The Mechanical Care Forum

In episode 264 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're re-airing episode 49 , part two of my 2015 interview with Dr. Mark Laslett of Christ Church New Zealand. He shares more on his career, a memorable patient experience, a helpful education analogy, a must-have resource, impactful studies and more. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed professional who wants to improve...

In episode 263 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're re-airing episode 48 , part one of my 2015 interview with Dr. Mark Laslett of Christ Church New Zealand. He shares his professional background and the influence of multiple manual therapy and orthopedic icons have had on his career. He gives accounts of times when he struggled with patient care and the keys to success. This week on MCF!   We hope...

In episode 262 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we conclude our conversation with Dr. Jason Hwang, a medical internist, co-author of Innovator's Prescription and business investor. We talk more on disruptive innovation, specifically in the musculoskeletal field, how we can think along those lines in our own market and more. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed professi...

In episode 261 of the Mechanical Care Forum, I'm joined by Dr. Jason Hwang, an internal medicine physician, a co-author of Innovators Prescription, and healthcare innovation thought leader. He shares the current landscape of the US healthcare system, why it needs improvements, what disruptive innovation is and some examples of current innovations disrupting our area of expertise. This week on MCF!...

In episode 260 of the Mechanical Care Forum, I'm speaking with Wayne Rath in the conclusion of our conversation. We continue our discussion about the effective principles within his injury prevention program, what his clients need, how he assesses each organization and more. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed professional who wants to improve his/her care and we h...

In episode 259 of the Mechanical Care Forum, I'm joined by Mr. Wayne Rath, a physical therapist and co-owner of the Duffy Rath System. He shares their work on MSD prevention in the workplace, what he means by prevention and the scope of the problem in industry. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed professional who wants to improve his/her care and we hope to do it i...

In episode 258 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we conclude our conversation with Dr. Stefan Hofmann. He continues to explain what cognitive behavioral therapy is, how it can improve one's ability to overcome suffering, three keys any successful intervention will include and more. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed professional who wants to improve his/her care and w...

In episode 257 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're joined today by Dr. Stefan Hofmann, a subject authority on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and professor at Boston University. He shares a bit about CBT, what it is, how it helps, and to whom it applies. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed professional who wants to improve his/her care and we hope to do it in a way th...

In episode 256 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we conclude our conversation with Ms. Melissa Kolski, an orthopedic clinical specialist, a residency co-director, diplomat in MDT and co-author of a world of hurt. She shares more on the process of writing her book, mistakes she sees with her students, best advice and more. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed professiona...

In episode 255 I'm joined by Melissa Kolski, a physical therapist, orthopedic specialist, diplomat in MDT, co-author of A World of Hurt, residency program co-director, and PT program mentor with the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab in the Chicago Illinois area in the USA. She shares her journey and some lessons learned. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed professional who...

In episode 254 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we conclude our discussion with Cathryn Ramin, author of Crooked , Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery . We hear more from Cathryn on her research, her views of what she's found helpful, why she chose to promote what she promotes, an update on the status of her back pain now and more. This week on MCF!   We hope to deli...

In episode 253 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're speaking with Cathryn Jakobson Ramin, an investigative journalist and author of Crooked , Outwitting the Back Pain Industry and Getting on the Road to Recovery . She shares her personal experience with persisting back pain, the various attempts for relief, failures and the resultant book. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the...

In episode 252 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we continue our conversation with Melissa Watson and Annie O'Connor of the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab in the Chicago area.  We talk about the yellow flag risk form, what it measures and how it's tied to patient outcomes. We also talk about a community outreach pain education program which some clinicians are using to serve those in chronic pain and which...

In episode 251 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're talking with Melissa Watson and we're joined by Annie O'Connor. Both practice at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab in the Chicago IL area. We talk about Melissa's journey and her focus in neurological rehab and the improved effectiveness in treating this population of patients through the Pain Mechanism Classification System and Mechanical Diagnosis an...

In episode 250 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we've got part two with Ms. Lynn Grimm of New Orleans, Louisiana USA. She shares more on her direct pay practice. How she'd done it, who she leaned on for help and she talks about giving her expertise back to those underprivileged. Another great conversation this week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed professional who wants to i...

In episode 249 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're joined by Mrs. Lynn Grimm of New Orleans, Louisiana USA. She shares her lengthy journey from first hearing about McKenzie "extension exercises" to her time out of practice, then back in and with renewed excitement and passion. It's a great personal story of this "addiction" or "disease," as she puts it. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this...

In episode 248 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're sharing part two of my conversation with Professor Nadine Foster. She discusses the idea of physical therapists functioning as a front line practitioner including the pros and cons from her perspective. She compares the idea of personalized care versus stratified care and shares what data she's collected on stratified care and how it influences ou...

In episode 247 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're joined by Professor Nadine Foster, a physical therapist and research lead at Keele University in Staffordshire, England. On part one, she shares her journey, discussion on randomized control trial research and some important papers from which you'll be sure to benefit. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed profession...

In episode 246 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we conclude our conversation with Mr. Mike Pettigrew, a success coach and best selling author on goal achievement. He shares the remainder of his 7 steps important to achieve goals, some additional resources and his advice. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed professional who wants to improve his/her care and we hope to...

In episode 245 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're joined with a fitting guest for the beginning of 2019 -- Mr. Mike Pettigrew, an author, entrepreneur and business coach who helps others set and achieve meaningful, personal and professional goals. Make this New Year the best year yet! This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed professional who wants to improve his/her ca...

In episode 244 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing our conversation with Laura Mannering, a physical therapist frustrated by the traditional practice habits and bold enough to create a practice model that fits her and her patients even better. She shares about some things she needed to overcome, some of the ways she's found success and what she'd advise from her current prespective. Thi...

In episode 243 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're joined by Dr. Laura Mannering, a PT in Fort Lauderdale Florida USA. She talks about her professional journey, what led to her pursuing more training and her own cash practice. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed professional who wants to improve his/her care and we hope to do it in a way that is easily accessible,...

In episode 242 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're joined by Dr. Brian Klepper who brings us an update of issues in the US healthcare system and other similar systems. We also get deeper into high performance healthcare, as he defines it, and some helpful resources of which the well informed healthcare innovators would be aware. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed...

In episode 241 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're re-airing episode 138 , my 2016 interview with Dr. Brian Klepper, a healthcare analyst, consultant and speaker. He talks healthcare challenges and outlines what he refers to as high performance healthcare. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed professional who wants to improve his/her care and we hope to do it in a w...

In episode 240 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we conclude a conversation with Mr. Mark Bowden, an authority on influence and persuasion through body language. We discuss specific and common scenarios we might encounter with patients and others with which we communicate, and keys on how to present a message, whether one-on-one or to an audience. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to...