as it relates to both the Biopsychosocial model and the teaching of effective and efficient clinical practices. Additionally, for those interested in the Bialoski et al 2018 paper (Unraveling the Mechanisms of Manual Therapy: Modeling an Approach) mentioned during this interview, it can be found at this link to the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy.

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Dr. Saravana Kumar (e-mail, ResearchGate, Twitter) and Mark Jones (e-mail) of the University of South Australia are interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson regarding a publication from Musculoskeletal Science and Practice titled, “An exploration of psychosocial practice within private practice musculoskeletal physiotherapy: A cross-sectional survey.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for musculoskeletal providers interested in the Biopsychosocial model as it relates to contemporary physical therapy practice.

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Dr. Joshua Cleland (e-mail, ResearchGate, Twitter) of the Tufts University School of Medicine provides a Physical Therapy Innovators (PTI) talk at the 2019 AAOMPT Conference. This episode contains a light-hearted story from Dr. Cleland about his journey to where he is today, a leader within the profession. 

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Dr. Craig Hensley (e-mail, Research Gate, Twitter) of Northwestern University is interviewed by Becca Catlin regarding a presentation that he gave at the 2019 AAOMPT Conference titled, “The Abdominal Exam: Recognizing Non-musculoskeletal Conditions that May Warrant Referral to a Physician.” This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners who want to know more about medical screening as it relates to orthopaedic physical therapy practice. 

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Dr. Stacy Soappman (twitter) of NAIOMT and Andrews University is interviewed by Becca Catlin regarding a presentation that she gave at the 2019 AAOMPT Conference titled, “Manip Like a Girl: Work Smarter, Not Harder.” This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners who want to learn how clinicians can apply manipulative techniques to patients with larger bodies than their own. 

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Dr. Thomas Denninger (e-mail, Twitter) of ATI Physical Therapy and Evidence-in-Motion is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson regarding a presentation that he gave at the 2019 AAOMPT Conference titled, “Pragmatic Application of Practice Guidelines in the Clinic: Programming High Value Care at a National Scale.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for practitioners that want to learn how a large physiotherapy corporation approaches clinical practice improvements. 

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Dr. Alex Bengtsson ([email protected], Twitter) is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson regarding a presentation that he gave at the 2019 AAOMPT Conference titled, “Contributions to the advancement of PT practice by full time clinicians - case studies.” This episode contains information that should be interesting for those interested in learning more about what makes a case study better. 

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Dr. Kenneth Taylor (e-mail, Twitter) of Gannon University is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a presentation that he gave at the 2019 AAOMPT Conference titled, “Knackered, Gnawing, and Lackadaisical: Redefining Musculoskeletal Health by Assessing and Addressing Sleep Complaints in OMPT Practice.” This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners interested in understanding the impacts that both sleep and sleep dysfunction have on wellness and orthopaedic problems. 

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