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

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. He is also an instructor for our online courses and has developed the complete upper limb focus together with Andrew Cuff. Content 00:00 Introduction  00:48 Definition of mobilizations with movement 02:42 Discussion on Mulligan's positional fault concept 04:14 Importance of symptom modification 06:39 Principles of mobilizations with movement 08:20 The concept of "Pill" in mobilizations with movement 10:36 The "Crocks" principle in mobilizations with movement 12:17 Empowering patients through functional positions 13:41 Personal adjustments in practice based on Mulligan's concept 15:33 Importance of Self-Treatment and Patient Expectations 17:03 Discussion on Plausible Fallacies and Patient Beliefs 18:40 Understanding Mulligan Concept and Pragmatic Approach 19:24 Explaining Treatment to Patients 20:40 Thomas Online Course 21:18 Differentiating MWM from Other Manual Therapy Techniques 23:16 Patient Control and Bottom-Up Approach in MWM 27:51 Evidence and Systematic Reviews on MWM 33:23 Importance of self-treatment and clinical expertise 35:57 Application of MWMS in chronic pain patients 37:40 Challenges with musculoskeletal rehab in the UK 40:13 Effectiveness of MWMS for lateral epicondylalgia and De Quervain's disease 44:34 Benefits of mobilizations with movement 47:36 Learning resources for Mulligan concept and MWMs 49:17 Thomas closing thoughts 51:08 Outro Bonus Material To view and download the bonus content such as transcripts of this episode become a Physiotutors Member. All episodes and bonus content can be found here   Follow our Podcast on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts