PT Pro Talk

Mariana Hanna Parks
  • 4.9 (36)
  • Health & Fitness
  • Updated Semimonthly

Join Mariana Parks, PT, Cert. MDT, as she interviews world-leading experts in physical therapy, rehabilitation, and sports medicine. Each episode delivers evidence-based insights, proven techniques, and clinical strategies to help physical therapists expand their knowledge, improve patient outcomes, and stay ahead in the ever-evolving PT field. 👉 https://www.ptprotalk.com/ 🔗 https://linktr.ee/Ptprotalk 📲Follow us : Instagram - @ptprotalk Facebook - @ptprotalkpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PTProTalk X: x.com/MariHannaParks

  1. 1d ago

    Ep 211 - Extremity Pain: Spine or Periphery? Real MDT Cases with Colin Davies

    🚨Try Hanna Health free for 30 days - a customizable HEP platform where you can use your own videos, edit quickly, and track patient access. Start your trial here. 💡 In this episode of PT ProTalk, host Mariana Parks speaks with Colin Davies, a physiotherapist with over 50 years of clinical experience who worked directly alongside Robin McKenzie. This interview breaks down how recognizing the spine's hidden role in extremity pain can completely transform your daily clinical practice. From uncovering the true source of recurrent patellar dislocations to solving a professional dancer's 13-year history of hip pain, Colin shares actionable insights to help you look beyond the joint, avoid confirmation bias, and properly assess the spine to unlock life-changing patient outcomes. 💭 “We have to do a better job of examining the spine before we start treating an apparent extremity problem.” - Colin Davies 👉🏻 Colin Davies trained at the New Zealand School of Physiotherapy and graduated in 1971. He worked as assistant to Robin McKenzie in 1974 before immigrating to Canada, where he has been in private practice since 1979. He became a member of the teaching faculty of the McKenzie Institute International in 1984 and has presented over 300 courses on Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in 18 countries around the world. He is an examiner for the McKenzie Institute Diploma programme. He served for 15 years as a member of the Advisory Council to the Board of Trustees until October 2009, when he was appointed to the Board of Trustees for the McKenzie Institute International.  📚In this episode, you'll learn: How to assess extremity pain using MDT when the source may not be where the symptoms are Why spinal screening should be part of every lower extremity assessment How MDT assessment can reveal findings that challenge even the most experienced clinicians What three real clinical cases from an MDT course in Argentina teach us about referred pain patterns 🔎Colin's Resource of Information: Rosedale R, et.al. A study exploring the prevalence of Extremity Pain of Spinal Source (EXPOSS). J Man Manip Ther. 2020 Sep. doi: 10.1080/10669817.2019.1661706. 📲 Colin's contact information: Mckenzie Institute LinkedIn 🎥Link to interview on Youtube   👉 ⁠Share Your Feedback 🎙Join our ⁠email list⁠ to receive podcast updates 📸⁠Instagram⁠  📱⁠Facebook⁠ 💻⁠LinkedIn⁠ 🐦⁠Twitter⁠ 📩Email: ⁠mariana@ptprotalk.com⁠ PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like Hanna Health⁠ and ⁠SaraHealth⁠.

