PT Snacks Podcast: Physical Therapy with Dr. Kasey Hankins

Send us Fan Mail Worried one of your patients may have a femoral stress fracture? What are some risk factors that can lead to the development of a stress fracture in the femoral neck? What types of femoral neck stress fractures are there and who tends to get them? How do we classify them with imaging, and what type of imaging do we use? The purpose of this podcast is to provide useful, condensed i...

Send us Fan Mail What is the most efficient way to treat a hamstring strain? What criteria can we use to feel sure our patients are ready to return to sport? For reference: Erickson LN, Sherry MA. Rehabilitation and return to sport after hamstring strain injury. J Sport Health Sci. 2017 Sep;6(3):262-270. doi: 10.1016/j.jshs.2017.04.001. Epub 2017 Apr 10. PMID: 30356646; PMCID: PMC6189266. Heidersc...

Send us Fan Mail Hamstring strains are some of the most common injuries we see in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. But what types of athletes typically get these injuries, and what are some risk factors associated with them? What types of hamstring strains are there, and what causes them? What are some other differentials that should be on our radar? And finally, what do we look at to estimate a patie...

Send us Fan Mail What could possibly go wrong with the Median Nerve? In this episode, we cover the pathway of the Median Nerve, common types of Median Nerve injuries, the basics to evaluating Carpal Tunnel, and other differentials to include in your exam. Skip to 4:04 for nerve injury overview. Skip to 5:40 for intro to Carpal Tunnel. Skip to 8:45 for other differentials for Carpal Tunnel. The pur...

Send us Fan Mail Uttering the words, "Brachial Plexus," may bring a few of you back to anatomy lab in PT school, but do you remember it now? How well can you utilize it for your differential diagnosis with your patients? In this episode, we briefly cover the components of the Brachial Plexus and the most common types of injuries we see to it. If you want to skip ahead to the types of inj...

Send us Fan Mail What is Achilles Tendinopathy? Who typically has this and how do they get it? How can we assess for this and feel confident we are correct? What do we focus on to help a patient get back to their goals? 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 confid...

Send us Fan Mail Concussion is a hot topic right now with new research emerging in mass quantities. Where do we start? Dr. Kayla Vinzant takes us through a bird's-eye view of what it looks like to conduct an evaluation and how we use that information to guide our treatment. She covers more insight on subjective and objective measurements, factors that play a role in a patient's prognosis...

Send us Fan Mail Wondering what physical exam tests to use for Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy? Well first, let's define what that is, what causes it, and who is most likely to have it. Then we can dive into what group of special tests are best to confirm our hypothesis.  Need a review on forming working shoulder hypotheses? You should check out E21 first. The purpose of this podcast is to provide...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wish you had access to the stories, thoughts, and advice from some of our biggest leaders in the field of Movement Science?  Join us for this episode with special guests Bryan Guzski and Tim Reynolds as they discuss their book called Movers & Mentors: Leaders in Movement Science Share Tips, Tactics, and Stories. Here they share more about how their project came to be and...

Send us Fan Mail Your patient, co-worker, or family member in the coming Holidays comes to you with shoulder pain...now what? Time for special tests? Not quite yet. Here, we talk about how to form a working hypothesis on what possible pathologies might be going on in the shoulder. The purpose of this podcast is to provide useful, condensed information for exhausted, time-crunched Physical Therapis...

Send us Fan Mail What is Intermittent Claudication? What causes this and why is it important that we treat it? How do we treat this in Physical Therapy? In this episode we cover: Causes of Intermittent Claudication Signs/Symptoms that patients report Scales of Severity (Fontaine's, Rutherford Classification, and Bollinger Angiographic Classification) Objective Measures Walking Program Recomme...

Send us Fan Mail Got student debt? Join us for this special edition episode with Dr. Alexis Shoope on how she was able to pay off a substantial amount of student loans in a short time, all while completing an Orthopedic Residency, getting married, and starting her own LLC.  Wanna learn more about Dr. Alexis Shoope? Give her a follow on instagram @dr.alexis.shoope for more great content on Physical...

Send us Fan Mail How exactly do MRIs work? What's the difference between T1 and T2 MRIs? How can we utilize MRIs as a tool in our Healthcare system while educating our patients on how it applies to them? Remember, an MRI should be combined with the patient history and a physical exam to get a full clinical picture. The purpose of this podcast is to provide useful, condensed information for ex...

Send us Fan Mail What is a growth plate and how does it get injured? What is the difference between a traction epiphysis and a pressure epiphysis? What are some examples of growth plate injuries and what can we do about them? 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...

Send us Fan Mail What is a Deep Vein Thrombosis? How can we assess for it in our patients? When do patients get a D-dimer test vs. an ultrasound vs. contrast venography? Find out more in this episode! 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 found...

Send us Fan Mail What is an ACL? How is it commonly injured? How do we test for it, and know which test to use? 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 foundational knowledge base and still have time to focus on other important aspects of life. ...

Send us Fan Mail Here we cover the hip joint, arthokinematics, and types of Total Hip Replacements commonly used.  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 foundational knowledge base and still have time to focus on other important aspects of life...

Send us Fan Mail The second part to a special edition on Mentorship with Dr. Sean Harris. Here, we discuss barriers to Mentorship, how to give feedback, and setting up a collaborative environment to make the most of that mentor-mentee relationship.  Dr. Sean Harris, PT, PhD(c), is Board Certified in Orthopedics and a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapists. You can connect w...

Send us Fan Mail In this special edition, I interview Dr. Sean Harris on what mentorship is, where to find it, what to look for in your mentors, and the value of it. This is part one of two series that you won't want to miss if you are looking for growth through mentorship. Dr. Sean Harris, PT, PhD(c), is Board Certified in Orthopedics and a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual...

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. The purpose of this podcast is to provide useful, condensed information for exhausted, time-crunched Physical Therapi...

Send us Fan Mail Do these names ring a bell: Phosphagen System, Anaerobic Glycolysis, and Oxidative Phosphorylation? In this episode we cover the basics of ATP, how our bodies produce it, and which system is used depending on intensity and duration of an activity. The purpose of this podcast is to provide useful, condensed information for exhausted, time-crunched Physical Therapists and Student Ph...

Send us Fan Mail Ready for another anatomy review? In this episode, we cover some unique aspects of the lumbar vertebral anatomy and some examples of things that can wrong.  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 foundational knowledge base and...

Send us Fan Mail What is the Rotator Cuff? What is its role? How do we know if a patient's rotator cuff is causing pain? These are questions we will be covering in this episode. Check out this article for more information: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=rotator+cuff+anatomy&filter=simsearch2.ffrft The purpose of this podcast is to provide useful, condensed information for exhausted...

Send us Fan Mail Hey everyone! Welcome back to PT Snacks Podcast! In this episode, we will be covering a brief overview of the anatomy of the vertebral column. By the end, you should be able to name the different regions of the vertebral column, but we will cover more on this in future episodes.  The purpose of this podcast is to provide useful, condensed information for exhausted, time-crunched P...

Send us Fan Mail What do we do with patients who have neck pain? Here is the second half of the 2017 Clinical Practice Guideline for Neck Pain and their recommendations. Find a copy of the article here: https://www.jospt.org/doi/pdfplus/10.2519/jospt.2017.0302 The purpose of this podcast is to provide useful, condensed information for exhausted, time-crunched Physical Therapists and Student Physic...