The Mechanical Care Forum

In episode 366 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 10. We’re joined by Dr. Mark Laslett, and we focus our discussion on the disabled chronic back pain patient. We’ll hear about how he cared for this group early on and how he does now, what he has in common with Dr Peter O’Sullivan from last week and how he disagrees, a patient example and plenty more!

 

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In episode 365 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 10. We’re tackling another hot topic--disabling chronic back pain--with Dr. Peter O'Sullivan. He shares his past struggles with this population which led to him developing another classification system, his views of why other classification systems have failed, principles within cognitive functional therapy and more. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 364 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 10. We highlight another listener's reaction to our previous experts and episodes on the topic of dry needling. Dr. Tim Zelch, a diplomat and fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) who is trained in dry needling, shares his takeaways from episodes #363 and #362 with Dr. Joe Donnelly and Dr. Ron Schenk. He also shares his own experience with dry needling to wrap up this miniseries. 

 

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In episode 363 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 10. We continue with more talk on dry needling. This week we're joined by Dr. Ron Schenk, a professor at Tufts University and published researcher on the topic as well. He shares his thoughts and his reactions to episode #362's guests' comments as well as his own perspective. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 362 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 10. We’re moving on to the topic of dry needling in physical therapy. Dr. Joseph Donnelly, the current president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy, joins us to share some of this modality’s history, his understanding of its physiological effect, the evidence, its appropriateness and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 361 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 10. We're wrapping up our discussion on the topic of Physios in Primary Care. We're joined by Mr. Brian Sorensen, a physiotherapist in Aalborg, Denmark; and we chat about episodes #358, #359, and #360 - our reactions as well as our similar and different opinions on this topic. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 360 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 10. We’re talking with Dr. Lena Bornhoft, a physiotherapist and PhD in Gothenburg, Sweden. The topic: PTs in primary care. We discuss what led her in this direction, what factors influence the use of physio in primary care, her research findings and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 359 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 10. We’re continuing our discussion in this mini-series on the topic of PTs in primary care providers. This week with Dr. Troy McGill, a director of rehab in Alaska and a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force. We talk about what should be required for a PT to function as a primary care provider, the pros and cons, if he thinks primary care by PTs could go bad and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 358 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 10. We’re shifting our focus and talking about physical therapists as a primary care providers with Lieutenant Colonel John Miller. He’s the Chief of Specialty Services at Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Centers at Fort Meade, in Maryland, USA. We talk about his experience before, when he didn’t have one and now when he does have a primary care role. His views on what should be required and the pros and cons or benefits and risks of serving in this role. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 357 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 10. We’re wrapping up our discussion of the non-contact injury with another listener’s reaction. This time with Gary Dykes, a senior instructor for the MIUSA shares his perspective on the past few episodes and some additional proposal of where these faulty patterns may be coming from and how he wonders if, and suggests, we might best address them. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 356 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 10. We’re joined by Lynn Grimm and Lee Poston, two listeners who have agreed to share their thoughts about the previous two episodes with Dr. Tim Hewett and Gary Scheffler. They give their takeaways and experience as they’ve begun to apply slow motion video assessment and movement interpretation. This week on MCF!

 

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Category:general -- posted at: 9:22pm CST

In episode 355 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 10. We have Gary Scheffler, a sports performance coach with his company Goata Locomotion Systems in New Orleans USA, and Lynn Grimm, a PT and diplomat in MDT. We’re continuing to talk about the non-contact injury - the mechanism, risk factors, treatment and prevention. We look at some slow-motion video and hear Gary’s opinion of what is important to note and what that means to him. That and much more! This week on MCF!

 

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Category:general -- posted at: 9:24pm CST

