Ep33: The Common Sense in Physiotherapy That’s Not So Common in Practice: Deep Dive with Dr. Dave Walton
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In this episode, we talked about Using the Assess, Predict, Treat framework to direct our patient care The radar plot, triangulation, arms-length approach, and phenotyping Correlation and causation; confounders, moderators, and mediators The significance and practical tips of practicing trauma-assumed care
Professor Walton is a clinical researcher who focuses on the intersection between trauma, pain, physical and mental health. He uses both quantitative and qualitative approaches to explore these phenomena, and engage in critical theory around measurement of pain, wellness, and other clinical outcomes to enrich the rehabilitation and life experiences of people living with pain. He was one of the pioneers in Canada in the area of Pain Science in Physiotherapy, and was one of the co-founding members of the Pain Science Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. He co-authored Musculoskeletal Pain---Assessment, Prediction, and Treatment, A Pragmatic Approach with Dr. James Elliott, which is the textbook we will be discussing in the episode.
Resources Walton, D., & Elliott, J. (2020). Musculoskeletal Pain-Assessment, Prediction and Treatment. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Lee, J. Y., et al. (2020). Defining pain and interference recovery trajectories after acute non-catastrophic musculoskeletal trauma through growth mixture modeling. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21, 1-11. Walton, D. M., Tremblay, P., Seo, W., Elliott, J. M., Ghodrati, M., May, C., & MacDermid, J. C. (2021). Effects of childhood trauma on pain‐related distress in adults. European Journal of Pain, 25(10), 2166-2176. Elliott, J. M. et al. (2023). Biopsychosocial sequelae and recovery trajectories from whiplash injury following a motor vehicle collision. The Spine Journal, 23(7), 1028-1036
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