Dr. Leanna Blanchard (e-mail, LinkedIn) and Dr. Alex Bengtsson (e-mail, Twitter) are interviewed by Dr. Antigone Vesci regarding their recent 2022 AAOMPT Conference presentation, ““Are we just paying lip service” Actively Addressing the Impact of Student Mental Health on Classroom and Clinical Cognitive Performance” where they spoke about the effect of mental health disorders on cognitive function and provided strategies to support these students both in the classroom and clinic. This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners who teach, mentor, or intera ..read more

Chad Cook (e-mail, Twitter) is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding his recent 2022 AAOMPT Conference keynote address titled, “The Junk Drawer,” where he spoke about the dangers of meta-analyzing heterogenous information that does not reflect clinical practice. This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners who want to improve both their ability to critically appraise manual therapy literature, as well as understand the important distinction between placebo, placebo effect, and sham treatment.  Find out more about the American Academy of Orth ..read more

Dr. Adriaan Louw (e-mail) is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a presentation he gave at the 2022 AAOMPT Conference titled, "The Frozen Shoulder has a Brain". This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners who want to learn more about the clinical presentation of frozen shoulder, taking into consideration central sensitization and the neuroplastic changes in the brain. The interview dives into the contribution of these central processes to pain and limited range of motion in the shoulder, as well as offers treatment suggestions to target the brain i ..read more

Dr. Kelli Wilson (e-mail) of Integrity Rehab and Alcove Education and Dr. Nick Rainey (e-mail) of Rainey Pain & Performance and Sierra Vista Headache and TMJ Specialists are interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a presentation they gave both at the 2021 AAOMPT Conference and the 2022 APTA Combined Sections Meeting titled, “Hidden Contributors to Orthopedic Lumbopelvic Pain: Pelvic Health Examination for All PTs.” Of note, this is also their introduction to the AAOMPT Podcast feed as future co-hosts representing the AAOMPT Pelvic Health SIG. This episode contains inform ..read more

Dr. Lance Mabry (e-mail, ResearchGate, Google Scholar) of High Point University and Redefine Health Education is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a publication from the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy titled, “Physical Therapists Are Routinely Performing the Requisite Skills to Directly Refer for Musculoskeletal Imaging: An Observational Study.” This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners who want to follow-up on a previous, related AAOMPT Podcast conversation from November 2019 (Episode 28) and learn more about the current, potential ..read more

Professor Lucy Chipchase (e-mail, ResearchGate, Google Scholar, Twitter) of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University (Adelaide, Australia) and Dr. Kerrie Evans (e-mail, Google Scholar, Twitter) of the Faculty of Medicine and Health, the University of Sydney (Sydney, NSW, Australia) and Healthia Limited (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) are interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a publication from Musculoskeletal Science and Practice titled, “Supporting new graduate physiotherapists in their first year ..read more

Dr. Gail Deyle (e-mail) is interviewed by Skip Gill of FOMPT about an orthopaedic manual physical therapist approach to knee osteoarthritis. Dr. Deyle discusses insights from several decades of practice and research experience, and a recent article titled “Physical Therapy versus Glucocorticoid Injection in Osteoarthritis of the Knee”. This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners or patients who want to learn more about evidence-based, conservative approaches to knee arthritis. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Ph ..read more

Dr. Mark Shepherd (e-mail, Twitter, Instagram) of Bellin College is interviewed by Dhinu Jayaseelan regarding a publication from the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy titled, “The influence of manual therapy dosing on outcomes in patients with hip osteoarthritis: a systematic review.” This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners who want to explore how much, or how little, manual therapy could be optimal for people with hip osteoarthritis. Additionally, use this link to find the Kamper et al 2019  a ..read more

Dr. Antonio Varela (e-mail, LinkedIn, Instagram) of Arkansas Colleges of Health Education is interviewed Dhinu Jayaseelan regarding a publication from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders titled, “The relationship between psychosocial factors and reported disability: the role of pain self-efficacy.” This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners who want to explore the realm of patient self-efficacy as it relates to contemporary physical therapy practice and the Biopsychosocial model. Find out more about the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual ..read more

Dr. Seth Peterson (e-mail, ResearchGate, Twitter) of The Motive Physical Therapy Specialists, A.T. Still University, and The Movement Brainery is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a publication from Physiotherapy Theory and Practice titled, “Physical therapy management of a patient with persistent groin pain after total hip arthroplasty and iliopsoas tenotomy: a case report.” This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners who want to explore the topics of manual therapy and clinical reasoning as they relate to a potentially uniqu ..read more