PT Pro Talk

💭“Working with Robin McKenzie was one of the greatest experiences of my life. The results that he achieved using simple movements and postures were so powerful that I began specializing in the McKenzie approach. 45 years later it still excites me” - Colin Davies

👉🏻Our guest is Colin Davies, PT Dip. MDT. He graduated in 1971, and become a clinical associate of Robin McKenzie, the founder of the Mckenzie Method of musculoskeletal assessment and treatment. Colin is a member of the teaching faculty of the McKenzie Institute since 1984, and he is an examiner for the McKenzie Institute Diploma Programme. Colin is also a Board of Trustee and Chairman of the McKenzie Institute. He has been in private practice since 1979.

📚What will you learn:

▪️Colin's story and career

▪️Experience of working with Robin McKenzie

▪️Changes in the McKenzie Method over the years

▪️Strengthening and the McKenzie Method

▪️Importance of clearing the spine

▪️Advice to students who starting MDT

▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers

▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Colin's favorite resource of information:

📲Colin`s contact information:

Mckenzie Institute: https://mckenzieinstitute.org/about-us/governance-and-management/colin-davies/ 

Website: http://www.colindavies.ca/

🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/R0WVS-8CZsA

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💭“I know I am in the right place, doing the right mobilization, in the right direction, with the right grade, while I am doing it. HOW? Symptom response, with symptom abolition.” - Jack Miller

💭“When you give the patient the locus of control, your trust factor just happens so much quicker and change only happens at the speed of trust.” - Jim Millard

Our guests are Dr. Jack Miller, PT, MS, dip. MT and Jim Millard PT, MCLSC, DIP. MT, FCAMPT.

👉🏻Jack graduated in 1980 from the University of  Toronto. He then spent six years in Australia and New Zealand where he completed an advanced specialty Diploma of Manipulative Therapy in 1984, mentored directly by both Robin McKenzie and Brian Mulligan. He currently works as an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist. He is also Co-Director of Key Clinical Skills and has developed distance learning Advanced Practice training.

👉🏻 Jim graduated in Physical Therapy from the University of Western Ontario in 1991. He also completed a Master`s degree in 2010 and a Post Professional Doctorate in MSK Management in 2013. Jim is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physiotherapy. He teaches post-graduate Physiotherapy courses in Canada and is an accredited teacher for the Mulligan Concept of Manual Therapy. Jim has over 25 years of clinical experience and he is an owner at Body Mechanics in London Ontario.

📚What will you learn:

▪️Jack and Jim's story and career

▪About Mulligan

▪️Mulligan’s benefits

▪️Advantages of using Mulligan

▪️Clinical reasoning

▪️Building a therapeutic alliance

▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers

▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Jack and Jim's favorite resource of information:

📲Jack and Jim`s contact information:

Jim’s IG: https://www.instagram.com/jim_millard/?hl=pt

Jack’s Website: https://keyclinskills.ca/

Jack’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keyclinskills

🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/wvrxmVr9T9w

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💭“That first introduction between mom and baby on the outside, and dad, is so VITAL, it is CRITICAL, nothing, eyedrops, checking weight, all of those things are not important as that FIRST HOUR.” - Kimberly Painter

👉🏻Our guest is Kimberly Painter, PT, LMT, CST-D.  Kimberly graduated in Physical Therapy from Northwestern University in 1986. In 2002, Kimberly completed a Master`s degree in Natural Health from Clayton College. She started her CranioSacral Therapy journey in 1998 and has specialized in CST since that time. Nowadays, Kimberly works with all patient population, but especially with pregnant women, newborns, and children. She also facilitates healing through, Thai massage, manual lymphatic drainage, MFR, Gua sha, EFT, essential oils, homeopathic remedies, and lactation consulting. Kimberly is a presenter approved by the Upledger Institute. She has been working in healthcare for almost 30 years.

📚What will you learn:

▪️Kimberly's story and career

▪️Complementing clinical skills

▪️Kimberly’s journey as a CranioSacral therapist

▪️CranioSacral Therapy(CST) applied to conception and pregnancy

▪️The role of CST in labor, delivery, and postpartum.

