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💭 ”After the patient was sustained (sustained midrange flexion in supine), all of a sudden he started to respond well to flexion in supine.” - Dr. Brian Greer

👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Brian Greer, PT, DPT, Dip MDT. Brian Greer is a McKenzie Diplomat practicing in Glastonbury, Connecticut. He participated in McKenzie Parts A and B during his clinical rotation at Maccio Physical Therapy in Troy, NY, and graduated from Springfield College in 2016. He went on to become Mckenzie Certified in 2017 and became a McKenzie Diplomat in 2019 after completing his Diploma training in Austin, TX. He opened his McKenzie Certified clinic in Connecticut in April 2021. He went on to publish this case report in February of 2022.

📚What will you learn:

▪️ Brian's story and career

▪️ Presentation of his JOSPT case report

▪️ Differential diagnosis

▪️ Flexion directional preference loading strategies

▪️ Important signs on patient history

▪️ Recovery of function

🔎Brian's favorite resource of information:

1- https://mckenzieinstitute.org/clinicians/research-and-resources

2-Maccio, R. J.; Tranquillo, J.; Greer, B. Flexion Directional Preference in a Patient With Low Back Pain, Utilizing Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy: A Case Report. JOSPT. 2022

📲Brian’s contact information:

E-mail: [email protected]

🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/4AypsLmRnkw

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PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT: https://systems4pt.com/

💭 ”Let's try to mimic the Mill`s manipultion through repetitive movement, so we flexed his wrist into full flexion, stabilized it on the table, had it go into full pronation and then extended into end range extension while was fixated it.” - Dr. Joseph R. Maccio

👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Joseph R. Maccio DPT, Dip. MDT. Dr. Maccio is published in the application of MDT in the wrist, hip osteoarthritis, ankle, after failed anterior cervical fusion and discectomy, and lateral epicondylalgia. He has given a platform presentation at the McKenzie Americas Conference detailing the prevalence of directional preference at the wrist. He has also presented numerous posters at national and international MDT conferences regarding ankle, lumbar, cervical, elbow, and hip pain. He has also presented a clinical mentoring webinar for the McKenzie Institute USA on the identification of derangement and directional preference. He is the Clinical Instructor (CI) for an MDT-specific clinical rotation for doctoral physical therapy students.

📚What will you learn:

▪️ Joseph's story and career

▪️ The application of MDT in lateral epicondylalgia

▪️ Description of 3 patient with lateral epicondylalgia

▪️ Clinical reasoning, diagnosis, treatment and outcome

▪️ Elbow loading strategies

▪️ MDT management at discharge, three-month and one-year follow-up.

🔎Joseph's favorite resource of information:

1- https://mckenzieinstitute.org/clinicians/research-and-resources

The application of MDT in lateral epicondylalgia youtube video: https://youtu.be/zKre5jQ10Bo

📲Joseph’s contact information:

E-mail: [email protected]

🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/03It3WT1WZ8

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

📩Email: [email protected]

PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of a forward-looking and innovative company like Systems 4PT: https://systems4pt.com/

💭 ”Anyone that had excessive mechanical stress of extension, it was a 75% likelihood that some form of flexion was going to help them. ” - Dr. Joseph R. Maccio

👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Joseph R. Maccio DPT, Dip. MDT. Dr. Maccio has published in the application of MDT in the wrist, hip osteoarthritis, ankle, after failed anterior cervical fusion and discectomy, and lateral epicondylalgia. He has given a platform presentation at the McKenzie Americas Conference detailing the prevalence of directional preference at the wrist. He has also presented numerous posters at national and international MDT conferences regarding ankle, lumbar, cervical, elbow, and hip pain. He has also presented a clinical mentoring webinar for the McKenzie Institute USA on the identification of derangement and directional preference. He is the Clinical Instructor (CI) for an MDT-specific clinical rotation for doctoral physical therapy students.

📚What will you learn:

▪️ Joseph's story and career

▪️ Prevalence of MDT syndromes in consecutive patients with wrist pain

▪️ Directional preference in patients classified as wrist Derangement

▪️ Variables associated with finding directional preference

▪️ Case description including the clinical reasoning involved in finding directional preference

🔎Joseph's favorite resource of information:

1- https://mckenzieinstitute.org/clinicians/research-and-resources

📲Joseph’s contact information:

E-mail: [email protected]

🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/WW6MhQTdpz8

🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/

📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/

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

📩Email: [email protected]

PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of a forward-looking and innovative company like Systems 4PT: https://systems4pt.com/

💭 ”I guarantee you, there are a lot of patients out there who have a lateral shift and you are just missing it. ” - Jon Weinberg

👉🏻 Our guest is Jon Weinberg, PT, Dip. MDT. Jon earned his BSc from the Royal London School of Physiotherapy in 1994. After successfully attaining his Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in 2005, he entered the McKenzie Institute Faculty Training Program and was appointed to Teaching Faculty for both the USA and Israel in 2008. Jon has served as a Clinical Mentor for students at Ithaca College in Upstate New York. He is also an active contributor to MDT research, having co-authored studies in seven peer-review publications. Additionally, Jon has served as the Treasurer of the International Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy Research Foundation since 2014. Jon is currently in active practice in Cary, NC, serving as CEO and Head Physical Therapist for his own Team Care Physical Therapy. John is an affiliate at the University of North Carolina working with their athletes and also works as the PT for the NFL’S Brain and Body program. Jon has been a member of the American Physical Therapy Association since 1996.

