Episode 55: Changing Course with Geronimo Bejarano

25/05/2021 1h 18min Episodio 55

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Geronimo Bejarano is a former chiropractic student at Palmer College of Chiropractic - Florida, whose recent Twitter thread announcing his withdrawal from chiropractic school went viral.Geronimo is now a hopeful 2022 PhD applicant. He is a self-described research nerd, with interests in social determinants of health (SDoH), community based interventions, physical activity promotion and non-communicable diseases.Twitter: @gero5Instagram: @geronimo10LinkedIn: Geronimo BejaranoResearchGate: Geronimo BejaranoDiscussion Topics00:00:01 Teaser Intro00:02:24 When I grow up00:03:41 Introduction to chiropractic00:09:12 Early reading & influences00:13:31 Choosing chiropractic vs. PT00:16:33 Choosing a chiropractic school00:19:15 Early experience in school00:25:02 Philosophy in the curriculum00:27:48 Learning about research00:33:21 Disillusionment - Is “American Chiro doomed?”00:36:56 Comparing students’ experiences00:39:51 X-ray requirements00:43:51 Response to Twitter thread00:46:49 Fixing the problem from within00:49:08 Intention and misinterpretation00:59:45 Systemic issues vs. Personal fit01:02:02 How to read a paper01:05:20 Top 3 recommended MSK research papers01:05:33 Making time to read01:09:24 Not taking and synthesizing01:11:10 On writing01:13:25 Recommendations for students01:16:38 OutroRESOURCESTop 3 MSK Research PapersHartvigsen, J., Hancock, M. J., Kongsted, A., Louw, Q. A., Ferreira, M. L., Genevay, S., et al. (2018). What low back pain is and why we need to pay attention. The Lancet, 391(10137), 1–12.Rethorn, Z. D., Cook, C., & Reneker, J. C. (2019). Social Determinants of Health: If You Aren“t Measuring Them, You Aren”t Seeing the Big Picture.The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 49(12), 872–874.Karran, E. L., Grant, A. R., & Moseley, G. L. (2020). Low back pain and the social determinants of health: a systematic review and narrative synthesis.Pain, 161(11), 2476.Mendeley appFind more chiropractic interviews at https://www.exploringchiropractic.comSUBSCRIBE:iTunes: www.exploringchiropractic.com/itunesStitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/exploring-chiropracticSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/54Ojmk2kjz5jG9n5DCZRxKGoogle Play Music: https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Ipmyhflkvtnwtb23kyj7qrkgn5u?t%3DExploring_Chiropractic_Podcast%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16FOLLOW ME:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/exploringchiroFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/exploringchiropracticInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/exploringchiro