    Ep 211 - Extremity Pain: Spine or Periphery? Real MDT Cases with Colin Davies

  2. Aug 4

    Ep 210 - Shockwave, MDT & Acupuncture: Two Complex Cases with Lukasz Oleksiewicz

    🚨Try Hanna Health free for 30 days - a customizable HEP platform where you can use your own videos, edit quickly, and track patient access. Start your trial here. 💡 In this episode of PT Pro Talk, we speak with Lukasz Oleksiewicz, a highly experienced physiotherapist and MDT Diplomat who integrates Eastern and Western clinical approaches. This interview breaks down how combining mechanical therapy with tools like shockwave and acupuncture can transform your daily clinical practice.   From using shockwave therapy to desensitize highly reactive tissues for heavy loading to understanding the role of acupuncture in calming a stressed central nervous system before mechanical assessment, Lukasz shares actionable insights to help you look beyond a "one-size-fits-all" method and treat the individual patient.   💭 ‘’I see each patient as a blank canvas that I need to explore and learn about because every single human being is so unique that a one-size-fits-all approach seldom works." - Lukasz Oleksiewicz 👉🏻 Lukasz Oleksiewicz Dip.MDT, Lic Ac is a highly experienced physiotherapist specializing in musculoskeletal conditions, sports injuries, and neurological rehabilitation. With an international background spanning Poland, Ireland, China, and the US, he offers a comprehensive, hands-on approach to patient care that combines mobilization, manipulation, soft tissue techniques, acupuncture, and tailored exercises. In 2008, he founded the AcuPhysio Clinic in Ireland to treat both local residents and athletes.  Dedicated to continuous learning, Lukasz holds an International Diploma in the McKenzie Method (MDT) and is fully qualified in Saebo and Bobath Therapy. Additionally, he provides specialized neurological rehabilitation for patients affected by stroke, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson’s disease, a focus he developed through his extensive work with local charities. 📚In this episode, you'll learn: How to approach chronic plantar fasciitis when tissue loading, sensitisation, and lifestyle factors are all in play How to use metaphors and patient education to shift pain beliefs and break long-standing habits How to assess and sequence treatment when acute low back pain overlaps with Functional Neurological Disorder How to integrate MDT, acupuncture, and loading strategies without becoming technique-driven 📲 Lukasz's contact information: Website LinkedIn  Instagram AcuPhysio Facebook 🎥Link to interview on Youtube   👉 ⁠Share Your Feedback⁠ Help Us Build Better Solutions for Your Practice! 🚀 Take 60 seconds to answer 3 quick questions and help us build new paths to make your practice run smoother. 🎙Join our ⁠email list⁠ to receive podcast updates 📸⁠Instagram⁠  📱⁠Facebook⁠ 💻⁠LinkedIn⁠ 🐦⁠Twitter⁠ 📩Email: ⁠mariana@ptprotalk.com⁠ PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like Hanna Health⁠ and ⁠SaraHealth⁠.

    Ep 210 - Shockwave, MDT & Acupuncture: Two Complex Cases with Lukasz Oleksiewicz

  3. Jul 21

    Ep 209 - The Hypermobile Patient - Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & HSD with Dr. Jan Dommerholt

    🚨Try Hanna Health free for 30 days - a customizable HEP platform where you can use your own videos, edit quickly, and track patient access. Start your trial here. 💡Why are patients with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and hypermobility often dismissed, misdiagnosed, or told their severe pain is "just growing pains"? In this episode of PT ProTalk, host Mariana Parks sits down with Dr. Jan Dommerholt, a globally recognized expert in myofascial, chronic, and orofacial pain, and a leading authority on hypermobility disorders. Dr. Dommerholt breaks down the systemic reality of EDS and explains exactly why physical therapy is the number one profession to help these patients regain control of their lives. 💭 "They used to call it benign hypermobility. Well, there's nothing benign about hypermobility, believe me."   - Dr. Jan Dommerholt 👉🏻 Dr. Jan Dommerholt PT, DPT, MPS is a Dutch-trained physical therapist, widely recognized as a leading expert in myofascial, chronic, and orofacial pain. A pioneer in his field, he introduced dry needling to the United States in 1997 and remains a global authority and consultant on the practice. Leveraging his background as a former musician, he also specializes in performing arts physical therapy, focusing on treating musculoskeletal issues in instrumentalists.  Furthermore, Dr. Dommerholt is a prolific author and educator who has published numerous books, over 130 articles, and nearly 80 textbook chapters, while also lecturing globally and teaching at the University of Maryland. In addition to his extensive academic contributions, he is the president of Bethesda Physiocare®, serves on several editorial boards, and has received multiple prestigious awards for his clinical practice and educational excellence. 📚In this episode, you'll learn: How to identify HSD/hEDS patients you're likely already seeing but missing Why your standard MSK approach often fails this population - and what to do instead How to build a practical treatment plan that accounts for pain flares and nonlinear progress How education and validation can be your most powerful clinical tools with these patients 🔎Dr. Jan's Resource of Information: Mintken, P. E., Dommerholt, J., & Francomano, C. A. (2026). Managing Patients With Hypermobility Disorders: They've Seen You, but Have You Seen Them? Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2026.13979  The Ehlers Danlos Society Website EDS ECHO Programs & Courses for Healthcare Professionals 📲 Dr. Jan's contact information: jan@bpcemail.com jan@myopainseminars.com LinkedIn Bethesda Physiocare Website Bethesda Physiocare Facebook Myopain Seminars Website Myonpain Seminars Facebook 🎥Link to interview on Youtube   👉 ⁠Share Your Feedback⁠ Help Us Build Better Solutions for Your Practice! 🚀 Take 60 seconds to answer 3 quick questions and help us build new paths to make your practice run smoother. 🎙Join our ⁠email list⁠ to receive podcast updates 📸⁠Instagram⁠  📱⁠Facebook⁠ 💻⁠LinkedIn⁠ 🐦⁠Twitter⁠ 📩Email: ⁠mariana@ptprotalk.com⁠ PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like Hanna Health⁠ and ⁠SaraHealth⁠.

