The Mechanical Care Forum

In episode 331 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We’re continuing our conversation with Dr. Stanley Paris. He continues sharing his thoughts on his assessment and treatment method he developed over many past decades, professionalism and how that impacts the public’s perception of us, how we advance os a profession and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 330 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We're joined today by Dr. Stanley Paris. He talks about his professional journey, what he learned from his mentors and teachers, a bit of a history lesson on physical therapy and manual care, our challenges as a profession, and his approach including how it was developed and how he describes it. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 329 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. we’ve got part 2 of my conversation with Dr. John Krauss with the Kaltenborn-Evjenth Orthopedic Manual Therapy approach. We talk more about the approach - what it is, its key principles and some misconceptions about it, too. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 328 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We’re joined by Dr. John Krauss. He’s the program director at Oakland University in Michigan in the US and an instructor for the Kaltenborn-Evjenth orthopedic manual therapy approach. We talk about his professional journey and what attracted him to pursue the Kaltenborn-Evjenth approach. We hear him walk us through a hypothetical patient from the perspective of his approach and much more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 327 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We’re continuing our discussion with Dr. Chris Showalter of MAPS, Maitland-Australian Physiotherapy Seminars. We talk about key principles within the Maitland approach, orthopedic manual therapy associations, our challenges related to the promotion of our value in the public, and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 326 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We're joined by Dr. Chris Showalter of MAPS, the Maitland-Australian Physiotherapy Seminars. He shares his professional journey, his influence from Geoffrey Maitland, and exposure to other leaders including Robin McKenzie. He also gives an overview of the Maitland approach and what about it resonated with him. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 325 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We continue and conclude our conversation with Dr. Elaine Lonnemann. The Interim Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences at the University of St. Augustine and current president of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT). She shares more about her time with Stanley Paris, a bit on AAOMPT, her views on membership and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 324 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We're joined by Dr. Elaine Lonnemann, the Interim Associate Dean, College of Health Sciences at University of St. Augustine and current president of the America Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT). She shares her background, her time with Stanley Paris and why she gravitated toward his approach. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 323 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We’re re-airing episode 29, part 2 of my 2014 interview with Brian Mulligan. We talk about challenges, our strengths, a memorable patient experience, best resources, best advice, and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 322 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We’re bringing back a classic interview with internationally recognized authority and manual therapy concept founder of Mulligan Concepts, Brian Mulligan. We hear from him on his professional journey, some of how he discovered his approach to care and some of those who’ve influenced his path. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 321 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We’re concluding our conversation with Dr. Lisa DeStefano, a doctor of osteopathy and the program director for the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She shares more on their curriculum and interpretation of best practices of assessment and treatment, more on reliability and validity, and a few recommended sources on function and manual medicine. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 320 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We’re talking to Dr. Lisa DeStefano, a doctor of osteopath and professor and program director at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She talks about her professional background, major mentors who influenced her career path and some of the major tenants of her program’s approach. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 319 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We're sharing a full, uncut, premium version of our new podcast to help you keep up with the scientific literature, Inside the Science. You'll hear a summary of the study, The Fear Reduction Exercised Early (FREE) approach to the management of low back pain in general practice: A pragmatic cluster- randomized controlled trial and a full discussion of the paper with the author, Dr. Ben Darlow. Listen through to the end, to learn how you can take advantage of a special, early-bird rate (the lowest rate it'll ever be) before it ends this coming Saturday, September the 12th at midnight central USA time. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 318 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We’re sharing a new resource and podcast called Inside the Science! It’s an audio summary and review of relevant and important research for the musculoskeletal care clinician and discussion with the authors. We all know it’s important to keep up with the literature but most of us fall short of reading and keeping up with peer reviewed studies as we should. Inside the Science is going to help you do better. We share the abbreviated version of S1E1 and provide a special offer for you. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 317 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We continue our conversation with John Childs, the CEO and founding partner of Evidence in Motion. We talk about misconceptions of EIM, his thoughts on cash based physical therapy, the future of our profession, best advice and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 316 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We’re joined by Dr. John Childs, the founder and CEO of Evidence in Motion(EIM). He shares a bit if his professional journey, some of the background of EIM, it’s primary tenants, his thoughts on continuing education, dogma, gurus, and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 315 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We're joined again by a familiar name, Dr. Ron Donelson. We talk about improving the awareness of this important mechanical assessment to the larger primary care community. A resource to help you become the go-to clinician for primary care providers when it comes to back pain and really any musculoskeletal disorders. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 314 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We continue our conversation with Rob Wainner. He’s the Chief of Talent Development for Confluent Health. Rob shares his views on talent. What it is, how it’s identified, and how it’s developed. He also shares some resources and advice. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 313 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 8. We're joined by Rob Wainner, chief of talent development for Confluent Health. We talk about his professional journey, mentors and choosing or being chosen by a direction. