Episodes

Dr. Nick Helton is interviewed by Dr. Leanna Blanchard on his award-winning poster from this year’s 2023 AAOMPT Conference titled, “Non-Thrust Joint Manipulation to the Upper Cervical Spine for the Management of Balance Impairments in a Patient with Cervicogenic Dizziness: A Case Report.”

Dr. Jon Umlauf of Army-Baylor (E-mail, Linked-In, X) is interviewed by Dr. Antigone Vesci on his recent 2023 AAOMPT Pre-conference session titled, “Building Bridges: How to Make Mentorship Meaningful.”

Dr. Patricia Nelson (E-mail, Linked-In) is interviewed by former AAOMPT Pelvic Floor SIG President Dr. Kelli Wilson about the AAOMPT Pelvic Floor SIG and their recently published clinical Commentary, “Managing Pelvic Floor Functional Roles of Stability and Respiration: Part of the Job for All Physical Therapists.”

Dr. Shanon Fronek is interviewed by AAOMPT Sports Sig President Dr. Margaux Lojacono about her current role with the Seattle Mariners as a rehab and return to play specialist.

Dr. Phil Sizer is interviewed by Skip Gill about managing chronic pain and navigating the world of research innovation.

Valery Krupnik (LinkedIn) is interviewed by Dr. Tony Varela about his recent paper, “The Therapeutic Alliance as Active Inference: The Role of Trust and Self-Efficacy.” This paper was published in the Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy in Nov 2022.

Lan Lin Pu is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson about her recent paper, “Utilizing directional preference in the management of cervicogenic headache: a case series.” This paper was e-published in the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy in June 2023.

Dr. Stina Lilje is interviewed by Stephen Shaffer about her recent paper, “Cost-effectiveness of specialized manual therapy versus orthopaedic care for musculoskeletal disorders: long-term follow-up and health economics model” published in Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease.

Dr. Lindsay Roper is interviewed by Dr. Tony Varela about her foundational lecture on pain that opened the 1st Annual Utah Pain Summit, which she spearheaded.

Dr. Lori Michener is interviewed by Skip Gill about her research and clinical experience in physical therapy management of musculoskeletal shoulder disorders.

Dr. Becky Parr interviewed by Dr. Nick Rainey about her recent paper titled, “Relationship of Sport Variables on Stress Urinary Incontinence in Nulliparous Collegiate Athletes.” This paper was published in the Journal of Women’s & Pelvic Health Physical Therapy in April 2023.

Dr. Neil Langridge is interviewed by Stephen M Shaffer about his recent article, “Portfolios in practice: Developing advancing practice within a musculoskeletal competency-based model” which was published in Musculoskeletal Science and Practice in February 2023.

Dr. Renzo Mendoza, Dr. Jennifer Ryan, and Dr. Craig Hensley are interviewed by Leanna Blanchard about their recent presentation, “Chronic Pain and Hypertension: The Relationship and Evidence-Based Management” which they presented at the Combined Sections Meeting in February 2023.

Dr. Addison Lerner-Lentz is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer about her recent paper titled, Pragmatic application of manipulation versus mobilization to the upper segments of the cervical spine plus exercise for treatment of cervicogenic headache: a randomized clinical trial. This paper was published in the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy in November 2021.

Debra Roberts is interviewed by Kevin L. MacPherson about her recent paper titled, “Treating mechanical joint dysfunction in children: a retrospective exploratory report of selected cases.” This paper was published in the Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy in July 2022.

Dr. Megan Burgess is interviewed by Dr. Kelli Wilson and Dr. Nick Rainey about her 2022 poster presentation titled, “Don’t Forget the Hip! Analysis of Femoroacetabular Movement Faults in Patients with Coccydynia.”

Dr. Dan Rhon is interviewed by Skip Gill about the process of grant funded research.

Dr. Antonio Varela from Arkansas Colleges of Health Education is interviewed by Dr. Antigone Vesci regarding his recent paper titled: The theatre of depression: a role for physical therapy. This manuscript theorizes an interdisciplinary team inclusive of physical therapy as a standard to better serve those struggling with depression and mental health concerns.

Dr. Leanna Blanchard and Dr. Alex Bengtsson are interviewed by Dr. Antigone Vesci regarding their recent 2022 AAOMPT Conference presentation, ‘Are we just paying lip service’ Actively Addressing the Impact of Student Mental Health on Classroom and Clinical Cognitive Performance” where they spoke about the effect of mental health disorders on cognitive function and provided strategies to support these students both in the classroom and clinic.

Chad Cook is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding his recent 2022 AAOMPT Conference keynote address titled, “The Junk Drawer,” where he spoke about the dangers of meta-analyzing heterogenous information that does not reflect clinical practice.

Dr. Adriaan Louw is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a presentation he gave at the AAOMPT Conference titled, “The Frozen Shoulder has a Brain.”

Dr. Jesse Anderson of University of Illinois Health is interviewed by Antigone Vesci on his AAOMPT award-wining poster titled “Physical Therapy Management of a Patient with Chronic Temporomandibular Disorder following Buccal Mucosal Urethroplasty: a case report.”

Dr. Alex Anderson of the University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern University, and the Physical Therapy Academy, Dr. Jamie LaPenna of Loyola University Medical Center, and Dr. Dustin Willis of West Coast University, are interviewed by Leanna Blanchard regarding a presentation they gave at the 2022 AAOMPT Conference titled, “The Imposter Within Us: Prevalence, Predictors, Impact, and Strategies to Overcome Imposterism in Physical Therapists.”

Dr. Kelli Wilson of Integrity Rehab and Alcove Education and Dr. Nick Rainey of Rainey Pain & Performance and Sierra Vista Headache and TMJ Specialists are interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer regarding a presentation they gave both at the 2021 AAOMPT Conference and the 2022 APTA Combined Sections Meeting titled, “Hidden Contributors to Orthopedic Lumbopelvic Pain: Pelvic Health Examination for All PTs.” Of note, this is also their introduction to the AAOMPT Podcast feed as future co-hosts represen...