Ortho Eval Pal: Optimizing Orthopedic Evaluations and Management Skills

Send a text In episode 227: Calluses on the Foot: Why You Have Them and How to Treat Them I review... ✅ What a callus is. ✅ How they form. ✅ Treating the cause of callus formation. ✅ Orthotics for calluses and so much more! Need some online CEU's?? ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇ Meet our new sponsor, Medbridge !!! Be sure to check them out HERE and receive $175 off your next 1 year subscription NOW ! Use coupon...

Send a text In episode 226: Brachial Plexus Injuries: Assessment and Treatment I review: ▶ Which nerves are involved in a brachial plexus injury. ▶ Signs and symptoms of a brachial plexus injury. ▶ The most common causes of a brachial plexus injury. ▶ Management of these patients and so much more! 🎥 Median nerve glide video 🎥 Ulnar nerve glide video 🎥 Radial nerve glide video Need some online C...

Send a text In episode 225: Brush/Sweep Test- A Simple and Helpful Special Test I talk about... ▶Why we do a Brush Test. ▶How to properly perform the Brush Test. ▶Why doing it wrong can misguide your evaluation 🎥 Brush Test video of patient with effusion 🎥 Brush Test video of patient with ACL tear Need some online CEU's?? ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇ Meet our new sponsor, Medbridge !!! Be sure to check them out...

Send a text In episode 224: Spondylolisis and Spondylolisthesis-Evaluation, Causes and Treatment I review with you..... ✅ A little anatomy review of the lumbar vertebrae. ✅ The clinical presentation of spondylolisis and spondylolisthesis. ✅ Helpful diagnostic imaging. ✅ Conservative vs surgical treatment and so much more! Need some online CEU's?? ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇ Meet our new sponsor, Medbridge !!...

Send a text In episode 223: Ergonomics and Workplace Injury Prevention in the Aging Worker with Special Guest-Dr. Phil Finemore we talk about... ✅Why we are seeing an older population of workers than ever before? ✅What increases the risk of injuries in older workers? ✅Discuss the role of ergonomics in regards to injury prevention in the older population and so much more!!  Would you like to con...

Send a text In Episode 222: Cervical Spine Q & A, I answer a few questions from some listeners about Cervical spine facet syndrome and cervical nerve root compression. Don't forget to catch these related videos. 🎥 Facet Syndrome video 🎥 Marquis Maneuver video 🎥 Cervical Traction video Meet our new sponsor, Medbridge !!! Be sure to check them out HERE and receive $175 off your next 1 ye...

Send a text In episode 221: Meniscus Repair: Rehab Considerations I go over: ▶ Meniscal anatomy ▶ Intra-substance and Root repairs ▶ Why more patients are having meniscus repairs ▶  Post-op rehab considerations and so much more! Meet our new sponsor, Medbridge !!! Be sure to check them out HERE and receive $175 off your next 1 year subscription NOW ! Use coupon code " OEP " Meet the fine...

Send a text On episode 220: Identifying Labral Tears in the Hip I review... ▶ Some of the milestones we have reached in 2021. ▶ Common Mechanisms of Injury. ▶ Signs and Symptoms. ▶ Special Tests. ▶ Management of the patient with a labral tear of the hip 🎥 Video of FABER test 🎥 Video of FADIR test 🎥 Video of patient with a positive FABER test Meet our new sponsor, Medbridge !!! Be sure to check...

Send a text In episode 219: What is Sinus Tarsi Syndrome I hit... ▶ The anatomical location of the sinus tarsi. ▶ Causes of STS. ▶ Why it's easily missed during the evaluation process. ▶ How to treat it. ▶ Sign's and symptoms of STS and so much more!! 🎥 Video of patient with a positive anterior drawer test of the ankle 🎥 Video of patient with a positive talar tilt test 🎥 Poor function...

Send a text In episode 218: Ottawa Ankle and Foot Rules- To X-ray or not to X-ray I discuss: ▶ What the Ottawa Ankle and Foot rules with with during your evaluation. ▶ How "sensitive" the test is. ▶ Who should have a foot and ankle x-ray after an injury. 🎥 Youtube video of the Ottawa Ankle Rules 🎥 Youtube video of the Ottawa Foot Rules 🎥 Ankle Sprain Evaluation Video 👉👉👉 Are you a...

Send a text In episode 217: Kleiger's Test: How to Perform it and What a Positive Test Means I review: ▶ How to perform the Kleiger's Test ▶ What a positive test means ▶How to manage the patient after you find a positive test ▶ Why it's so important to do this test and so much more! 🎥 Video of Kleiger's Test 🎥 Video of High Ankle Sprain Patient 👉👉👉 Are you a PT, PTA, OT, O...

Send a text As time goes on, one of the things you will realize is that no matter how experienced you are, there is always A LOT to learn.  I am not going to give this one away. Listen until the end to hear what the diagnosis was. Enjoy...learning from my mistake! 👉👉👉 Are you a PT, PTA, OT, OTA, ATC, Nurse, Speech/Language Pathologist or student of any of these professions and looking for onlin...

Send a text In episode 215: Snapping Elbow Syndrome I go over... ▶ Signs and symptoms of SE ▶ Intra vs extra articular issues ▶ Causes of snapping elbow ▶ Treatment for SE and so much more! Meet our new sponsor, Medbridge !!! Be sure to check them out HERE and receive $175 off your next 1 year subscription NOW ! Use coupon code " OEP " Meet the fine folks at Medcore Professional who spon...

Send a text In episode 214: Talking to Your Patients About Arthritis I review: ▶ How to explain what arthritis is to your patients. ▶ Some of the structures and pain generators around the arthritic joint. ▶ How to avoid throwing your patient in the "arthritis garbage can" and much more! Meet our new sponsor, Medbridge !!! Be sure to check them out HERE and receive $175 off your next 1 ye...

Send a text In today's episode, I meet with Hunter Hoobler and we talk about: -> Different types of compression garments -> How compression works -> The best features in a good compression garment -> Custom vs. non-custom fittings -> Diagnoses treated with compression and so much more! Want to get in touch with Hunter? Here's how to connect: 207-222-2828 or hhoobler@medcor...

Send a text Heel lifts...we've all prescribed them to help treat achilles issues, plantar fasciitis, leg length discrepancies and many other issues. Today, I talk about... 1. The different diagnoses treated with heel lifts 2. What they do to you biomechanically 3. Using heel lifts vs. orthotics 4. How to properly use heel lifts and so much more! Welcome to our new podcast sponsor, Medbridge !...

Send a text In episode 211: Effectiveness of Night Splints for the Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis I will go over: ✔ What the research shows regarding plantar fasciitis night splints. ✔ The difference between anterior and posterior night splints ✔ Tips to improve the effectiveness of night splint use and so much more! Link to article Meet the fine folks at Medcore Professional who sponsor our show!...

Send a text We have with us on the show today, David Holomakoff the co-founder and CPO of Kinotek. We will be talking about... ▶ What KinoTek is? ▶ Who will potentially be using the Kinotek technology? ▶ How KinoTek is different than other movement analysis systems? ▶ Who will be in front of the camera? ▶ What the goal of using this technology is? ▶ Examples of different situations evaluated with...

Send a text In episode  209: SIRVA-Shoulder Injury Related to Vaccine Administration I review... ▶ What SIRVA is. ▶ Why people get it. ▶ How to avoid it. ▶ How to treat it and much more! Meet the fine folks at Medcore Professional who sponsor our show!! Come visit our WEBSITE!! Click HERE   to check it out Get our NEW downloadable 1.5 hour shoulder anatomy with cadaver dissection lecture Get our N...

Send a text So excited about this interview with Physical Therapist Kurt Jepson today! Get a taste of what a medical provider's "experience" has to offer. You don't need to be a PT to learn a few things from this guy.  In today's episode we talk about... ▶ Changes in the medical field over the last 30 years. ▶ The importance of mentorship. ▶ Experience vs Evidence. ▶ Kurt&...

Send a text In Episode 207: Sign of the Buttock (Special Test for the Hip) I review: ▶How to perform the test ▶Why the test is used ▶The significance of the test ▶What to do when your test is positive and much more! 🎥Very POSITIVE Sign of the Buttock Video Meet the fine folks at Medcore Professional who sponsor our show!! Come visit our WEBSITE!! Click HERE   to check it out Get our NEW downloada...

Send a text In Episode 206: FABER and FADIR Tests- How to do them and what do they mean I talk about the following: ▶How to perform the test ▶What these tests help to diagnose ▶The importance of not keeping all of your eggs in one basket ▶What to do if your patient has a positive test 💥Just for you...I have a few videos to demonstrate both. One might even be positive! 🎥 Positive FABER test video...

Send a text In Episode 205: Kissing Spine Syndrome (Baastrup's Sign) I talk about... ➡What it is ➡Who gets it ➡How it is diagnosed ➡How to treat it conservatively and so much more! Meet the fine folks at Medcore Professional who sponsor our show!! Come visit our WEBSITE!! Click HERE   to check it out Get our NEW downloadable 1.5 hour shoulder anatomy with cadaver dissection lecture Get our NE...

Send a text In Episode 204: Prone Knee Bending Test (AKA Reversed Lasegue's Test) I talk about the following: ▶Why this test is used? ▶What is it's clinical significance? ▶Review how it's performed. ▶A patient who has a "positive" Prone Knee Bending Test and much more! Positive Prone Knee Bending Test video Blood Flow Restriction Certification Course Sept 18, 2021 Meet the...

Send a text In episode 203: "Topical Pain Relievers- Do They Work", I throw out the following: ▶ Different categories of topicals. ▶ How topicals work. ▶ Discussion about effectiveness. ▶ How to maximize the effects of topicals and so much more! Blood Flow Restriction Certification Course Sept 18, 2021 Meet the fine folks at Medcore Professional who sponsor our show!! Come visit our WEBS...