In episode 304 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with Season 7. We're joined by 4 colleagues familiar to the podcast as they give us a bit of a state of the community-type update during this COVID19 pandemic. How things are in their location, how it's affected their professional work and what they're taking an opportunity to do to make the most of it. This week on MCF!

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In episode 303 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with Season 7. It's part two with Mr. Scott Herbowy. He continues sharing observations through his career on misconceptions, keys to effective history taking, proficiency with the physical examination and repeated movement assessment, condition management and patient education. All of that and more! This week on MCF!

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In episode 302 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with Season 7. We're joined by Scott Herbowy. He's an international instructor for the McKenzie Institute and a previous diploma program instructor. He shares a bit of his professional background, early training and exposure to this assessment approach, time spent with Robin, and early lessons learned. This week on MCF!

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In episode 301 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with Season 7. We're joined by Aideen Turner of Virtual Physical Therapists. She shares how she developed the idea of a company based on virtual or remotely delivered care and why she was so convinced it was feasible to deliver physical therapy this way. You'll also hear how she persuaded her prospects to consider doing business with her in this unusual method and even an opportunity for you. This week on MCF!

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In episode 300 of the Mechanical Care Forum--in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic--we're continuing with Season 7. We're highlighting the topic of delivering effective musculoskeletal care through Telehealth. My guest, Stephen Klassen, shares insights on legal and payment considerations, platform and technical options, clinical best practices and more! This week on MCF!

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In episode 200 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with Season 7. We conclude our conversation with Dr. Luana Colloca, an international authority on the placebo and nocebo effect. We talk this week on the nocebo effect, some of her research, additional resources and more! This week on MCF!

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In episode 298 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with Season 7. We're joined by Dr. Luana Colloca. She's a professor, a researcher and an international authority on the placebo effect. She shares a bit on her introduction and focus on this topic, some of her research, and considerations for those of us working with patients in pain. This week on MCF!

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In episode 297 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with Season 7. We're re-airing episode 151 - my interview from 2017 with Dr. Robert Cialdini, the best-selling author of Influence. He shares about his newer book, Presuasion, what it is, how it affects our influence on others, and more! This week on MCF!

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In episode 296 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with Season 7. We're re-airing episode 150 - my interview with Dr. Robert Cialdini. He's a psychologist, a social behavior researcher, a keynote speaker and a best-selling author. We talk about how to persuade those we're interacting with, the reasons why people say "yes" and how to have more influence. This week on MCF!

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In episode 295 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with Season 7. We're wrapping up my conversation with Professor of Psychology Dr. Steven Hayes on our topic of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). We talk about some misconceptions of it, the potential for principles within ACT to combat the opioid dilemma, some practical psychological flexibility exercises you can apply yourself and some helpful resources. This week on MCF!

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