PT Pro Talk

💭 ```The evidence says that therapeutic touch has some effect if it is part of a multi-modal approach to most conditions MSK-wise, but it does not matter how you do that``. - Dr. Roger Kerry 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Roger Kerry, PT, MSc, PhD. Qualified as a Physiotherapist at Pinderfields School of Physiotherapy, Leeds University (1996). Gained MSc in Manipulative Physiotherapy at Coventry University (2001), also gaining membership of the Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists. Worked as Clinical Specialist and Extended Scope Practitioner in Orthopaedics before starting as a lecturer at Nottingham. Current post is Associate Professor in the Division of Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Nottingham. Became an Honorary Fellow of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in 2011. PhD thesis: Causation and Evidence-Based Medicine (supervisor: Professor Stephen Mumford) Member of the International Federation of Orthopaedic Manipulative Physical Therapist working group for International Framework for Examination of the Cervical Region for the potential of Cervical Arterial Dysfunction prior to Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Intervention 2007-2017. 📚What will you learn: ▪️ Roger's story and career ▪️ About his new article coming up ▪️ Traditional manual therapy (MT) and its principles ▪️ Current evidence about MT ▪️ The clinical and cost-effectiveness of MT ▪️ The new framework proposed ▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers ▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy 🔎Roger's favorite resource of information: Lewis, J. The Shoulder: Theory and Practice. 2022 Podcasts, social media, PubMed, books. 📲 Roger's contact information: Twitter: @RogerKerry1 Email:  roger.kerry@nottingham.ac.uk 🎥Link to interview on Youtube: https://youtu.be/xmu8FVjCqTI 🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/ 📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/ 📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast 💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk 📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT: http://bit.ly/3tPCQAU

💭 ``What creates the best patient experience is to clearly communicate, and that means from the front office to the therapist, anybody interacting with the patient, the clearer the communication the better``. - Dr. Heidi Jannenga 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Heidi Jannenga, PT, DPT, ATC. Heidi is the co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer of WebPT, and advocates for the rehab therapy profession on a national and international scale. Prior to co-founding WebPT, Heidi practiced as a physical therapist for more than 15 years. Heidi is an APTA member, belonging to both the private practice and sports medicine sections, and she's on the board of directors for the Institute for Private Practice Physical Therapy and the Alliance of Physical Therapists for Quality and Innovation. In 2015, she won the Arizona Physical Therapy Association’s Physical Therapist of the Year Award, and in 2018, she received the APTA’s coveted Marilyn Moffat Leadership Award. Today, she regularly speaks as a subject-matter expert at regional, national and international PT industry conferences as well as technology, entrepreneurship, and leadership events. 📚What will you learn: ▪️ Heidi's story and career ▪️ Key trends, challenges, and opportunities impacting the industry. ▪️ Burnout problem in PT ▪️ Employee (PTs) retention and satisfaction ▪️ How to better attract, retain, and satisfy patients ▪️ The drivers of patient-perceived PT success ▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers ▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy 🔎Reports: https://www.webpt.com/downloads/state-of-rehab-therapy-2022/ https://www.webpt.com/downloads/the-pt-patient-experience-report/ 📲 Heidi's contact information: LinkedIn: Heidi Jannenga Website: https://www.webpt.com/ 🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/WEM0frPVUm0 🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/ 📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/ 📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast 💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk 📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT: http://bit.ly/3tPCQAU

