09- Approaching Patients with John Van Der Karr

💭“You have to be empathetic, to put yourself in their shoes and experience what they are going through, not only the injury but how the injury is affecting their lives.” - John Van Der Karr

👉🏻Our guest is John Van Der Karr, PT, MS, CIMT, OCS. John is a Physical Therapist since 1987 (State University of New York). In 1998, he achieved a post-professional Master`s Degree with a concentration in Orthopedics at Daemen College (Buffalo, NY). John has earned the prestigious title of Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS) in 1998 and Certified Mulligan Practitioner in 2006. He is also a Certified Integrated Manual Therapist since 2016 and Advanced Hip Clinician (HSS).  John is the clinical director at Liberty Physical Therapy, a highly skilled therapist, passionate about helping patients, and has over 30 years experience.

📚What will you learn:

• John's story and career 
• Developing skills 
• The importance of having a broad  clinical skillset 
• Match a broad clinical skill set and the approach to the patient 
• How to approach and communicate with the patient 
• How a personal perspective from the patient influences the treatment 
• Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers 
• How to become successful in Physical Therapy 

🔎John's favorite resource of information:

Books:

1. McKenzie, Robie. The Lumbar Spine: Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy. 2003 
2. Mulligan, Brian. Manual Therapy Nags, Snags, MWMs, etc. 2010 

Papers:

1. Draovitch, P. Edelstein J. Kelly B. T. The Layered Concept: utilization in determining the pain generators, pathology and how structure determines treatment. Rev. Musculoskelet Med. 2012 

📲John's contact information:

• LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-van-der-karr-pt-ms-ocs-067a9067  

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