Ortho Eval Pal: Optimizing Orthopedic Evaluations and Management Skills

Episode 334

Lumbar Radiculopathy Treatment.  Today I discuss...

-The influence of insurance companies on our treatment decisions

-Conservative treatment strategies

-What to do when conservative treatment fails

-Who you should have on your team of providers

-Expediting surgical intervention when needed and so much more!

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Lumbar Radiculopathy Evaluation

-Signs and symptoms of lumbar radiculopathy

-Differentiation between sciatica and radiculopathy

-Differential diagnosis related to radiculopathy

-Tips to optimize your evaluation process and so much more!

(Video) S1 Radiculopathy Exam
(Video) Positive Well or Crossed SLR test
(Video) How to perform the Braggard's Test

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In today's episode, Open Chain Knee Extension after ACLR I talk about...
-what happens to the ACL after surgery 

– anterior tibial translation during open kinetic
chain extension 

– rehab considerations after ACLR and so much more!

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In today's episode, Intra-articular ankle effusion we talk about...
-What ankle effusion looks like
-What may cause ankle effusion
-Managing ankle effusion and so much more

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(Video) How to perform the Kleiger's test
(Video) High ankle sprain

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Let's take a little turn and look at missed diagnoses that looked like other diagnoses as a way of learning about orthopedics.  Today I talk to you about...
·    Why some diagnoses are missed.

·    Patients who I have seen with missed diagnoses.

·    Examples of some common and “not so common” missed diagnoses.

·    Tips on what direction to take if you mis-diagnose a patient or come across a patient sent to you with a missed...

Today we dive into the importance of ACL Prehab.  I talk about...
-Why it’s important to prehab patients with ACL tears?

-What should you focus on in prehabilitation?

-How long prehab should be and so much more?

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In today's episode about the conservative management of massive rotator cuff tears, I talk about...
-What qualifies as a massive rotator cuff tear

-Signs and symptoms of a massive RCT

-Massive cuff tear look-a-likes

-Strategies for treating the non-surgical massive RCT and much more!

(Video) Massive rotator cuff tear patient
(Video) Slightly less massive RCT patient
(Video) Another massive RCT when I had more...

In today's episode I talk about...

-What to look for in a good compression sleeve

-Benefits of using a compression sleeve

-Diagnoses treated with a knee sleeve

-Differences between a knee stabilizing brace and compression sleeve and so much more.

-If you stay with me to the end, I will tell you what my 2 favorite knee compression sleeves are..

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Today I want to talk about...
-How to perform the Apprehension and Relocation tests

-What a positive apprehension test looks like.

-What it means when the test does not cause apprehension, but instead pain and so much more!
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In today's podcast I talk about meniscus tears and...
-When patients should go to an orthopedic specialist right away or not.

-Treatment concepts for the patient with a meniscus tear.

-Bracing  or not bracing.

-What to do if not responding conservatively and so much more.

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In today's episode I will be talking about...
-The role of the meniscus
-Common mechanisms of injury
-The clinical presentation of a patient with a meniscus tear
-Special tests, evaluation tips and so much more!!

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In today's show we talk about...
-Structures that exist near the medial scapular border.

-Tissues that refer to the medial scap.

-One of the most often missed causes of medial scapular pain and so much more!

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Ask me your ortho evaluation ques...

-What does it mean if I pass the bear hug test but not the lift-off test?

-Will a proximal biceps rupture heal itself?

-Do you make the orthotic the same for a Morton's neuroma as you do for  Metatarsalgia?

-I had severe back pain which lasted for 2 weeks and suddenly the back pain got better and I developed tingling and pain down my left leg. “Is that normal?”

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In today's episode we will be discussing the following 10 sources of calf pain...
1. DVT
2. Popliteal artery occlusion
3. S1 nerve root compression
4. Calf strain/tear
5. Plantaris rupture
6. Ruptured Baker's cyst
7. Compartment syndrome
8. Severe knee arthritis
9. Soleus/shin splint issues/tibial stress fx
10. Muscle cramping/Charlie Horses

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Today we will take a dive into the lateral knee and sources of pain in that region.  We will discuss...
-Common diagnoses that can cause lateral knee pain.

-Signs and symptoms of the different diagnoses.

-Sorting out and managing some of these diagnoses and a whole lot more!

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(Video) Varus stress test of the knee for LCL
(Video) Proximal fibular fracture-patient<...

In today's episode I will review with you...
-The difference between hallux limitus and rigidus.

-Why people develop this.

-The conservative management options and so much more!

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(Video) Hallux Rigidus Patient

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In today's episode call Calcific Tendinopathy of the Rotator Cuff I talk about...
-What calcific tendinopathy is.

-Who’s likely to have it.

-What the clinical presentation looks like.

-Treatment tips on how to manage it and much more!

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Today I’m going to give you my take from experience about if and when you stretch patients with an arthritic knee.

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(Video) Stretching the Stiff Knee

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Welcome to another episode of Ortho Eval Pal, the podcast where we delve into the world of orthopedic and musculoskeletal health to help you understand and manage common conditions. In this episode, we're focusing on a topic that can bring relief to countless individuals struggling with sciatic pain: Sciatic Flossing.

Sciatic flossing is a technique designed to alleviate the discomfort associated with sciatica, a condition that...