PT Pro Talk

💭 "If there was trauma, and our patient is not improving with conservative care, experiencing unrelenting pain, and unable to rotate, it's advisable to refer for additional imaging, even if the initial radiographs were negative." -  Dr. Lynn McKinnis

👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Lynn N. McKinnis, DPT, PT, OCS. Lynn graduated from St. Louis University in 1981. She is a staff physical therapist at Concordia Visiting Nurses in Butler, PA, an adjunct professor in the Physical Therapy Dept at St. Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania, and a Faculty Affiliate at the University of Montana and the University of South Florida. Lynn is known for her work in the field of diagnostic imaging as it relates to the physical therapy profession. In 1997 she authored Fundamentals of Orthopedic Radiology, the first imaging textbook written by and for physical therapists. Currently, Fundamentals of Musculoskeletal Imaging is in its fifth edition, translated into several other languages, and used by the majority of DPT curriculums in the USA. She collaborated with a radiologist for a new text, Musculoskeletal Imaging Handbook: A Guide for the Primary Practitioner, written for all primary access clinicians, including physician assistants and nurse practitioners. She has lectured across the USA, in many DPT programs, and has presented numerous continuing educational courses at state and national APTA and AOTA conferences. Lynn became Pennsylvania’s first Orthopedic Clinical Specialist in 1989, and twenty years later received the APTA’s Outstanding Contribution to the Professional Literature Award for her publications on diagnostic imaging for physical therapists. Lynn is also a JOSPT Co-Editor for Musculoskeletal Imaging.

📚You will learn about:

▪️ Lynn's story and career

▪️ Clinical prediction rules vs clinical decision rules 

▪️ The Canadian Cervical spine rule (CCR) and the National Emergency X-Radiography Utilization Study (NEXUS)

▪️ Apply the CCR in a case of cervical fracture with posterior ligament injury 

▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers

▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Lynn's favorite resource of information:

📲 Lynn's contact information:

🎥Link to interview on Youtube

 👉Here is the link for the quick survey

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💭 “Behavior change is very complex, and it isn't just a knowledge gap.” -  Dr. Daniel Rhon

👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Daniel Rhon, PT, DPT, DSc, Ph.D, OCS, FAAOMPT. Dr. Dan Rhon retired from active federal service as a medical officer in the US Army. He is a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He is also the Director of the Musculoskeletal Research in Primary Care Program at Brooke Army Medical Center. He received his Masters in Physical Therapy and Doctor of Science Degrees from Baylor University. He received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Temple University and his Ph.D. from the University of Newcastle. He completed a manual therapy fellowship at Brooke Army Medical Center and a research postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Utah. He is the recipient of a Lifetime Research Award from the US Army Medical Specialist Corps, a 2-time Rose Award recipient for Excellence in Research from the APTA, and the Eugene Michaels New Investigator Award from the APTA. He has over 150 publications and has received over $20 million in competitive research grant funding. His research interests revolve around identifying and implementing optimal care pathways for musculoskeletal pain disorders.

📚You will learn about:

▪️ Daniel's story and career

▪️ Patient-related barriers to the implementation of PT treatment and how to address them

▪️ Factors involved in behavior change

▪️ How to engage and educate patients on the importance of exercise adherence

▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers

▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Daniel's favorite resource of information:

📲 Daniel's contact information:

🎥Link to interview on Youtube

 👉Here is the link for the quick survey

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📩Email: [email protected]

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Systems 4PT, Fitterfirst, and SaraHealth

💭 “The role of our advocacy work is really important because it shapes national policy.” -  Laura Keivel and Brian Allen

👉🏻 Our guests are, Laura Keivel and Brian Allen.

Laura Keivel joined APTA in 2019 and is the grassroots and political affairs specialist. Prior to joining APTA, she was the advocacy program and events manager at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. At ACS CAN, she ran the Society’s largest event, the Leadership Summit & Lobby Day legislative fly-in. Laura served as manager of grassroots advocacy for five years at the Arthritis Foundation. There, she grew the grassroots network from 68,000 to 120,000, managed and expanded the grasstops Ambassador Program, and created an advocacy program for children and teens. She received a bachelor’s degree in history and political science from the University of Dayton.