    Ep 209 - The Hypermobile Patient - Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome & HSD with Dr. Jan Dommerholt

  4. Jul 7

    Ep 208. Pelvic Health & Oncology: A Practical Screening Guide for Every PT with Dr. Alexandra Hill

    🚨Try Hanna Health free for 30 days - a customizable HEP platform where you can use your own videos, edit quickly, and track patient access. Start your trial here. 💡How often do your chronic low back, hip, or groin patients hit a plateau in their rehab? If you are only looking at traditional musculoskeletal frameworks, you might be missing the hidden driver behind their persistent pain: the pelvic floor.   In this episode of PT ProTalk, host Mariana Parks sits down with Dr. Alex Hill, a physical therapist specializing in pelvic health and oncology, and owner of Oncopelvic PT. Designed specifically for general orthopedic, MSK, and and for general orthopedic, and MSK clinicians, this conversation breaks down how specialized screening tools can completely transform your daily clinical practice.   From diagnosing deep muscular trigger points that masquerade as adductor strains to managing post-operative constipation and understanding the long-term impact of radiation fibrosis, Dr. Hill shares actionable insights to help you look "outside the box, but inside the pelvis"   💭 "If you think you're not working with somebody with pelvic floor issues, you need to think again."  - Dr. Alexandra Hill  👉🏻 Dr. Alexandra Hill, PT, DPT, is a dual Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Pelvic Women’s Health and Oncologic Physical Therapy and a LANA Certified Lymphedema Therapist. She earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Florida and completed the Women’s Health Physical Therapy Residency at Duke Health. Alex is the owner of OncoPelvic PT in Jacksonville, Florida, where she provides specialized pelvic health, lymphedema, and oncology rehabilitation for all genders. She has published peer-reviewed research in pelvic health and oncology rehab, held leadership roles within APTA, APTA Pelvic, and APTA Oncology, developed and teaches several continuing education courses, and creates empowering content across social media. 📚In this episode, you'll learn: How to turn your pelvic health and oncology screening questions into a clinical conversation, not just a checkbox The five functions of the pelvic floor and what signs to look for when each one is failing, even in your MSK patients How a cancer survivor's past treatment (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy) should change your assessment and plan of care today How to recognize and monitor lymphedema early, and when and where to refer 🔎Dr. Alexandra's Resource of Information: APTA: American Physical Therapy Association MedBridge LANA KLOSE Training Website 📲 Dr. Alexandrak's contact information: Email: hello@oncopelvicpt.com Youtube Instagram Facebook LinkedIn 🎥Link to interview on Youtube   👉 ⁠Share Your Feedback⁠ Help Us Build Better Solutions for Your Practice! 🚀 Take 60 seconds to answer 3 quick questions and help us build new paths to make your practice run smoother. 🎙Join our ⁠email list⁠ to receive podcast updates 📸⁠Instagram⁠  📱⁠Facebook⁠ 💻⁠LinkedIn⁠ 🐦⁠Twitter⁠ 📩Email: ⁠mariana@ptprotalk.com⁠ PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like Hanna Health⁠ and ⁠SaraHealth⁠.

    Ep 208. Pelvic Health & Oncology: A Practical Screening Guide for Every PT with Dr. Alexandra Hill

  5. Jun 23

    Ep 207. Pain & Disability Drivers Management: A New Framework for Low Back Pain with Prof. Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme

    🚨Try Hanna Health free for 30 days - a customizable HEP platform where you can use your own videos, edit quickly, and track patient access. Start your trial here. 💡If you’ve ever felt stuck with a low back pain patient whose physical recovery has plateaued, this conversation is the roadmap you need.  Prof. Yannick breaks down the clinical reasoning behind the Pain and Disability Drivers Management (PDDM) framework, an innovative model designed to help clinicians stop guessing and start measuring the hidden factors driving pain and disability. Moving away from a narrow, outdated focus on isolated structural damage, Dr. Yannick shares how to operationalize the biopsychosocial model using practical, 15-minute digital screening tools.  💭 "Musculoskeletal pain is not only about nociception. It's about nociception, yes, but it's also about nervous system dysfunctions, comorbidities, cognitions, emotions, and contextual factors." - Prof. Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme 👉🏻 Prof. Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme is a physiotherapist and Full Professor at the Université de Sherbrooke, where he also earned his Master’s and Ph.D. in Clinical Sciences following a B.Sc. from the University of Ottawa and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Université de Montréal.  His research program focuses on improving the quality, value, and patient-centered outcomes of musculoskeletal rehabilitation through three core areas: optimizing low back pain management via his innovative Pain and Disability Drivers Management (PDDM) framework, enhancing chronic pain management through structured patient self-management programs, and personalizing care using prognosis and value-based principles. Additionally, he collaborates internationally to develop and validate clinical assessment tools that help therapists accurately measure pain and functional limitations. 📚In this episode, you'll learn: Why standard biopsychosocial care isn't enough, and what the PDDM model does differently to identify the real drivers behind your patient's pain and disability How to screen for the 5 PDDM domains (nociceptive, nervous system dysfunction, comorbidities, cognitive-emotional, and contextual) without adding significant time to your initial assessment How to turn a patient's driver profile into an actual treatment plan, and why 91% of LBP patients have nervous system dysfunction elements you're likely missing What the research shows about patient outcomes when care is matched to drivers, and how to set realistic expectations with your patients from day one 🔎Yannick's Resource of Information: All of Yannick's publications on PubMed 📲 Yannick's contact information: LinkedIn Website 🎥Link to interview on Youtube   👉 ⁠Share Your Feedback⁠ Help Us Build Better Solutions for Your Practice! 🚀 Take 60 seconds to answer 3 quick questions and help us build new paths to make your practice run smoother. 🎙Join our ⁠email list⁠ to receive podcast updates 📸⁠Instagram⁠  📱⁠Facebook⁠ 💻⁠LinkedIn⁠ 🐦⁠Twitter⁠ 📩Email: ⁠mariana@ptprotalk.com⁠ PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like Hanna Health⁠ and ⁠SaraHealth⁠.

    Ep 207. Pain & Disability Drivers Management: A New Framework for Low Back Pain with Prof. Yannick Tousignant-Laflamme

  6. Jun 9

    Ep 206. Dry Needling: Clinical Decision-Making Over Technique with Dr. Edo Zylstra

    🚨Try Hanna Health free for 30 days - a customizable HEP platform where you can use your own videos, edit quickly, and track patient access. Start your trial here. 💡 Is dry needling just another tool in your kit, or is it a gateway to deeper clinical reasoning? In this episode of PT Pro Talk, Dr. Zylstra challenges physical therapists to look past the physical technique of inserting a needle and focus on the complex neurophysiological "why" behind the treatment. We dive deep into the radiculopathic model of orthopedics, discussing why many chronic peripheral issues (like that stubborn shoulder or elbow pain) might actually be driven by a silent segmental problem in the spine. Dr. Zylstra also breaks down the precise mechanisms of the twitch response and explains why dry needling should never be used as a standalone treatment if we want to avoid creating patient dependency 💭 ‘’When we get a good twitch response, that's like plugging a plug into a wall socket; you're getting access to the nervous system. And the language of the nervous system is electricity." - Dr. Edo Zylstra 👉🏻 Dr. Edo Zylstra, PT, DPT, is the co-founder of Tactical Physiotherapy and founder of KinetaCare Physiotherapy, with more than 26 years of experience in orthopedic rehabilitation and dry needling. An Orthopedic Certified Specialist, he focuses on identifying the root causes of neuromusculoskeletal dysfunction rather than just managing symptoms.  He has trained clinicians across corporate healthcare systems, private practices, and military and special operations settings, with educational influence reaching providers who work with elite athletes. He is also the founder of KinetaCore, a Functional Dry Needling® education company later acquired by Evidence In Motion. With Dr. Tyler Waterway, he co-developed the Radiculopathic Model of Orthopedics, the foundation of Tactical Physiotherapy. 📚In this episode, you'll learn: When to use dry needling and when not to: identifying good candidates, understanding spinal vs. peripheral targeting, and the neurophysiological mechanisms How dry needling integrates into your treatment plan: using it strategically alongside other techniques rather than as a standalone intervention What happens after the needles come out: the critical session follow-up that determines whether DN creates lasting change or just temporary relief The evidence and mechanisms: understanding the proposed mechanisms and how they inform clinical decision-making 🔎Edo's Resource of Information: Waterway T, et al. Treatment Guidelines and Decision Tree for Dry Needling Musculoskeletal Conditions: A Consensus Statement. IJSPT. 2026;21(5):556-567. doi:10.26603/001c.161025  📲 Edo's contact information: Tactical Physio Website Kineta Care Website Kineta Care IG LinkedIn Tactical Physio LinkedIn Kineta Care Facebook edo@kcarephysio.com edo@tacticalphysio.com 🎥Link to interview on Youtube   👉 ⁠Share Your Feedback⁠ Help Us Build Better Solutions for Your Practice! 🚀 Take 60 seconds to answer 3 quick questions and help us build new paths to make your practice run smoother. 🎙Join our ⁠email list⁠ to receive podcast updates 📸⁠Instagram⁠  📱⁠Facebook⁠ 💻⁠LinkedIn⁠ 🐦⁠Twitter⁠ 📩Email: ⁠mariana@ptprotalk.com⁠ PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like Hanna Health⁠ and ⁠SaraHealth⁠.

