PT Snacks Podcast: Physical Therapy with Dr. Kasey Hankins

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we cover the following: What is a Hill Sachs Lesion and how does it happen? What injuries does this commonly occur with? How do we grade severity? What are some differential diagnoses rule out? For more information on the PT Snacks Service Challenge, go here . Use the #ptsnacksservicechallenge to tag me in your project! Need CEUs? Unlock unlimited online courses,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we cover the following: Why does the shoulder dislocate so much? What directions does the shoulder dislocate in, and how does this happen? What would you see in a clinical exam? For more information on how to get involved in the PT Snacks Service challenge, go here . Use the #ptsnacksservicechallenge or tag me in your project! Need CEUs? Unlock unlimited online co...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, we welcome Dr. Kyle Rice, aka "Coach K," from PT Hustle. For those of you who have been asking, this episode is dedicated to physical therapists, physical therapist students, and physical therapist assistants who struggle with standardized tests and are looking for help on how to tackle the NPTE. So if you fit into that mold, this episode is especially f...

Send us Fan Mail We are starting off 2023 with a bang! Welcome to the 2023 PT Snacks Service Challenge! Here's the thing: I see nothing wrong with pursing goals to better yourself. In fact, I encourage it! But what if this year, instead of just focusing on pursuing things that benefit ourselves, we focused on the people around us? Imagine what may happen if we stretch ourselves to put others...

Send us Fan Mail When broken ankles become more literal than in reference to Defense being left in the dust in sports. In this episode, we cover the joints in the rear foot, what patients with fractures may look like, and how to utilize the Ottawa Ankle Rules for a quick screening. Need CEUs? Unlock unlimited online courses, live webinars, and certification-prep programs with MedBridge . You’ll ge...

Send us Fan Mail We return after a two-week break with more on growth plate injuries! In this episode, we cover the following: What is Sever's Disease? What patient population do we see this with? What are some differential diagnoses to consider? How do we treat this? Need CEUs? Unlock unlimited online courses, live webinars, and certification-prep programs with MedBridge . You’ll get thousan...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we are taking a break from learning about the spine, and circling back to the knee. In this episode, we cover: What is Osgood-Schlatter Disease? Who gets this and how does it happen? Risk factors for developing Osgood-Schlatter Disease? Assessments and differentials in your exam Treatments suggested for this condition Need CEUs? Unlock unlimited online courses, live web...

Send us Fan Mail Last category of the Current Concepts of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy for cervical groups! In this episode, we cover: Symptoms associated with Cervicogenic Headaches What to evaluate in your objective exam What to address for treatment Need CEUs? Unlock unlimited online courses, live webinars, and certification-prep programs with MedBridge . You’ll get thousands of accredited, evi...

Send us Fan Mail Moving on to a third group of neck pain out of the Current Concepts of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy: Neck Pain with Mobility Deficits. In this episode, we cover the following: Patient characteristics that fit in this category Subjective and objective measures to look at Types of treatments and their contraindications Characteristics of patients who respond well to manipulations Fo...

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode covers one of four types of neck pain mentioned in the Current Concepts of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy: Neck Pain with Movement Coordination Impairments. In this episode, we cover the following: Definition of Neck Pain with Movement Coordination Impairments Common clinical findings and symptoms Current treatment recommendations The purpose of this podcast is...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we go over Neck Pain with Radiating Pain, one of the four categories of neck pain mentioned in the Cervical Current Concepts: Orthopaedic Physical Therapy. We cover: Definition of Neck Pain with Radiating Pain Clinical Signs and Symptoms of patients in this category Objective test clusters to rule in/out radiculopathy Characteristics of patients that respo...

Send us Fan Mail Special Announcement! For National PT Month, MedBridge is offering listeners a Premium subscription for just $225 (normally $425)! This means that for the same price as the Education subscription, you will also have access to all Premium-level patient engagement benefits like an HEP building and patient education resources. Just use the promo code PTMONTHPTSP or go to https://www....

Send us Fan Mail You've discovered that one of your patients shows signs of atrophy on their shoulder blade. You were originally suspecting a rotator cuff injury, but where is this coming from? In this episode, we cover the following: Suprascapular nerve path and innervation Suprascapular nerve sites of entrapment Clinical signs and symptoms of Suprascapular nerve injury The purpose of this p...

