The Neuropedics Rehab Podcast

You know, the PNF patterns you memorized in PT school? The ones you were told "weren't functional" or "evidence-based"? Yeah, we're talking about those patterns... are PNF patterns functional? Are they "evidence-based"? Do they NEED to be "evidence-based"? Mez dissects all of these questions and more.  In this episode he dives into: The history of PNF patterns  The thought processes behind their development. Correlation between PNF Patterns & Thomas Myer's work with fascial anatomy. Correlation between PNF patterns & Vladimir Janda's work.

In this episode we get into proximal stability for distal mobility or distal fixation for proximal mobilization as it relates to open chain vs closed chain function. We discuss how various systems like Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) & Postural Restoration Institute (PRI) utilize the same principle in their systems to create therapeutic rehab strategies. Sign up for our --> weekly newsletter for more rehab content Apply Now --> Application to Neuropedics' 12 Week Motor Control Mentorship Program Visit our website www.NeuropedicsPT.com Questions for Mez? You can email him: Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

This week Mez dives into the nuances of the next well known PNF Basic Principle: Irradiation. Topics he discusses: How the practical concept of Irradiation ties into the core PNF philosophy "use a positive approach" How the anatomy of the sensorimotor homunculus & a propagating action potential can help explain irradiation. How irradiation can be used to teach the skill of relaxation as well as the skill of tension production. Sign up for our --> weekly newsletter for more rehab content Apply Now --> Application to Neuropedics' 12 Week Motor Control Mentorship Program Visit our website www.NeuropedicsPT.com Questions for Mez? You can email him: Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode, Mez discusses how a basic understanding of the stretch reflex can help guide our clinical thought process & problem solving skills when it comes to manual therapy and self-care mobility training. He covers: Stretch reflex sensitivity & action potential (AP) threshold CNS modulation The importance of breath work & progressive isometrics to desensitize the stretch reflex for long term mobility gains. The myth of "Reciprocal Inhibition" (read blog below for more details) The risk vs benefit of mobilizing with a "Sensorimotor Intent" vs. "Biomechanical Intent" during clinical decision making. BLOG: PNF Basic Principle: The Stretch Reflex and The Myth of Reciprocal “Inhibition” Sign up for our --> weekly newsletter for more rehab content Apply Now --> Application to Neuropedics' 12 Week Motor Control Mentorship Program Visit our website www.NeuropedicsPT.com Questions for Mez? You can email him: Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In part 2 of this series Mez explains the why and how to apply approximation & traction into your practice from a "neuro" and "ortho" perspective. This PNF checklist item is a subcategory of the proprioceptive input principle. Sign up for our --> weekly newsletter for more rehab content Apply Now --> Application to Neuropedics' 12 Week Motor Control Mentorship Program Visit our website www.NeuropedicsPT.com Questions for Mez? You can email him: Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

This episode is a re-cast episode that Mez did with Zak Gabor PT, DPT, CSCS at The Level Up Initiative. Zak was Mez's first student who asked him to create a residency that blended what he learned during his Neuro and Orthopedic residency & fellowship. In this episode Zak & Mez reflect on their experience together and Mez shares key milestones from his past that sparked the inception of The Neuropedics brand. Sign up for our --> weekly newsletter for more rehab content Apply Now --> Application to Neuropedics' 12 Week Motor Control Mentorship Program Visit our website www.NeuropedicsPT.com Questions for Mez? You can email him: Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

