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💭 “ You can’t try to motivate this person if he doesn’t see the point. The first thing is always a therapeutic alliance. " - Guillaume Deville 👉🏻 Guillaume graduated in Physiotherapy from Bordeaux (France) in 2005 and began his career working with a professional football club. Since 2007, he has specialized in musculoskeletal conditions in private practice, now focusing exclusively on shou...

💭 “ We validated an algorithm that is able to detect centralization and directional preference in patients with spinal pain, based on the software. " - Dr. Jean-Philippe Deneuville 👉🏻 Dr. Jean-Philippe Deneuville is a French physiotherapist specializing in musculoskeletal disorders. He holds an International MDT Diploma, a Master’s in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy from the University of Dundee,...

💭 " We have pretty good evidence for groin pain prevention using the Copenhagen adduction exercise in pre-season and during the season. " - Dr. Andrea Mosler Our guest, Andrea Mosler, is a Specialist Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist and Senior Research Fellow at La Trobe University and is currently working on injury prevention in football, hip/groin pain, and women in sport research...

💭” Toes in extension is the position to train the foot in because it's functional - that's where we produce force.’ ’ - Liz Bayley Our guest Liz Bayley MSc, MCSP, HCPC, is a specialist dance physio with ‘Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance’ in London and was the head physio on Disney’s ‘The Lion King’, from 2021-2024 in London’s West End. Outside of dance, she has worked with M...

💭” The NeckCare system is a medical device that streams head movement data and is intended to evaluate the functional performance of the cervical spine. ’ ’ - Dr. Jóna Ólafsdóttir Our guest Dr. Jóna Marín Ólafsdóttir, Ph. D, is Chief Research Officer at NeckCare, a medical technology company developing innovative solutions for the clinical assessment and rehabilitation of cervical spine disorders...

💭” Sciatica is a very good example of a subgroup of people with chronic back pain for which there isn’t any - or at least not reliable - evidence to guide a clinical decision regarding pain medicine.’ ’ - Dr. Giovanni Ferreira Our guest Dr. Giovanni Ferreira BAppSc (Phty), PhD, is a Senior research fellow at The Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, Sydney Local Health District and The University...

💭” I became one of the founding partners in a private equity group, and we grew to 100 clinics in 15 states.’ ’ - Amit Gaglani Our guest Amit Gaglani PT, OCS, is a physical therapist turned healthcare entrepreneur and business coach. After scaling his own practice to 100 locations across 15 states and achieving a successful private equity exit, he now helps other healthcare practice owners grow,...

💭” This year, primary care physical therapy is hopefully getting approved as a new specialty area. We really have evolved as a profession.’ ’ - Dr Seth Peterson Our guest Dr Seth Peterson, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, is a board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT). He is the owner of The Motive Physical Therapy...

💭” We took away a little bit of that nerve inflammation, and it gave us space to move again. If it’s inflamed, it’s swollen—you can’t move.’ ’ - Hans van Helvoirt Our guest, Hans van Helvoirt, BSc, MA, Dip. MDT, is a physical therapist who earned his manual therapy certification in the Maitland Concept in 1990 and completed the McKenzie Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) in 1992 in...

💭” Up to 40–50% of ACL reconstructions have suboptimal tunnel positioning.’ ’ - Simon Raftery Our guest, Simon Raftery, BSc, BAppSc (Physio), MHS (Sports Physio), APA, is a physiotherapist with 30 years of experience, specializing in lower limb rehabilitation and Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injuries. He completed his degree at the University of Sydney in 1994 and has been the Consultant Phys...

💭” People gain better strength, range of motion, and mobility, along with decreased pain, as we improve some of these sensory deficits using the GMI approach . ’ ’ - Dr. Kory Zimney Our guest Dr. Kory Zimney, PT, DPT, PhD is an associate professor at the University of South Dakota, School of Health Sciences Physical Therapy Department and director of the PhD in Health Science program. He received...

💭” I think most MSK care will shift away from a biomedical view toward a more behavioral approach’ ’ - Prof. Jan Hartvigsen Our guest Prof. Jan Hartvigsen, PhD Epidemiology, Chiropractor, is an internationally leading researcher and research leader in musculoskeletal health. Jan has published over 300 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, his research has been cited more then 25,000 tim...

💭” If you don't load or don't have health, you don't have capacity. And if you don't have capacity, you don't have performance.’ ’ - Prof. Tim Gabbett Our guest, Professor Tim Gabbett, PhD Human Physiology, PhD Applied Sport Science, has 30 years experience working as a performance consultant for several high performance organizations around the world including the Olympic Games and Sporting team...