💭 ``Strengthening is critical in life, slow deliberate, good form, end range movement to failure or muscular fatigue, 10 to 15 repetitions, and then rest, rest is the key``. - Dr. Thomas Dreisinger 👉🏻Our guest is Thomas Dreisinger, Ph.D. Dr. Dreisinger has a Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. In the late 1980s, he began clinical work in the assessment, management, and treatment of patients with chronic back and neck pain. His background spans nearly 40 years of clinical experience in rehabilitation, orthopedics, and physical medicine. He has presented scientific papers both in the United States and abroad on topics related to the management of chronic back pain patients and clinical outcomes. He has published articles in biomedical journals including Spine, Orthopedics, Journal of Rheumatology, Sports Medicine, Paraplegia, and Cardiac Rehabilitation. Additionally, he has provided successful venture-funded injury prevention programs in Upper Extremity and Spine for Fortune 500 companies including Tyson Foods, United/Northwest Airlines, and 3M. He has owned conservative care rehabilitation practices treating musculoskeletal injuries of the back and neck. Dreisinger has served as a member of the North American Spine Society, a fellow in the American Back Society, and is an Emeritus Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine. He has served on national and international Boards including Trustee for the McKenzie Institute International, Chair of the McKenzie International Research Foundation, The Vert Mooney Foundation, and the North American Spine Foundation. 📚What will you learn: ▪️ Thomas's story and career ▪️  Role in the MDT world over the years ▪️ Combining MDT and strengthening for lasting results ▪️ Benefits of resistive training ▪️ Cardio vs flexibility vs balance vs strength ▪️ Prevention program implementation in big companies ▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers ▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy 🔎Thomas's favorite resource of information: Cochrane Database: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/about-cdsr G. E., James; F. A., Barry. Resistance Training for Health and Rehabilitation. 2001 📲 Thomas’s contact information: email: teddreis@gmail.com 🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/KdRIlgmTq9E 🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/ 📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/ 📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast 💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk 📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT: http://bit.ly/3tPCQAU

💭 ``In the mobilization with movement concept, it would be applying different forces across the tissues of the body, to see if we can eliminate or immediately change those comparable signs``. - Dr. Eric Dinkins 👉🏻Our guest is Eric M. Dinkins, PT, MSPT, DPT, OCS,  Cert. MT, CMP, MCTA, CDN.  Eric is a graduate from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and has been practicing since 2001. He has earned postgraduate certifications in Manipulative Therapy and is a Certified Mulligan Practitioner with the Mulligan Concept ™ of manual therapy. He earned his Board Certification as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association. He has been an accredited member of the Mulligan Concept Teacher Association since 2014 and serves as the secretary in the International Executive Committee. Eric has an extensive sports medicine background, has worked closely with physicians from the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic in Denver, and has treated athletes from youth, to Olympic, and  professional levels. He is a published author in both Journal of Manual and Manipulative  Therapy and Manual Therapy. He was a keynote speaker at the International Mulligan Conference in 2009. 📚What will you learn: ▪️ Eric's story and career ▪️ Mobilization with Movement (MWM) into the examination ▪️ MWM as a treatment tool ▪️ When to use MWM and its results ▪️ HEP with MWM ▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers ▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy 🔎Eric 's favorite resource of information: Bill Vicenzino. Mobilisation with movement : the art and the science. 2011. Mulligan, B. Manual Therapy Nags, Snags, MWMS (853-7) Paperback. 2019. Social Media #mobilizationwithmovement 📲Eric ’s contact information: IG: @mobilizationwithmovementusa Twitter: @MovementPTED LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-dinkins-pt-mspt-dpt-ocs-mcta-cert-mt-cdn-26b48338/ Mulligan Website: https://mwmusa.com/teachers/eric-dinkins/ 🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/hA31lG6aJ5Y 🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/ 📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/ 📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast 💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk 📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT: http://bit.ly/3tPCQAU

💭 “Often, 60 to 70% of my patients that are coming in for dizziness, I am treating them as cervicogenic dizziness which I would say is a cervical derangement.” - Bridget Scholljegerdes 👉🏻Our guest is Bridget Scholljegerdes, PT, Cert. MDT. Bridget is the clinical director of Fyzical Therapy and Balance Center in Las Cruces, NM.  Bridget graduated as a physical therapist from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1999.  She has worked in multiple settings including acute, rehab, SNF, and hospital-based outpatient, and has found her home in private practice outpatient for the last 12 years. Bridget was certified in MDT in 2014.  Her interests in PT are all things mechanical diagnosis and therapy and helping people who suffer from chronic pain utilizing capnometry, breathing mechanics, and World of Hurt education. She also treats SIJ dysfunctions.  Her newfound special interest and 60% of her patients suffer from cervicogenic dizziness.  Bridget is the owner and head coach at Elevate Gymnastics & Athletics.  Her other passion is helping gymnasts have a healthy, strong, and long career in gymnastics and then become healthy adults. She is a wife, mother, and gymnastics judge who loves to travel, workout, triathlons, and building character. 📚What will you learn: ▪️ Bridget's story and career ▪️ Dizziness classification ▪️ Vertigo vs Dizziness ▪️ Assessing and treating cervicogenic dizziness with MDT ▪️ Assessing and treating tinnitus with MDT ▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers ▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy 🔎Bridget 's favorite resource of information: https://vestibular.org/ Fyzical College 📲Bridget ’s contact information: IG: @BSCHOLLJEGERDES Email: bridget.scholljegerdes@fyzical.com 🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/yDBLFTlDWiA 🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/ 📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/ 📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast 💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk 📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT: http://bit.ly/3tPCQAU

