AAOMPT Podcast: Physical Therapy Interviews with Content Experts

Dr. Ney Meziat-Filho (E-mail, X, Instagram) is interviewed by Dr. Tony Varela on his recent manuscript, “Effectiveness of Cognitive Functional Therapy Versus Core Exercises and Manual Therapy in Patient’s with Chronic Low Back Pain After Spinal Surgery: Randomized Controlled Trial.” This discussion will be interesting for practitioners working with chronic spine pain to help understand and incorporate cognitive functional therapy in order to improve both therapeutic alliance and patient outcomes. Here are references mentioned in this episode: -Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) for Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain -CFT Compared with Core Exercise and Manual Therapy in Patients with Chronic Lower Back Pain -Changing Believes for Changing Pain: CB-CFT for Non-Specific Low Back Pain Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Dr. Morgan Zaranec (E-mail, LinkedIn) & Dr. Katlin Millin Daignault (E-mail) are interviewed by Dr. Leanna Blanchard on their 2023 AAOMPT breakout session, “Cancer: Not Always a Contraindication to Manual Therapy.” This discussion will be interesting for any practitioner looking to improve their understanding and comfort level with treating patients with cancer. Here are some references mentioned in this episode and in this issue area: Yao 2021 Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Caraceni 2019 Cancer Pain Assessment and Classification Hiu 2014 A Personalized Approach to Assessing and Managing Pain in Patients with Cancer De Groef 2019 Best-Evidence Rehabilitation for Chronic Pain During and After Cancer Maltser 2017 A Focused Review of Safety Considerations in Cancer Rehabilitation Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Dr. Christine Kasprisin (E-mail, LinkedIn) & Dr. Jason Silvernail (E-mail, Website, Instagram, TikTok, X) are interviewed by Dr. Antigone Vesci (Instagram, X, Website) on their 2023 AAOMPT breakout session, “Social Media: Meaningful Engagement for Beginners and Experts.” This interview will be interesting for the practitioner looking to engage in social media in a safe, productive, and impactful way that betters both our patients and our profession. Here is the reference mentioned in the interview: Social Media Utilization Survey. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Dr. Gerard Farrell (E-mail, X) is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer on his recent manuscript, "Autonomic nervous system and endocrine system response to upper and lower cervical spine mobilization in healthy male adults: a randomized crossover trial." This paper was published in the Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy. This interview will be interesting for the practitioner looking to improve their understanding of a normal vs dysfunctional stress response in the body and the potential impact of cervical spine manual therapy. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Dr. Abigail Wilson (E-mail) is interviewed by Tony Varela on her recent manuscript, "Pain Phenotyping and investigation of outcomes in physical therapy: An exploratory study in patients with low back pain." This interview will be of interest to clinicians specializing in chronic pain, as well as, those caring for patients experiencing persistent lower back pain. Dr. Wilson's work on phenotyping, psychophysical testing, and conditioned pain modulation contributes to the evolution of pain management. Here are is the other manuscript mentioned in the interview: 1) A psychophysical study comparing massage to conditioned pain modulation: A single blind randomized controlled trial in healthy participants Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Dr. Rob Sillevis (E-mail, X) is interviewed by Stephen M. Shaffer on his 2023 AAOMPT award winning poster titled, “The Effect of Spinal Manipulation Audible Pop on Brain Wave Activity.” This episode will be interesting for all those that teach and perform spinal manipulations. Here is the 2011 article mentioned in the interview. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Dr. Carly Seethaler (E-mail, X) & Dr. Ryan Vickers (E-mail, Website) are interviewed by AAOMPT Pelvic Floor SIG president Dr. Helene Bengtsson on their 2023 AAOMPT Conference Break Out Session titled, “Managing Pain Perception through Expectancy Violations and Attention Alterations.” This episode would be interesting for all clinicians to spark curiosity in the therapeutic power of how the process of expectation setting with our patients can lead to improved patient subjective pain reports and self-perceived functional status. Here is the 2017 article referenced in the interview. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Dr. Nick Helton (E-mail, LinkedIn, Instagram) 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.” This episode would be interesting for clinicians who enjoy working through the clinical reasoning and successful implementation of manual therapy to a complex patient case. Here are the references mentioned in the interview: -How to Diagnose Cervicogenic Dizziness: Reiley et al (2017) -Manual Therapy for Cervicogenic Dizziness RCT: Reid et al (2014) -JOSPT Cervicogenic Case Series Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

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.” This episode would be interesting to educators and mentors and discusses actionable behaviors and systems that can be implemented in order to improve feedback efficacy with students and mentees. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm The views expressed in this podcast are those of the presenters and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, the Department of the Defense, or the US Government.

