Ep. 047 | Demonization of Manual Therapy | Chad Cook

<p style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode we will talk about the demonization of and the future of manual therapy with Chad Cook. Chad is physiotherapist, a professor at Duke University and a clinical researcher who has published over 330 peer-reviewed papers. One of the latest papers he has published is called “The Demonization of manual therapy” where he evaluated common critique on manual therapy based on the current literature.</p> <div><strong><span lang="NL" xml:lang= "NL">News:</span></strong></div> <div><span lang="NL" xml:lang="NL">We do have an announcement to make: You might be wondering why you’re listening to a podcast host with a German accent. Our former podcast host Sunny Sandhu has left us to work in the clinic again full-time after hosting our podcast for 46 episodes.</span></div> <p style="font-weight: 400;">We wish him all the best and his British accent will be dearly missed.</p> <p>To view and download the bonus content such as transcripts of this episode become a Physiotutors Member.</p> <p><a href="https://www.physiotutors.com/podcasts">All episodes and bonus content can be found here</a></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"> </p> <p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>Content:</strong></p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">00:00:00 - 00:01:46 : Introduction</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">00:01:46 - 00:02:48 : Chad's definition of MT</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">00:02:53 - 00:04:54 : The Pendulum has swung too far</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">00:04:55 - 00:07:20 : How is MT different from other modalities?</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">00:07:25 - 00:09:04 : Does hypomobility assessment still have a place?</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">00:09:05 - 00:10:26 : Do we need to be specific with MT?</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">00:10:28 - 00:13:44 : How to know when to use MT in a patient</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">00:13:48 - 00:16:37 : Is the cost of current MT education justified?</p> <p style="font-weight: 400;">00:16:40 - 00:21:31 : Time to embrace the placebo effect?</p> <p s