▪️Combining traditional women’s health PT and CST

▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers

▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Kimberly's favorite resource of information:

📲Kimberly`s contact information:

Website: https://www.muscleworkschiro.com/

https://www.iahp.com/pages/search/index.php#result

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

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💭“About the health care system in Canada: It doesn’t matter if you are Bill Gates or the person living under the bridge, there is ONE line up. 86% of people sitting on a spine surgery’s waiting room did NOT belong there.” - Jack Miller

👉🏻Our guest is Dr. Jack Miller, PT, MS, dip. MDT, dip. MT. Jack graduated in 1980 from the University of  Toronto. He then spent six years in Australia and New Zealand where he completed an advanced specialty Diploma of Manipulative Therapy in 1984, mentored directly by both Robin McKenzie and Brian Mulligan. When Jack returned to Canada, he completed a Masters of Clinical Science at Western University in 2008 and a Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree from the University of St. Augustine in 2011. Jack has been an executive member of the Orthopaedic Division of CPA and the President of the Canadian Academy of Manipulative Physical Therapy. He currently works as an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist. He is also Co-Director of Key Clinical Skills and has developed distance learning Advanced Practice training.

📚What will you learn:

▪️Jack's story and career

▪️What Advanced Practice Physiotherapy is

▪️The importance of Advanced Practice Physiotherapy

▪️Advanced Practice Physio around the world (UK, Australia, New Zeland, CA)

▪️The roles of Advanced Practice Physiotherapy

▪️How the training Advanced Practice Physio works

🔎Jack's favorite resource of information:

📲Jack`s contact information:

Website: https://keyclinskills.ca/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keyclinskills

🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/8oAsYvLksZc

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💭“Neutral presence is the ability to follow by trusting, that the client’s body and the tissue fully understand the history, the problem and the resources necessary to bring more harmony, more resilience and less conflict within the system.” - Joanna Haymore

👉🏻Our guest is Joanna Haymore, MS, OTR/L, CMT, CST-D. Joanna graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Masters in Occupational Therapy in 1994 and from the School of Body-Mind Centering, founded by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen in 1989. She became a licensed massage therapist in North Carolina in 2000. Joanna is on the UI staff as an instructor for Developing and Deepening Your CranioSacral Presence, DDCSP. She leads local groups and teaches Full Body Presence workshops and staffing support for the Healing from the Core curriculum. Currently, Joanna works closely with a holistic psychiatrist to provide clients with a means of addressing a variety of issues including chronic pain, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and depression with increased inner resources.

📚What will you learn:

▪️Joanna's story and career

▪️What Cranial Sacral Therapy is

▪️About neutral presence

▪️The importance of embodiment

▪️Healing from the core

▪️New approaches with glial cells

▪️Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve

▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers

▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Joanna's favorite resource of information:

📲Joanna`s contact information:

Website: https://bodymapskills.com/
Email: [email protected]

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

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💭“Fascia is so important in everything. Fascia is the most abundant tissue in the body. Every single muscle, organ, blood vessel, ligament, tendon in the body is surrounded by fascia ” - Dick Larson

👉🏻Our guest is Dick Larson. Dick`s first study was Polarity Therapy,  followed by his certification as a Rolfer, and then eventually both Advanced Rolfing and Rolfing Movement certification. In 1982, Dick studied CranioSacral Therapy with Dr. Upledger. Dick is an Upledger Institute certified Instructor and is certified at the Techniques level. He also studied Somatic Experiencing with Peter Levine, and Pre and Perinatal Birth trauma work with Ray Castellino. Dick is a licensed acupuncturist and has a Ph.D. in Acupuncture (University of Health Sciences in Hawaii). He was certified as a Homeopath by the International Foundation for Homeopathy in Seattle. He is also registered as a Movement Therapist. All of this makes over 40 years of experience.

📚What will you learn:

🔎Dick's favorite resource of information:

📲Dick`s contact information:

Website: https://larsonwellbeing.com/rolfing/

🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/FT2KpSs2mHg

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💭“Definitely we know the importance of educating our patients, but what people don’t realize is how we EXPLAIN to the patients what is happening during the session. ” - Michael Dyck

👉🏻Our guest is Michael Dyck, PT, dip MDT. Michael graduated as a Physical Therapist by McGill’s Physiotherapy program in 2009. Michael has experience in several areas such as pediatrics, geriatrics, rehab, rheumatology, and musculoskeletal. Michael is a McKenzie certified clinician since 2014 and finished his McKenzie Diploma program in 2017. He is currently a Diploma program educator (supervisor of the clinical component) and probationary faculty for the McKenzie Institute International.

📚What will you learn:

🔎Michael's favorite resource of information:

      ▪️ The Lumbar Spine: Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy

      ▪️ The Cervical and Thoracic Spine: Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy

      ▪️ Human Extremities: Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy

      2. Hearing other experienced clinicians in courses.

📲Michael`s contact information:

E-mail: [email protected]

🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/U1BMjL4LP30

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💭“You have to be empathetic, to put yourself in their shoes and experience what they are going through, not only the injury but how the injury is affecting their lives.” - John Van Der Karr

👉🏻Our guest is John Van Der Karr, PT, MS, CIMT, OCS. John is a Physical Therapist since 1987 (State University of New York). In 1998, he achieved a post-professional Master`s Degree with a concentration in Orthopedics at Daemen College (Buffalo, NY). John has earned the prestigious title of Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS) in 1998 and Certified Mulligan Practitioner in 2006. He is also a Certified Integrated Manual Therapist since 2016 and Advanced Hip Clinician (HSS).  John is the clinical director at Liberty Physical Therapy, a highly skilled therapist, passionate about helping patients, and has over 30 years experience.

📚What will you learn:

🔎John's favorite resource of information:

Books:

Papers:

📲John's contact information:

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

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💭“As a physical therapist, whatever bag of techniques, whatever bag of tricks you have with you, just before you start throwing things at the patient, just learn to listen, listen with your ears, but also listen with your hands.” - Binaifer Bugli

👉🏻Our guest is Binaifer Bugli, PT, CST-D. Binaifer has been practicing Physical Therapy since 1990 (Bombay University, India). Binaifer is the clinical director of physical therapy at the FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers at the Michigan Ear Institute in Farmington Hills, MI. In 1996, Binaifer got her certification in Craniosacral Therapy from the Upledger Institute and since 1998 she has been certified in Vestibular Rehabilitation. She currently holds a Diplomate (advanced) level certification in CranioSacral Therapy (CST) from the Upledger Institute, where she is an instructor and teaches CST for Pediatrics, CST-1, and introductory level classes in CST internationally. She is a Clinical Instructor & mentor students enrolled in PT and PTA programs. Besides Vestibular Rehabilitation and CranioSacral, she uses approaches of Manual Therapy, integrating traditional rehabilitative practices with complementary techniques.

📚What will you learn:

🔎Binaifer's favorite resource of information:

📲Binaifer`s contact information:

🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/xB2Ri86GQNo

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"How nerves move, it’s a fundamental skill of practitioners who deal with neural problems, in the physical capacity, anyway, this should be established. ” - Michael Shacklock

💭Our guest is Michael Shacklock, DipPhysio, MAppSc, FACP, Neurodynamic Solutions instructor, and founding director. Michael has been practicing Physical Therapy since 1980 (Auckland School of Physiotherapy, New Zealand). In 1989, he completed a Graduate Diploma in Advanced Manipulative Therapy, later converted to a Masters's degree in 1993 (University of South Australia). He wrote an international best-seller textbook ``Clinical Neurodynamics`` as his monograph and for that received an award of Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists. He also authored, co-authored, and mentored numerous research studies, editorials, commentaries, and clinical papers in international peer-reviewed journal articles which have garnered many international awards. Michael presents conference lectures, trains staff at sport’s clubs, universities, hospitals and private seminars around the world. International leader in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal disorders with a neural aspect. All of this makes 35 years of experience, and the term ``Neurodynamics`` proposed by him completes 25 years in 2020.

📚What will you learn:

Michael's favorite resource of information:

Books:

Scientific articles :

For more articles: https://www.neurodynamicsolutions.com/michaels-shacklocks-curriculum-vitae.html

📲 Michael’s contact information:

Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/mgO4LeSouGY

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