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WHAT'S NEW
The Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy (JMMT) editorial team is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2010 John Medeiros, Distinguished Authorship Award is ‘Prevalence of Classification Methods for Patients with Lumbar Impairments using the McKenzie Syndromes, Pain Pattern, Manipulation and Stabilization Clinical Prediction Rules’ (JMMT, Vol. 18, No. 4, December 2010) by Mark Werneke, Dennis Hart, Dave Oliver, Troy McGill, David Grigsby, Jason Ward, Jon Weinberg, William Oswald and Guillermo Cutrone.
Left to right: Chad Cook (Editor, JMMT), Guillermo Cutrone (co-author), Dave Oliver (co-author), John Medeiros (founding Editor).
The award is named after the founder of the Journal, John Medeiros, who was Editor-in-Chief for 16 years. It recognises the paper with most impact, that it is felt will most influence clinical practice, and that has the greatest opportunity for citations. The winner is chosen by the editorial team from all eligible papers published in the year.
The prize, sponsored by Maney Publishing, was presented at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists annual conference in Texas, USA in October 2010.
The winning paper is published in Volume 18 number 4, December 2010. For more information visit www.ingentaconnect.com/content/maney/jmt
JMMT’s Editor, Chad Cook (Walsh University, USA), commented on the winning paper: “One of the greatest strengths of the paper lies in the potential impact on day-to-day clinical practice. This paper demonstrates that variant forms of classification have significant overlap and that some forms of clinical decision rules lack prevalence in clinical practice.”
International MDT Research Foundation Projects for 2010
The IMDTRF has funded two new projects for 2010:
- "Derangement syndrome in OA knee: An RCT of McKenzie therapy"
under the direction of principal investigator, Richard Rosedale, PT,
Dip. MDT
- "Ultrasound imaging of lumbar spine flexion and extension" under
the direction of principal investigator, Gary Chleboun, PT, PhD
For more information and to read the abstracts, click here to visit the
IMDTRF website.
MDT Fellowship!
Our program continues to grow with three graduates
of
the
MDT
Fellowship
Program!
The McKenzie Institute is credentialed by the American Physical Therapy
Association to provide a post-professional clinical fellowship program for
physical therapists
in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy® (MDT) and Orthopaedic
Manual Physical Therapy (OMPT). For more details about the MDT Fellowship,
visit us at: http://www.mckenziemdt.org/fellowship.cfm.
Robin McKenzie Autobiography
Spinal Publications New Zealand Limited is pleased to announce the
upcoming release of Robin McKenzie's Autobiography!
"Against
The Tide", written by Robin McKenzie, together with Ron
Bybee, will be a fascinating read for anyone ever involved with Robin McKenzie
and his ground breaking discoveries in diagnosis and therapy. Accounts of
his early school days in Masterton and later family life , give some insight
to another side of his life. A fabulous foreword by Vert Mooney and a variety
of photos will make this book a "must read". In true McKenzie style
it combines humour, with accounts of the obstacles, controversies and criticisms
endured during this great mans search for recognition of Mechanical Diagnosis
and Therapy.
"Against The Tide" will be available through the Spinal Publications
International Distributor Network 1 August 2009.
Documenting Patient Outcomes During Clinical Practice/MDT Research
Project
In response to the articles in the MDT
Bulletin (Vol. 2, No. 3)
regarding the importance of patient outcome documentation,
more than fifteen MDT clinicians expressed an interest in collecting outcomes
to promote
their
business
and/or
participate
in the scientific
endeavors of the multi-clinic MDT research project. Five new clinics have
already contracted with FOTO.
FOTO has created a MDT Outcomes Resource Center on its website. To access,
go to http://www.fotoinc.com/mdt.htm.
There you will find the original webinar that introduces outcomes, the MDT
research project and a demonstration
of FOTO's Patient Inquiry software. There are also two presentations, by
Jon Weinberg and Mark Werneke, from FOTO's User Conference. Additional information
will be added on an ongoing basis.
For those credentialed or Diploma MDT
therapists
who
may
be interested in joining the research efforts, please contact one of the
following:
Mark Werneke: mwsurf75@verizon.net
Jon Weinberg: jweinberg@nc.rr.com
Judy Holder: holder@fotoinc.com
The McKenzie Institute is delighted to announce that
The McKenzie Institute assessment forms are now accessible to users of APTA
CONNECT.
Cedaron Medical and the American Physical Therapy Association
teamed up to develop this powerful clinical documentation system and national
outcomes database. The comprehensive clinical software solution, APTA CONNECT,
is designed to meet the documentation needs of physical therapists.
By drawing data directly from the point-of-care documentation
system, Cedaron also simultaneously creates a national outcomes database
for APTA by pooling data from users all over the country. PTs will be able
to customize the software to their individual workflow, document all components
of patient care, and track outcomes. Users will also be able to schedule
their patients and communicate directly with their billing systems without
repeating any steps. With a few keystrokes, clinical managers will be able
to produce management reports on patient care operations from their offices.
For more product information, visit Cedaron Medical, Inc.
on the web: www.cedaron.com or
contact Cedaron by email at cedaron@cedaron.com or
call (800) 424-1007.
Robin McKenzie on TV
Click here to watch TV1 News item (24 March 2007)
The feature was shot during the 10th International McKenzie Institute conference in Queenstown, where 350 delegates from 29 countries gathered to discuss and learn more about the McKenzie Method of mechanical diagnosis and therapy (MDT) as well as celebrate the 25th birthday of the McKenzie Institute International.
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