Many people hear PNF and think "contract relax stretching" or D1 & D2 diagonal movements. That's like hearing the word "Art" and thinking crayons and colored pencils... There is a lot more to it than that. PNF was designed to deliver a rich sensory learning environment to a compromised central nervous system to enhance motor learning. The principles are broken down into 3 sensory categories: visual, auditory, and proprioceptive input. The PNF principles serve as a versatile checklist tool for clinical problem solving. In this episode Mez introduces the macro framework for the basic principles' checklist and dives into the first few checklist times. These basic principles are the foundation of any successful movement approach and can be applied to ANY rehab setting i.e ortho, neuro, pediatrics, sports rehab, and performance. Sign up for our --> weekly newsletter for more rehab content Apply Now --> Application to Neuropedics' 12 Week Motor Control Mentorship Program Visit our website www.NeuropedicsPT.com Questions for Mez? You can email him: Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode we get an update on how our Badminton athlete (from last week's episode) with achilles pain is doing after the initial evaluation. During the initial consult the athlete was educated on active recovery. What is Active Recovery? weekly newsletter for more rehab content Apply Now --> Application to Neuropedics' 12 Week Motor Control Mentorship Program Visit our website www.NeuropedicsPT.com Questions for Mez? You can email him: Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode we get into an interesting case study that Mez was asked to consult: A young female badminton athlete trying to qualify for the Olympics. We get into the nuances of how Mez sets up an evaluation to set the stage for establishing a therapeutic alliance via a thorough history before setting expectations and providing essential self care education. Blog Referenced in the episode: Active Recovery: What Is it? HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode Mez gets a little personal and shares his experience with fear of uncertainty while his wife was towards the end of the 3rd trimester with their first child Lillian. He compares being "psychologically pregnant" with managing low back pain, as both seem to have a "fear of uncertainty" involved. He shares some helpful tools that has helped a lot of his patients manage this fear of uncertainty during their recovery. Mez shares how he manages expectations and articulates what the overall rehab process looks like. The classic presentation of Flexion / Load intolerant low back pain (check out Dr. Marc Heller's DC brilliant blog summarizing Flexion Intolerant Low back pain --> HERE) Subscribe to our weekly newsletter CLICK --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

When you first realize that one of your clients REALLY needs to understand the fundamentals of pain science it can be very overwhelming. In this episode Mez shares some helpful tools that have helped him start the sometimes difficult journey of Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE). We start with screening the patients' beliefs about pain using true/false statements and progress to specifics about their history, subjective, and objective exam using the orthopedic sensitivity framework. To learn more about the cutting edge Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE), Mez discusses in this episode check out any of the following resources: “Why you Hurt” (Index Card Curriculum) by Adriaan Louw "Why Do I Hurt?" (Patient Education Booklet) by Adriaan Louw "Explain Pain" (Patient & Clinician Education Booklet) by David Butler & Lormier Mosley "Integrating Manual Therapy and Pain Neuroscience." (Clinician Education ) by Adrian Louw, Emilio Puentedura, Stephen Schmidt, Kory Zimney "Therapeutic Neuroscience Education - Teaching Patients About Pain" by Adrian Louw, Emilio Puentedura - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter CLICK --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode Mez shares some key features of an ankle mobility program that has helped many overcome stubborn ankle mobility problems. He uses the details from a case study of one oh his martial arts clients to help explain the thought process in a practical way. Below you'll find some of the drills he references in the episode. To read this episodes' blog CLICK --> HERE "Thinking in Systems"

In this episode Mez shares a story about a patient he saw in the hospital. He shares how he used questions and basic motivational interviewing principles (understand first then advise) to give this patient some tough love to help her get moving again... If you're interested in learning more about this style of coaching make sure to read this book --> Motivational Interviewing in Health Care Subscribe to our weekly newsletter CLICK --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode Mez provides a general framework for progressing patients from basic lumbo-pelvic drills to more advanced lumbopelvic control drills. He briefly discusses the "Why" by integrating pain neuroscience, "smudging", and motor control... --> Smudging with David Butler

If you're a sports rehab practitioner you've probably felt the polarizing tension between the biomedical and the bio-pyschosocial (BPS) models. In this episode we explore the intersection of these two worlds as it relates to low back pain. Specifically, how identifying and removing pain triggers in phase 1 of the rehab process may help us to prevent sensitization of the nervous system, i.e preventing peripheral sensitization from becoming central sensitization. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're a sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode Mez covers the following topics: The neuroscience behind an ancient mindfulness tool called “cognitive anchors” to stimulating a parasympathetic response. The science of breathwork as it relates to Tai Chi & The Central Nervous System How and why breath work affects the autonomic nervous system. The neuro-cardiopulmonary physiology of baroreceptors and chemoreceptor reflexes to stimulate a vagal response (parasympathetic). At the end of the episode Mez shares practical advice to take the science of breathing into a simple (not easy) practice. If you're interested in The 12 Coiling Movements of Qigong that he refers to at the end of the episode check out that playlist on our Youtube channel --> HERE Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode Dr. Mike Cavaliere PT, DPT, CSCS shares with us key findings in his subjective and objective exam that made him refer one of his running athletes out for imaging. Listen in to hear why Dr. Cavaliere decided to hold off on any further PT interventions until a formal structural appraisal was done. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode we discuss the therapeutic activity of rolling that we have adopted from the neurodevelopment model of motor control. Mez shares stories of how this fundamental pattern has proven itself to him in three different settings with three seemingly different populations that being acute inpatient rehab, pediatrics, and orthopedics. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