📚What will you learn:

▪️ Jon's story and career

▪️ Occurrence of lateral shift

▪️ How to assess and treat a lateral shift

▪️ The anatomical model of pain the disc model

▪️ How long it takes to correct the lateral

▪️ Experience with NFL players

▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers

▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Jon's favorite resource of information:

1-Listen to the patient

3-Other clinicians

📲Jon’s contact information:

E-mail:[email protected]

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

🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/

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

📩Email: [email protected]

💭 ”This study found about 90% of people`s inverse relationship to the mechanical stress was with the opposite movement. ” - Dr. Joseph R. Maccio

👉🏻 Our guest is Joseph R. Maccio DPT, dip. MDT. He is published in the application of MDT in the wrist, hip osteoarthritis, ankle, after failed anterior cervical fusion and discectomy, and lateral epicondylalgia. He has given a plat-form presentation at the McKenzie Americas Conference detailing the prevalence of directional preference at the wrist. He has also presented numerous posters at national and international MDT conferences regarding ankle, lumbar, cervical, elbow, and hip pain. He has also presented a clinical mentoring webinar for the McKenzie Institute USA on the identification of derangement and directional preference. He is the Clinical Instructor (CI) for an MDT-specific clinical rotation for doctoral physical therapy students.

📚What will you learn:

▪️ Joseph's story and career

▪️ Occurrence of MDT syndromes in patients with isolated peripheral pain or peripheral medical diagnosis

▪️Directional preference in patients classified as peripheral and spinal Derangement

▪️ Variables associated with finding directional preference in peripheral joint Derangement,

▪️ Identifying peripheral pain with spinal origin.

▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers

▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Joseph's favorite resource of information:

1- https://mckenzieinstitute.org/clinicians/research-and-resources

📲Joseph’s contact information:

E-mail: [email protected]

🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/59TaIExqM_M

🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/

📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/

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

📩Email: [email protected]

💭 ”What if we challenge students, staff, clinicians in the PT profession around the corner and around the world to do an act of service on the same day, wherever they were. And share the moments had and connections made online and on social media, what became the #ptdos.” - Dr. Efosa Guobadia

👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Efosa L. Guobadia, PT, DPT. Efosa is the Founder of the integrated wellness company FFITT Health; Founder and CEO of Move Together, a for purpose organization dedicated to improving access to quality rehab medicine around the corner and around the world; Co-Founder of the initiative Global PT Day of Service, which has spanned over 80 countries since its inception in 2015; and Founder of the informational website PT Haven. In 2017, he contributed a chapter on sustainability and the closing afterword for the book ‘Why Global Health Matters”, edited by Dr. Chris E. Stout, and with a foreword by Nobel Laureate Jody Williams. He received his BS in Kinesiology from the University of Massachusetts in 2007 and his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Scranton in 2010. He is the recipient of the 2017 Distinguished Young Alumni Award given by the University of Massachusetts/Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences. He is a 2018 American Physical Therapy Association Social Impact Award Recipient.  He is currently based out of Guatemala City, Guatemala.

📚What will you learn:

▪️ Efosa's story and career

▪️ PT Day of Service

▪️ Projects offered

▪️ How to participate

▪️ What is Move Together

▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers

▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Efosa's favorite resource of information:

1- Engage and follow different people on LinkedIn

2- Sign up for different newsletters:

Business:https://thehustle.co/

https://www.morningbrew.com/daily

Healthcare: Fitt insider: https://insider.fitt.co/

Dr. Chris Stout - Tools for change - Newsletter

3-Podcasts: https://peterattiamd.com/podcast/

http://www.alifeinfull.org/podcast.html ?

https://asecondopinionpodcast.com/

4-Book: Dale, C. How to Win Friends and Influence People. 1998

5-Move Together youtube link: https://youtu.be/T-X_R38jlCw

📲Efosa’s contact information:

https://www.movetogether.org/

http://ptdayofservice.com/

🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/N6xKa0DZKWc

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

📩Email: [email protected]

💭 ”Know your audience and know how you can help them. Think of it from how can I serve you before you think of how can I make money.” - Chanda Jothen

👉🏻 Our guest is Chanda Jothen, PT. Chanda is a physical therapist who has taken her talents out of the clinic and online. She currently runs the website Pink Oatmeal, with a mission to make gross motor and fine motor skills fun. She lives in Minnesota with her husband and three kids. When she is not working you can find her driving kids to sports, watching kids sports, cleaning up after kids, and if she has time, sipping a good margarita by the pool.

