PT Pro Talk Mariana Hanna Parks

💭” We proved you are able to diagnose sacroiliac joint pain. The spine surgery community didn't want that, and the PT community didn't want to give up their palpation diagnosis.” -  Dr. Mark Laslett.



Our guest Dr Mark Laslett, PhD, NZRPS, Dip.MT, Dip.MDT is a New Zealand Board Registered Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy Specialist (NZRPS). He was in continuous musculoskeletal clinical practice 1971-April 2024. He is now retired from clinical practice after 53 years of fullt time practice but continues involvement in research & post graduate teaching. He completed doctoral studies at Linköping University, Sweden (2005), based on diagnostic accuracy research with chronic low back patients undergoing interventional spinal diagnostic procedures with the late Dr Charles Aprill MD in New Orleans. 

Mark has taught short courses internationally since 1985. Between 1985 and 1998 this was as a senior international instructor for the McKenzie Institute International. He commenced teaching his own upper and lower limb courses internationally in 1993 until 2004. Since then, his teaching has focused on the lumbar spine, pelvis and hip, as well as the general principles of the science of diagnostics. Mark is an honorary life member of the New Zealand Manipulative Physiotherapists Association (NZMPA), Physiotherapy New Zealand, and the Swedish branch of the McKenzie Institute. Mark was the first physiotherapist in New Zealand to be Physiotherapy Board registered as a clinical specialist (musculoskeletal) in 2014.



📚You will learn about:

▪️ Mark's story and career

▪️ Diagnosis of the lumbopelvic spine

▪️ Classification of the lumbopelvic spine

▪️ Management of acute and chronic pain

▪️Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers

▪️How to become successful in Physical Therapy



🔎 Dr. Mark’s resources of information: 


Laslett, M. Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy: The Upper Limb. 1996


Back Pain: Diagnosis & Management Beyond Guidelines by Mark Laslett https://www.amazon.com/Back-Pain-Diagnosis-Management-Guidelines-ebook/dp/B0CW1HRRJ5


https://learning.physioacademy.co.nz/


Twitter: @chadcookpt @Retlouping


Podcast: ⁠https://www.physiotutors.com/podcast/ ⁠


Pubmed


ResearchGate





📲 Dr. Mark’s contact information:

🐦Twitter @marklaslett_NZ⁠ @SMS_Courses

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“We have no business treating pain If we don't treat both the sensory and emotional components .” Carolyn Vandyken



Our guest is Carolyn Vandyken PT, Cert. MDT.  Carolyn is a physiotherapist, educator, researcher and advocate in the areas of low back pain, pelvic health and pain science.  She became an MDT credentialled therapist in 1999. Carolyn holds a CBT certificate from Wilfred University, and has been practicing in the field of pelvic health for the past 25 years.  She has been practicing as a physiotherapist for 39 years teaching post-graduate pelvic health courses that are steeped in pain science. Carolyn won the Medal of Distinction from the Canadian Physiotherapy Association in 2021, the distinguished Education Award from the OPA in 2015 and the YWCA Women of Distinction Award in 2004.  Carolyn presents extensively at international conferences and has co-authored multiple chapters and papers on central pain mechanisms and pelvic pain.  She is actively involved in research with Dr. Sinead Dufour (McMaster University, Canada) and Dr. Judith Thompson (Curtin University, Australia) and has published multiple studies on the connection between low back pain and pelvic floor dysfunction. Carolyn co-owns a multi-disciplinary teaching company called Reframe Rehab and is engaged in breaking down the barriers internationally between pelvic health, orthopaedics and pain science. Carolyn practices locally in the areas of pelvic health and chronic pain at Physio Works Muskoka in Huntsville, Ontario with her daughter/physiotherapist, Brittany Vandyken.



📚You will learn about:


Problematic statistics for disability with MSK problems and solutions, using a biopsychosocial framework for assessment.


Identifying whether pain is mechanical or psychosocial, and determining the appropriate initial treatment.


Addressing psychosocial factors and understanding sensory motor dysregulation in pain management.


Assessing and treating pelvic floor conditions, including tightness, weakness, and central dominance, with a comprehensive approach to persistent pain.





🔎 Carolyn’s resources of information: 


Explain Pain by David Butler and Lorimer Moseley


Why You Hurt - Adriaan Louw


NOI group


Embodia Academy


Joe Tatta podcast


Lorimer Moseley podcast





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📲 Carolyn’s contact information:

https://reframerehab.com/collections/carolyn-vandyken

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“Mechanical pain and mechanical concepts don't exist in the practice of medicine.” Dr. Vikas Agarwal



Our guest is Dr. Vikas Agarwal MD, Cert. MDT, FACP. Dr. Vikas is an Internal Medicine physician, also certified in the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT). He is the first Internal Medicine physician to integrate mechanical concepts of the McKenzie Method into his primary care practice. Dr. Agarwal is a 1994 graduate of King George’s Medical College (KGMC) in Lucknow, India. Following four and a half years of medical school, he spent six years as an Internal Medicine Resident, three with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS, New Delhi, 1995-1997), and three with the University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC, 1998-2001). Dr. Agarwal is Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (2001/2011) and became Certified in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in 2015. He is a two-time recipient of the Mosaic Life Care Distinguished Physician Recognition Award (2012 & 2014). Dr. Agarwal's goal is to create awareness of the mechanical pain and mechanical causes resulting in many of the human being's ailment. Dr. Agarwal specializes in managing patients with acute and chronic pain at Mosaic Life Care in Saint Joseph, MO where he also serves as a Physician Collaborator for Nurse Practitioners.



📚You will learn about:


How he integrates the mechanical concepts of the McKenzie Method into his primary care practice.


The concepts of mechanical pain and sclerotomal pain in medicine.


How cases of peripheral polyneuropathy, sinus issues, oropharyngeal dysphagia, abdominal pain, chest pain, pelvic pain, and dysfunction can have mechanical causes and respond to exercises.


His paper that was just published in the énows Annals of Internal Medicine: 'Resolution of Noncardiac Chest Pain With Corrective Exercises for Neck and Upper Thoracic Spine.





🔎 Dr. Vikas’s resources of information:⁠⁠

Paper: Resolution of Noncardiac Chest Pain With Corrective Exercises for Neck and Upper Thoracic Spine


Nobel Prize: The discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch



📲 Dr. Vikas’s contact information:

 Email: vikagarwal92004@yahoo.com 

Social Media:

Youtube: causeinmedicine

Linkedin: causeinmedicine

Twitter: causeinmedicine



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“The heart of running injuries is tissue loading.” Michael O’Hearn



Our guest is Michael O’Hearn, PT, MHS, OCS, FAAOMPT. Michael received his Masters of Health Science from the
University of Indianapolis ('99), his Graduate Diploma in Physiotherapy from the University of Sydney in Australia (’82) and his Bachelor of Science from the University of New South Wales in Australia (’81). Michael is currently an
adjunct clinical instructor at the University of Illinois at Chicago Fellowship Program in Orthpaedic Manual Therapy teaching courses in Orthopedic Manual
Therapy and Clinical Mentorship. Michael has had a multitude of articles published in Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy and the Journal of Orthopedic Sports Physical Therapy, among other publications.

In addition, he was at three MAPS Symposiums on clinical reasoning and the Maitland approach to running injuries. Michael has been awarded the Michigan Physical Therapy Association Outstanding Clinical Instructor Award and the Andrews University Physical Therapy Program Outstanding Teacher Award. Today, he is the Chief of Physical Therapy at Lakeland HealthCare in St. Joseph, MI, in addition to being a senior MAPS instructor. Michael has run over 30 marathons including 13 Boston
marathons. He is also a 3-time Ironman triathlon finisher. With his vast experience and education, Michael fully understands the demanding environment facing all physical therapists today



📚You will learn about:


Pacing during training sessions.
Selecting appropriate footwear for running.
Running mechanics.
Insights into treating injuries such as IT band syndrome, patellofemoral pain syndrome, plantar fasciitis, medial tibial stress syndrome, and more.



