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  1. If MDT Doesn’t Work?

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... think about the patient's assessment and what it tells you about the mechanical loading capacity of the patient. Merge that with the patient's experiences and their responses to loading strategies. Listen. ...
    Wednesday, 03 December 2014
  2. The Logical Fallacy And The Curse Of Modern Medicine

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... have some valuable yet highly under-utilized tools for assessment. A consistent understanding of the responses to mechanical loading (be they symptomatic, mechanical, or functional) and concordant signs ...
    Saturday, 08 February 2014
  3. Rest And Ice Is Not The Solution

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... is mechanical, it won't make much difference in the recovery process. Even if the acute inflammatory response is indeed present, then it needs to be mediated and regulated, not shut down. The idea of ...
    Friday, 13 December 2013
  4. Load It

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... mechanical loading which not only stimulates collagen synthesis but remodeling as well. And even if they have been given some instruction in therapeutic exercise or training principles, they probably haven't ...
    Thursday, 21 November 2013
  5. Teaching Function In Functional Anatomy

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... anatomical structures and physiological mechanisms will be required to successfully navigate a world of mechanical loading in a gravity-filled existence. Perhaps more importantly, it also tells us why ...
    Saturday, 12 October 2013
  6. The Case Of The Sitting Runner

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... 30 years old, with an acute onset of low back pain with no specific mechanism of injury. He had not had any significant changes in his run training program. Mechanical assessment and subsequent MDT classification ...
    Tuesday, 24 September 2013
  7. The Tale Of Two Degrees Of Varus

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... problems surviving the demands of the world around us.  But, somehow, we do. When provided with the correct mechanical loading, and given an appropriate environment in which to do so, the human body ...
    Sunday, 25 August 2013
  8. Perpetuating The Myth Of Hands-On Care

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... to the phrase "patient-centered". A good history provides valuable information on red flags and how mechanical loading strategies throughout the day (in the form of daily activities, recreation, or sport) ...
    Tuesday, 13 August 2013
  9. In Pathoanatomy We Trust – But Should We?

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... mechanical loading. Challenge the system. Test-retest. Use consistent operational definitions. Classify. Plan accordingly. Promote active patient involvement and self care throughout the process. When ...
    Sunday, 21 July 2013
  10. Mechanical Loading And The Health Continuum

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... time on the planet, we all have to develop the ability to tolerate mechanical loading. Our cardiovascular system responds to mechanical loading. Our neuro-musculo-skeletal system responds to mechanical ...
    Sunday, 09 June 2013
  11. Robin McKenzie 1931 - 2013

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... musculoskeletal care, and health care as a whole, or his development of the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis And Therapy. I am sure that my efforts would be an understatement to his legacy. But ...
    Monday, 13 May 2013
  12. Mechanical Loading And Life On Planet Earth: Our Best Assessment Tool

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... function of mechanical loading. If our primary task is to improve human function, then we must strive to understand the dynamics of mechanical loading. By doing so, we can understand the behavior of ...
    Tuesday, 16 April 2013
  13. The Low Back Pain Paradox: Part III

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... mind that 97% of patients will present with mechanical low back pain. Utilize low-cost history and physical examination strategies to make clinical decisions regarding the low back pain patient's clinical ...
    Tuesday, 26 March 2013
  14. The Four Best Physical Therapy Methods For Patient-Centered Care

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... supportive literature and get back to me. Connective tissue and muscle require mechanical loading in the repair and remodeling phases - which start at about 2 to 3 days post-injury. 6. Traction: As far ...
    Tuesday, 15 January 2013
  15. Our World Of Mechanical Loading

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    It is a daily battle we all wage: the fight against gravity. In order to participate in life on the planet, we are subjected to mechanical loading – all day, every day. It never goes away, regardless of ...
    Thursday, 10 January 2013
  16. A RunSmart Review From NYC

    Category: News/RunSmart

    ... any increases. Sections of the book include: Training Sports Performance Recovery-Centered Training Mechanical Loading Strategies Cognitive Loading Strategies Nutritional Loading Strategies ...
    Friday, 26 October 2012
  17. Seven Reasons Why MDT Is The Future Of Sports Medicine

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    There are those that propose that Mechanical Diagnosis And Therapy – otherwise known as MDT or the McKenzie Method – is somehow an incomplete approach to assessment and treatment, especially when it comes ...
    Tuesday, 11 September 2012
  18. The Accepted Standard For Injury Recovery - Or How To Ignore Cellular Physiology And Make Money Doing So

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... its own, without interminable (and oftentimes costly) treatment. Should it really take someone a year to recover from a problem that typically responds very favorably and readily to mechanical loading ...
    Wednesday, 29 August 2012
  19. MDT: A Slam Dunk For Back Pain In The NBA

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... a playoff spot and playoffs begin April 28. The NBA and its teams need a solution to the back pain epidemic. Allow me to introduce you to Mechanical Diagnosis And Therapy, or MDT. Dwight Howard is ...
    Monday, 16 April 2012
  20. News Report: Muscle Imbalances Defy Homeostasis, Demand Pay Raise

    Category: Blog/Smart Physio

    ... skills if that was the case. Begin with the end in mind. Understand the symptomatic and mechanical responses to mechanical loading in order to understand the behavior of the system. Build capacity. Train ...
    Wednesday, 11 April 2012
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