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:

McKenzie, Robie. The Lumbar Spine: Mechanical Diagnosis & Therapy. 2003

Mulligan, Brian. Manual Therapy Nags, Snags, MWMs, etc. 2010

Papers:

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: