Ortho Eval Pal: Optimizing Orthopedic Evaluations and Management Skills

Send a text Description Today I show you 5 Simple Home Exercises for Tennis Elbow. I also add a few modifications incase the exercises are too difficult for you or the patient.  Wrist extension (and modifications)  Supination with modifications  Side lying external rotation  Reverse fly's  Thoracic rotation   Simple Home Exercises for Tennis Elbow Video I'd like to introduce you to our n...

Send a text Here in Episode 252, The Shoulder Apprehension Test, Relocation Test and Shoulder Release Test I review... ✅ "Why" we perform these tests. ✅ "How" to perform the tests. ✅ The anatomical tissues affected. ✅ When a "Positive" test isn't so positive and so much more! 🎥 Apprehension and Relocation Test on a patient following an anterior dislocation (...

Send a text We made it!!! EPISODE 250! Enter our drawing for a free 1 hour online coaching session with Paul and enter "Episode 250" and leave me a question for the show.  EMAIL PAUL In today's episode I will... --> Go over some quick stats. --> Introduce our new sponsor. --> Discuss common causes of anterior knee pain with passive knee ext. --> Discuss how to identify t...

Send a text In today's episode▶▶▶Decreased Lumbar Spine Stabilization with Low Back Pain◀◀◀ I review the following... ✅ What the Transverse (transversus) Abdominis is. ✅ How it responds to low back pain. ✅ A Hodges and Richardson study. ✅ "How" and "why" we need to explain this to patients and so much more! 🎥Best way to contract the deep abdominal muscles VIDEO 👉👉👉...

Send a text In Episode 248 Herniated Disc or Hamstring Strain (Case Review) I bring to you a challenging patient scenario and talk about... ▶ The subjective review of the patient. ▶ The objective findings. ▶ Diagnostic imaging results. ▶ Management of patient in this situation. ▶ A  few "pearls" to help diagnose future patients in this situation and more! 👉Want to join the OEP community...

Send a text In episode 247, Knee Numbness After Total Knee Arthroplasty  I talk about... ✅ Anatomy involved contributing to knee numbness. ✅ Why it's important to know this. ✅ Patient expectations. ✅ Precautions when this happens after surgery and so much more!! 🎥Knee numbness video Ask me your ortho evaluation questions and I will answer them on the show: paul@orthoevalpal.com Need some...

Send a text In episode 246, I bring back for you our most popular episode called "Rotator Cuff Injuries-Interview with Shoulder Specialist-Dr. Jessica Aronowitz".  Here we talk about... ✅ Who's at highest risk. ✅ Surgical vs conservative management of cuff tears. ✅ The "Job" of the rotator cuff. ✅ Surgical timing. ✅ Rotator cuff tear sizes and so much more! Want to jo...

Send a text In episode 245 of the Ortho Eval Pal podcast I talk about Treating Rotator Cuff Repair Patients with Biceps Tenotomy vs Tenodesis.  Here I review... ✅ Anatomy of the long head of the biceps. ✅ Why one procedure is performed over the other. ✅ What patients should expect after a tenotomy or tenodesis. ✅ Post-op treatment considerations. Biceps injury podcast interview with Dr. Jessic...

Send a text In episode 244, 10 Orthopedic Injury Look-a-Likes You Need to Know I talk about: ✅ How deceiving the human body can be. ✅ 10 examples of orthopedic "Look-a-Likes". ✅ Why some diagnoses look like others. ✅ How to differentiate one from the other. 🎥 Glute med tear vs Greater trochanteric bursitis video 🎥 L5 exam video 🎥 C7 NRC patient video 🎥 Tennis elbow self test vide...

Send a text In episode 243 "Selective Tissue Tension Testing" I bring to you... ✅ What STTT is. ✅ How to identify the difference between contractile and non-contractile tissues. ✅ How to utilize STTT in your evaluations. ✅ Examples of diagnoses where you use STTT and so much more! 👉👉👉E-BOOK- Lateral Hip Pain: Differential Diagnosis Made Easy! Need some online CEU's?? ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇...

Send a text In episode 242, "3 Most Common Blood Flow Restriction Questions Answered" I have Dr. Susie Lachowski with me to help answer these questions. We talk about... --> BFRT safety --> How soon to start BFRT after surgery --> Cardiovascular effects and more! NEXT BFR Certification Course is In Bangor, Maine on June 25, 2022 Ask me your ortho evaluation questions and I will...

Send a text In this next episode, Mystery Evaluation - Lateral Knee Pain I give you a case presentation of a patient who sustained an injury during a fall and developed fairly severe lateral knee pain.  Today I will talk about: --> His mechanism of injury --> The evaluation process --> How we managed his injury and much more! Do you want to see a video of this evaluation?? Well, here it i...

Send a text In episode 240: Tendon Loading for Achilles Tendinopathy I review... ▶ Differences between Achilles tendonitis and Achilles tendinopathy. ▶ When to start a "loading" program. ▶ How to progress tension over time when treating Achilles tendinopathy. Ask me your ortho evaluation questions and I will answer them on the show: paul@orthoevalpal.com Need some online CEU's?? ⬇⬇⬇...

