PT Pro Talk

💭“It’s difficult to treat contractile dysfunction because people are not identifying it correctly. “ - Duc Nguyen 👉🏻 Our guest is Duc Nguyen, PT, Dip. MDT. Duc earned his physiotherapy degree at McGill University in 2009. Ever since he has developed an expertise in the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal problems, a field he is still very passionate about. Since his graduation, Duc has...

💭” Nerve mobilization aims to precisely locate problem spots where the nerves travel through the body and through gentle sliding, rolling, and gliding directly on the nerve, pain and tension is relieved.” - Dr. Steve Kravitz 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Steve Kravitz, PT, DPT, CST. Steve is a physical therapist certified in craniosacral therapy and myofascial release and nationally certified in therapeu...

💭 ”It’s surprising how many medicare patients did not want to come into the clinic, they REALLY want to do telehealth during the PANDEMIC.” - David Grigsby 👉🏻 Our guest is David Grigsby, PT, Cert. MDT. David graduated in 2002 from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. In August 2006, he achieved Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) credentialing with the McKenzie Institute, an in...

💭 ” The CST is the PERFECT tool to add to concussion recovery, but it’s not the ONLY tool to use.” - Melinda Roland 👉🏻 Our guest is Melinda Roland M.A., P.T., L.Ac., O.M.D., Dipl-Ac, CST-D. She holds a B.A. in Human and Experimental Psychology from UCSB with Highest Honors, an M.A. in Physical Therapy from Stanford U. with Highest Honors, and a doctorate in Oriental Medicine and Acupuncture, wi...

💭 ” We shouldn’t only focus on what we think is happening with our exercise specifically, we should also think about the positive side effects this all has.” - Georg Supp 👉🏻 Our guest is Georg Supp, PT, Dip. MDT. Georg graduated as a physical therapist in 1992. Since 1997 he has run the rehabilitation center PULZ in Freiburg in Germany. He received the Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therap...

💭 ”Be CURIOUS, Robin McKenzie was a very curious clinician, a lot of our scientists and researchers out there share the same quality: CURIOSITY.” -   Dr. Cora Aytona. 👉🏻 Our guest is Cora Aytona, DPT, OCS, Dip. MDT, FAAOMPT graduated from the University of the Philippines with a BS in Physical Therapy in 1993 and completed her Doctorate of Physical Therapy at the University of Saint August...

💭 ”Have a system that you are passionate about and want to help people recover from the pain and get back to their lives.” -   Dr. Mark Laslett. 👉🏻 Our Guest is Dr. Mark Laslett, Ph. D., NZRPS, FNZCP, Dip. MT, Dip. MDT. In 1971 Mark graduated from The New Zealand School of Physiotherapy. In 1976 He attained the Diploma in Manipulative Therapy from The New Zealand Manipulative Therapists As...

💭 ”The body is so multicomplex, it is not an isolated set of joints, it’s not just a shoulder joint, it’s not just a hip joint, it’s the old song where everything is really connected to another body part.” - Lori Chinitz 👉🏻 Our guest is Lori Chinitz, PT CST-D (Diplomate Certified). Lori uses her vast experience as an adult and pediatric physical therapist along with her expertise in CranioSacra...

💭 ” Tune in to the person in front of you, and their needs, not only movement-wise but their environment outside of the clinic .” - Dr. Jennifer Hutton 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Jennifer Hutton, DPT. She graduated from Loma Linda University with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2008. Dr. Hutton is a pediatric physical therapist practicing in Nashville, TN. Jennifer has extensive experience treati...

💭 ”Diagnosis from the Greek means, discern or differentiate between different conditions. And now we, clinicians, use it more to describe the process of trying to determine the nature and cause of the patient presenting symptoms.” - Dr. Angela Cadogan 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Angela Cadogan, Ph. D., NZRPS. Angela is an NZ registered Specialist Physiotherapist based in Christchurch, New Zealand. She...

💭 “Reach out to the doctor, that you are referring to, and really build a relationship with that person, because you are going to be an important person in the team. ” - Dr. Carolyn Thompson Chudy 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Carolyn Thompson Chudy, DO. Dr. Carolyn is a Physiatrist who is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and fellowship-trained in Interventional Spine and Sports Me...

💭 “The final challenge of working in pediatrics is that you are treating the child but you always need to keep in mind the adult that the child is going to become. ” - Nechama Karman 👉🏻 Our guest is Nechama Karman, PT, MS, PCS. Nechama was formerly on faculty at the School of Health Professions, Behavioral and Life Sciences of New York Institute of Technology, in Old Westbury, NY and School of...