📚What will you learn:

▪️ Chanda's story and career

▪️ How to start an online business

▪️ How to develop it and grow it

▪️ How to monetize an online business

▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers

▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Chanda's favorite resource of information:

1. Mastermind group

2. Podcasts - Story Brand

📲Chanda’s contact information:

Website:https://www.pinkoatmeal.com/

https://therapyblogging101.com/

🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/4_Rwbw3Q-XI

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📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/

📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast

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

📩Email: [email protected]

💭” It does not matter what the circumstance is, it is how I think about the circumstance that will ultimately dictate the reality, the results that I create in my life.” - TaVona Denise

👉🏻 Our guest is TaVona Denise, DPT. TaVona is A former physical therapist, master certified coach, and business mentor, TaVona is the creator of Launch Therapy™️, a process that helps coaches launch their group programs with ease so that they can bring in their favorite clients consistently without suffering from launch burnout or hating the process. She helps coaches redesign their business so they can actually have the lifestyle and impact they started the business for.  TaVona is the author of Unstoppable Success: How to Finally Create the Body, Business and Lifestyle You Want and the voice behind the podcasts, Breaking Protocol and Coaching & Conversations. When she is not handling business, you can find her singing karaoke or enjoying the white sands and beautiful blue waters of Mexico which she currently calls home.

📚What will you learn:

▪️ TaVona's story and career

▪️ Difference between PRN and independent contractor

▪️ Importance of mindset

▪️ How to change perspectives

▪️ When to hire a coach

▪️ Shifting one`s mindset from employee to entrepreneur

▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers

▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎TaVona's favorite resource of information:

1.https://thelifecoachschool.com/podcast/

2. https://www.tavonadenise.com/breaking-protocol-podcast/

📲TaVona’s contact information:

Website: https://www.tavonadenise.com/breaking-protocol-podcast/

Instagram: @tavonadenise

🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/6Es3VTMCnpI

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📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/

📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast

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

📩Email: [email protected]

💭``The things that happened to us as children, affect our mental and physical health later. I realized that I could help people as much as I wanted to with manual therapy and exercises and yet they would never get better because their pain was from a different source. ``- Dr. Janet Delong

👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Janet Delong PT, DPT, MHS, LSW, Cert MDT. Janet is a physical therapist, a licensed social worker/mental health therapist, and is a Nationally Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She works as a Training Specialist and Community Liaison for Prevention Insights at Indiana University. She also owns Delong Wellness, LLC and is an adjunct professor for IU and Ivy Tech. Janet has a passion for working with people who deal with persistent pain, who have experienced trauma, who have issues around mental health and substance use, and/or who are oppressed in some way. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers, the American Physical Therapy Association, the National Association of Social Workers, and is a budget coach at Habitat for Humanity.

📚What will you learn:

▪️ Janet's story and career

▪️ The impact of coaching in communicating with patients

▪️ What is motivational interviewing

▪️ Trauma and persistent pain

▪️ Creating a safe space for patients

▪️ Adverse childhood experiences

▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers

▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Jenet's favorite resource of information:

1- Lorimer Moseley and Adriaan Louw

2-Stephen Porges. The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation. 2011.

3-Bessel van der Kolk. The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. 2015.

📲Jenet's contact information:

Website:https://www.delongwellness.com/

🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/yXxoRSz5gOI

🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/

📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/

📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast

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

📩Email: [email protected]

💭” We tend to think of the opioid crisis being an outpatient orthopedic-only issue but is something that stands all aspects of our practices and all aspects of our society.” - Dr. Steven Kinney

👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Steve Kinney PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FiT. Dr. Kinney earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Columbia University. He completed extensive training in Neuro-Developmental Treatment, becoming certified in Recovering Function. He helped develop APTA Indiana’s Pain Special Interest Group and is the current chair. Steven has practiced in outpatient, subacute rehab, home health, inpatient rehab, and acute care hospital settings with diverse patient populations. He currently works in outpatient and acute care hospital settings. He is also a lab instructor and guest lecturer at Indiana State University. He has taught and developed continuing education courses for physical therapists and other healthcare professionals at the state and national levels.

📚What will you learn:

▪️ Steven's story and career

▪️ Definition of opioid use disorder

▪️ How to identify an opioid use disorder

▪️ The relationship between persistent pain and OUD

▪️ PT's role in the prevention and treatment of OUD

▪️ Preventive strategies for different stages/pathways of OUD

▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers

▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Steven's favorite resource of information:

1- Todd E Davenport. et al. Navigating the Intersection Between Persistent Pain and the Opioid Crisis: Population Health Perspectives for Physical Therapy - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32115638/. 2020

📲Steven's contact information:

Email: [email protected]

🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/Tdezad0zesw

🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/

📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/

📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast

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

📩Email: [email protected]