Podcast - Resources

In episode 360 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!

In episode 359 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!

In episode 358 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!

This is the MCF episode 357 and we’re wrapping up our discussion of the non-contact injury with another listeners reaction.  This time 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!

In episode 356 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!

In episode 355. 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.

In episode 354, the first episode of season 10 we’re joined by Dr. Tim Hewett a basic scientist, a 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!

In episode 353, our last episode of season 9 was continuing our conversation with Charlotte Krog. We’re wrapping up our conversation 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!

In episode 352 of season 9, we’re joined by Charlotte Krog focusing 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!

In episode 351 of 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!

In episode 350 with Greg Lynch and Josh Kidd with our focus, consistent with this season’s theme, 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!

In episode 349 of 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!

In episode 348 of season 9 we’re 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 primary care setting as a musculoskeletal specialist triaging appropriate patients and how this brings so much efficiency and improvement in patient care. That and plenty more, this week on MCF!

In episode 347 of 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 is 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!

In episode 346 of 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

In episode 345 of 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!

In episode 344 of 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!

In episode 343 of 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!

In episode 342 of 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

In episode 341 of 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!