In episode 354 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're beginning season 10. We’re joined by Dr. Tim Hewett, a basic scientist and researcher who's spent 30 years looking at non-contact injuries. We talk about the mechanisms causing ACL tears, injury reduction programs, reconstruction - should it be done, if so which graft-type is best, and when to return to sport. All this and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 353 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We continue our conversation with Charlotte Krog, wrapping up about the value of a mechanical exam with patients with anxiety and depression. She shares another patient case, resources she’d recommend, and advice if you want to serve this group too. All that and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 352 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We’re joined by Charlotte Krog and focus on the value of a mechanical exam with a patient with anxiety and depression. Why she sought post-graduate education into positive psychology, what she’s learned and how it applies to assessing and treating patients with musculoskeletal conditions, her observations of keys to successfully working with this group, an actual patient example, and plenty more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 351 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We continue our conversation with Mr. Greg Lynch and Dr. Josh Kidd. Both have been and continue to work with a wide range of athletes. They share more patient examples, some additional resources which they'd recommend, and keys to developing a successful portion of business with athletes. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 350 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. With Greg Lynch and Dr. Josh Kidd, we’re talking about the value of a mechanical exam with the athlete. How they’re the same or different than the non-athlete. How to address their specific common expectations and plenty more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 349 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We’re continuing our focus on the value of a mechanical exam within the musculoskeletal disorder patient with Mr. Kevin Jones. We hear a couple of familiar-sounding patients and how he believes they illustrate some of these principles, how to make inroads with bringing medical practitioners along to appreciate a mechanical-minded approach, and his thoughts on how he’d go about building relationships if he was starting from scratch. That and plenty more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 348 of season 9, we're continuing with season 9. We turn our focus on the value of a mechanical exam within the musculoskeletal disorder patient with Mr. Kevin Jones. We talk about his work within the primary care setting as a musculoskeletal specialist triaging appropriate patients and how this brings so much efficiency and improvement in inpatient care. That and plenty more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 347 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We’re continuing our discussion with Dr. Joe Ihm, a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab. He shares a global initiative called exercise in medicine, his take on a multidiscipline team approach to care, distilling down what it means to educate patients properly from a mechanical angle, and much more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 346 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We’re joined by Dr. Joe Ihm, a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab. He shares his take on the value of a mechanical exam within physical medicine and rehab, how he applies it and shares mechanical pain principles to educate his patients, and much more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 345 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We’re continuing our conversation on the value of a mechanical exam with dizziness and balance patients with Ms. Bridget Sholljegerdes. She shares a couple of patient examples, more insights on effectively assessing and treating these patients, and gives advice as to how she’d suggest someone like you do the same. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 344 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We’re shifting our conversation once again this season to dizziness and balance with Ms. Bridget Sholljegerdes. She shares how she found herself working with this patient population, the primary mechanisms she understands these symptoms to be coming from, some patterns of what effectively resolves these symptoms, and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 343 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We’re continuing our conversation with Hugh Murray on the topic of the value of a mechanical exam with functional capacity exams and pre-placement screenings. He shares more on how he conducts them and gives advice as to how he’d suggest you do the same. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 342 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We’re talking with Hugh Murray about the value of a mechanical exam with functional capacity exams and pre-placement screenings. He shares how he conducts them, where these patients come from, and how we can effectively provide this service with added value because of his mechanical training. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 341 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We conclude our conversation with Melissa Watson and Allison Wickes, two therapists who appreciate the value of a mechanical exam with the neurological patient. They share another patient case, what tools they use and some patterns they’ve seen as successful with this population of patients. This and plenty more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 340 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We're joined by Melissa Watson and Allison Wickes. Melissa is a physical therapist in a day rehab setting and Alli is an occupational therapist in inpatient care and both are working regularly with patients with neurological conditions. They share principles they’re using with the neuro patient, keys for success, a patient case, and lots more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 339 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We’re completing our conversation on the value of a mechanical exam with the injured worker with Dr. Steve Heffner. He shares more on his observations over multiple decades working with this group of patients on what creates effective care, speaking to Human Resources or safety directors on how we can help, and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 338 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We're joined by Dr. Steven Heffner, a chiropractor and diplomat in MDT who’s worked within an occupational medicine program with injured workers. We talk about the value of a mechanical exam with the injured worker - how he found himself working with this group of patients, the keys to being effective, special considerations that may differ from the standard patient, and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 337 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We continue our conversation with Meridith Geer, a clinician working within a military base but with a specific interest and niche practice in women’s health. She shares more about the value of a mechanical exam in women’s health including a developing study she’s collecting data for, from whom she receives referrals, tips related to effectively assessing and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 336 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We're joined by Meridith Geer, a diplomat in MDT working within the US military and she’s developed a focus on women’s health. We talk about the value of a mechanical exam within women’s health. She shares her professional journey, how she found herself headed in this direction, how her mechanical training has influenced her examination and treatment of this patient population and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 335 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We continue our conversation with Mr. David Pleva, an instructor for the McKenzie Institute USA and a clinician who’s had the opportunity to educate and treat related to ergonomics. We continue talking about the value of a mechanical exam in ergonomics specifically in the dental industry but also apply to any other. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 334 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We’re joined by Mr. Dave Pleva of Addison, Illinois USA. He’s a diplomat in MDT, a clinical instructor for the McKenzie Institute USA, a physical therapist in an outpatient private practice with a specific interest and experience in ergonomic, specifically with the dental industry. We talk about his work with this group and about ergonomics in general. This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 333 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're continuing with season 9. We continue our conversation with Dr. Vikas Agarwal. He’s a board-certified internal medicine physician at St. Joseph medical center outside of Kansas City Missouri USA. He shares more on how he has integrated MDT into his medical training and practice. We also talk about two papers he’s published and more! This week on MCF!

 

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In episode 332 of the Mechanical Care Forum, we're beginning season 9. We're joined by Dr. Vikas Agarwal. He’s a board-certified internal medicine physician at St. Joseph medical center outside of Kansas City, Missouri USA. He shares a bit about his practice, his philosophy of care, how he uses a mechanical exam in his practice, and more! This week on MCF!

 

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