PT Pro Talk

“Mechanical pain and mechanical concepts don't exist in the practice of medicine.” Dr. Vikas Agarwal Our guest is Dr. Vikas Agarwal MD, Cert. MDT, FACP. Dr. Vikas is an Internal Medicine physician, also certified in the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT). He is the first Internal Medicine physician to integrate mechanical concepts of the McKenzie Method into his primary...

“The heart of running injuries is tissue loading.” Michael O’Hearn Our guest is Michael O’Hearn, PT, MHS, OCS, FAAOMPT. Michael received his Masters of Health Science from the University of Indianapolis ('99), his Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy from the University of Sydney in Australia (’82) and his Bachelor of Science from the University of New South Wales in Australia (’81). Michael is c...

“You should treat the movement to get rid of the symptoms rather than treating the symptoms to be able to move.” Dr. Shirley Sahrmann Our guest Dr. Shirley Sahrmann, PT, PhD, FAPTA. Dr. Sahrmann is a Professor Emerita of Physical Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri with over 60 years of experience.  She received her bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy, master...

“Running a business has become distinctly harder since the pandemic.” Dr. Karena Wu Our guest Dr. Karena Wu is Owner and Clinical Director of ActiveCare Physical Therapy® in NYC and Mumbai. s been practicing physical therapy for over 24 years in New York City. Dr. Wu graduated with a Masters Degree in Physical Therapy from the Program In Physical Therapy at Columbia University and received her Cli...

“The psychosocial issues need to be dealt with if you think your mechanical approach is going to have a response.’’ - Annie O’Connor Our guest is Annie O'Connor PT, OCS, Cert. MDT. Annie is the founder and CEO of World of Hurt LLC, a company dedicated to the teaching, research, consulting, and clinical practice of the Pain Mechanism Classification System. Annie is a physical therapist with ove...

"If you get stuck in one model, there's a large proportion of patients you're just not going to be able to treat. " Dr. Darren Earnshaw Our guest is Dr. Darren Earnshaw, PT, MMT, Cert. MDT, COMT, FAAOMPT. Darren earned his Bachelor's degree in Physiotherapy from Curtin University in 1992, followed by a Master's degree in Manipulative Physiotherapy from Curtin University i...

"You cannot have full osteokinematic or physiological movement unless you have full arthrokinematic or accessory movement." Dr. Chris Showalter  Our guest is Dr. Chris Showalter the Co-Owner and Clinical Director of MAPS, Program Director of the MAPS Orthopedic Manual Therapy Fellowship Program, Senior MAPS Course Instructor, and Senior Faculty Advisor. Board Certified Orthopedic Clinica...

Ep. 135 - Pelvic Health for Orthopedic Therapists with Dr. Jennifer Stone   ‘’A study showed that 98% of individuals (females) with chronic low back pain had at least one symptom of pelvic floor dysfunction.’’ Dr. Jennifer Stone   👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Jennifer Stone, PT, DPT, OCS, PHC. Dr. Stone graduated from Texas State University in 2009, and completed her transitional DPT through MGHIHP in 20...

💭 “Should we be using the single-leg decline squat as the first exercise for patellar tendinopathy rehab? My answer is a very strong no”. - Dr. Rodrigo Scattone Silva 👉🏻Our guest is Dr. Rodrigo Scattone Silva, PT, Ph. D. Rodrigo specializes in Sports Physical Therapy and is an Assistant Professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN, Brazil), where he lectures undergraduate an...

💭 "Back pain is one of the prime reasons why the doctors love us being in the Emergency Department" -  Mark Cheel 👉🏻Our guest is Mark Cheel, Dip MDT, APAM. Mark graduated from Latrobe University, Melbourne in 1997 with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Physiotherapy). He currently serves as a Senior Clinician Physiotherapist (Musculoskeletal) at Barwon Health, Geelong, Australia, underta...

💭 " Most of our practices right now are generating between $40 and $80 per enrolled patient per episode . " -  Steven Coen 👉🏻Our guest is Steven Coen. Steven, driven by personal injury and opioid dependence experiences, is the CEO/Cofounder of SaRA Health which he started because while he loved the amazing care he received in the clinic he was frustrated by the lack of continuity betw...

💭 " Studies are being published, and in the long term follow-ups, folks are doing just as well with virtual PT as in-person " -   Dr. Steven Goostree   👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Goostree, PT, DPT, OCS, Cert. MDT, FAAOMPT. Dr. Goostre is a Physical Therapist with 10+ years of experience treating MSK pain. He is a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and Fellow of the American Acade...