Dr. Patricia Nelson 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.” Here are a few resources discussed in the episode: AAOMPT Pelvic Health Decision Tree, Coccygeal Movement Test, MARM (Manual Assessment of Respiratory Motion) tool, High Low Breathing Tool. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Dr. Shanon Fronek (e-mail, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter) 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. This episode will be interesting for practitioners looking to work in professional sports. Dr. Fronek discusses not only her experience in the professional baseball and basketball setting, but also, how she prepared and put herself in a position of success to obtain these roles. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Dr.Phil Sizer (e-mail, LinkedIn) is interviewed by Skip Gill about managing chronic pain and strategies to connect with and treat patients. Dr. Sizer also gives us an overview of how research innovations become reality and what types of resources are available. This episode contains information that will be interesting for clinicians, educators, and research who want to learn more about chronic pain management and how to navigate the research innovation process. The book Dr. Sizer mentions during this interview is: Mechanisms and Management of Pain for the Physical Therapist, 2nd Edition (2016) by Kathleen A. Sluka. ISBN: 9781496343239. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Valery Krupnik 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. This episode contains innovative information about predictive processing and active inference that will be interesting for practitioners who work with patients experiencing chronic pain and mental health concerns emphasizing therapeutic alliance. Here is the series of Frontiers manuscripts references in the episode. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Lan Lin Pu (E-mail, Linkedin) 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. This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners who want to learn more about how to subclassify and systematically load patients with cervicogenic headache. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Dr. Stina Lilje (e-mail, ResearchGate) is interviewed by Stephen M 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. The paper and conversation describe an interesting look into the financial aspects of manual therapy and describes a healthcare model based on costs and effects rather than resource utilization alone. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Dr. Lindsay Roper (e-mail, Instagram) is interviewed by Dr. Tony Varela about her foundational lecture on pain that opened the 1st Annual Utah Pain Summit, which she spearheaded. The conversation discusses her unique position in the Sacred Circle Clinic that serves local and regional Tribe members. This episode contains information that will be interesting for clinicians who are interested in pain management in a collaborative care model and exemplifies a psychologically informed practice. Here are a few links mentioned in the interview: Utah Pain Summit and Sacred Circle. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Dr. Lori Michener (e-mail, Twitter, COOR) is interviewed by Skip Gill about her research and clinical experience in physical therapy management of musculoskeletal shoulder disorders. This episode contains information that will be interesting for clinicians who want an evidence guided approach to improve expectations and outcomes in patients experiencing shoulder pain. Here are a few links mentioned in the interview: Closed chain EMG exercise article Yellow flag screening over time, and OSPRO Yellow Flags Assessment Tool. Find out more about the Foundation for Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FOMPT) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) at the following links: Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Dr. Becky Parr (website, e-mail, Instagram, Facebook) is 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. This episode highlights the unique variables associated with stress incontinence in the collegiate setting and contains information that will be interesting for practitioners looking to improve their ability to screen, manage, and potentially prevent stress incontinence in high exercise volume athletes. Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Dr. Neil Langridge (Email, Twitter) 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. This episode contains information that will be interesting for practitioners and educators who want to learn how the professional portfolio can both be a tool that determines competency to meet professional requirements, as well as one that encourages advanced level practice. Additionally, here is a link to the MACP modules on mentoring mentioned in the interview. Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm

Dr. Renzo Mendoza (e-mail, Twitter), Dr. Jennifer Ryan (e-mail), and Dr. Craig Hensley (e-mail, Twitter) 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. This episode will help clinicians understand the bidirectional and complex relationship between blood pressure and chronic pain and how it influences our clinical process of examination and manual therapy treatment. Additionally, here are some resources mentioned in the interview: Bruehl, 2004 (Interactions between the cardiovascular system and alterations in chronic pain), Bakris, 2019 (Hypertension guidelines), Chimenti, 2018 (A mechanism-based approach to PT management of pain), APTA Adult Vital Sign Interpretation Guide 2021. Foundation website: www.aaompt.org/foundation Academy website: www.aaompt.org Twitter: @AAOMPT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aaompt/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialaaompt/?hl=en Podcast e-mail: aaomptpodcast@gmail.com Podcast website: https://aaomptpodcast.simplecast.fm