💭”In a PT setting, you can use the poles for gait retraining, to restore movement and build muscle mass, and to improve balance.’’ - Diana Oliver

Our guest, Diana Oliver is a dynamic business professional with an extensive background in marketing, sales and fitness. She has a passion for promoting the many health benefits of Urban Poling, which stems from her personal experience. Diana combined Urban Poling with other positive lifestyle choices to regain a healthy weight and improve her cardiovascular health following two strenuous pregnancies. Her positive recovery has instilled a drive to help change the face of health care in Canada. In 2012 she became a certified Urban Poling instructor and taught classes in her own Pilates business. In 2014, she became co-owner of Urban Poling.

📚You will learn about:

• What pole walking is and its health benefits

• What Activator Poles are and how they differ from other walking poles

• How the Activator and Urban Poling techniques work and ways to integrate them into clinical practice

• The benefits of Activator Poles in general and as an alternative to canes, walkers, and crutches

• Contraindications to consider when using Activator Poles

🔎 Diana Oliver’s resources of information:

www.urbanpoling.com

Social Media:

💻LinkedIn: Urban Poling Inc.

🐦 Twitter: @UrbanPolingInc

📸Instagram: urbanpoling

📱⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠: Urban Poling

🎥Youtube: Urban Poling

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💭” The 4 sins for MDT clinicians are: not getting to end range, not enough repetitions, not using static loading in the extremities, and changing direction too quickly.” - Scott Herbowy

Our guest, Scott Herbowy PT, OCS, Dip. MDT is a physical therapist with 40 years of experience in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT), also known as the McKenzie Method. He began training personally with Robin McKenzie in 1984 and continued this direct mentorship until 1992. In 1993, Scott was appointed as a McKenzie Institute instructor and has since taught over 500 continuing education courses in MDT. He has served as senior faculty for the U.S. branch since 2000, where his responsibilities include mentoring new faculty, developing advanced education programs, and presenting at numerous conferences. Scott was also one of the first instructors for the Institute's inaugural stand-alone extremity courses in 2001. In addition, he has contributed to research on the McKenzie Method and helped develop and mentor therapists in the McKenzie Diploma Program, the highest level of training in MDT, for 15 years at the personal request of Robin McKenzie. Currently, Scott has again returned to private practice and recently achieved recognition of Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) by the American Physical Therapy Association

📚You will learn about:

• Key aspects of subjective and objective examination of extremity patients

• The most common directional preferences in extremity derangement

• Insights into types of forces and load strategies

• The combination of movements in different planes

• Insights into contractile dysfunction and management strategies

• Common mistakes MDT therapists often make

📲 Scott Herbowy’s contact information:

https://www.mckenzieinstituteusa.org/faculty.cfm#fac15

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💭” The most powerful way cognitive shifts happen is through behavioral experimentation.” - Prof. Peter O’Sullivan

Our guest, Professor Peter O’Sullivan Dip Physio, Grad Dip Manip Ther, PhD, FACP is a John Curtin Distinguished Professor at the School of Allied Health Sciences at Curtin University and a Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist where he holds a 0.5 FTE position. Dr. O’Sullivan is internationally recognised as a leading clinician, researcher and educator in musculoskeletal pain disorders. With his team he has developed a novel management approach for people disabling low back pain – called ‘cognitive functional therapy’. This treatment has demonstrated efficacy in numerous clinical trials, including a recent landmark trial published in The Lancet. With his team he has published more than 350 scientific papers, written numerous book chapters and has been keynote speaker at over 120 national and international conferences. Dr. O’Sullivan also consults at bodylogic.physio where he reviews people with disabling musculoskeletal pain disorders. Dr. O’Sullivan’s passion is to bridge the gap between research and practice – in order to empower researchers, educators and clinicians in the provision of person-centred care to people in pain.

📚You will learn about:

• What Cognitive Functional Therapy (CFT) is, along with its three key elements.

• How patients are screened and physical examinations are performed.

• How psychosocial and lifestyle factors are addressed, and when referrals are made.

• How to modify cognition and integrate CFT with other approaches.

• How training is structured to help clinicians develop skills in CFT, and much more.

  
  

🔎 Prof. O’Sullivan’s resources of information:

CFT Training: https://www.restorebackpain.com/

The “future” pain clinician: Competencies needed to provide psychologically informed care by Linton, Steven J.

📲Prof. O’Sullivan’s contact information:

Email: P.Osullivan@curtin.edu.au

Social Media:

📸 Instagram: peteosullivanpt

📱 Facebook: Peter O'Sullivan

💻LinkedIn: Peter O'Sullivan

🐦Twitter: @PeteOSullivanPT

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💭” If you have patellofemoral pain for longer than a few months, you're probably going to have hip muscle weakness.” - Dr. Christian Barton

Our guest, Dr. Christian Barton PT, PHD, A/Prof is an Associate Professor at La Trobe University, primarily focused on knee pain, osteoarthritis, and tendinopathy injury management and prevention, including running non-running related injuries. He leads GLA:D Australia, which aims to improve access to appropriate exercise and education for all Australians with osteoarthritis; and TREK, a project aimed at improving access to knowledge of evidence-based treatments. Dr. Christian is an expert in the management of difficult-to-treat, long-term injuries. He has a particular interest in osteoarthritis, tendinopathy, knee (including patellofemoral pain), and running-related injuries. Dr. Christian’s main focus is providing individual advice, education, and care to empower people to manage otherwise unresolved injuries and pain, and exercise solutions to help regain their capacity to participate in activities important to them (recreation, sport, occupation, etc.).

