Hands On Hands Off: Manual Therapy & Orthopedic Physical Therapy (AAOMPT)

Drs. Joseph Derian, Jo Smith, and Kornelia Kulig are interviewed by Becca Catlin regarding a publication from Musculoskeletal Science and Practice titled, “Biomechanical characteristics of lumbar manipulation performed by expert, resident, and student physical therapists.”

Dr. Helen French of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is interviewed by Dhinu Jayaseelan regarding a publication from Musculoskeletal Science and Practice titled, “An international survey of current physiotherapy practice in diagnosis and knowledge translation of greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS).”

PODCAST EXTRA: Dr. Timothy Flynn, a well-known manual therapy clinician, researcher, and educator as well as Past President of AAOMPT, is interviewed by Drs. Lindsey Hughey and Eric Chaconas of the AAOMPT Media/PR Committee as part of the AAOMPT Ask the Expert webcast series.

Dr. Rik Kranenburg of the Research Group on Healthy Aging, Allied Health Care, and Nursing (Hanze University of Applied Sciences) and the University Medical Center, Groningen (both located in the Netherlands) is interviewed by Dhinu Jayaseelan regarding a publication from the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy titled, “Effects of Head and Neck Positions on Blood Flow in the Vertebral, Internal Carotid, and Intracranial Arteries: A Systematic Review.”

Dr. Kevin L. MacPherson of the University of Florida is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a publication from Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy titled, “Perceptions of the professional and personal impact of hybrid fellowship training: a qualitative study.”

PODCAST EXTRA: Dr. Elaine Lonnemann, the current President of AAOMPT, is interviewed by Drs. Eric Chaconas and Lindsey Hughey of the AAOMPT Media/PR Committee as part of the AAOMPT Ask the Expert webcast series.

Kiran Satpute of Navale College of Physiotherapy is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a publication from the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy titled, “Headache symptom modification: the relevance of appropriate manual therapy assessment and management of a patient with features of migraine and cervicogenic headache – a case report.”

Dr. Philipp Zunke of Physiozentrum Salzburg (Austria) is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a publication from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders titled, “The effect of manual therapy to the thoracic spine on pain-free grip and sympathetic activity in patients with lateral epicondylalgia humeri. A randomized, sample sized planned, placebo-controlled, patient-blinded monocentric trial.”

Francisco X. Araujo of the UniRitter - Centro Universitário Ritter dos Reis, located in Porto Alegre, Brazil and Giovanni Ferreira of the University of Sydney are interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a publication from the Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics titled, “Autonomic Effects of Spinal Manipulative Therapy: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.”

Dr. Gregory Hartley of the University of Miami is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson regarding a publication titled, “Program-Level Factors Influencing Positive Graduate Outcomes of Physical Therapy Residency Programs.”

Dr. Cameron MacDonald of the Regis University is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a publication titled, “The current manipulation debate: historical context to address a broken narrative.”

Dr. Seth Peterson of The Motive Physical Therapy Specialists and A.T. Still University is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a presentation he gave at the 2018 AAOMPT Conference titled, “Telehealth in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy: Opportunities and Challenges.”

Drs. Philip Dale and Jacob Thomas of KORT (Kentucky Orthopedic Rehab Team) and Orthopaedics Plus Physical Therapy, respectively, are interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a publication titled, “Physical therapist clinical reasoning and classification inconsistencies in headache disorders: a United States survey.”

Dr. Orna Fennelly of the National University of Ireland, Galway and formerly of University College Dublin is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson regarding a publication titled, “Advanced musculoskeletal physiotherapy practice: The patient journey and experience.”

Drs. William H. Kolb and Jodi Young of Radford University & Bellin College (DScPT Program), respectively, are interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a publication titled, “The evolution of manual therapy education: what are we waiting for?”

Dr. Saravana Kumar and Mark Jones of the University of South Australia are interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson regarding a publication titled, “An exploration of psychosocial practice within private practice musculoskeletal physiotherapy: A cross-sectional survey.”

Dr. Joshua Cleland of Tufts University School of Medicine provides a Physical Therapy Innovators (PTI) talk at the 2019 AAOMPT Conference.