💭 "Our job is to give people a positive experience with movement and to challenge them at the edge of their capability by finding the hardest thing they're safe doing." -   Dr. Craig Liebenson 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Craig Liebenson. He is a pioneering figure in healthcare, being the first in California to receive recognition from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) fo...

💭 " The research question is what dictates your study design. If your research question is about interventions, then a randomized controlled trial is the obvious choice. " -   Dr. Stephen May 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Stephen May MA, FCSP, Dip MDT, MSc, PhD. Stephen May trained as a physiotherapist in Leeds, UK, and graduated in 1990; he then worked in the NHS, UK, in musculoskeletal care....

💭 " One of my favorite things about practicing in the emergency department is the concept of practicing at the top of your scope using all the skills and experiences you have to contribute to your patients ." -   Dr. Rebekah Griffith 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Rebekah Griffith PT, DPT, NCS. She is a physical therapist specializing in care in the Emergency Department and ICU settings. Dr. Gri...

💭 " Too often physios see their role in making the decision around return to play rather than bringing their expertise and perspective to help everyone make a better decision." -   Dr. Phil Glasgow 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Phil Glasgow, PT, PhD. Phil has worked with some of the world's best athletes, coaches, sports, and performers. He has extensive experience in high-performance sport...

💭 " If there was trauma, and our patient is not improving with conservative care, experiencing unrelenting pain, and unable to rotate, it's advisable to refer for additional imaging, even if the initial radiographs were negative." -   Dr. Lynn McKinnis 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Lynn N. McKinnis, DPT, PT, OCS. Lynn graduated from St. Louis University in 1981. She is a staff physical ther...

💭 “Behavior change is very complex, and it isn't just a knowledge gap.” -  Dr. Daniel Rhon 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Daniel Rhon, PT, DPT, DSc, Ph. D, OCS, FAAOMPT. Dr. Dan Rhon retired from active federal service as a medical officer in the US Army. He is a Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He is also the Director of the...

💭 “The role of our advocacy work is really important because it shapes national policy.” -  Laura Keivel and Brian Allen 👉🏻 Our guests are, Laura Keivel and Brian Allen. Laura Keivel joined APTA in 2019 and is the grassroots and political affairs specialist. Prior to joining APTA, she was the advocacy program and events manager at the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network. At ACS CAN, s...

💭 “The Heavy Slow Resistance Program is most likely to bring about improvements in strength.” - Dr. Peter Malliaras 👉🏻 Our guest, Dr. Peter Malliaras, PT, PhD, is a physical therapist and researcher from Melbourne, Australia focusing on the problem of tendinopathy. He is a Professor at Monash University's Physiotherapy Department and is involved in multiple tendinopathy research projects in...

💭 “If the disc had lost more than 70% of its height, the McKenzie prone press up tended to not vacuum in the disc bulge.” - Dr. Stuart McGill. 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Stuart McGill, PT, PhD. Stuart is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus (after 32 years at the University of Waterloo, Canada) who authored over 240 scientific journal papers, and 4 books and mentored over 40 graduate students during thi...

💭 “When a patient doesn't have imaging results that could support what their complaints are, then we start to create negative stories like why is this happening, why are they here and what do they really want?” - Dr. Alicia Emerson 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Alicia Emerson, PT, DPT, PhD, MS. Alicia is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy at High Point University (HPU), High...

💭 “Instead of just getting nociceptive information from that body part, you're getting other sensory information. You're changing the input to change the output.” - Luke Bongiorno 👉🏻 Our guest is Luke Bongiorno, PT, MCMT. Luke acquired the directorship of Noigroup in March 2021 from the founders David Butler and Juliet Gore. His physiotherapy journey began with a degree from The Univers...

💭 “ We only give antibiotics to a very small, very specific group of patients, and we have a success rate of 92%. ” - Dr. Hanne Albert 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Hanne Albert, PT, MPH, PhD. She has worked as a full-time researcher since 2000, initially as an Associate Professor at the Back Research Center in Ringe and Middelfart, University of Southern Denmark. Since 2013, she has been the medical dir...

💭 “ Based on the sensitivity of the vertebrobasilar insufficiency test, we cannot recommend it anymore.” - Dr. Nathan Hutting 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Nathan Hutting, an associate professor at the HAN University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. He also works as a physiotherapist in a private practice. He is a board member of the association VvAA, the business services provider for professiona...