Untold Physio Stories

A recent patient told Erson what might be the worst service ever at a physical therapy office. You won't believe it! Comment below or on social media if you've heard similar or worse patient experiences. PS. POPTs suck! EDGE Mobility System - get certified in Blood Flow Restriction Therapy/Training, full online seminars, IASTM Toolkit, Manual therapy, fitness and rehab products - everything a PT,...

In this episode Dr. Dana Palmer recounts a persistent wrist injury that flares up now and then for years. She recently took Modern Manual Therapy's seminar live. Despite being in our online mentoring group and live mentoring with Erson for years, she was surprised at an accidental finding for her persistent wrist pain. EDGE Mobility System - get certified in Blood Flow Restriction Therapy/Training...

As clinicians, we try our best to empathize with patients in chronic pain. However, if you've never had a persistent injury, loss of function, and or fear avoidance, can you really relate? EDGE Mobility System - get certified in Blood Flow Restriction Therapy/Training, full online seminars, IASTM Toolkit, Manual therapy, fitness and rehab products - everything a PT, OT, DC, MT, ATC or fitness pro...

In this episode of Untold Physio Stories, Erson goes over a recent case working with a runner with chronic knee pain. Part of his limitations were severe hip, lumbar and ankle mobility. Hip and Lumbar were reset easily, but ankle dorsiflexion stretches, resets, and eccentric loading were tried for months until a very rapid fix was accidentally discovered. And by the patient, not the clinician! EDG...

Can you recognize the need for intervention? How would you deal with a suicidal patient? Dr. Andrew Rothschild, is back as UPS Podcast cohost with a powerful story on connecting with and motivating a patient from suicide to strength training. Check out our sponsors EDGE Health and Tech Solutions - we level up your website with full SEO optimization, turn it into a referral generating machine and d...

In this podcast, Jason joins Erson again for their semi quarterly podcast! Foot drop is normally difficult if it's spinal in origin. When your screens are inconclusive and your treatment is ineffective, what's next? Listen to this quick and interesting story for a great differential diagnosis. Check out our sponsors EDGE Health and Tech Solutions - we level up your website with full SEO optimizati...

In this episode of Untold Physio Stories podcast, Erson reunites with super friend and former podcast host Jason Shane from Shane Physiotherapy. Erson recounts how his knee has been very stiff, painful and clicking recently and what he tried to "fix" it. Check out our sponsors EDGE Health and Tech Solutions - we level up your website with full SEO optimization, turn it into a referral generating m...

Can podcast stories be fun and sad? Sure! In this episode Dana and Erson try to one up each other on ridiculous things patients have heard from providers. With doctors like these, who needs enemies? Check out our sponsors EDGE Health and Tech Solutions - we level up your website with full SEO optimization, turn it into a referral generating machine and do full G Suite and Telehealth integrations M...

"I feel it right in my joint!" It's a common complaint from many patients. Deep, specific pain. In most cases, an x-ray or MRI isn't needed an only leads to poor outcomes secondary to increasing fear avoidance. We try our best using patient education, and active strategies to keep people moving. In some cases, a scan is useful. Check out our sponsors EDGE Health and Tech Solutions - we level up yo...

There are times when you know you have to address a patient's fear avoidance and maladaptive beliefs in order to make a difference in their pain and function. Sometimes you can try your best with many different ways of modulating pain, changing perception and reconceptualizing the patient's core beliefs about their issues. You can try your best, and talk patients out of scans... but on occasion, t...

This is an unexpected part 2 from our last episode - Sometimes You Just Have to Rant! While Erson was impressed at the patient's acceptance of how sore she was after treatment, he didn't expect a simple screen and solution to it. How often do you screen after manual treatment if function is improved but soreness is increased?  

Sometimes you can try your best, give your best positive message and you will be totally derailed by other clinicians giving a TERRIBLE negative message. Luckily, the patient's head was in the right place, despite her former PT and current ortho surgeon telling her to keep limiting her function, despite her continued improvements. Honestly, what are some providers thinking?  

We all need to work on our weaknesses. Part of improvement is adapting from failures. Listen in on this particular and recent EPIC failure as Erson tries to actively listen to a patient who quite possibly never told her entire story.

How often have you used the title's phrase when speaking to a concerned patient? Much of our job is reducing patient's anxiety and fears about movement. Post op is another ballgame as patient's often think they are easily going to break something. Listen in as Modern Rehab Mastery Dr. Phil Van Pelt tells a story about a recent post op case that was worried about her new hardware snapping.

On this episode, Modern Rehab Mastery mentee Dr. Dana Palmer goes over how some education changed many lives and helped save countless limbs in a small island country she decided to work at just because it looked nice.

We're all human, even as professionals/clinicians, we have our pet peeves. Listen as Erson and Andrew list theirs, and one in particular that Erson remembers from years ago.

How often do you challenge your patients with heavy lifts? What about if your patient is pediatric? Do you have them lift heavy things? Why wouldn't you?

If an insurance company can find a way to deny a claim, they will. If another carrier should be paying for the claim, it will most likely be denied, forget medical necessity! What happens when a worker's compensation claim patient, gets hit by a motor vehicle while at work? The Worker's comp, motor vehicle insurance by the driver, plus the private insurance of the patient - all the same company!  

In this episode, Erson recalls two TMD and Headache patients that just happened to have very chronic and unresolved cases of Bell's Palsy. Facial asymmetry is a big deal for well being as well as the perception of attractiveness. What was the solution? IASTM in this episode was performed with the EDGE Mobility Tool - check it out as part of the IASTM Toolkit !

Current research for tendinopathies and the trend for loading over passive care like modalities and manual therapy is great. Those of us originally trained in manual therapy often don't get to loading fast enough, or at all in some cases if the patient is pain free. What would you do in this recent case of elbow tendinopathy Erson recounts?  

In this podcast, Erson remembers when a fellowship mentee requested he perform a rib thrust manipulation - something he hadn't practiced since manual therapy fellowship 5+ years prior. How'd it go? Research recommended in the show Unraveling the Mechanisms of Manual Therapy: Modeling an Approach.

In this episode, Erson talks about a recent case where a fatigued mother of a newborn has TMJ, Headache, and/or central sensitization type complaints. Is it something else?  

  Listen to one of Andrew's recent cases where he details a recent cervical radiculopathy "success story." What's Erson have to say as a mentor?

In this episode, Erson recaps a recent case from earlier this year plus goes over a very upsetting comment from a completely random bystander at the gym he works at.  

In this episode, Dr. Benjamin J Stevens of Somatic Senses recounts his story of how he changed his entire work and lifestyle to recovery from high blood pressure. As a "picture of health" mentally and physically to himself and others who knew him well, it's a great cautionary tale of how stress can affect us.