ThoughtLight
We spotlight brief thoughts and perspectives from physical therapists and other musculoskeletal care providers around the world. Meant to be listened to on a commute, between patients, or whenever you can take a break from being a superhero. Brought to you by The Movement Brainery.
Episodes
11 episodes
Can Manual Therapy Be Done Without Thinking?
In today's episode, I wanted to talk about what is going through my head during manual therapy. I discovered this week that there are differing opinions about what should be going through a person's head now that we know manual therapy techniqu...
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13:05
Referral Decision Making and Care Continuity
In this episode, I run over the cliff notes of our recent paper "Referral Decision-Making and Care Continuity in Physical Therapist Practice," published this month in Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal (PTJ).Why should you ca...
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18:05
Rebekah Griffith - PT in the ED
Rebekah Griffith, PT, DPT, NCS is a physical therapist practicing in the Emergency Department in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. She is author of the book "Top o...
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14:42
Nathan Tanney - Motivational Interviewing
Nathan Tanney, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT is a physical therapist clinician working at Bellin College. He has teaching roles in Bellin's Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy and has mentored physical therapists for several years. Nathan...
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Episode 8
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28:23
Nick Rainey - Deliberate Practice
Nick Rainey, PT, DPT, OCS, CCT FAAOMPT is a private practice owner of Rainey Pain & Performance and mentor in our 6-month mentorship program. He has mentored residents, fellows, and taught nationally for several years. In this episode, Nick...
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Episode 7
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13:20
John Heick - What is Primary Care PT?
John Heick, PT, PhD, OCS, SCS, NCS is the Director of NAU's Physical Therapy Program and Editor of Goodman and Synder's Screening for Referral textbook. Prior to his career in physical therapy, John was an Air Force medic. He has been actively ...
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Episode 6
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6:54
Mark Shepherd - Go Set Some Boundaries
Mark Shepherd, the Director of Bellin College's Fellowship in OMT and Faculty in their DPT program, hops on to talk about something that's been on his mind: boundaries.In this episode, Mark talks about how to set boundaries with patient...
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Episode 5
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15:54
The Future is Primary Care: Why a Physical Therapist Must be part of your Primary Care Team - Katie O'Bright
Dr. Katie O'Bright, PT, DPT is the owner of Redefine Health Education. She teaches on Primary Care Physical Therapy. After graduating , Dr. O'Bright served in the United States Army as a Captain & physical therapist, primarily working...
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Episode 4
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19:40
David Poulter - Are You a Good Listener?
David Poulter is a retired physical therapist who has lived and worked in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. He has taught alongside Robin McKenzie as a faculty member of the US McKenzie Institute and taught around the world on patient-centere...
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Episode 3
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8:00
Chad Cook - My Evolution in Thinking
Chad Cook, PT, PhD talks about his evolution in thinking during the 33 years of his career. From the beginning as a clinician to today, as a researcher working on multiple grants related to mechanisms of manual therapy. In this "Th...
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Episode 2
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