I am joined in this episode by Dagan Cloutier, PA-C. Dagan is an orthopaedic PA working in New Hampshire, editor and chief of JBJS Journal of Orthopaedic for Physician Assistants. He currently specializes in orthopaedic urgent. care. In this episode we discuss acute ankle injuries, evaluation, treatment, patient education and return to activity.

Part 2 of our conversation with Tessa Kothe PT, DPT, CF-L1 from Summit Physio & Performance. This episode we focus on chronic lower back pain, with commonly seen reasons for this pain.

Link to video of exercise provided by Tessa is below:

https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WY1346YxV6kSuH45JGNS3pAMTOlHhy7o&export=download

On this episode I speak with Tessa Kothe PT, DPT, CF-L1 from Summit Physio & Performance. In this two-part series we first discuss how to evaluate and treat acute lower back pain. Tessa also provides a video demonstration and discussion on exercises we can do when we have lower back pain.

Link to video of exercise provided by Tessa is below:

https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WY1346YxV6kSuH45JGNS3pAMTOlHhy7o&export=download

In this episode we discuss the importance of a functional exam in some patients to help aid in diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal complaints.

We review 2 cases where this functional exam helped to determine the cause of pain and what to focus on to correct this.

In this episode I sit down with Darin Yantis, DPT to discuss common pickleball injuries that we both see. We discuss how to prevent injuries, appropriate warm up, strengthening and injury prevention exercises to perform. Darin will also give examples on how to perform these exercise.

In this episode we discuss a common cause of back pain in older adults. Vertebral compression fractures are one of the most common fragility fractures seen in older adults. We will discuss a case presentation including symptoms to watch out for, evaluation, treatment and imaging.

In this episode we discuss when a patient should seek an orthopedic evaluation. How timing and onset of symptoms is important in determining cause of symptoms. How functional evaluation of patients are important and when to perform them. Also how educating the patient is important. Soft tissue injuries can occur without pain, and pain can happen without soft tissue injury!

In this episode we discuss a 2 y/o patient that presents with complaints of elbow pain, symptoms are consistent with a nursemaid's elbow injury. We discuss evaluation, imaging and treatment options.

In this episode we will discuss a common cause of anterior knee pain in our school age population. We will review the cause, common symptoms, differential diagnoses and treatment recommendations regarding this.

In this episode we discuss a case of olecranon bursitis, and treatment of both aseptic and septic pre-patellar and olecranon bursitis.