Send us Fan Mail How can we be better at screening patients with hip pain for Avascular Necrosis? Perhaps we can by building a better understanding of what we know about it. In this episode, we cover the following: Review of blood supply to the femoral neck Demographics and Risk Factors of patients with AVN Treatment interventions utilized for AVN The purpose of this podcast is to provide useful,...

Send us Fan Mail How well can you differentiate between visceral and somatic signs and symptoms? Are you confident that what you are treating is musculoskeletal in origin? Today, we cover an overview of similarities between symptoms that are either of visceral or somatic origin. Placzek, J. D., & Boyce, D. A. (2006). Orthopaedic physical therapy secrets . Mosby Elsevier.  The purpose of this p...

Send us Fan Mail "Tennis Elbow" is a common diagnosis we hear for lateral elbow pain, but what else could it be? How can we better understand what tissue is the true pain generator so we can better treat it? In this episode, we cover the following: What is Radial Tunnel Syndrome? Review of anatomy of the upper extremity nerves Differential diagnoses of lateral elbow pain How do we treat...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever heard of this term? This may be something you want to be familiar with if you treat a lot of knees. In this episode, we cover the following: What is a Cyclops Lesion? What patient population get these and what does it look like? What are common hypotheses for why this happens? What do we do about this? The purpose of this podcast is to provide useful, condensed infor...

Send us Fan Mail Today we bring back an early crowd favorite. In this episode, we cover the following: Joints of the rear foot Screening out patients who may have fractures Utilizing the Ottawa Ankle Rules The purpose of this podcast is to provide useful, condensed information for exhausted, time-crunched Physical Therapists and Student Physical Therapists who looking to build confidence in their...

Send us Fan Mail We are wondering into the elbow region this week! Join us to learn more about screening for this. In this episode we cover the following: Elbow passive and dynamic stabilizers Components of the UCL Types of patients who get these injuries Differential diagnoses How to screen for this conditionThe purpose of this podcast is to provide useful, condensed information for exhausted, ti...

Send us Fan Mail You have a patient referred to you for Biceps Tendonitis, but is this really the pain generator or not? What else could be involved? In this episode, we cover the following: Anatomy of the Long Head of the Biceps Biceps Tendonitis vs. Biceps Tendonosis Common tissue injuries associated with Biceps Tendon Pathology Patient demographics with this injury Examples of objective measure...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve ever worked with a pediatric sports population, you’ve probably noticed there are a few differences between treating a pre-teen and an adult. For example, what about their goals and motivation? What is physiologically different with this population? How do we master the art of communicating with the patient, their parents, and even their coaches. Enter Marissa Gradoz, PT...

Send us Fan Mail Your patient presents with a strange presentation of symptoms after experiencing a fall. Their imaging reveals no cervical fractures, but what could it be? In this episode, we cover the following: What is Central Cord Syndrome and how does it occur? Why does it present with such a strange distribution? What are some other differentials we could suspect? What is the prognosis of pa...

Send us Fan Mail PT Snacks Podcast got a shoutout to Berxi's "The Best Physical Therapy Podcasts for 2022"! https://www.berxi.com/resources/articles/best-physical-therapy-podcasts/ In this episode, we cover the following: What is a Pancoast Tumor? What are the typical patient demographics of someone with this? What symptoms do we see with this? What type of imaging is used to identi...

Send us Fan Mail What happens when you see a cervical patient that you're not sure you're safe to treat? Maybe they had an accident? Maybe they are apprehensive? In this episode, we cover the following: C1 and C2 bone and ligamentous anatomy Things in a subjective that may clue you into cervical instability Screening tests to utilize For a review on Canadian C-Spine Rules, listen to Epis...

Send us Fan Mail Enjoy this encore episode while PT Snacks pauses to take a moment to celebrate the holiday! Be back soon! In this episode, we'll cover local and systemic factors that can affect the healing process in a wound. How exactly does infection impede wound healing? What do demographics have to do with how quickly someone recovers? This is a brief overview, but important to understan...