PT Pro Talk

🚨Try Hanna Health free for 30 days - a customizable HEP platform where you can use your own videos, edit quickly, and track patient access. Start your trial here. 💡In this episode, researcher and exercise physiologist Brendan Mouatt explores how language, context, and perception influence the experience of pain, the response to exercise, and clinical outcomes. He discusses how patients construct...

🚨 Try Hanna Health free for 30 days - a customizable HEP platform where you can use your own videos, edit quickly, and track patient access. Start your trial here . 💡In this episode of PT Pro Talk, Professor Jill Cook clearly explains why many people misdiagnose, what types of load irritate tendons, and how to identify the true trigger that initiates pain (re-airing). Jill also presents valuable...

💡 In this episode of PT Pro Talk, Dr. Alison Grimaldi, a world-renowned physical therapist and researcher, talks with Mariana Parks about the complexities of gluteal tendinopathy and the evolution of understanding lateral hip pain. During the interview, explore the myths and evidence of gluteal tendinopathy, understand the clinical reasoning behind differential diagnosis, and the latest evidence-...

💡 In this episode of PT Pro Talk, physiotherapist Andrew Wynd dives deep into the rehabilitation process for ankle sprains - one of the most common yet often misunderstood injuries in sports and daily life. Andrew breaks down the difference between lateral ankle sprains and syndesmosis (high ankle) injuries, explaining how the mechanism of injury directly influences treatment choices and recovery...

💡 In this episode of PT Pro Talk, Dr. Michael Rowe discusses the impact of artificial intelligence on physical therapy, from clinical reasoning to how we learn, communicate, and make decisions. He explains how AI can serve as a thought partner, helping physical therapists reflect on their own practices, identify biases, and explore new perspectives on care. 💭 “I think about AI as a thinking part...

💡 In this episode, Dr. Jean-Philippe Deneuville discusses the key findings from his recently published research, which explores whether directional preference can truly be used to identify discogenic pain. He shares how his study contributes to understanding directional preference diagnostic accuracy, discogenic pain subgroups, and how these insights can improve clinical reasoning, diagnosis accu...

💡 In this episode, Dr. Michael Maxwell shares his insights on the importance of identifying the individual mechanisms (structural, physiological, and functional) behind patients' chief complaints. This is a rich conversation about clinical reasoning, integrating approaches, and how to personalize treatment to achieve more consistent results. 💭 “ I am trying to define the underlying mechanism...

💭 “I decide to use a neurodynamic approach when I can reproduce, during the neurodynamic test, totally or partially, the patient’s original symptoms.” - Dan Pilderwasser 👉🏻 Dan G. Pilderwasser, PT, DO (Osteopathy) is a physiotherapist and educator with over 45 years of clinical experience, specializing in neurodynamics and manual therapy. He is a Clinical Neurodynamics Instructor (NDS Australia...

💡 New on PT Pro Talk: Dr. Karim Khan discusses what’s new in clinical sports medicine over the past 20 years - discover the latest evidence-based updates, from shared decision-making and patient education to tendon management and pain science - information every modern clinician needs! 💭 What I'm excited about this edition is that we have way more evidence for the benefits of exercise — subtext...

💭 “ 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...