Shoulder dislocation is common in sports, and management for the active athlete who dislocates for the first time remains controversial. Canada’s Olympic Medical Committee Medical Director, Prof Bob McCormack, explains the ways to assess patients to help decide whether to trial rehabilitation first or to opt for reconstruction. 

Bob has vast experience as an Olympic team doctor (beginning with Sydney) and as a team physician in the Canadian Football League and Major League Soccer. 

This is the first of 3 podcasts; he discusses management of AC joint separation and clavicle fracture in the others. BJSM welcomes the Canadian Academy of Sport & Exercise Medicine (CASEM) as one of 17 member societies (Full access to all content).   


Shoulder dislocation: to operate or rehabilitate? Prof Bob McCormack (Olympic physician)

Episode 29 features part 2 of my interview with Mr. Brian Mulligan, founder of the Mulligan Concept, international presenter and recipient of numbers of awards. A clinician of nearly 60 years and innovator of mobilization with movement.  Brian shares his view of challenges facing the physiotherapist and the strengths we offer.  He reminisces about a memorable patient he named “Grubby.”  Brian gives a couple of resources he wouldn’t do without, a study that has caught his attention, the best advice he’s received and finishes with a well written summary he’d like to propose for the rest of us to consider.

Episode 29 - Brian Mulligan, part 2: A charge to therapists the world over

Physical therapist. Founder and Host of the Mechanical Care Forum. Private Practice Owner. Driven advocate for simple and best solutions through physical therapy for those struggling with musculoskeletal disorders.

Episode 29 - Brian Mulligan, part 2: A charge to therapists the world over

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