💭 “``For the majority, the pain level did not go down that much, but the negative impact that has on their lives decreased significantly`` - Simon Simonsen 👉🏻Our guest is Simon Simonsen, PT, Dip. MDT and Owner of Vejle Back Clinic. Simon graduated as a Physiotherapist in 1997, in Denmark. His main interest is in Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy. He completed his Diploma in MDT in 2004 and became a Faculty Member of the McKenzie Institute Denmark in 2008 and at the McKenzie Institute International in 2010. Simon worked at the largest multidisciplinary pain clinic in Denmark for many years. He used to see approximately 3500 patients per year, performing individual assessments and treatment as well as educating in pain management together with MDs, nurses, psychologists, and social workers. Currently, Simon works at his private clinic in his hometown of Vejle, seeing mainly back-related problems and chronic pain patients. 📚What will you learn: ▪️ Simon's story and career ▪️ Chronic pain classification ▪️ MDT and the Chronic pain syndrome ▪️ Areas to incorporate in the chronic pain treatment ▪️ Upcoming MII Masterclass MDT and Chronic pain ▪️ Advice to clinicians wanting to expand their practices ▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy 🔎Simon's favorite resource of information: PubMed Colleagues Google Scholar 📲Simon’s contact information: Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonssimonsen/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VejleRygklinik/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/simon.fys/ 🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/slzEGUmR4fY 🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/ 📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/ 📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast 💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk 📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT: https://systems4pt.com/

💭 “It looks so much like spine. It would have been easy with him to stay with spine for even longer and not take that 5-10 min to look at his shoulder. And then, there is the opposite, where people leave the spine too quickly and miss not fully clearing the spine. There is a grey area that is difficult for even experienced clinicians to manage at times.`` - Audrey Long 👉🏻Our guest is Audrey Long, BScPT, Dip MDT, CPA, Clinical Specialist MSK. Audrey has over 30 years of clinical experience that started with a few years of hospital work, then 8 years in a chronic worker’s comp multidisciplinary program, and many years now in private practice.  She completed her Diploma Program in New Zealand at Robin McKenzie’s Wellington clinic in 1993 and was promoted to Teaching Faculty in 1997.  Since then, she has taught MDT courses to clinicians across Canada and in the past, courses in the US as well.  Always eager for more knowledge and training, in 2013 she completed the Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (MSK) program recognized through the CPA, in addition to another course that allows her to order diagnostic imaging for patients if indicated.  She has a keen interest in clinical research and has published four research papers pertaining to MDT in the lumbar spine. 📚What will you learn: ▪️ Audrey's story and career ▪️ Discussion of 3 shoulder cases ▪️ ``Mistakes`` made in each case ▪️ Rationale behind each clinical decision made ▪️ What could have been done differently in each case ▪️ Advice to clinicians wanting to expand their practices ▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy 🔎Audrey's favorite resource of information: https://mckenzieinstitute.org/clinicians/research-and-resources/reference-list Physiopedia Orthopaedic Division Canadian Physical Therapy Association - Physio Network 📲Audrey’s contact information: MDT Website: https://mckenzieinstitute.org/research/research-advisory-committee/about-the-committee/audrey-long Clinic: https://bonavistaphysio.ca/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/audrey-long-45189761/ 🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/LZb4xqgi77c 🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/ 📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/ 📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast 💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk 📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT: https://systems4pt.com/

