Introduction and OCS Study Tips
Introduction and OCS Study Tips
Meet Dr. David Smelser, PT, DPT, OCS and Dr. Austin Kercheville, PT, DPT, OCS—two very busy Board-Certified Specialists ... Read more
11 Sep 2020
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7mins
Research Part I: Basics and Statistics to Memorize
Research Part I: Basics and Statistics to Memorize
A large number of exam takers who fail to pass the OCS exam report that the section on research was one of their lowest-... Read more
20 Sep 2020
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19mins
Research Part II: Hawthorne, John Henry, and Pygmalion
Research Part II: Hawthorne, John Henry, and Pygmalion
Dr. David Smelser discusses psychological pitfalls of human research, including the placebo, nocebo, Hawthorne, John Hen... Read more
23 Sep 2020
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16mins
Low Back Pain CPG: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Course
Low Back Pain CPG: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Clinical Course
Dr. David Smelser introduces the 2012 low back pain Clinical Practice Guideline and covers the sections on prevalence, r... Read more
4 Oct 2020
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19mins
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Low Back Pain CPG: Red Flags and Outcome Measures
Low Back Pain CPG: Red Flags and Outcome Measures
How is the OCS going to approach low back pain differential diagnosis and red flags? Dr. David Smelser discusses low bac... Read more
15 Oct 2020
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25mins
Low Back Pain Treatment-Based Classification
Low Back Pain Treatment-Based Classification
With the lumbar spine comprising 20% of the OCS exam, knowing both Fritz's 2007 treatment-based classification system an... Read more
19 Oct 2020
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24mins
Low Back Pain Treatments, Stenosis, and Nerve Tension Testing
Low Back Pain Treatments, Stenosis, and Nerve Tension Testing
As we wrap up the low back pain CPG by covering the treatment section, David discusses two topics the clinical practice ... Read more
31 Oct 2020
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25mins
Low Back Pain Practice Questions
Low Back Pain Practice Questions
Guest host Dr. Kim Richards, PT, DPT, OCS helps go through some practice questions on low back pain. Like the OCS, these... Read more
8 Nov 2020
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18mins
Neck Pain CPG: Risk Factors, Clinical Course, Prognosis
Neck Pain CPG: Risk Factors, Clinical Course, Prognosis
Dr. Austin Kercheville begins our series on the 2017 neck pain Clinical Practice Guideline by covering neck pain prevale... Read more
17 Nov 2020
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12mins
Neck Pain CPG: Red Flags, Imaging, and Outcome Measures
Neck Pain CPG: Red Flags, Imaging, and Outcome Measures
The neck pain CPG expects physical therapists to screen for red flags, but it doesn't give much detail on how to do that... Read more
6 Dec 2020
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20mins