Send a text In episode 239 Rehab Tips for Post op Lumbar Fusion Patients I review: --> What lumbar fusion surgery is. --> Why patients have lumbar fusion. --> Post-op fusion considerations --> Do's and don'ts after lumbar fusion surgery and so much more! 🎥 Lumbar surgery aftercare video Need some online CEU's?? ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇ Meet our sponsor, Medbridge !!! Be sure to check th...

Send a text In episode 238, the O'Brien's Test-A Special Test for the Shoulder I go over... ✅ What this test is used to evaluate. ✅ How to perform the test. ✅ What a "positive" test is for 2 different diagnoses. ✅ What to do if a test is positive. 🎥 Clunk test video 🎥 Apprehension test video 🎥 Relocation test video 🎥 Yergason's test video Need some online CEU'...

Send a text In today's episode, I bring to you an unusual case presentation.  A gentleman with neck, shoulder and scapular pain comes to see me and I go over the following: ▶His history ▶Objective and physical findings ▶Special tests ▶Proposed diagnosis 💪Blood Flow Restriction Training Courses Coming in June, 2022💪 Need some online CEU's?? ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇ Meet our new sponsor, Medbridge !!! Be...

Send a text In episode 236:  Prehabbing Patients with Rotator Cuff Tears I review: --> Anatomical considerations --> The educational part of prehab for shoulder patients --> Individualization of patient programs Paul's Post-op shoulder playlist (videos) Need some online CEU's?? ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇ Meet our new sponsor, Medbridge !!! Be sure to check them out HERE and receive $175 off your n...

Send a text In Episode 235: Meniscus Tear Evaluation: 5 Most Common Signs and Symptoms 👉Paul demonstrates how he likes to evaluate the patient with a possible medial meniscus tear and talks about the 5 most common signs and symptoms. ▶Knee effusion (swelling inside the joint) ▶Joint line tenderness ▶Positive McMurray's/meniscal grind test ▶Joint synovitis (warm knee) ▶Pain at the end range o...

Send a text In episode 234: 5 Signs and Symptoms of AC Joint Arthritis I cover... --> The anatomy of the AC joint --> Signs and symptoms of AC joint arthritis --> Special tests --> How the AC joint can affect the rotator cuff --> Treatment options and so much more! Horizontal Adduction test video O'Brien's Active Compression Test Need some online CEU's?? ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇ Meet...

Send a text In episode 233: The Popliteus Muscle- A Source of Postero-Lateral Knee Pain I review... 👉Anatomy of the popliteus muscle. 👉Sources of postero-lateral corner pain. 👉Signs and symptoms of a popliteus injury. 👉Treatment options and so much more! 🎥Popliteus tendon evaluation VIDEO Need some online CEU's?? ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇ Meet our new sponsor, Medbridge !!! Be sure to check them out HERE...

Send a text In episode 232: The Bakody's Sign: A Special Test for the Cervical Spine I go over... ➡How to perform the Bakody's Sign. ➡The significance of the test. ➡Why the results of this test may change your treatment plan and so much more! 🎥Bakody's sign video 🎥Ulnar nerve glides 🎥Radial nerve glides 🎥Median nerve glides Need some online CEU's?? ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇ Meet our new spon...

Send a text In episode 231: Suboccipital Release Technique for Treating Headaches, Neck and Upper Back Pain I bring to you the following: --> What diagnoses we should use SRT to treat. --> Why people develop suboccipital pain. --> How to perform SRT and so much more! 🎥Suboccipital Release Video Need some online CEU's?? ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇ Meet our new sponsor, Medbridge !!! Be sure to check the...

Send a text In Episode 230: Patellar Instability: Tips for Conservative Treatment I review: --> Causes of Patellar Instability. --> Static vs dynamic stability of the patello-femoral joint. --> Acute vs chronic PF instability. --> Conservative management techniques. --> Special tests for evaluating patella instability and so much more! Patella Apprehension sign video Need some onlin...

Send a text In episode 229: Talking Posterior Tibial Tendon Injuries with Special Guest: Kurt Jepson PT, SCS we discuss: --> Anatomy and kinesiology surrounding the posterior tibial tendon --> Evaluating the PTT. --> Who's at risk. --> Footwear, orthotics, treatment and so much more! Need some online CEU's?? ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇ Meet our new sponsor, Medbridge !!! Be sure to check them ou...

Send a text In episode 228: Russian Stimulation: Tips for Proper Use I talk to you about: ▶ Indications for Russian Stimulation. ▶ Electrode placement. ▶ How it works. ▶ Contra-indications. ▶ Diagnoses treated with Russian Stimulation and so much more! 🎥 Russian stimulation video Need some online CEU's?? ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇ Meet our new sponsor, Medbridge !!! Be sure to check them out HERE and receive $...