This episode is for experienced outpatient PTs and rehab clinicians who already get “pretty good” results but still feel like they’re missing something on stubborn spine, elbow, shoulder, and plantar pain cases. Chris, an out-of-network clinic owner with 10+ years in ortho and a heavy con-ed background, realized he was over-calling SI joints, over-using nerve glides, and missing hidden cervical/lumbar drivers in “local” pain. PRA gave him a spine-first, algorithmic testing system (reflexes, myotomes, traction, pattern recognition) that let him crack complex cases, educate patients clearly, and become the go-to problem-solver in his market.

If you’re still chasing local tissues on chronic elbows, shoulders, hips, and plantar pain, this episode will sting a bit.

Chris had over a decade in outpatient, a packed con-ed resume, and a successful private clinic… and still felt like some cases just didn’t add up.

In this episode, you’ll see:

• How an experienced PT realized he was over-calling SI joints and missing spinal drivers

  
  

• The myotome, reflex, and traction system he now uses to confirm hidden cervical/lumbar involvement

  
  

• A glute tear + knee pain case that turned out to be severe L4–L5 stenosis once he tested correctly

  
  

• Why he almost stopped using traction completely until a better “credit card” analogy changed how he prescribes it

  
  

• How PRA helped him connect years of random con-ed into one big-picture framework instead of scattered techniques

  
  

• Why he ditched most nerve glides and saw patients actually improve faster

  
  

• His honest take on time/money tradeoffs as a busy clinic owner and why this is in his top three courses of all time