 

🔎 Michael’s resources of information:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠  


80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower by Matt Fitzgerald - https://www.amazon.com.br/80-20-Running-Stronger-Training-ebook/dp/B00IIVFAEY⁠  
HALHIGDON - https://www.halhigdon.com/



📲 Michael’s contact information:

 Email: mohearn@lakelandhealth.org

 

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“You should treat the movement to get rid of the symptoms rather than treating the symptoms to be able to move.” Dr. Shirley Sahrmann


Our guest Dr. Shirley Sahrmann, PT, PhD, FAPTA. Dr. Sahrmann is a Professor Emerita of Physical Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri with over 60 years of experience.  She received her bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy, masters and doctorate degrees in Neurobiology from Washington University.  She is a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association and is a recipient of the Association's Marion Williams Research Award, the Lucy Blair Service Award, and the Kendall Practice award, the Inaugural John H.P. Maley Lecture and Mary McMillan Lecture awards.  Dr. Sahrmann has received Washington University's Distinguished Faculty Award, The Distinguished Alumni Award, the School of Medicine’s inaugural Distinguished Clinician Award and an honorary doctorate from the University of Indianapolis. She has also received the Bowling-Erhard Orthopedic Clinical Practice Award from the Orthopaedic Section of the APTA.  She has served on the APTA Board of Directors and as president of the Missouri Chapter. In addition to her numerous national and international presentations, Dr. Sahrmann has been a keynote speaker at the World Confederation of Physical Therapy, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, Japan, and Danish national congresses.

Dr. Sahrmann’s research interests are in the development and validation of classification schemes for movement impairment syndromes and in interventions for these syndromes.  Her books, Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes and Movement System Impairment Syndromes of the Cervical and Thoracic Spines and the Extremities, describe the syndromes and methods of treatment.

📚You will learn about:


What the Movement System Impairment (MSI) syndromes are


How to connect poor alignment and movement patterns with pain and injury


Movement System Impairment examination and treatment


How defining our diagnostic labels will help establish our movement expertise as a profession



🔎 Dr. Sahrmann’s resources of information:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠


Book: Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes by Shirley Sahrmann


Book: Movement System Impairment Syndromes of the Cervical and Thoracic Spines and the Extremities By Shirley Sahrmann


Linda Van Dillen, PT, PhD, FAPTA’s Research



📲 Dr. Sahrmann’s contact information:

 Email: sahrmanns@wustl.edu

Social Media: 

Instagram @learnmovementsystem

Facebook @learnmovementsystem

Twitter @learnmvmtsystem



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“Running a business has become distinctly harder since the pandemic.” Dr. Karena Wu

Our guest Dr. Karena Wu is Owner and Clinical Director of ActiveCare Physical Therapy® in NYC and Mumbai. s been practicing physical therapy for over 24 years in New York City. Dr. Wu graduated with a Masters Degree in Physical Therapy from the Program In Physical Therapy at Columbia University and received her Clinical Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Temple University. She has advanced training in manual therapies, specifically in the Maitland Australian Approach and Myofascial Release. She is a Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy and a Fellow of the International & American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. 

Dr. Wu is a Maitland Australian Physiotherapy Seminars (MAPS) Faculty member and a lecturer at NYC’s Hunter College Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program. She is also a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist, Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Graston Technique Specialist and Pilates Instructor. Dr. Wu is a dedicated practitioner who takes a holistic approach to her practice. She has a copyrighted methodology that emphasizes her holistic care philosophy in ‘walking her way toward the injured segment’. Dr. Wu is now Chairman of the NYC Arthritis Foundation Local Leadership board.

Dr. Wu is a regular healthcare expert on ABC, CBS, NBC, NY1, PIX11, Fox News, The Doctors and Dr. Oz. She has appeared on Good Morning America and is a regular on The Today Show in NYC. She is the Medical Director for the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP), the premier US professional beach volleyball tournament series in America.

📚You will learn about:


Her experience as a Faculty member for the Maitland Approach 


Her copyrighted methodology that emphasizes a holistic care philosophy in 'walking her way toward the injured segment'


Her role as the Chairman of the NYC Arthritis Foundation, and as a regular healthcare expert on The Today Show in NYC and many other television programs.


Her experience as The Medical Director for the Association of Volleyball Professionals


Her experience running ActiveCare Physical Therapy® in NYC and Mumbai, and challenges faced since the Covid Pandemic



📲 Karena’s contact information:

Website: https://www.bestptnyc.com

Social Media

IG/FB/YT: @activecarephysicaltherapy

LI: activecare-physical-therapy



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