    Ep 206. Dry Needling: Clinical Decision-Making Over Technique with Dr. Edo Zylstra

  7. May 26

    Ep 205. Beyond Load Management: Pain Mechanisms in Tendinopathy with Dr. Brooke Coombes

    Help Us Build Better Solutions for Your Practice! 🚀 Take 60 seconds to answer 3 quick questions and help us build new paths to make your practice run smoother. 👉https://forms.gle/LmAh4H1vRKjKqCtW8 🚨Try Hanna Health free for 30 days - a customizable HEP platform where you can use your own videos, edit quickly, and track patient access. Start your trial here. 💡 Are you still treating tendinopathy purely as a "load capacity" or biomechanical failure issue? If you have patients who simply don't improve with isometric exercises or who experience unpredictable pain flare-ups, the problem might not be in the tendon itself, it could be in the nervous system. Grab your notebook! We dive deep into modern pain neuroscience applied to daily clinical practice, busting old myths and bringing you assessment tools you can use in your clinic tomorrow morning. 💭 “We needed to start broadening our minds about pain — whether we can just focus on the tissues or whether we need to think beyond the tissues" - Dr. Brooke Coombes 👉🏻 Dr. Brooke Coombes is a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist, lecturer, and Postdoctoral researcher at The University of Queensland. She is an internationally recognized expert in tendinopathy and musculoskeletal injuries, with over 65 peer-reviewed publications in prestigious journals such as The Lancet and JAMA.  Her impactful research challenges traditional treatments, like corticosteroid injections, and explores how factors such as obesity, diabetes, and exercise affect tendon and muscle health. Utilizing advanced techniques like ultrasound elastography and quantitative pain measurement, Dr. Coombes is currently focused on developing practical clinical tools to help practitioners identify and match specific treatments to a patient’s dominant pain mechanism based on IASP guidelines.  📚In this episode, you'll learn: Tendinopathy isn't always a loading problem: why pain mechanisms change everything about how you manage these patients How to tell your pain mechanisms apart: the clinical features and tools that help you discriminate nociceptive, neuropathic, and nociplastic pain in tendons The research reshaping tendinopathy science: sensitisation patterns, neuropathic-like features, and what the evidence actually says What personalised tendinopathy care looks like: moving beyond load management to match your approach to the underlying pain mechanism 🔎Brooke's Resource of Information: Wheeler, PC. Up to a quarter of patients with certain chronic recalcitrant tendinopathies may have central sensitisation: a prospective cohort of more than 300 patients. Br J Pain. 2019 Aug;13(3):137-144. doi: 10.1177/2049463718800352. Shraim MA, et.al. Features and methods to discriminate between mechanism-based categories of pain experienced in the musculoskeletal system: a Delphi expert consensus study. Pain. 2022 Sep 1;163(9):1812-1828. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000002577.  Rio E, et. al. Sensory Processing in People With and Without Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis of Local, Regional, and Remote Sites in Upper- and Lower-Limb Conditions. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2021 Jan;51(1):12-26. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2021.9417.  Cancela-Cilleruelo I, et. al. Presence of Neuropathic-Like Symptoms in Individuals With Painful Tendinopathy/Overuse Injuries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Clin J Pain. 2025 Jul 1;41(7):e1292. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000001292.  Coombes BK, et. al. A new integrative model of lateral epicondylalgia. Br J Sports Med. 2009 Apr;43(4):252-8. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.052738. 📲 Brooke's contact information: b.coombes@uq.edu.au 🎥Link to interview on Youtube   👉 ⁠Share Your Feedback⁠ 🎙Join our ⁠email list⁠ to receive podcast updates 📸⁠Instagram⁠  📱⁠Facebook⁠ 💻⁠LinkedIn⁠ 🐦⁠Twitter⁠ 📩Email: ⁠mariana@ptprotalk.com⁠ PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like Hanna Health⁠ and ⁠SaraHealth⁠.

