114 - Clearing the lumbar spine with Dr. Nick Rainey

Sep 05, 2023

💭 “If I'm going to be looking at the back, one of the first things I like to do is a myotome exam. I find myotomes to be the most sensitive.” - Dr. Nick Rainey

👉🏻 Our guest is Nick Rainey, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, CCTT. Nick Rainey is board certified in orthopaedic physical therapy and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic and Manual Physical Therapists. He has also earned the credential of Certified Cervical and Temporomandibular Therapist (CCTT) by the Physical Therapy Board of Craniofacial & Cervical Therapeutics and is pelvic health certified through Evidence in Motion. He teaches in the anatomy lab at Tufts University in Phoenix, AZ. He also lectures and teaches virtually and in-person. He is the founder of Rainey Pain & Performance, Sierra Vista Headache and TMJ Specialists, Access Therapy, and Champion Speech and Language Pathology, private practices in Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA. He enjoys mentoring residents, fellows-in-training, and students in his clinic where he treats primarily orthopaedic and pain conditions. His clinic’s vision is to “Progress the profession one provider at a time”.

📚You will learn about:

▪️ Nick's story and career

▪️ How to differentiate if the peripheral pain originates from a spinal source

▪️ What to look for in the subjective and objective exams to differentiate between extremity and spinal pain.

▪️ How to determine the relevance of back pain

▪️ Advice to clinicians who are starting their careers

▪️ Tips on how to become successful in Physical Therapy

🔎Nick's favorite resource of information: