Laura Mannering DPT, OCS, Dip MDT - Laura Mannering Physical Therapy

Five Pieces of Information May Give Us Insight As To True Location of The Problem

The first two parts of my orthopedic evaluation – the specific verbal history and taking orthopedic baselines – give me a significant amount of information diagnostically before arriving at part three (testing). The gathered intel also informs which tests need to be performed and in what order. An important distinction for patients with extremity complaints… Continue reading Five Pieces of Information May Give Us Insight As To True Location of The Problem

Let’s Add Tweaked Joints To The Mainstream Orthopedic Narrative

We’re taught that there are three grades of muscle strains and three grades of ligament sprains. However, we commonly name only two grades of joint disorders – subluxations and dislocations. Robin McKenzie proposed that joints commonly get tweaked (a “joint derangement”), filling the void at grade 1. While joint derangements can create signs and symptoms… Continue reading Let’s Add Tweaked Joints To The Mainstream Orthopedic Narrative