Who knows about the 2nd rib?! Not many of us. A possible cause of referral pain in the shoulder pain and commonly misdiagnosed for shoulder impingement. We discuss what clues us in to look at the 2nd rib, how we assess for it and how we treat it so we can get those tricky shoulder pain patients better!

Sips provided by Dr. Justin Hanus 🍺(8.3/10) and Blade and Bow 🥃.

Clinical Chat: Begins at 4:26

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What happens after you become an "expert" in physical therapy?! We push ourselves with residencies, specialities, fellowships, mentorships and more...then what? We discuss what we do following getting to the level of confidence where our peers and clients view us as experts. Whether its marketing, the next step or business/entrepreneurship moves for the expert we discuss what you can do once you get to that level. We look back at when we felt the transition to expert happens and what got us to that point.

If you are looking to become an expert or take it to the next level listen in!

Sips provided by Bonesaw Brewing 🍺(7.3/10) and Noble Oak 🥃.

Clinical Chat: Begins at 6:10

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Ahh the infamous glutes! Yes we know they are "always on" but we cannot deny that for some individuals they are not "on enough". Whether it's general population or the high level athlete this something that plagues individuals with LBP, hip, knee, ankle and even shoulder pain. In this episode we discuss what we see in the clinic, our progressions, tricks we use when for our most difficult patients, EMG studies, manual therapy and more!

Sips provided by Lagunitas Brewing Company 🍺(7.3/10) and Noble Oak 🥃.

Clinical Chat: Begins at 6:30

Research: Boren K, Conrey C, Le Coguic J, Paprocki L, Voight M, Robinson TK. Electromyographic analysis of gluteus medius and gluteus maximus during rehabilitation exercises. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2011;6(3):206–223.

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Join us for our popular Lumbopelvic Management Course at Trifecta Therapeutics in Glassboro October 24/25th only 20 minutes from Philly!

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On this episode we feature our very special guest Dr. Randall Lazicki PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, ATC, CSCS, Ed. D. No one does education better than Dr. Lazicki as he already completed Duke University's Division 1 Sports Fellowship, recently wrapped his Ed.D and now is undergoing a Sports Manual Therapy fellowship through IAR!

An expert in the application of IASTM and Dry Needling, Dr. Lazicki sheds light on he applies these techniques and manual therapy. He discusses what drew him to these techniques, his approach in utilization and the research supporting it!

If you perform these techniques, interested in doing so, or resistant to them you need to listen to this episode!

Sips provided by SweetWater Brewing Company and Big Bry (Dr. Boyd's patient)🍺 and Noble Oak 🥃.

Clinical Chat: Begins at 10:30

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We pay homage to the nickname "The Sammie" (as created by Dr. Boyd's mentor Dr. Thomas Michael) for good ole Piriformis Releases that the vintage us performed for pretty much all our "Piriformis Syndrome" and back pain clients. If anyone is still going to town on those piriformis muscles out there and not getting the results you/patient want then listen in because it's time to grease up those 💪 and get 👊 deep into some 🍑 for this episode!

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In this episode we discuss the neurophysiological effects of spinal manipulations and how we can use it to our advantage to modulate pain! We discuss the name of "non-specific" effects of manipulations and why we believe they should be referenced as "multifactorial specific effects". We discuss case studies on how the multifactorial specific effect of manipulation made game-changing impacts on our clients!

Clinical Chat starts at 3:00

Sips Provided By: New Belgium (7.7/10) and Flying Dog Brewing 🍻 and Noble Oak 🥃 !

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In this episode we discuss the importance of evaluating and addressing the spinal junctions (C0-C1, Cervicothoracic Junction and Thoracolumbar Junction). From a clinical perspective, this is something we see is missed a lot when we get clients who rehab failed them before. We discuss what we see/hear/feel clinically which tunes us in to look into the junctions and treat it appropriately!

Clinical Chat starts at 2:58

Sips Provided By: Flying Fish Brewing 🍻7.6/10 and an Irish Coffee ☕️🥃.

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The extremely impressive Dr. Kyle Feldman PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT joins us as our first special guest on Manips & Sips! Dr. Feldman gets us going on the importance of patient education, pain science, building bonds with patients and how to build better therapeutic alliance! Education is an absolute essential in every realm of medicine, so this episode is 💎 for everyone!

Clinical Chat starts at 7:30

Sips Provided By: Axe and Arrow Brewing (7.8/10) and Flying Dog Brewing 🍻 and Noble Oak 🥃in the legendary Goblet!

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In this episode we discuss Dr. Boyd's favorite condition aka CuBOYD Syndrome! A condition commonly misdiagnosed for lateral ankle sprains and overall misunderstood in today's rehab. We discuss how we detect whether the cuboid is involved and how we treat it. Check the video for the research articles, the manual therapy techniques especially the CuBOYD whip (and Dr. Boyd's first social media manual therapy technique #classic 😂)and the tests we use!

Clinical Chat starts at 3:45

Articles referenced:

1) Two examples of ‘cuboid syndrome’ with active bone pathology: Why did manual therapy help? Mark Lewis et al 2014

2) Jennings J, Davies GJ. Treatment of cuboid syndrome secondary

to lateral ankle sprains: a case series. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther.

2005;35:409-415. http://dx.doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2005.1596

Sips Provided By: Cigar City 🍺(7.0/10) and Noble Oak 🥃in the legendary Crunk Cup!

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In this episode we discuss the traditional more pesky High Ankle Sprain or Syndesmotic Ankle Sprain. We talk about how determine whether someone suffered a high ankle sprain vs a classic lateral ankle sprain, what tests we use and what literature we reference. From there we discuss our treatment techniques from manual therapy, taping and exercises! Check the video for the research articles and the tests!

Clinical Chat starts at 3:21

Sips Provided By: Honor Brewing Company 🍺(6.8/10) and Noble Oak 🥃

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Research Reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3438867/