Episode 151
Most people who call a clinic ask about insurance or price first. What they really want to know is whether you can help them. Here is how I handle those first phone calls, and what I expect any provider to deliver within five or six visits.
64 Minutes – Aug 7, 2019
Episode 150
Chiropractic student Mark Murdoch on what school leaves out (rehab and strength training), how a new clinician picks a niche, why selling is a skill, and how to turn an insurance phone call into a real conversation.
70 Minutes – Jul 31, 2019
Episode 149
Most chronic pain never shows up on a scan, and that does not mean it is fake. Spine surgeon Dr. David Hanscom explains why chronic pain is a nervous system problem, and how writing, attention and play help calm it.
66 Minutes – Jul 24, 2019
Episode 148
Most people don't know what tension feels like until they feel it. Dennis Dunphy of Stick Mobility showed me how a simple stick gives you that feedback, and how I use tension to offload painful structures.
60 Minutes – Jul 17, 2019
Episode 147
Cody Dimak is one of the presenters on the PRO Chiropractic Online CE Series. He is a chiropractor in Dallas, TX. In this podcast we covered how to get back to the gym after having a back injury. Squats, no problem. Deadlifting, that's the goal! Many people become afraid of taking control of their health and fitness after sustaining a back injury. We will be specifically covering lumbar disc injuries, herniations, sciatica and disc degeneration. Want to build strength again? The exercises programming we will be laying out cover a low risk, high reward method. If you're a Crossfit athlete, a runner, a lifter, and Olympic lifter or just someone wanting to lose weight, you'll enjoy this. Within the Online Chiropractic Continuing Education Hours Course Cody Dimak convers: HOUR 7 (CE hrs 1): Graded exposure to load & coach cues for lumbar spine cases (warm-up, gluteals, hinging, carries) HOUR 8 (CE hrs 1): Graded exposure to load 7 coach cues for lumbar spine cases (squatting, pushing, pulling, implementation) Strength & Condition Of The Flexion Intolerant Back With Dr. Cody Dimak DC Cody Dimak Bio: Dr. Dimak grew up in New Orleans, LA. He attended Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, LA on a football and academic scholarship. Wanting to apply his passion and knowledge of sports medicine, he attended Logan College of Chiropractic in St. Louis, MO, where he acquired training in many different techniques that have allowed him diversity in his treatment options. With extensive training and knowledge in sports injuries and rehabilitation, Dr. Dimak's clinical focus is on developing the resilience of his patients and athletes and getting them back in the gym or on the field as quickly as possible. By using cutting-edge, patient-focused progressions, he helps his patients not only achieve but also exceed their physical goals. He works with patients of all types who are interested in living pain-free lives and maintaining an active, healthy lifestyle. He is certified in: Functional Movement Screen (FMS), Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), Functional Capacity Screen (FCS) and a member of the International Society of Clinical Rehab Specialists (ISCRS). He also serves as a regional faculty advisor for Rehab2Performance. He is also an associated faculty member at Southern California University of Health Sciences. Dr. Dimak has experience working in Division I training facilities and has served as the team chiropractor for: Orange Coast College, Calvary Chapel High School, and Costa Mesa Pop Warner. He consults with many local gyms/strength facilities and hosts trainings at: Equinox, Southern California University of Health Sciences, Achieve Fitness, among other local venues.
61 Minutes – Jul 10, 2019
Episode 146
Pain is rarely one broken part. Greg Lehman's cup analogy, why normal tenderness gets mislabeled, how to shrink back pain flare-ups, and why there is no single right way to run or squat.
54 Minutes – Jul 3, 2019
Episode 145
Hannah Venus, a ninth-term chiropractic student, explains what school doesn't teach: rehab and loading, assessment before treatment, and the fear people carry with back pain. Here is what I took from her and how I train interns.
74 Minutes – Jun 26, 2019
Episode 144
Persistent back and neck pain is rarely just a movement problem. Diet, vitamin D, supplements, imaging and mood all matter, and how quickly you respond to care tells you whether the plan is right.
66 Minutes – Jun 19, 2019
Episode 143
Your genes are not your destiny for back pain. Dr. Phillip Snell on how sleep, stress, diet and inflammation can keep a disc injury hurting long after the mechanics are under control, and what to address first.
65 Minutes – Jun 12, 2019
Episode 142
Corrective exercise is a means to an end. Here is how a hip injury, dozens of continuing education courses and a lot of practice taught Dr. Ben Ramos and me to meet people where they are with safe strength training and better communication.
68 Minutes – Jun 5, 2019