50 - Differentiating between Lumbar, SIJ & Hip with Gary Dykes
Nov 13, 2022
💭” Midline or across the back, bilateral complaints tend to be lumbar, and if it is unilateral then there may be some further consideration for the SIJ or hip problem.” - Gary Dykes
👉🏻 Our guest is Gary Dykes, PT, OCS, Dip. MDT. Gary is a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia. He became Certified in MDT in 2001 and attained Diploma status in September 2003. Gary was appointed to Probationary Teaching Faculty for The McKenzie Institute in 2005 and promoted to Senior Faculty in 2014. Gary currently teaches the full series of MDT courses. He co-developed a presentation for the 2017 MDT Clinical Integration Webinar Series entitled, “Clinical Conversations: Differentiating Between the Lumbar Spine, SIJ and the Hip”. Gary is currently in active practice with Athens Orthopedic Clinic in Athens, GA.
📚What will you learn:
▪️ Gary's story and career
▪️ How to Differentiate between the lumbar spine, SIJ, and hip
▪️ Signs and tests that help the diagnosis
▪️ Clinical Rationale
▪️ How to treat SIJ
▪️ McKenzie online course
▪️ Advice to clinicians that are starting their careers
▪️ How to become successful in Physical Therapy
🔎Gary's favorite resource of information:
1 - Rosedale, R. Rastogi, R. Kidd,J. Lynch, G. Supp G. Robbins, S. M. A study exploring the prevalence of Extremity Pain of Spinal Source (EXPOSS). 2019.
2 - Hans van Helvoirt et al. Transforaminal epidural steroid injections influence Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) pain response classification in candidates for lumbar herniated disc surgery. 2004.
3 - Long, A. Donelson, R. Fung, T. Does it matter which exercise? A randomized control trial of exercise for low back pain. 2004.
📲Gary’s contact information:
Email: [email protected]
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