📚You will learn about:

• The assessment and treatment of Patellofemoral Pain

• The differential diagnosis for patellofemoral osteoarthritis, patellofemoral pain, and patellar tendinopathy

• The key risk factors, and best practices for managing patellofemoral pain

• Insights into running and retraining

  
  

🔎 Dr. Christian’s resources of information:

https://mykneecap.trekeducation.org/

https://trekeducation.org/

https://nemex.trekeducation.org/

📲 Dr. Christian’s contact information:

E-mail: c.barton@latrobe.edu.au

Website: ⁠https://complete.clinic/⁠

Twitter: @DrChrisBarton

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💭” I learned a lot by working with strength coaches, and coming from a therapy background, I understood how to combine both approaches.” - Michael Hope

Our guest, Michael Hope PT, Dip, MDT graduated with a degree in physical therapy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1991. He obtained his undergraduate degree in exercise physiology from West Virginia University in 1988. Michael started working for Summit Physical Therapy in 1995. He then became a co-owner of Summit Physical Therapy in 2002. Michael became certified in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in 1991. Additionally, he is a McKenzie Diplomate. Michael has taken many continuing education courses in orthopedics, sports rehabilitation, and surgical rehabilitation. Michael specializes in treating challenging patients that have shoulder, knee, or spine conditions that have previously failed to progress in physical therapy. Michael trained college and professional football players in performance enhancement skills (including West Virginia Mountaineers, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Pittsburgh Steelers). He has treated high school, college, and professional athletes from all over the world. Outside of work, Michael enjoys running and spending time with his family.

📚You will learn about:

• His career journey and how he merged his expertise in MDT with stabilization and strength training

• The integration of MDT and Functional Reactivation

• The growth of his practice alongside Dana Greene, combining MDT with strengthening techniques

• An in-depth look at his treatment approach

📲 Michael’s contact information:

Website: https://www.summitphysicaltherapy.net/

Office Phone: 315-303-4212

Social Media:

📸 Instagram: summit.pt

📱 Facebook: Summit Physical Therapy LLC

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💭”The key here is not education; the key is learning. So, we need to get better at instilling learning.” - Prof. Lorimer Moseley

Our guest, Prof. Lorimer Moseley DSc PhD FACP is is a Bradley Distinguished Professor in Clinical Neuroscience, Foundation Chair in Physiotherapy and CEO of the not-for-profit Pain Revolution. His main interests are persistent pain and other protective feelings and how to best convey modern scientific understanding of chronic pain and similar conditions to consumers, the general public, and health professionals, in a way that is ‘sticky’ and improves outcomes. He has authored over 400 scientific articles and eight books. His foundational discoveries around ‘how pain works’, communication of those discoveries to diverse audiences, and integration of modern pain science into clinical practice, have been recognised by honours in 15 countries, as well as world peak bodies in several fields. His research has transformed practice in chronic pain care internationally, including UK’s National Health Service, USA’s Veterans’ Affairs and European pain management clinical standards. In 2020, he was made an Officer of the Order of Australia, that country’s second highest civilian honour, for ‘distinguished service, to humanity at large, in the fields of pain and its management, science communication, education and physiotherapy.’ Lorimer lives and works on Kaurna Land in Adelaide, South Australia.

📚You will learn about:

• The main concepts from his book Explain Pain.

• How understanding why we hurt can contribute to healing.

• What the Protectometer is and how this pain treatment tool helps individuals understand their personal pain formula.

• Educational strategies and principles that clinicians can implement in their practice.

• Expectations for the future of pain neuroscience.

  
  

🔎 Lorimer’s resources of information:

Paper: Teaching Patients About Pain: The Emergence of Pain Science Education, its Learning Frameworks and Delivery Strategies

Courses: Transform Your Approach To Pain Science

His books:

Explain Pain by Butler, David S., Moseley, G. Lorimer (2003)

Painful Yarns: Metaphors and Stories to Help Understand the Biology of Pain Paperback by G. Lorimer Moseley

The Graded Motor Imagery Handbook Spiral-bound – June 19, 2012 by David Butler, G. Lorimer Moseley, Timothy B. Beams

Pain and Perception: A Closer Look at Why We Hurt Paperback by G. Lorimer Moseley

📲 Lorimer’s contact information:

Email: Lorimer.Moseley@unisa.edu.au

Website: https://www.painrevolution.org/

Lorimer papers: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lorimer-Moseley

Clinical Trials: https://www.petalcollaboration.org/

Social Media:

📸 Instagram: @painrevolution

📱Facebook: @painrevolutionride

💻LinkedIn: Pain Revolution

🐦 X: @PainRevolution

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📩⁠Email⁠ mariana@ptprotalk.com

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