In episode 13 of season 8 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “The effect of direction-specific thoracic manipulation on the cervical spine: a randomized control trial” with Dr. Steve Karas. You’ll hear him explain the specific methods of this study, other related papers which might be of interest on this topic, how Dr. Karas uses this paper practically, the clinical implications and big takeaways.
Season 8, Episode 2 with Mark Laslett: The Reliability of Selected Pain Provocation Tests for Sacroiliac Joint Pathology
In episode 2 of season 8 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “The Reliability of Selected Pain Provocation Tests for Sacroiliac Joint Pathology” with Dr. Mark Laslett. You’ll hear him share what prompted he and his co-author to conduct and write this paper, what was lacking in precise examination and diagnosis of the sacroiliac joint prior, exactly how this study was conducted and why, what six tests were found to be more reliable and by how much, the clinical implications and big takeaways.
Season 3, Episode 7 with Mark Shepherd: An orthopedic manual physical therapy fellowship training’s impact on professional development, involvement, personal lives, and income – A survey study
In episode 7 of season 3 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “An orthopedic manual physical therapy fellowship training’s impact on professional development, involvement, personal lives, and income – A survey study with its author Dr. Mark Shepherd. He shares an explanation of the data collected from those fellowship graduates, what specifically was found, a behind-the-scenes elaboration, his suggested clinical implications, and the big takeaways.
Season 3, Episode 2 with Jerome Fryer: A proposed In vitro Model for Investigating the Mechanism of 'Joint Cracking'
In episode 2 of Season 3, I’m joined by Dr. Jerome Fryer. He’s a chiropractor in Vancouver, Canada, and the founder and owner of Dynamic Disc Designs. He shares what prompted this work, the historical understanding of where the ‘pop’ comes from during manipulations, the six different models tested and compared in this study, and the results including its clinical implications and takeaways.
Season 3, Episode 1 with Martha Funabashi: Beliefs and Actions of Chiros and Patients Related to Benign Adverse Events from Manipulations
In episode 1 of season 3 of Inside the Science, we’re highlighting the article, “Beliefs, perceptions, and practices of chiropractors and patients about mitigation strategies for benign adverse events after spinal manipulation therapy” with the author, Dr. Martha Funabashi. She shares what specifically was shown related to the beliefs, perceptions, and practices of both clinicians and patients of benign adverse events, the clinical implications and the big takeaways