IMTR Grand Rounds

A continuation of last week's discussion of movement classification!

Is there a better way to describe and classify posture and movement? Listen as Robert and Dr. Bill discuss this vital topic.

How can we progress from basic natural patterns of movement to more complex, intentional activities, and more importantly, how can we assess these complex patterns? Listen as Robert and Dr. Bill discuss their integrative perspective on these topics.

This week is all about the properties of muscles. Their basic function, testing competency, and how they work in chains.

Listen as Robert and Dr. Bill discuss why your well-intentioned examination and treatment procedures may not be yielding the results you want.

Listen as Robert and Dr. Bill continue their conversation regarding the assessment and treatment of the extremities.

After ruling out the spine, what is the most effective assessment and treatment rationale for extremity complaints? Listen as Robert and Dr. Bill discuss their integrative approach.

Listen as Robert and Bill talk about how they measure the utility of technique systems within the context of a global, neurocentric rehab setting.

This week Robert and Bill discuss their perspective on the utility of the history within a global, integrative approach to physical examination and assessment.

Robert and Bill continue the previous week's conversation regarding updated fundamental human movement patterns.

Listen as Robert and Dr. Bill discuss updated concepts regarding the fundamental patterns of human movement.

Listen as Robert and Bill continue their discussion from last week regarding how they individualize primary rehab and functional exercises for their patients.

Robert and Bill are back with updated concepts regarding how they create specific rehabilitative strategies individualized to the particular deficits of their patients.

Robert and Bill finish up last week's conversation regarding their views on rehabilitation, distinguishing primary rehab from functional training, and what they believe their roles are in the rehab setting.

This week, Robert and Bill, try to define what they view as rehabilitation and their role within a patient's rehab process.

Listen as Robert and Dr. Bill discuss the ways in which the thoric cage and rib rings play an integral role in primary rehabilitation.

This week Robert and Dr. Bill discuss the intricacies of using muscle testing for analysis, examination, and treatment. Listen as they provide their clinical insight regarding the practical handling of the manual muscle test.

Continuing from our previous conversation, listen as Robert and Dr. Bill discuss the central role that the cervical spine plays in the optimization of the patient, and how global cervical spine sensitivity and dysfunction can be.

Robert and Dr. Bill are BACK for 2025! Listen as they discuss how they have been updating their integrative assessment approach to make it even more efficient and effective as possible.

This week Robert Lardner discusses the practical methods of managing the acute low back or neck pain patient. What does HE do when the pain is significantly acute and requires special attention and care.

Listen as Robert and Dr. Bill continue their conversation from last week on what it takes to actually become an expert in the field of conservative management of physical medicine.

This week Robert and Dr. Bill discuss how they screen our central problems from particular, regional diagnoses. Practical, clinical examples are discussed as well as suggestions on how to gain that clinical expertise.

Listen this week as Robert and Dr. Bill discuss how to rationalize an assessment framework for the regional syndromes of the periphery: shoulders, hips, elbows, knees, hands, and feet.

Robert and Dr. Bill are back to discuss what to do if and when our DNS exercise prescription seems to fail?

Listen as Robert and Dr. Bill discuss how after managing severe acute pain, we can quickly coordinate functional synergies of muscle chains with the ultimate goal of training our patients and clients in the vertical plane to return to function and sport.