Ep. 056 | Mobilisation with Movement (MWM) | Thomas Mitchell

<p>Welcome to Physiotutors podcast episode 56 with Thomas Mitchell. Thomas is a wrist and hand specialist physiotherapist, and working toward his PhD at Sheffield Hallam. He is a physiotherapist of 25 years standing in primary care, private practice and sports. He is a First-contact Practitioner clinical supervisor and member of the British Association of Hand Therapists. He is also a Member of the Mulligan Concept Teachers Association, so the perfect person to talk to about the Mobilizations with Movement abbreviated as MWM.</p> <p>He is also an instructor for our online courses and has developed <a href= "https://study.physiotutors.com/product/the-complete-upper-limb-focus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the complete upper limb focus</a> together with Andrew Cuff.</p> <p><strong>Content</strong></p> <p>00:00 Introduction <br /> 00:48 Definition of mobilizations with movement<br /> 02:42 Discussion on Mulligan's positional fault concept<br /> 04:14 Importance of symptom modification<br /> 06:39 Principles of mobilizations with movement<br /> 08:20 The concept of "Pill" in mobilizations with movement<br /> 10:36 The "Crocks" principle in mobilizations with movement<br /> 12:17 Empowering patients through functional positions<br /> 13:41 Personal adjustments in practice based on Mulligan's concept<br /> 15:33 Importance of Self-Treatment and Patient Expectations<br /> 17:03 Discussion on Plausible Fallacies and Patient Beliefs<br /> 18:40 Understanding Mulligan Concept and Pragmatic Approach<br /> 19:24 Explaining Treatment to Patients<br /> 20:40 Thomas Online Course<br /> 21:18 Differentiating MWM from Other Manual Therapy Techniques<br /> 23:16 Patient Control and Bottom-Up Approach in MWM<br /> 27:51 Evidence and Systematic Reviews on MWM<br /> 33:23 Importance of self-treatment and clinical expertise<br /> 35:57 Application of MWMS in chronic pain patients<br /> 37:40 Challenges with musculoskeletal rehab in the UK<br /> 40:13 Effectiveness of MWMS for lateral epicondylalgia and De Quervain's disease<br /> 4