Episodes

May 13, 2021

Do "Unmotivated Patients" Really Exist??

Recently we had someone ask us how we get patient buy-in when the person appears unmotivated.Is someone truly unmotivated or are we missing something?How do we structure encounters and treatment programs to maximize the chanc...
May 6, 2021

Dosing Exercise For Osteoarthritis

There has been a great movement to better understand and apply exercise patients.Strength and conditioning principles are important to understand when we are dosing exercise to meet the specific performance goals of our patie...
April 30, 2021

Utilization of Technicians in the Clinic

We get asked a lot about the utilization of techs in the clinic.Is this a bad thing?What's the best way to deliver high-value care while incorporating the use of technicians into care?Tune in to this week's episode of the Mod...
April 22, 2021

Prescribing Exercise Across the Continuum

I think we can all agree that we were not prepared well to prescribe exercise in schoolWe often are so focused on getting people to "discharge" we miss a huge opportunity to have a bigger impact on a person's healthHow many o...
April 15, 2021

Opioid Use Disorder With Special Guest Marcos Lopez

Opioid use disorder is something many patients in pain unfortunately are dealing with.Marcos Lopez is a physical therapist doing some amazing things in this space to help those suffering with opioid use disorderHow does Marco...
April 8, 2021

What to Do with Lateral Shifts?

Lateral shifts are a common clinical presentation that can respond to specific treatmentLouis Gifford had public criticisms of the push to correct a lateral shift due to the thoughts it was an adaptive response early on.Some ...
April 1, 2021

Understanding Clinical Prediction Rules for Lumbar Manipulation

You learned about them. You studied them. You were tested on them. But the real question is, how important are they to use?Clinical prediction rules (CPRs) were developed using multivariate statistical methods to help clinici...
March 25, 2021

Dosing Principles for Neurodynamics

If you read studies often we are left with 3 sets of 10 reps or 3 sets of 30 seconds as what we have to go on for rep schemes around dosing.Does that best meet the individual in front of you?How can we dose things specific to...
March 18, 2021

Blood Flow Restriction with Special Guest Nick Rolnick

Join us this week as we have Nick Rolnick from BFR Pros joining us to talk all things blood flow restrictionNick gives a great summary of BFR and answers questions from our live stream.Nick will be delivering a masterclass in...
March 12, 2021

Lower Extremity Neurodynamics

Where do neurodynamics fit in lower extremity conditions?Tune in and find out as Jarod and Mark unpack this and more on this week's episode of the Modern Pain Podcast Support the show *****************************************...
March 4, 2021

Upper Extremity Neurodynamics: Part 2

What does it mean to apply neurodynamics in a purposeful and methodical manner?Are you systematically applying loads in these tests?How do you document neurodynamics and use them as markers of progress in your notes?How metho...
Feb. 25, 2021

Upper Extremity Neurodynamics

Neurodynamics can give us clues of possible neuropathic pain components to extremity conditions?What conditions often have a neurodynamic component?How do neuodynamics point toward possible spinal treatments for extremity pro...
Feb. 18, 2021

Neurodynamics In The Clinic: An Overview

Neurodynamics is an examination and treatment strategy that can give you great information and treatment strategies with a patient.It also can be a way to quickly aggravate a patient's conditionHow do we know how much, when, ...
Feb. 11, 2021

Is Painful Manual Therapy OK?

Is Painful Manual Therapy OK? by Modern Pain Care Support the show ********************************************************************* πŸ“Έ - Follow us on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/modernpaincare/ 🐦 - Follow us on ...
Feb. 5, 2021

Repeated Motions in the Neck

Repeated motions is a examination and intervention skill that can be very helpful for patients?How do we apply it in clinic?What are the common errors in application?How do we fit it to the unique N=1 encounter?Join Jarod and...
Jan. 30, 2021

Medial Scapular Border Pain

Join us in our first episode where we share clinical pearls that have helped us greatly along the way.Pain in region of the medial border of the scapula is a common problem we see in clinic.Do we continue blasting the rhomboi...
Jan. 21, 2021

Nothing Works For Pain

🀬🀬We often have people approach us and say we have a very cynical view on things and have the view that nothing works for pain🀬🀬This is not where we stand.πŸ€” Are there interventions that are special and provide unique and supe...
Jan. 14, 2021

Issues With The IT Band???

βœ… A recent article discussed the history and current evidence behind IT band pathology.πŸ€” What is the history of this diagnosis?πŸ€” What does current evidence say in regards to the IT band?πŸ€” How do we deal with this in clinic?Jo...
Jan. 7, 2021

Patient Expectations

There have been some great conversations going on about patient expectations recently.βœ… Bringing the patient's unique thoughts and beliefs into each encounter is crucial.βœ… Therapeutic alliance and patient expectations are con...
Dec. 17, 2020

Is Subacromial Impingement Even A Thing?

A recent systematic review has come out with the title, "No relationship between the acromiohumeral distance and pain in adults with subacromial pain syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis"βœ… Often we are taught impin...
Dec. 10, 2020

A Third Of The World Needs Rehab

🌏🌏 The Lancet recently released an OPEN ACCESS study titled - "Global estimates of the need for rehabilitation based on the Global Burden of Disease study 2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 201...
Dec. 3, 2020

Disc Herniation

There has been discussion going around about discsDo they slip?Are clinicians spreading misinformation?What do people in pain believe?What does research say?How do you navigate a discussion of discs with patients?Join Jarod a...
Nov. 19, 2020

SI Joint Dysfunction????

😩😩This joint nearly had me quit PT.😩😩πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯ It convinced me that I will never be capable of feeling that millimeters of movement that supposedly were the key to "fixing" people.πŸ˜₯πŸ˜₯πŸ˜€ Thankfully science has been very helpful in putt...
Nov. 12, 2020

The Issues With Black and White Thinking

A recent post was made in the DPT student group that peeked our interest.https://www.facebook.com/groups/DPTStudent/permalink/3566671440045574/It was a great example of how black and white thinking is not helpful when dealing...