💭 “Some of the most well-known researchers in spasticity right now have come to conclude that peripheral mechanisms may be mediating the actual symptoms.`` - Annie O’Connor 👉🏻Our guest is Annie O’Connor, PT, OCS, Cert. MDT. She is the Founder and CEO of World of Hurt, LLC a dedicated consulting, teaching, telehealth, and research company for the application of the Pain Mechanism Classification System into clinical practice. In addition, she is a Physical Therapy Manager for AIM Specialty Health Back Pain Guide Program. She is an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist of the American Physical Therapy Association and has a Certification in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in the McKenzie Method. She teaches nationally and internationally the World of HURT training courses, a six-course training series designed for the interdisciplinary application of the PMCS into clinical practice. She lectures nationally and internationally on pain mechanism classification and intervention, neurodynamic evaluation, and treatment, mechanical diagnosis and therapy of the spine and extremities, kinetic chain evaluation, functional manual therapy, and exercise prescription. She continues to treat orthopedic, and neurological patients, and canines with pain and spasticity to achieve the best life possible through her Chicago-based private practice. 📚What will you learn: ▪️ Annie's story and career ▪️ PMCS (pain mechanism classification system) ▪️ MDT in the neurologically impaired person ▪️ Can spasticity and hypertonia be mediated by the peripheral nervous system? ▪️ Are musculoskeletal therapists suited to treat neurological patients? ▪️ Advice to clinicians wanting to expand their practices ▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy 🔎Annie's favorite resource of information: 1-Melissa C. Kolski; Annie O'Connor. A World of Hurt: A Guide to Classifying Pain. 2015. 📲Annie’s contact information: Email: worldofhurt2@gmail.com Website: https://worldofhurt2.com/ Social Media:@worldofhurt2 🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/YUsHNFoeue0 🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/ 📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/ 📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast 💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk 📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT: https://systems4pt.com/

💭 “Most of the time, the real estate you purchased is now worth more than the actual business you have built over a 10-15 year period. Rather than just selling your practice, you sell your practice and the real estate and you have made more money. `` - Winston Parks 👉🏻Our guest is Winston Warren Parks. Winston received his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee – Knoxville where he focused on Finance & Logistics. He received his Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Memphis with a focus on Finance. Winston is the President of Winston Warren, a Nashville-based real estate company focused on providing development, brokerage, analytics, and investment services. He is experienced in the development of single-tenant net lease properties, site selection, market and trade area analysis, lease negotiation and purchase contracts, acquisition, disposition, entitlements, and helping companies expand into new markets and/or states. Winston earned the coveted Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation from the CCIM Institute in 2019. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) Nashville chapter and he volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee. 📚What will you learn: ▪️ Winston's story and career ▪️ What PTs need to know about commercial real estate ▪️ What PTs should look for when deciding on a new location ▪️ Buying vs leasing ▪️ Advice to clinicians wanting to expand their practices ▪️ Growing wealth with your PT practice 📲Winston’s contact information: Website: https://winstonwarren.com/ Email: wparks@winstonwarren.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/winstonwparks/ 🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/a5ycBjL7pnk 🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/ 📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/ 📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast 💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk 📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT: https://systems4pt.com/

💭 “ Increase the overall survivorship of these kids instead of just focusing on their survival, it’s not just about they are still here but what is the quality of their being here.`` - Dr. Amanda Gentz Curry 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Amanda Gentz Curry, PT, DPT. Dr. Curry earned her doctorate in physical therapy from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in 2011 and has worked in the acute care setting since graduation. Working first with adults in a large urban hospital in Memphis, TN she swore she would never work in pediatrics until an opportunity in 2017 led her to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. There she started the early mobility program in the PICU with her fellow rehab and critical care team members. She passed her Oncology Specialty Certification exam in 2021 and continues her work in the acute care setting. Since 2020 she has dove more into the world of somatics and the mind-body connection, bringing these modalities to her patients as they traverse their cancer journey. She is a wife and mother and in her spare time likes being outdoors, traveling, working out, and learning about anything that interests her. 📚What will you learn: ▪️ Amanda's story and career ▪️ Incidence of childhood and pediatric cancer and survivorship ▪️ Treatment in the USA vs other countries ▪️ CA and treatment related impairments ▪️ PT role in acute and chronic CA related impairments ▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers ▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy 🔎Amanda's favorite resource of information: Pubmed APTA - Oncology session St. Jude https://www.cancer.gov/ 📲Amanda’s contact information: Facebook: Amanda Gentz Curry IG: @thesomaticdpt E-mail: currygirl24@gmail.com 🎥Link to interview on Youtube:https://youtu.be/CEgKizKRxtI 🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates: https://www.ptprotalk.com/ 📸Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ptprotalk/ 📱Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ptprotalkpodcast 💻LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk 📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of the forward-looking and innovative company Systems 4PT: https://systems4pt.com/