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Clinical Podcast: The Importance of the Subjective Exam | Dr. Chris Dickerson Jan 23, 2020

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How does the subjective examination set apart rehab professionals from other health care providers? Dr. Chris Dickerson, owner of Puget Sound Physical Therapy and instructor for Bellin College's Orthopaedic and Manual Physical Therapy (OMPT) Fellowship, joins Mark on this week's episode to discuss how the patient interview guides your clinical reasoning, the top questions you have to ask during every subjective examinations, how the subjective examination can affect your relationship with your patient, and much more. Links: @shepdpt Chris Dickerson @eimteam

Practice Leadership Podcast: 2020 #PhysicalTherapy Predictions Jan 15, 2020

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Happy New Year! Dr. Larry Benz has once again compiled a list of predictions for what's to come in the year ahead in health care. Listen in to stay up to date on what 2020 will look like for your practice! 2020 #PhysicalTherapy Predictions Second consecutive year of the largest reimbursement drop in our history. APTA's Lack of Vision 2020 in part responsible for not allowing PT's to be autonomous practicing within their scope of license. More and more resources will be available for adherence to the rules and compliance. Sad that these courses are growing faster than clinical ones! The middlemen of the PT world - so called specialty benefit managers - will continue to get large pushback, and in work comp, a big push towards disintermediation as they only create value for themselves-not their customers. Contract therapy and home health will decrease utilization of a PT but will over emphasize PTAs but nobody really is listening. More and more employers will develop programs for their PTs to reduce their student debt. Telehealth adoption by PT providers will be high, adoption for physical therapy by patients very low-unless of course texting is considered Telehealth. Pathway model/physical therapist first will continue to demonstrate value but preaching will still outpace practice. PT companies aren't even adopting the very model they ascribe. Price transparency will get a lot of attention but not a lot of implementation. Joint ventures by hospitals with MD groups and private equity-backed spine and ortho groups will significantly increase in part because private ASCs, imaging, DME, and physical therapy have value in the marketplace. The skeptical, demanding patient and consumer will elevate to even higher demands of service expectations. Check out the prior years predictions! 2012: APTA's Vision 2020: My 12 Year Report Card 2019: Practice Leadership: 2019 Physical Therapy Predictions Links: @physicaltherapy @eimteam

Clinical Podcast: Think Before You 3×10 | Dr. Neil Sheth Nov 13, 2019

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In this week's episode, Dr. Neil Sheth from TexPTS joins Mark and John to discuss loading and strength and conditioning and programming and how they play into mentoring residents at his clinic. Neil shares a specific case example of a 33 year old male that had persistent knee pain and how he was able to move him past straight leg raises and quad sets. Links: Neil Sheth @EIMTeam @ShepDPT @childsjd

Clinical Podcast: Building Autonomous Clinicians | Dr. Andrew Bennett Oct 16, 2019

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Co-owner and co-founder of TexPTS, Andrew Bennet, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, is an old friend of the podcast and of John and Mark, tracing all the way back to John and Andrew's time in the U.S. Air Force. Andrew joins John and Mark to discuss the importance of surrounding yourself with thinking clinicians, helping clinicians build their own career, along with tips on building a clinic with autonomous clinicians and much more. Links: Connect with Andrew Bennett @EIMTeam @ShepDPT @childsjd

Clinical Podcast: Founding a One-On-One Clinic | Dr. Seth Peterson Oct 09, 2019

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On this week's episode, Seth Peterson, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT, joins Mark to discuss why and how Seth started his one-on-one, private practice clinic, The Motive Physical Therapy Specialists in Oro Valley, Arizona. Seth discusses what led him to opening his clinic, how he decided what would make his clinic different, how he continues to stand out in the market, how he learned the business principles he needed to make his clinic excel, and more. Links: The Motive Physical Therapy Specialists @DrSethPT @ShepDPT @EIMTeam

Clinical Podcast: Pudendal Neuralgia | Kelly Sammis Oct 02, 2019

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On today's episode of Clinical Podcast, Kelly Sammis, DPT, CLT, joins John and Mark to discuss her clinical treatment of pudendal neuralgia as a pelvic health clinician at Holistic Pelvic Health. Join Kelly, John and Mark as they discuss how to treat pudendial neuralgia, from testing, the groups that are susceptible and dry needling as a treatment option. Links: Website: Holistic Pelvic Health Facebook: Holistic Pelvic Health @EIMTeam @ShepDPT @childsjd

Clinical Podcast: Treating the Thoracolumbar Junction for those with Hip Pain | Jeff Meadows Sep 18, 2019

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On today's episode, Jeff Meadows, PT, DPT, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT, joins Dr. John Childs and Dr. Mark Shepherd to discuss Jeff's new research on the thoracolumbar junction, Short-term Response to Treatment Targeting the Thoracolumbar Junction in Patients With Hip Pain: A Case Series. Listen in as they discuss takeaways from the article, how the research can affect clinical reasoning, and how important asterisks signs are in regional treatment. Links: Research atricle: Short-term Response to Treatment Targeting the Thoracolumbar Junction in Patients With Hip Pain: A Case Series Jeff Meadows @EIMTeam @ShepDPT @childsjd

Clinical Podcast: Cannabis within Healthcare | Jeff Konin Aug 14, 2019

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Jeff Konin, PhD, PT, ATC, FACSM, FNATA joins the podcast today to talk through how Cannabis relates to health care. His role as the Director of Florida International University's Doctor of Athletic Program gives him a unique perspective on the topic of Cannabis. Join Jeff, John and Mark as they discuss Cannabis educational resources, where it could fit into a doctorate curriculum, and the differences between CBD, THC, Hemp and Marijuana. Links: @DrKonin @ShepDPT @childsjd

Clinical Podcast: Incontinence is Common but Never Normal | Blair Green Aug 07, 2019

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Blair Green, PT, DPT, OCS, PHC founder of Catalyst Physical Therapy joins John and Mark to talk about her experiences in pelvic health physical therapy which led to her book, "Go Ahead Stop and Pee,"a guide to running during pregnancy and postpartum. Using phrases like "therapy for your muscles on the inside" and "incontinence is common but never normal," Blair works toward normalizing pelvic health discussions with men and women in all stages of life. She also shares tips for orthopaedic therapists to spot pelvic dysfunction early and her vision for where pelvic health therapy will fit into the healthcare system of the future. Links: Blair Green @childsjd @ShepDPT Blair Green's book: Go Ahead Stop and Pee

Clinical Podcast: Clinical Application of Pain Mechanisms | Carol Courtney Jul 24, 2019

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Join John Childs and Mark Shepherd as they talk with Carol Courtney, PT, PhD, ATC, FAAOMPT, a professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences at Northwestern University. Carol talks through her journey into researching both manual therapy and pain. Listen in as Carol discusses why making her mechanisms research clinically applicable has been a goal throughout her career and continues to drive her research. Links: @CarolACourtney1 @childsjd @ShepDPT

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