PT Pro Talk 59 - OCS for MDT trained clinicians with Dr. Robert Medcalf
💭” Becoming board certified means a lot for the community, patients and physicians, there is a certain level of prestige, you`ve met a very high standard.” - Dr. Robert Medcalf
👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Robert Medcalf PT, DPT, OCS, Dip. MDT. Robert is a 1986 honors graduate of Georgia State University with a BS in Physical Therapy. After advanced studies in New Zealand, he became a Diplomaed in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in 1991 and was subsequently appointed to Teaching Faculty for The McKenzie Institute in August 1991. Robert was promoted to Senior Faculty in 1998. He became a Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) in 2018. In addition to his regular teaching responsibilities, Robert serves as a Clinical Mentor for other Teaching Faculty. He has taught numerous courses on the McKenzie Approach to physicians and physical therapists throughout the United States and internationally. Robert currently performs duties as the Vice-Chair of the McKenzie Institute USA Board of Directors and also serves on the Executive Committee. Robert is the Director of Spine Rehabilitation with Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta, GA. Robert has been a member of the American Physical Therapy Association since 1984.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Robert's story and career
▪️ OCS Board Certification process
▪️ Pros and cons of MDT practitioners becoming OCS
▪️ Challenges of the process
▪️ How the certification changed his practice
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Robert's favorite resource of information:
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31476129/ - Richard Rosedale et al. A study exploring the prevalence of Extremity Pain of Spinal Source.
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15564907/ - Audrey Long, Ron Donelson, Tak Fung. Does it matter which exercise? A randomized control trial of exercise for low back pain.
- MDT books and website - https://mckenzieinstitute.org/resources/
- Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy - https://www.jospt.org/
- Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy - https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/yjmt20/current
- Current Concepts of Physical Therapy, 5th Edition - https://www.orthopt.org/course/31-2-current-concepts-of-physical-therapy-5th-edition
📲Robert’s contact information:
Website: https://www.resurgens.com/spine/rehabilitation
Email: rmedcalf@bellsouth.net
🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/lfrX_DU_Wz4
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