Mike Nash PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, LMT

Doctor of Physical Therapy | Senior Instructor AAMT/Spinal Manipulation Institute | Precision Osteopractic Physical Therapy

[James Dunning PhD, DPT, MSc @DrDunning]

IMO, those involved in “training” other PTs in “manual” therapy should likely be clinical experts & practicing clinicians themselves rather than academics in entry-level DPT programs or paid govt/university research positions spending most (or all) of their time reading & writing articles rather than examining & treating real patients in clinic on a daily basis.

Furthermore @AAOMPT would have greater relevance, innovation & growth if it were led by clinical experts & practicing OMPT clinicians, rather than full-time entry-level academics and/or university/govt researchers #AAOMPT2026 AAOMPT should not be an organization where non-clinical academics & researchers alike get to push their narratives.

The last four 3-year terms for President of AAOMPT have been served by non-practicing PTs that are full-time academics in entry-level DPT programs. Would the President of AAOS ever be an MD that has not performed surgery for 20+ years and is a full-time academic at an entry-level medical school?

[James Dunning PhD, DPT, MSc @DrDunning]

Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Tendon Dry Needling for Recalcitrant Distal Biceps Tendinopathy: A Case Series by Austin Granger, DPT, PhD(c) #AAMTFellowship

[Mike Nash PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, LMT @MikeNashDPT]

What a weekend in PHX teaching manual and instrumented STM! Clinicians empowered and off to change some lives!

[Mike Nash PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, LMT @MikeNashDPT]

@mcuban Dissociation between cost/service from provider and patient is a problem. When I accepted insurance, I wasn't sure how much I cost. Depends on your insurance. Now with cash pay, patients make value assessments on my care and I work hard to be worth what I charge. Market works.

[Mike Nash PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, LMT @MikeNashDPT]

Another fantastic IASTM-1 course in the books! Great group of PTs here in PHX equipped with new skills for manual and instrumented soft tissue mobilization! #AAMT #IASTM

[Mike Nash PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, LMT @MikeNashDPT]

In Phoenix for IASTM-1 this weekend, and I must say, as much as I love living in New England, it really can be a food desert of sorts... Tipsy Egg in Chandler did not disappoint!! Worth a visit if you're ever in the PHX area

[Mike Nash PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, LMT @MikeNashDPT]

Incredible weekend in SLC, Utah with this stellar group of PTs, PTAs, and LMT! Very talented group ready to add newly acquired STM/IASTM skills and techniques to enhance tissue glide, mobility, and load tolerance for their patients! #AAMT #Osteopractic #IASTM #physicaltherapy

[Mike Nash PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, LMT @MikeNashDPT]

Wrapped up IASTM-1 with treatment for lower extremity injuries and soft tissue dysfunction. Huge thank you to UT Southwestern PT School for hosting us! Awesome group of students! #Osteopractic #physicaltherapy #AAMT

[Mike Nash PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, LMT @MikeNashDPT]

Lots more ground covered in day 2 IASTM-1 here in Dallas targeting soft tissue dysfunction in upper extremities, neck, and spine, as well as treatment for TMJD and headache with myofascial release, cupping, FRAMS, and temporing rods #Osteopractic #physicaltherapy #AAMT

[Mike Nash PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, LMT @MikeNashDPT]

Kicking off IASTM-1 with foundations for myofascial release in Dallas #AAMT #PhysicalTherapist #Osteopractic

[Paul @PaulS1216]

Great weekend in NJ discussing AAMT research and treatments for Knee OA, stenosis, lateral hip pain, and more. Dry needling is a game changer for tendinopathy. #AAMTFellowship

[James Escaloni @DrEscaloniPT]

Day 2 of the spinal manipulation institute kicked off with advanced mechanisms behind pain & presentations of whiplash associated disorder, headaches, & TMJ management! Some minds blown today & lots of clinicians starting to think about opening their own practice with this info!

[James Escaloni @DrEscaloniPT]

Day 2 of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound for the hip, knee, and ankle kicked off in Dallas with review of the ankle ligaments and the deltoid complex! All these clinicians working towards their fellowship in MSK Ultrasonography and their RMSK!

[James Dunning PhD, DPT, MSc @DrDunning]

Although I would like to believe otherwise, exercise has little effect on pain for most chronic musculoskeletal conditions (Bliton et al, 2024) #AAMTFellowship https://t.co/YKgBhdMiF6

[Mike Nash PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, LMT @MikeNashDPT]

Back in Atlanta, GA this weekend teaching IASTM-1. Such a blast with a great group of PTs and PTAs taking the mysteries out of fascia and enhancing soft tissue skills to help their patients!

[Mike Nash PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, LMT @MikeNashDPT]

Awesome weekend in Dallas teaching IASTM-1! Fantastic group of PTs, PTAs, and LMTs increasing their knowledge and skills in the world of fascia and enhancing care of neuromusculoskeletal conditions with manual and instrumented skills.

[Mike Nash PT, DPT, FAAOMPT, LMT @MikeNashDPT]

IASTM-1 in Atlanta, GA this weekend was a success! This group of PTs and OTs are stepping up their manual skills and ready to give great results to their patients for a range of soft tissue injuries.

[Paul @PaulS1216]

Have been arguing this for quite some time.

Treat the peripheral sources of nociception

CRP is associated w chronic pain. Not BPS factors

https://t.co/ceCfdh7HIL

[James Dunning PhD, DPT, MSc @DrDunning]

Ok so I got an email at 9:23 pm tonight from Justin Elliot (VP of Government Affairs for APTA)… well it turns out @APTAtweets have indeed already filed the OPPOSITION in the TTAB to begin a legal challenge of the “DPT” trademark given to Life Time Fitness by USPTO. Well done APTA! We are on the same wavelength (for once!).

[Paul @PaulS1216]

The problem with supine MRI as a gold or reference standard. A thread

Upright MRI shows disc bulges are greater by 48%, and foraminal area smaller in symptomatics vs asymptomatics. Nguyen ‘16

@nakedphysio @marklaslett_NZ @19Sos82 @DerekGriffin86 @AdamMeakins @novicephysio