Brian W. Allen, JD, is a congressional affairs specialist at APTA. Before joining the association in January 2022, Brian spent over five years on Capitol Hill, starting as a law clerk for the House Judiciary Committee and culminating in his role as legislative director and senior counsel to a member of the House of Representatives. Among other policy issues, he focused on health care, transportation, natural resources, and education. He received his bachelor’s degree in history and Spanish from Roanoke College and his law degree from Washington and Lee University School of Law. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar.

📚You will learn about:

▪️ How APTA's advocacy works and how it shapes policies

▪️ Current legislative issues that the APTA is addressing

▪️ How APTA formulates its positions

▪️ The role a lobbyist and members play in the advocacy process of APTA

 ▪️ Strategies to ensure PT’s voices are heard by Congress, regulatory agencies, and commercial payers

🔎Laura and Brian's favorite resource of information:

📲 Laura and Brian's contact information:

🎥Link to interview on Youtube

 👉Here is the link for the quick survey:

⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzFmypv6QRZaRz7bnwA7Tq4aPwUSnKtGIdRVvDw1c6n3CmQg/viewform⁠ 

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Systems 4PT, Fitterfirst, and Sara Health

💭 “The Heavy Slow Resistance Program is most likely to bring about improvements in strength.” - Dr. Peter Malliaras

👉🏻 Our guest, Dr. Peter Malliaras, PT, PhD, is a physical therapist and researcher from Melbourne, Australia focusing on the problem of tendinopathy. He is a Professor at Monash University's Physiotherapy Department and is involved in multiple tendinopathy research projects in Australia and internationally. His research focuses on understanding pain and neuromuscular impairments, and clinical trials testing the efficacy of exercise and other interventions in tendinopathy. Peter maintains a strong clinical focus, consulting with people with difficult tendinopathy presentations.

📚You will learn about:

▪️ Peter's story and career

▪️ The potential causes and mechanisms of mid-portion and insertional Achilles tendinopathy

▪️ Characteristics and symptoms associated with Achilles tendinopathy.

▪️ Achilles tendinopathy diagnosis

▪️ Various exercise approaches that can be recommended

🔎Peter's favorite resource of information:

📲 Peter's contact information:

🎥Link to interview on Youtube

 👉Here is the link for the quick survey:

⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzFmypv6QRZaRz7bnwA7Tq4aPwUSnKtGIdRVvDw1c6n3CmQg/viewform⁠ 

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Systems 4PT and Fitterfirst

💭 “If the disc had lost more than 70% of its height, the McKenzie prone press up tended to not vacuum in the disc bulge.” - Dr. Stuart McGill.

👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Stuart McGill, PT, PhD. Stuart is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus (after 32 years at the University of Waterloo, Canada) who authored over 240 scientific journal papers, and 4 books and mentored over 40 graduate students during this scientific journey. Investigations in the laboratory, training center, and back pain experimental research clinic probed back injury and pain mechanisms, rehabilitation approaches, and performance training. As a consultant, he has provided expertise on low back injury to various government agencies, many corporations and legal firms, and hundreds of professional/international athletes and teams worldwide. He is regularly referred to special patient cases from the international medical community for opinion. Many of the athlete clients have returned set records and won international competitions in many sports. His books include Back Mechanic, written for the lay public with pain (also in 20 languages), Low Back Disorders, third edition (2016), written for clinicians, Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance, 2017, written for coaches and athletes, Gift of Injury (2018), a manual for rehabilitating the back-injured strength athlete. His work has been recognized with many awards including the Order of Canada (2020) for international leadership in back pain issues.