This episode is part 2 of episode 25 where we integrate breath work and the autonomic nervous system into how we can reduce musculoskeletal tension in conjunction with manual therapy and mobility training. We relate parasympathetic activity via breath work to stretch reflex tolerance, pain neuroscience, and peripheral sensitization. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode Mez dives into the neuroscience behind how breath work physiologically stimulates a parasympathetic response. He shares his experience as Tai Chi practitioner while combining the neurophysiology behind using breath work as a cognitive anchor to improve stability of mind, circulation, recovery, and sleep. He dives into research from cognitive neuroscience to support a mindfulness meditation practice as well as going back to basic physiology to explain how proper breathing instructions can stimulate baroreceptor & chemoreceptor reflexes to target the vagus nerve. At the end of the episode Mez shares practical advice to take the science of breathing into practice. If you're interested in The 12 Coiling Movements of Qigong that he refers to at the end of the episode check out that playlist on our Youtube channel. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode Mez shares a case story from his acute neuro residency that taught him a fundamental lesson about the relationship between mobility & reflex balance reactions. This case has forever changed the way he looks at balance and stabilization with his athletes and clients. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode, Mez provides a cognitive framework to assist in evaluating & managing acute low back pain in relation to the clients' specific environmental triggers and mechanical sensitivities. This framework has been shown to help many clinicians gain more clarity in the subjective and objective evaluation to categorize "non-specific low back pain" into a specific functional diagnosis. This sets the stage for self-care education and providing the client with actionable steps to empower them to regain control of their situation. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode, Mez goes deep into his past. He brings up his personal struggles with mental health and the challenges he faced from immigration. Mez uses both the good and bad from his past to provide the "why" behind the birth of the Neuropedics brand. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode Mez tells a story about a case that resonated with him while he was working under Michael Roberts PT, CSCS at Central Mass PT. This case is a great example of why it's so important to coach the whole person, ask the right questions, and have an awesome mentor. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

This is a clip from a mentoring session with Dr. Mike where Mez dives into The PNF basic principles while offering examples for clinical application in the neurological or the orthopedic setting. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

A clip from a mentoring call where Dr. Mike asks about treatment planning using postural progressions as it relates to the SFMA (Selective Functional Movement Assessment) and Mez's training in PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation). Given the technical discussion and the lack of visuals, if you are not familiar with SFMA terminology, this episode may not be for you. Topics Discussed: - Improving the squat pattern doesn't have to look like the squat pattern. - The 6 P's Checklist for Professional Development by Gray Cook PT, MSPT, OCS, CSCS - Using postural progressions/regressions as a tool for treatment planning - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

Dr. Mike Cavaliere PT, DPT, CSCS asks Mez his thoughts about isolated joint training in the rehab setting vs pattern-based training using ACL and shoulder rehab as examples. Mez discusses isolated joint function as it relates to the sensorimotor system and his interpretation/comparison of The Functional Movement Systems by Gray Cook and Functional Range Systems by Dr. Andreo Spina. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

Dr. Thomas Hlavenka PT, DPT asks Mez to discuss his experience with Indian Club swinging as it relates to coordinating the abdominals and the diaphragm. Topics Discussed: - The Tai Chi basic progression for learning any movement - The skill of tension vs relaxation - Low vs High Threshold Core Strategy - How the clubs optimize body awareness via "constrained task-induced learning" - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

This is a clip from a weekly mentoring call with Dr. Mike Cavaliere PT, DPT, CSCS regarding joint centration and movement variability. Mez discusses his thoughts regarding the underlying motor control models that each concept came from and how he reconciles them rather than seeing them as controversial topics. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode, Mez discusses the relationship between mobility and performance. He gets into various concepts and cognitive filters he uses to strategize with his athletes how to develop mobility to ultimately optimize performance. He discusses: - The different definitions of mobility in the industry. - Basic programming tips & talking points to have with our athletes as to when to perform true mobility training and when not to. - The Joint by Joint Approach to help us strategize where to integrate stability training to optimize mobility gains. - The importance of mobility to access the elastic properties of our tissue to "coil the spring" with respect to acceleration in the equation F= MA - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

This episode is a follow up to part 1 (episode 10). This is a clip from a conversation between physical therapist Dr. Mike and Mez during one of our weekly mentorship calls where we further discuss clinical decision making when it comes to imaging. Specifically, Dr. Mike asks questions about the specific case discussed in episode 10, allowing Mez to provide more clinical context and insights behind his decision to refer client for imaging during an active rehab approach. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

Our first guest! Dr. Dave Melchiorri PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT discusses the importance of activity modifications early in rehab to reduce exposure to pain experiences and minimize nociceptive sensitization. The importance of how we communicate modifications to empower people to heal themselves rather than instilling fear avoidance behavior and dependency. Dr. Melchiorri discusses the Biopsychosocial & biomechanical continuum, the importance of a solid mentor, The Hospitality Reflex, the difference between instruction & feedback, and how it all drives positive outcomes for our clients. He also gives his thoughts on the ratio of human connection & technical skill to deliver the best care possible. - The article that Dr. Melchiorri references O'Sullivan P. Diagnosis and classification of chronic low back pain disorders: maladaptive movement and motor control impairments as the underlying mechanism. Man Ther. 2005 Nov;10(4):242-55. doi: 10.1016/j.math.2005.07.001. Epub 2005 Sep 9. PMID: 16154380. - Reach out to Dr. Melchiorri via email dmelks@bu.edu for any additional questions you may have. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In part two of the core beliefs and values series Mez explains core beliefs 4-7 and our core values. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode Mez introduces the 7 core beliefs of the Neuropedics' approach to treating and coaching humans. He dives into his explanation of the first 3 beliefs: 1) The mind & body's potential to change 2) coaching the whole person 3) using a positive approach. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode, Mez breaks down some of the key features in the subjective & objective physical exam that may help with pattern recognition for suggesting diagnostic imaging during the rehab process. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're a sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

This is a re-cast podcast from when Dr. Brett Scott PT, DPT at Barbell Therapy & Performance interviewed Mez about various buzz topics in the sports rehab and performance industry. They discuss how certain training cues can lead to unnecessary "orthopedic chaos", how spine flexion shouldn't be generally demonized, and how the dynamic systems theory of motor control is creating a paradigm shift in the movement industry today. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're a sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

In this episode, we're defining “load” as any additional physical/mental stress the athlete is taking on during the rehabilitation process. Mez provides various general strategies for load management, including Bruce Lee's famous strategy: “eliminate the non-essentials.” - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're a sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

This is a clip from a live mentoring call where Ramez summarizes key features of the subjective history from one of Dr. Brett Scott's cases. Mez offers his initial thoughts on the potential mechanism of injury and some simple follow up questions to ask based on how the client responds to sleep and ergonomics intake questions. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're a sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

This episode was prompted by a couple of listeners who were interested in Mez's take on exercise prescription & dosage. In this episode, Mez briefly discusses how he breaks down the term "exercise prescription" into "exercise selection" and "exercise dosage". He also discusses how, in his opinion, in order to optimize exercise prescription we first need to define the clients' goal and set a movement baseline with a standard movement screen &/or assessment. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're a sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

This topic comes from a colleague and friend, Dr. Dave Melchiorri PT, DPT, OMT, FAAOMPT. He encouraged me to talk about the role of reducing exposure to pain early on in the rehab process to prevent the sensitization of the nervous system. This topic blends in nicely with another one of Dave's topics of "The balance between activity modification as a vehicle of empowerment vs. instilling fear." - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're a sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

"How do I keep my joints healthy?" is a common question clients ask towards the end of their formal rehab. I will typically respond using a simple dental health analogy and encourage them to "keep brushing your joints" using Dr. Andreo Spina's Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs) that we've covered throughout the rehab process. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're a sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

I've had a lot of students and clinicians ask me about how I made my continuing ed decisions after school. The short answer is by knowing I had to keep studying BOTH neurology & orthopedics... Listen in for the "longer" answer. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're a sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

This was a question that came from an online listener who believed that manual therapy was "pointless given the new pain science information we have these days." I really appreciated their "forthcomingness" with their beliefs and their aggressive professionalism. This is a common topic of conversation these days with, once again, people thinking they have to choose between one or the other.... - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're a sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com

These are some of my thoughts about test-taking vs real-world problem-solving. How the skill of pattern recognition is cultivated by first learning how to ask good questions. The book that Mez references in this episode is “The Book of Beautiful Questions” by Warren Berger. - Subscribe to our weekly newsletter --> HERE for free sports rehab & fitness content. If you're a sports PT and you're interested in our 12 week mentorship program email us at NeuropedicsPT@gmail.com Check out our website at www.NeuropedicsPT.com If you have any questions related to the episode content email Mez at Ramez@NeuropedicsPT.com