Practice Mechanics Podcast
Conversations for chiropractic practices. Covering both administrative and clinical topics, Practice-Mechanics.com founders, Dr. Rob Pape and Dr. Mike Massey discuss contemporary concepts to provoke dialogue and to guide both new and established practitioners. Rob and Mike bring their combined 60 years of practice and hands-on experience to bear as they discuss contemporary topics relative to chiropractic practice. From patient case management to navigating the administrative side of practice, they bring light to what’s good and expose where improvement is needed.
Episodes
14 episodes
Practice Mechanics Epsiode 13: Case management and confident care planning
Rob and Mike are back after a short hiatus and hit the ground running with a discussion of appropriate and practical care planning, monitoring patient function/dysfunction over time to establish baselines and goals for improvement, and the use ...
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Episode 13
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36:04
Practice Mechanics Episode 12: With Dr. Rob!
This episode is devoted to discussing Rob’s new book, “Why Does It Still Hurt? Understanding Chronic Muscle and Joint Pain.” Saddle up and listen to Mike pepper Rob with questions about who the book is for, what it’s about, and his writin...
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37:42
Practice Mechanics Episode #11- Part 2- with Dr. Wedemeyer
Make sure to listen to both part one and part two! In this episode, Mike and Rob are joined by the very knowledgeable Dr. David Wedemeyer. They discuss foot analysis, pedal mechanics, gait, and orthotics in a practical and understa...
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29:40
Practice Mechanics Episode #11- Part 1- with Dr. Wedemeyer
Make sure to listen to both part one and part two! In this episode, Mike and Rob are joined by the very knowledgeable Dr. David Wedemeyer. They discuss foot analysis, pedal mechanics, gait, and orthotics in a practical and understandab...
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24:39
Episode 10: Dr. Jeff WIlliams from Chiropractic Forward.
On this week’s episode, Mike and Rob are honored to welcome Dr. Jeff Williams. Jeff hosts the Chiropractic Forward podcast, has recently written a book entitled “The Remarkable Truth About Chiropractic: A Unique Journey Into The Research,
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55:44
Episode 9: Conversation with Dr. Julia Viscomi!
Come on in, sit yourself down, and enjoy our conversation with the brilliant Dr. Julia Viscomi. Julia is a second-generation chiropractor practicing in Toronto. She is an elected council member to the College of Chiropractors of Ontario, and sh...
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49:30
Episode 8: Communication is key.
This week Mike and Rob chop it up with Chris ChippendaIe, who’s just a smart, thoughtful, caring person and chiropractor. He runs Patient Centred Training which helps chiropractors to improve their communication skills. He can be found at
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54:21
Episode 7: Practice Mechanics: The doctor's role in the community
Mike and Rob step outside the office and discuss what it's like to be a chiropractor in your own community, away from the clinic...and how that might change based on the stage of practice you're in, the size of your community, and where you liv...
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1:08:19
Episode 6: Practice Mechanics tells True Stories!
Join Mike and Rob for ‘Story Time,’ as they recount some of the most important and memorable moments from their careers.
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:27:02
Episode 5: Practice Mechanics on Systemic Inflammation
Mike and Rob take on Systemic Inflammation: how to recognize it, what to do about it.
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Episode 4
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53:44
Practice Mechanics Episode #4, Risk Management!
Mike and Rob jump into the world of Risk Management without a parachute. Can they land like cats or will their bodies be crushed by the impact? Listen and find out!!!”
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40:20
Practice Mechanics Episode #3, Chiropractic Wisdom from Rob & Mike
Rob and Mike set out to discuss exactly what it is we’re treating, and what we’re doing when we treat it. Along the way, they explore the things we know (and the things we don’t) and how those realizations affect clinicians’ reasoning.
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Episode 3
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44:56
Practice Mechanics Episode #2, Rob & Mike talk MRIs.
In PMP episode 2, Rob and Mike discuss new research related to clinical reporting of MRI studies leading to nocebo and catastrophization, and the frustration of practicing in a world where that’s the rule rather than the exception
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Episode 2
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32:28