The Mechanical Care Forum

In episode 214 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're re-airing episode 14 , part 2 of my interview with Mr. Colin Davies. We talk about memorable patient experiences, effective patient education analogies, resources, studies and more! Also, following this is some fresh, new content from a recent conversation I had with Colin about more great Robin McKenzie stories and how he stays so interested and...

In episode 213 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're re-airing episode 13 , my 2014 interview with Mr. Colin Davies. He shares a number of stories from his days with Robin McKenzie, the 40+ years of clinical experience with his patients, relevant quotes, and more! Also, following this is additional, fresh new content from recently catching up with Colin. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this c...

In episode 212 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we conclude our conversation with Mr. John Thomson of Dundee, Scotland. We continue discussing various day-to-day clinical topics, including whether there are differences between patients who are covered under a national health system versus private pay, what to do when patients show a good response in the clinic but don't show compliance with their hom...

In episode 211 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're joined by Mr. John Thomson of Dundee, Scotland. We hear his professional journey and why he focused on the MDT system despite previous training in Cyriax, Maitland, Mulligan and other approaches. He shares some lessons learned from his patients when he began to see his effectiveness improve. He also gives some technical decision-making thoughts on...

In episode 210 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're joined by Dr. Michael Schneider for the conclusion of our discussion and more on the idea of a physical therapist and chiropractor functioning as a primary spine practitioner. We discuss the need for such a certification, associated challenges, and his views on PTs and Chiros joining together. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to...

In episode 209 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're joined by Dr. Michael Schneider, a chiropractor, researcher, and associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh. We talk about his professional journey, his involvement with the Primary Spine Practitioner certification and what one receives in the program. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed professional who w...

In episode 208 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're joined by Dr. Bill Boissonnault, VP of Professional Affairs for the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and author of Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage . He shares his role within the APTA, his professional journey, considerations in functioning as a primary care provider and more! This week on MCF!   We hope...

In episode 207 of the Mechanical Care Forum, I'm returning from the annual medical mission work in which I've been involved over the past several years. I share some of my thoughts regarding the benefits that one might experience while participating in donated services as well as some of the history of "Cause-Based Marketing." Additionally, I'm joined by four of the colleagues who traveled to Peru...

In episode 206 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we conclude the re-airing of episode 71 , a 2015 inteview with Lt. Anja Franz. Following this, we conclude our more recent discussion on her paper comparing directional preference care versus usual care as well as the results including pain relief, function change, adherence to home program, work status and more!  This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver...

In episode 205 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're re-airing episode 70 , a 2015 interview with Lt. Anja Franz. Also we catch up with Anja, discussing her recently published study investigating directional preference-centered care versus usual care on low back pain in a military setting. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed professional who wants to improve his/her...

In episode 204 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we conclude our conversation with Dr. Bob Robinson, a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) and a Diplomat of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT). He shares his observations about becoming a valuable asset to referral sources by offering triage of their patients, the keys to being a good manual therapist, ho...

In episode 203 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're joined by Dr. Bob Robinson, a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) and a Diplomat of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT). He shares his story, those who've influenced his professional development, his clinic, how he serves his community and assists referring providers and more! This week on MCF!   We...

In episode 202 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're concluding my interview with Dr. Craig Leibenson. He shares some of the primary elements he includes in his evaluation, some ideas on symptom presentation and patient-described lesion behavior, how we can further become the point person to treat musculoskeletal disorders sooner in the episode of care and more! This week on MCF!   We hope to delive...

In episode 201 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're joined by Dr. Craig Leibenson of Los Angeles, California USA. He shares his professional journey, those who influenced his approach to rehab, his view of keys to assessment and treatment 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 hope to do it in a way that i...

In episode 200 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we conclude our conversation with Mr. Dana Greene and Dr. Steven Heffner. More clinical discussion on patient management for specific diagnoses, thoughts on using other classification systems, how to show up interested and balancing the business hand with the healing hand. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content to the committed professional...

In episode 199 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're joined by two fan-favorites, Mr. Dana Greene and Dr. Steve Heffner. As senior instructors in the McKenzie Institute and actively practicing in private practice and a large hospital system, they have a lot to offer. We discuss several topics, including how to explain MDT to referral sources and patients, assessment and management of the hard latera...

In episode 198 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we review the year 2017 and what we heard and learned from our guests. I offer the big lessons that I learned and to which I am working to give deliberate attention. We also take a peak ahead at what's to come in 2018. Who will be joining us on the podcast? What will be the developments in progressions of the current resources? And what additional oppor...

In episode 197 of the Mechanical Care Forum, I share a scientific study, pinpointing the highlights of Stephen Kuslich's 1991 paper "The Tissue Origin of Low Back Pain and Sciatica." The first of this kind of podcast focuses on reviewing a scientific paper which I decided to consider, knowing that practicing "evidence-based" is more and more the emphasis in todays world of MSK care.  This paper di...

In episode 196 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing my conversation with Dr. Kay Scanlon of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA. She shares some helpful patient education analogies that she's seen be effective, some best professional advice, the most successful marketing strategies she uses in her cash-based practice to convert potential clients and much more! This week on MCF!   We hope...

In episode 195 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're joined by Dr. Kay Scanlon of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA. She shares her journey from traditional private practice, to teaching in higher education setting, to consulting, and now in a cash-based private practice. She gives us her mantra when working with patients, some best professional advice she's received, tips on what's working with her pr...

In episode 194 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're re-airing episode 115 , part 2 of my 2016 interview with Ms. Annie O'Connor. She shares memorable patient experiences, the best professional advice she's been given, valuable resources, some major takeaways from her book A World of Hurt , studies which have influenced her clinical behavior and more! This week on MCF!    We hope to deliver this con...

In episode 193 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're re-airing episode 114 , part 1 of my 2016 interview with Mrs. Annie O'Connor. She shares her journey, her persistent search to find an approach to improve her skills, and her book A World of Hurt . I also share a bit of her upcoming case series she shares in an upcoming Case Conversation release. This week on MCF!   We hope to deliver this content...

In episode 192 of the Mechanical Care Forum, I continue my conversation with Dr. Pierre Côté, an epidemiologist and researcher. He studies neck and back pain and disability and its association with mental health. We discuss the keys to recovery, factors that influence an individual's likelihood of becoming disabled, how the workplace is affected and what keys play an important role in the return t...

In episode 191 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're joined by Dr. Pierre Cote, a chiropractor, epidemiologist, and researcher who studies the association of back and neck pain to disability and it's interaction with mental health. We hear his story, his thoughts on what is most associated with the aetiology of musculoskeletal pain, what is its effect on or from mental health and more! This week on...

In episode 190 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing our conversation with Dr. Adriaan Louw. We discuss pain, what it means to our chronic pain patients, how to communicate to them about it, the biology behind it, psychology and sociology related to it 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 hope...