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 312 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 7. We conclude our conversation with Mr. David Vandeput. He shares his thoughts on the problems of describing patient’s conditions with anatomical terms, what constitutes a chronic pain patient, clinical guidelines, and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 311 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 7. We're joined by Mr. David Vandeput, a physio from Belgium. He's an instructor for the McKenzie Institute, a private practice owner, and contributes to a clinical guidelines panel for low back pain. He shares his professional journey, his views on patient education, and his particular interest in reassurance and motivational interviewing. All that and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 310 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 7. We have Professor Jill Cook return for a bit of an update on tendons. She shares what she's been up to over the last two to three years and what's new regarding tendon injury and recovery. Considerations related to patient age, how one tendon's needs differ from others. All that and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 309 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 7. We're re-airing episode 135. It’s part 2 of my interview with Dr. Jill Cook. We continue our conversation on her specialization, tendons. We talk about optimal loading, the low down on isometrics and eccentrics and even some resources to learn more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 308 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we’re continuing with Season 7. We’re re-airing episode 134 with Professor Jill Cook of Melbourne, Australia. The topic, to no surprise, is tendons. We hear her professional journey, her continuum model, characteristic presentation and best care related to this popular topic. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 307 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we’re continuing with Season 7. We conclude our conversation with Ms. Chris Anderson. She continues sharing her experience with leading her peers to delivering better care, how she's sharing her skills with referring clinicians, and how she'd do it if she had to start all over. All that and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 306 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we’re continuing with Season 7. We're joined by Ms. Chris Anderson of Minnesota USA. She’s a diplomat in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy and senior therapist in a large physical therapy department. She shares her journey, her persistent work to encourage and successfully mentor scores of clinicians over many years and some of how she did it. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 305 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we’re continuing with Season 7. We continue our survey across the globe--from Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the US and Japan--hearing from a few familiar voices of how their region is dealing with the pandemic, what they're taking this opportunity to accomplish and some sound advice. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 304 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we’re continuing with Season 7. We're joined by 4 colleagues familiar to the podcast as they give us a bit of a state of the community-type update during this COVID19 pandemic. How things are in their location, how it's affected their professional work and what they're taking an opportunity to do to make the most of it. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 303 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we’re continuing with Season 7. It's part two with Mr. Scott Herbowy. He continues sharing observations through his career on misconceptions, keys to effective history taking, proficiency with the physical examination and repeated movement assessment, condition management and patient education. All of that and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 302 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we’re continuing with Season 7. We're joined by Scott Herbowy. He's an international instructor for the McKenzie Institute and a previous diploma program instructor. He shares a bit of his professional background, early training and exposure to this assessment approach, time spent with Robin, and early lessons learned. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 301 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we’re continuing with Season 7. We're joined by Aideen Turner of Virtual Physical Therapists. She shares how she developed the idea of a company based on virtual or remotely delivered care and why she was so convinced it was feasible to deliver physical therapy this way. You’ll also hear how she persuaded her prospects to consider doing business with her in this unusual method and even an opportunity for you. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 300 of the Mechanical Care Forum--in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic--we’re continuing with Season 7. We're highlighting the topic of delivering effective musculoskeletal care through Telehealth. My guest, Stephen Klassen, shares insights on legal and payment considerations, platform and technical options, clinical best practices and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 200 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we’re continuing with Season 7. We conclude our conversation with Dr. Luana Colloca, an international authority on the placebo and nocebo effect. We talk this week on the nocebo effect, some of her research, additional resources and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 298 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we’re continuing with Season 7. We're joined by Dr. Luana Colloca. She’s a professor, a researcher and an international authority on the placebo effect. She shares a bit on her introduction and focus on this topic, some of her research, and considerations for those of us working with patients in pain. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 297 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we’re continuing with Season 7. We're re-airing episode 151 - my interview from 2017 with Dr. Robert Cialdini, the best-selling author of Influence. He shares about his newer book, Presuasion, what it is, how it affects our influence on others, and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 296 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we’re continuing with Season 7. We're re-airing episode 150 - my interview with Dr. Robert Cialdini. He's a psychologist, a social behavior researcher, a keynote speaker and a best-selling author. We talk about how to persuade those we're interacting with, the reasons why people say "yes" and how to have more influence. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 295 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we’re continuing with Season 7. We're wrapping up my conversation with Professor of Psychology Dr. Steven Hayes on our topic of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). We talk about some misconceptions of it, the potential for principles within ACT to combat the opioid dilemma, some practical psychological flexibility exercises you can apply yourself and some helpful resources. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 294 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we’re continuing with Season 7. We're joined by Dr. Steven C Hayes. He's a professor of psychology, a researcher, and an author most noted for his expertise in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). We talk about ACT, what it is, the principles it's built on, and how we--as clinicians--can benefit from it too. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 293 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we’re continuing with Season 7. We conclude our conversation with professor David Hunter of Sydney Australia. He shares more on the failures of the current common treatment and care. And, he shares what he’s an advocate for - a more active approach. Finally he offers helpful resources related to the data on osteoarthritis. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 292 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we’re continuing with Season 7. We're joined by professor David Hunter of Sydney Australia. He's an international authority on osteoarthritis and a strong proponent of more active and patient-involved approaches to care. He shares a bit on his professional journey including a personal story which influenced his professional direction, some impressive numbers related to the prevalence of osteoarthritis and the more common treatment and more. This week on MCF!

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Category:general -- posted at: 6:08am CST

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