💭” Fifty percent of people can return to their pre-injury level of sport without an ACL’ ’ - Mick Hughes Our guest Mick Hughes, M. Sports Physio, B. Physio, B. Ex. Sci APA Titled Sports Physiotherapist is the co-founder of Learn. Physio and an APA titled Sports & Exercise Physiotherapist. After spending 6 years in Melbourne and consulting at the Melbourne Sports Medicine Centre, he relocated...

💭‘’ You can’t condemn epidural injections when there’s a 40% chance a patient will experience dramatic improvement within a week.’ ’ - Dr. Mark Laslett Our guest, Dr. Mark Laslett, PhD, NZRPS, Dip. MT, Dip. MDT, is a pioneer in musculoskeletal physiotherapy and the first physiotherapist to be registered as a clinical specialist (musculoskeletal) by the New Zealand Physiotherapy Board in 2014. Wit...

💭” The FADIR test is a useful tool to help rule out the hip joint as the source of pain.’ ’ - Dr. Joanne Kemp Our guest, Dr. Joanne Kemp, PhD, M Sports Physio, B App Sc (Physio)| FACP, is an Associate Professor and Deputy Director at La Trobe Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Center, where she leads the hip pain research program. She is also the Academic Director of La Trobe University’s clini...

💭” Neuroscience education is not about didactic learning; it’s about experiential learning.’ ’ - Luke Bongiorno Our guest, Luke Bongiorno PT, MCMT, became the director of Noigroup in March 2021, taking over from founders David Butler and Juliet Gore. He co-founded New York Sports Medicine in NYC. With extensive experience in pain management and sports injuries, he works with professional athletes...

💭” If someone wants to open a practice, I think now is as good a time as any.’ ’ - Mary Schrag Mary Schrag, PT, OCS, Cert MDT, is a seasoned physical therapist with 35 years of experience and a pioneer in private practice for over 30 years. She is the Owner and CEO of Physical Therapy Specialists Clinic, one of only 75 clinics worldwide certified by the McKenzie International Institute. Beyond he...

💭” The most common and disabling condition for temporomandibular disorders is chronic masticatory muscle pain ’ ’ – Dr. Susan Armijo-Olivo Our guest, Dr. Susan Armijo-Olivo PhD, MScPT is currently a Professor at the University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück, Germany, and teaches in the field of clinical reasoning, research methods, statistics, and systematic reviews. Dr. Armijo-Olivo is the lead o...

💭” Risk factors for CRPS include being female and postmenopausal, having a fracture of the distal radius, and having a complex fracture of the ankle.’ ’ - Dr Tracey Pons Our guest, Dr Tracey Pons PhD (Health Science, UOtago) MHealSc (distinction,  UOtago), PGDipHealSc (distinction,  UOtago), BSc Physio, MNZSP, MPNZ, MIASP was the first registered Physiotherapy Pain Specialist in New Zealand. This...

💭”  A supervised or home exercise program, in conjunction with an intra-articular corticosteroid injection, is probably the most evidence-based recommendation for someone with frozen shoulder.’ ’ - Dr. Jared Powell Our guest, Dr. Jared Powell PT, PhD, is an experienced musculoskeletal physiotherapist from Queensland, Australia. Jared has an interest in the ‘shoulder complex’ and has completed a P...

💭” Simply understanding the thought process, the cognitive process, and how somebody thinks about something is hugely valuable.’ ’ -  Dr. Allan Besselink Our guest, Dr. Allan Besselink, PT, DPT, PhD, Dip. MDT is an Associate Professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in Austin, TX. He teaches gross anatomy to first-year physiotherapy...

💭’’ There are three things we want to get in place first in terms of training: consistency, good recovery (including sleep), and sufficient fueling .’’ - Tom Goom Our guest, Tom Goom is a physiotherapist with over 20 years of experience and a very keen runner! He graduated with a BSc (Hons) degree in 2002 and since then has worked in clinics in the UK and overseas. His career started in Wincheste...

💭” We don't typically get athletes back quicker by introducing eccentric loading earlier, but we do make them stronger and possibly improve their capacity to withstand damage’ ’ - Dr. Ryan Timmins Our guest, Dr. Ryan Timmins PT, Ph. D is an Associate Professor at the Australian Catholic University (Brisbane). Originally from Brisbane, Dr. Ryan undertook his PhD in Melbourne and lived there for 10...

💭” We need to focus on patients, collect data, and save costs.’ ’ - Dr. Rodrigo Vasconcelos Our guest, Dr. Rodrigo Antunes de Vasconcelos PT, Ph. D graduated in 1995 from the Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (Unimep), where he also completed his specialization in Sports Physical Therapy in 2001. In 2002, he participated in a visiting residency program at the University of Pittsburgh focusing...