PT Good Episode 29 - Cervical Radiculopathy Part I

PT Good Episode 29 - Cervical Radiculopathy Part I

On today's episode of the PT Good Podcast, Kane and Mark discuss cervical radiculopathy. They discuss common presentations, the variability in these presentations, and commonly misdiagnosed conditions with overlapping features of cervical radiculopathy. Most importantly, they discuss fully exhausting the cervical and thoracic spines when evaluating patients with upper extremity pain. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our personal beliefs and do not reflect those of our employers or any other professional organizations.

PT Good Episode 28 - Learn From Our Mistakes

Welcome back to the PT Good Podcast. All great clinicians have made mistakes in their professional careers. Kane and Mark are no different, except they aren't great clinicians. Learning from these mistakes is an important part of development. In this episode, Kane and Mark discuss mistakes they made early in their career and what they would focus on if they were to start over. Tips for Clinicians 1. Seek out mentors or work in a clinic that pushes you and you have someone to lean on2. You will never know everything3. Have a system/framework4. Finding/creating comparable signs and establishing baselines5. Exhaust what you are investigating6. If you're going to put your patient in pain, do it once so you don't have to revisit 7. Assess symptomatic response8. Treating directional preference as an impairment and exhausting it9. Don't force something that isn't there 10. Have a plan for what to do if a patient comes back better, worse, or the same11. Reassess your patients, not re-evaluate 12. Educate your patient13. Explain your process to the patient 14. Know when to refer Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our personal beliefs and do not reflect those of our employers or any other professional organizations.

PT Good Episode 27 - Lumbar Radiculopathy Presentations

Lumbar radiculopathy is variable. Symptoms can present in different locations and can be of different qualities. Sometimes, movements or exercises that benefit one person may make another person worse. On today's episode of the PT Good Podcast, Kane and Mark discuss different clinical presentations of lumbar radiculopathy and how each of them are managed. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our personal beliefs and do not reflect those of our employers or any other professional organizations.

PT Good Episode 26 - Radiculopathy

Radiculopathy! Perhaps the most common presentation in orthopedic PT clinics is people with radicular pain, but what makes it a radiculopathy? Does the assessment or management change if you are dealing with radicular pain, radiculopathy, or both? Kane and Mark discuss these topics and more in regard to radiculopathy on today's episode of the PT Good Podcast! Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our personal beliefs and do not reflect those of our employers or any other professional organizations.

PT Good Episode 25 - The Quiet Knee Protocol

The rate of lower extremity joint replacements has steadily increased over time. More and more people with arthritis related knee pain are offered a joint replacement quicker and at younger ages. The quiet knee protocol was recently developed by surgeons at The Hospital for Special Surgery as an alternative to 'standard' rehab. In today's episode of the PT Good Podcast, Kane and Mark dive into the data regarding this protocol. Is the quiet knee protocol really as impressive as people think it is? Find out on today's episode! https://news.hss.edu/hss-research-shows-quiet-knee-protocol-could-redefine-knee-replacement-recovery https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0883540326003074 Note: This episode was recorded before the official publication of the research article. The statistics we reference are from the poster presentation of their research. Because of this, some numbers stated in this episode may differ from what is stated in the article. Nevertheless, the conclusions we derived and statements made in this episode are unchanged after reading the article. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are our personal beliefs and do not reflect those of our employers or any other professional organizations.