    Ep 205. Beyond Load Management: Pain Mechanisms in Tendinopathy with Dr. Brooke Coombes

  8. May 12

    Ep 204. Can Physical Therapy Actually Change a Bunion? with Andrew Wynd

    Help Us Build Better Solutions for Your Practice! 🚀 Take 60 seconds to answer 3 quick questions and help us build new paths to make your practice run smoother. 👉https://forms.gle/LmAh4H1vRKjKqCtW8 🚨Try Hanna Health free for 30 days - a customizable HEP platform where you can use your own videos, edit quickly, and track patient access. Start your trial here. 💡 Are bunions strictly a surgical problem, or can physical therapy make a measurable difference? In this episode of PT Pro Talk, Mariana sits down with sports physiotherapist Andrew Wynd to challenge the common belief that conservative care can't change a hallux valgus (HAV) angle.   Drawing from over 15 years of clinical experience specializing in foot and ankle issues, Andrew breaks down a comprehensive, non-surgical approach to treating bunions. By addressing the biomechanical roots of the issue (from hip rotation to big toe muscle activation) therapists can empower their patients with real alternatives to surgery. 💭 “I do believe that you can change the angles. And I'm well aware that the vast majority of higher-quality research suggests otherwise."  - Andrew Wynd 👉🏻 Andrew Wynd is an APA-Titled Sports Physiotherapist and is the founder and director of Balwyn Sports & Physiotherapy Centre in Melbourne. He also is the CEO of Freestyle Feet, an innovative company that aims to solve foot/ankle issues through education and products.  Andrew is globally recognised for his foot & ankle clinical work, holding a Post Graduate Master’s Degree in Sports Physiotherapy.  Andrew has been a casual academic teacher at La Trobe University and is passionate about ongoing clinician development and mentoring. 📚In this episode, you'll learn: What the current evidence tells us about non-surgical treatment for hallux valgus A practical approach to conservative management that combines manual therapy, exercise, and orthotic interventions How to identify which patients are good candidates for physical therapy versus surgical referral Realistic treatment timelines and outcomes you can expect with conservative care 🔎Andrew's Resource of Information: Freestylefeet Youtube Freestyle Feet Website Banished Bunion Course Abdalbary, S. A. (2018). Foot mobilization and exercise program in combination with toe separator improves outcomes in women with moderate hallux valgus at the one-year follow-up: A randomized clinical trial. Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 108(6), 478-486. https://doi.org/10.7547/17-026  Hurn SE, et. al (2022). Effectiveness of Nonsurgical Interventions for Hallux Valgus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2022 Oct;74(10):1676-1688. doi: 10.1002/acr.24603 Ferreyra, M, et. al. (2020). What do we know about hallux valgus pathogenesis? Review of the different theories. Journal of the Foot & Ankle, 14(3):223-230. https://doi.org/ 📲 Andrew's contact information: Freestylefeet IG Freestylefeet Facebook Andrew's Linkedin Balwyn Sports Facebook Balwyn Sports IG Balwyn Sports Website Balwyn Sports Youtube 🎥Link to interview on Youtube   👉 ⁠Share Your Feedback⁠ 🎙Join our ⁠email list⁠ to receive podcast updates 📸⁠Instagram⁠  📱⁠Facebook⁠ 💻⁠LinkedIn⁠ 🐦⁠Twitter⁠ 📩Email: ⁠mariana@ptprotalk.com⁠ PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like Hanna Health⁠ and ⁠SaraHealth⁠.

    Ep 204. Can Physical Therapy Actually Change a Bunion? with Andrew Wynd
See All (212)

4.9
out of 5
36 Ratings

About

Join Mariana Parks, PT, Cert. MDT, as she interviews world-leading experts in physical therapy, rehabilitation, and sports medicine. Each episode delivers evidence-based insights, proven techniques, and clinical strategies to help physical therapists expand their knowledge, improve patient outcomes, and stay ahead in the ever-evolving PT field. 👉 https://www.ptprotalk.com/ 🔗 https://linktr.ee/Ptprotalk 📲Follow us : Instagram - @ptprotalk Facebook - @ptprotalkpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pt-pro-talk/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PTProTalk X: x.com/MariHannaParks

Information

  • Creator
    Mariana Hanna Parks
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    212
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 841801
  • Show Website
    PT Pro Talk