📚You will learn about:

▪️ Stuart's story and career

▪️ The different mechanisms of back pain

▪️ The most common causes and cases of back pain

▪️ Treatment strategies

▪️ Dr. McGill’s opinion on press ups

▪️ Lumbar flexion different back/disc mechanics in Yoga versus weightlifters

🔎Stuart's favorite resource of information:

📲 Stuart's contact information:

🎥Link to interview on Youtube

 👉Here is the link for the quick survey

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📩Email: [email protected]

PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like: 

Systems 4PT and Fitterfirst

💭 “When a patient doesn't have imaging results that could support what their complaints are, then we start to create negative stories like why is this happening, why are they here and what do they really want?” - Dr. Alicia Emerson

👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Alicia Emerson, PT, DPT, PhD, MS. Alicia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at High Point University (HPU), High Point, NC. She is the Director of Clinical Practice, which includes directing HPU’s Pro Bono Physical Therapy Clinic. Open 40 hours per week, this clinic serves an underserved/uninsured population who predominantly have chronic pain. Dr. Emerson is also faculty for HPU’s RAISE Fellowship program, an accredited post-professional training that blends advocacy, clinical reasoning, and orthopedic manual physical therapy. She is a Board Certified Specialist in Orthopaedic, completed the Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Fellowship program at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), and a Master of Science in Rehabilitation Sciences from UIC. Dr. Emerson's research interests center on the functional implications in pain processing in complex patient presentations, community engagement, and leveraging the role of physical therapy to address health inequities, particularly in chronic pain. The research presented here was completed as part of her PhD at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

📚You will learn about:

▪️ Alicia's story and career

▪️ The factors contributing to the frustrations and poor outcomes experienced by both patients and therapists when dealing with chronic pain.

▪️ The vital role of effective communication and strategies to improve it.

▪️ The importance of considering patients' diverse backgrounds, encompassing culture, finances, religion, and political beliefs.

▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers

▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Alicia's favorite resource of information:

📲 Alicia's contact information:

🎥Link to interview on Youtube

 👉Here is the link for the quick survey

🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates:

📸Instagram

📱Facebook

💻LinkedIn

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📩Email: [email protected]

PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like: 

Systems 4PT and Fitterfirst

💭 “Instead of just getting nociceptive information from that body part, you're getting other sensory information. You're changing the input to change the output.” - Luke Bongiorno

👉🏻 Our guest is Luke Bongiorno, PT, MCMT. Luke acquired the directorship of Noigroup in March 2021 from the founders David Butler and Juliet Gore. His physiotherapy journey began with a degree from The University of Melbourne, Australia, followed by a move into clinical practice in New York. In NYC, Luke co-founded New York Sports Medicine which Orthology later acquired. Still, one of New York City’s most prominent physical therapists, Luke’s extensive experience in the management of acute and chronic pain and sports injuries demands that he travel extensively to manage professional and Olympic athletes, as well as touring performing arts/dance company members. He currently serves as a consultant with the NBA League and European soccer professional teams. Luke is also affiliated with the clinical education programs of Columbia University and Touro College. Luke practices a ‘hands-on’ approach combining his advanced manual skills with neuromuscular/exercise and education. He strongly believes that education is fundamental in optimizing patient recovery and performance. He has taught advanced skills courses in Manual Therapy internationally since 2004 and has been on the NOI faculty since 2015. 

📚You will learn about:

▪️ Luke's story and career

▪️ Role of the immune system in pain

▪️ How to influence the immune response

▪️ Addressing pain and the neuroimmune system with our patients

▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers

▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Luke's favorite resource of information:

📲 Luke's contact information:

Website

Email: [email protected] 

🎥Link to interview on Youtube

 👉Here is the link for the quick survey

🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates

📸Instagram

📱Facebook

💻LinkedIn

🐦Twitter

📩Email: [email protected]

PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like: 

Systems 4PT and Fitterfirst

💭 “We only give antibiotics to a very small, very specific group of patients, and we have a success rate of 92%.” - Dr. Hanne Albert

👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Hanne Albert, PT, MPH, PhD. She has worked as a full-time researcher since 2000, initially as an Associate Professor at the Back Research Center in Ringe and Middelfart, University of Southern Denmark. Since 2013, she has been the medical director at The Modic Clinic combining clinical work with being a senior researcher. Her main interest is clinical research. The first studies focused on Pelvis girdle pain, and she is one of the authors of The European Guidelines of Pelvic girdle pain. Later her interest turned to lumbar disc herniation and Modic changes. She has done new and groundbreaking research regarding the pathogenesis of Modic changes. She was the first researcher to suggest that Modic changes could be caused by bacteria, and was the first researcher to show the high efficacy of antibiotic treatment of Modic changes, this knowledge was completely groundbreaking. Hanne Albert has published more than 60 peer-reviewed research publications. She is an editor of European Spine, and a reviewer of several International Journals amongst these, The Lancet. She travels the world extensively lecturing and is a highly respected keynote speaker at international conferences. 

Prizes: The Danish Physiotherapists Research Award for; original and innovative research with immediate clinical relevance. The Columna price from The Danish Society for Musculoskeletal Medicine. The award for best scientific presentation, European Spine Society and latest the prestigious The German Pain Price.  For more details click here.

📚You will learn about:

▪️ Hanne's story and career

▪️ What Modic Changes are

▪️ Its types/classifications

▪️ Potential causes

▪️ How to diagnose it

▪️ Common symptoms associated with Modic Changes

▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers

▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Hanne's favorite resource of information:

📲 Hanne's contact information:

Website

🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/6JhoIkn9WRA

 👉Here is the link for the quick survey

🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates

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📩Email: [email protected]

PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like: 

Systems 4PT and Fitterfirst

💭 “ Based on the sensitivity of the vertebrobasilar insufficiency test, we cannot recommend it anymore.” - Dr. Nathan Hutting

👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Nathan Hutting, an associate professor at the HAN University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. He also works as a physiotherapist in a private practice. He is a board member of the association VvAA, the business services provider for professionals in the Dutch healthcare sector, with over 130,000 members. Nathan is also involved in the Physiotherapy Research Society (UK) and Pain, Mind and Movement, a special interest group of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP). His current research topics include musculoskeletal conditions, self-management, patient-centered care, occupational health, and vascular conditions. Nathan has published about 50 peer-reviewed articles. He has made numerous international congress presentations and has chaired focused symposia at the World Physiotherapy Congresses in 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023. Nathan is an associate editor of the European Journal of Physiotherapy and BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders and a member of the International Advisory Board of Musculoskeletal Science and Practice. 

📚You will learn about:

▪️ Nathan's story and career

▪️ Adverse events after Manual Therapy 

▪️ Mechanisms leading to vascular flow limitations 

▪️ Symptoms of vascular flow limitations

▪️ How to identify vascular flow limitations on the subjective and objective exam

▪️ International Framework for Examination of the Cervical 

▪️ Safety of mobilizations and manipulations on the cervical spine

▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers

▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Nathan's favorite resource of information:

📲 Nathan's contact information:

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn

Twitter

🎥Link to interview on Youtube

 👉Here is the link for the quick survey

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💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk

🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/MariHannaParks

📩Email: [email protected]

PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like: Systems 4PT and Fitterfirst

💭 “ One of the things we do in the military is train people to be better leaders. We build leaders.” - Dr. Jason Silvernail

👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Jason Silvernail DPT, DSc. Jason earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Scranton, and his Doctor of Science degree from Baylor University. He is board-certified in Orthopedic Physical Therapy and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He is also a graduate of the prestigious Army-Baylor Army-Baylor Doctoral Fellowship in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy at Fort Sam Houston, earning him a Fellowship in the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy. Dr. Silvernail is on active duty in the US Army at the rank of Colonel where he is the Consultant to the Army Surgeon General for Physical Therapy. Jason has been stationed across the United States and in Europe over his 30+ year career, and has deployed to hostile fire areas in the middle east and Afghanistan. He is a leader, clinician, and researcher. Jason has published clinical commentaries and original research in the medical literature and  has a prominent professional presence online where he talks about evidence-based practice, clinical care, communication, and health care leadership.

📚You will learn about:

▪️ Jason's story and career

▪️ The military PT career

▪️ Day-to-day as a PT Colonel in the US Army

▪️ Developing leadership in the military

▪️ Applying leadership skills to a PT career

▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers

▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Jason's favorite resource of information:

📲 Jason's contact information:

Website

🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/wS_ogpsievM

 👉Here is the link for the quick survey:

⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzFmypv6QRZaRz7bnwA7Tq4aPwUSnKtGIdRVvDw1c6n3CmQg/viewform⁠ 

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🐦Twitter: https://twitter.com/MariHannaParks

📩Email: [email protected]

PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like: 

Systems 4PT and Fitterfirst