Manual Therapy Forum
Inspiration, Education, and Empowerment
Bill Boissonnault PT, DPT, DHSc, FAAOMPT, FAPTA
The latest in our interview series is with Bill Boissonnault. You’ve probably heard of his name at some point in your careers if you are in the United States. He’s edited or co-edited two fantastic textbooks (the links of which are down below). Also, he has served in many, many roles within the professional organizations of physical therapy. While this conversation is much shorter than our usual, it is not lacking in quality! So, I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!
From the World Confederation for Physical Therapy: William Boissonnault, PT, DPT, DHSc, is Executive Vice President of Professional Affairs, APTA and professor-emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Boissonnault holds multiple adjunct physical therapy faculty positions, and has presented nationally and internationally on topics related to differential diagnosis and medical screening. He is editor of the textbook- Primary Care for the Physical Therapist; Examination and Triage, and past co-editor of Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist. He has multiple journal publications related to differential diagnosis, physical therapist education and patient direct access. His clinical expertise lies in the area of patients with musculoskeletal spinal conditions, and he co-founded on orthopedic physical therapist clinical residency program, serving as curriculum director for 16 years.
Dr. Boissonnault has served as president of the Orthopaedic Section, APTA, and the Foundation for Physical Therapy, Inc. He has received the APTA’s Baethke-Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching and Lucy Blair Service Award, and the Distinguished Educator Award of the Education Section, APTA. He has also been named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the APTA, and Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists.
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Links of interest mentioned during this conversation:
American Physical Therapy Association
Pathology: Implications for the Physical Therapist
Primary Care for the Physical Therapist: Examination and Triage
Inspirational quote for the day
Failure is not the opposite of success, it is the stepping stone to success.
– Arianna Huffington’s mother
Self-mobilization of the hip
In this video, Dr. Thomason demonstrates how a common problem with your patients’ hips can be helped with a simple self-mobilization. We all know how dysfunctional hips can be with virtually any type of lower quarter ache/pain. A lot of the time, patients will lack external rotation, and especially the strength/coordination to control that movement! Check out a fairly simple solution that patients can do on their own to make our jobs easier, and help themselves get better… faster! (By the way, sorry about the noise early in the video)
Cheers!
Matt
Gail Wetzler PT, DPT, EDO, BI-D
I really never lost my curiosity.
I always kept my curiosity.
– Gail Wetzler
The passion comes through you… comes through your hands
– Gail Wetzler
This conversation with Gail was quite a treat. If you don’t know Gail or who she is… then why not? She is an incredibly talented woman in more ways that could probably be mentioned. If you are a ‘traditional’ orthopedic manual therapist that works mainly on bones, joints, and soft tissues, then you would benefit from listening to Gail. If you are a ‘non-traditional’ manual therapist and practice on other systems of the human body, then you would benefit from listening to Gail. I think you get my point (we could all benefit from listening to Gail). Gail exudes a knowledge and understanding of the human body that few are able to articulate. It’s probably no wonder that she was asked to be the Curriculum Director for the Barral Institute and has just recently published (along with her co-authors) a peer-reviewed article titled “CranioSacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation: A New Treatment Intervention for Concussion Recovery”. I highly recommend you read it (hint: see a link below). Anyway, I think you get my point (yet again). Listen up and enjoy this conversation with a truely gifted, talented, caring, and hard-working woman!
We listen with our hands, we listen with our hearts, we listen with our ears as to how can we help the totality of this person.
– Gail Wetzler
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Links of interest mentioned during our conversation:
Manual Therapy Forum 