💭 “80% of patients that walk in an outpatient wound care center are venous stasis ulcers, and those are usually contributed by age, obesity, and some other factors. ” - Dr. Scott Newton. 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Scott Newton, DPT, PT, OCS, CWS. Newton received his bachelor of science in physical therapy from the University of Tennessee at Memphis in 1991. In 1998, Newton founded Pulaski Ardmore Phys...

💭 “Nobody cares, if they have tone or spasticity and it doesn’t bother them, usually patients don’t care. But function is the number one thing we need to improve. ” - Dr. Darshil Patel. 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Darshil Patel, PT, DPT, Cert MDT. Darshil received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2012. He has an extensive background in neurological and ort...

💭 “They are fully trained in McKenzie, Mulligan or Maitland and they are still in these courses, the reason why they are still in these courses is because none of the techniques actually work all the time .” - David Sheer 👉🏻 Our guest is David Sheer, DPT, MOMT, FAAOMPT. David has been a practicing clinician for 42 years. He has specialized in manual therapy for the last 32 years earning a Maste...

💭 “Current evidence shows that 65% of running-related injuries are due to poor programming and poor training, so that means that 45% of the injuries are only related to actually a true weakness or true tightness .” - Chris Wolfe 👉🏻 Our guest is Chris Wolfe PT, Cert MDT, OCS.   Chris graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Freed-Hardeman University in 2004 and went on to c...

💭 “What I really appreciated about all the disciplines I learned, from a manual perspective, was that always went back to MOVEMENT” - Brian Yee 👉🏻Our guest is Brian Yee PT, DPT, MPhty, OCS, FAAOMPT. Brian owns two Master’s degrees in Physical Therapy from Northwestern University in 1999 and the University of Queensland in 2003 and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Evidence in Motion Ins...

💭 “Working with Robin McKenzie was one of the greatest experiences of my life. The results that he achieved using simple movements and postures were so powerful that I began specializing in the McKenzie approach. 45 years later it still excites me” - Colin Davies 👉🏻Our guest is Colin Davies, PT Dip. MDT. He graduated in 1971, and become a clinical associate of Robin McKenzie, the founder of the...

💭 “I know I am in the right place, doing the right mobilization, in the right direction, with the right grade, while I am doing it. HOW? Symptom response, with symptom abolition.” - Jack Miller 💭 “When you give the patient the locus of control, your trust factor just happens so much quicker and change only happens at the speed of trust.” - Jim Millard Our guests are Dr. Jack Miller, PT, MS, dip....

💭 “That first introduction between mom and baby on the outside, and dad, is so VITAL, it is CRITICAL, nothing, eyedrops, checking weight, all of those things are not important as that FIRST HOUR.” - Kimberly Painter 👉🏻Our guest is Kimberly Painter, PT, LMT, CST-D.  Kimberly graduated in Physical Therapy from Northwestern University in 1986. In 2002, Kimberly completed a Master`s degree in...

💭 “ About the health care system in Canada: It doesn’t matter if you are Bill Gates or the person living under the bridge, there is ONE line up. 86% of people sitting on a spine surgery’s waiting room did NOT belong there.” - Jack Miller 👉🏻Our guest is Dr. Jack Miller, PT, MS, dip. MDT, dip. MT. Jack graduated in 1980 from the University of  Toronto. He then spent six years in Australia an...

💭 “Neutral presence is the ability to follow by trusting, that the client’s body and the tissue fully understand the history, the problem and the resources necessary to bring more harmony, more resilience and less conflict within the system.” - Joanna Haymore 👉🏻Our guest is Joanna Haymore, MS, OTR/L, CMT, CST-D. Joanna graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Master...

💭 “Fascia is so important in everything. Fascia is the most abundant tissue in the body. Every single muscle, organ, blood vessel, ligament, tendon in the body is surrounded by fascia ” - Dick Larson 👉🏻Our guest is Dick Larson. Dick`s first study was Polarity Therapy,  followed by his certification as a Rolfer, and then eventually both Advanced Rolfing and Rolfing Movement certification. I...

💭“Definitely we know the importance of educating our patients, but what people don’t realize is how we EXPLAIN to the patients what is happening during the session. ” - Michael Dyck 👉🏻Our guest is Michael Dyck, PT, dip MDT. Michael graduated as a Physical Therapist by McGill’s Physiotherapy program in 2009. Michael has experience in several areas such as pediatrics, geriatrics, rehab, rheumatol...

💭“You have to be empathetic, to put yourself in their shoes and experience what they are going through, not only the injury but how the injury is affecting their lives.” - John Van Der Karr 👉🏻Our guest is John Van Der Karr, PT, MS, CIMT, OCS. John is a Physical Therapist since 1987 (State University of New York). In 1998, he achieved a post-professional Master`s Degree with a concentration in O...