Anatomy Bites Podcast

Anatomy Bites Podcast

By Nikki-Rae Alkema, DPTEducation
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Anatomy Bites Podcast episodes

  • Show Me Your Ab...duction! (Shoulder Abduction, That Is)

    What did you think we were gonna say? SMH. Today's episode is all about the mighty shoulder abductors! It's a David vs. Goliath showdown between the deltoids and...you guessed it (or did you?!)... supraspinatus! Come on down to AB town for this next episode chock full of a double trouble episode for those O's, I's, and A's!

    13 min
  • The Quad Pod

    AB's back...back again!


    Y'all, we are excited to return with an all-new episode of Anatomy Bites. Today's episode features an exciting foursome: the quadriceps! Dive in deep or stay for just a bite of Os, Is, and As... your good old favorite origins, insertions, innervations, and actions of the rectus femoris, vastus medalis, vastus intermedius, and vastus lateralis. Stick around at the end to learn why Nik has a special place in her heart for cycling, soccer, and Apollo Anton Ohno. Sigh.

    17 min
  • Trap Queens
    The trapezius is one of the most talked about muscles and, yet, is so often misunderstood. Tune in to learn more about scapulohumeral rhythm, force couples, and the OIAs (origins/insertions/innervations/actions) of this muscle. Nik also gives her hot takes on training the upper traps, and on burritos and friends.
    26 min
  • Do You Know What Your Transversus Abdominis Is Up To?
    In this episode, Nik discusses graduation and life after physical therapy school followed by a deep dive into the deep core. Learn about how the transverse abs go way beyond being one of the body’s primary stabilizers. The Soda Can Model and a touch of respiration mechanics 101 kick off the inaugural episode of Anatomy Bites’ fourth season. And of course, what would the AB be without a healthy dose of the OIAs of the TA? N/A says Dr. A. Hey hey hey! Want some more? Come right this way.
    38 min
  • NPTE Study Strategies for You, My Dear Listeners
    In this episode, Nik returns on graduation eve to deliver tried and true tips for how she passed the National Physical Therapy Exam on the first try. Don’t freak out, we’re here for you! You got this, bb. From exam prep materials to structuring time to controlling test day jitters, Nik’s here to help you put your best foot forward in the quest to be ONE and DONE.
    56 min
  • The Great Groin Caper or How I Learned About the Adductors
    What’s in a name? Well, a lot apparently. Learn about the sisters of the adductor group, the Adductor Longus and Brevis, and their cousin Pectineus, and why communication about this area has to be crystal clear to avoid a whole lot of awkward conversation. Origins, insertions, innervations, and actions included — of course!
    17 min
  • New Year’s Madness and Adductor Magnus
    Welcome back to the Bites! Nik takes us on our inaugural journey of 2022 with Big Baddie Addy. Find out why this muscle is the rockstar of the adductor group, why soccer players need strength here, and how AdMag doesn’t need help doing the heavy lifting of three muscles. Origins, insertions, innervations and actions are just the beginning.
    23 min
  • Why I Don’t Take Notes Anymore
    In this episode, Nik reveals a candid struggle with finding the right learning technique as a grad student. She discusses visual vs. kinesthetic. vs. auditory learners and how she finally found the optimal study tool for her during COVID. Zoom-School was finally good for something! Womp Womp. Listen and learn how she figured out how to learn… right at the end of her graduate school career (Doh!) … in this funny and earnest self-reflection.
    28 min
  • Peroneals, Peronei, Lend Me Your Ear
    The Bites are back, bishes, and we’re coming in strong with fibularis longus and brevis. Nik talks origins, insertions, innervations, and actions of these lateral leg muscles. She discusses why crural is a ridiculous word along with how the peroneus longus works with tibialis posterior in a very functional way! Gait and pronation go hand in hand (err.. foot?) with this discussion as well as a movement analysis and biomechanical debate on knee valgus. Bonus content: Nik talks a very fun adaptive sporting event called Life Rolls On and recaps why and how to stay connected to your “WHY!” Tune in and join the fun, nerds! It’s anatomy time!
    38 min
  • Two Weeks, Two Lessons
    Join Nik as she reports back from the trenches of her first two weeks in the clinic! As a 3rd year DPT student, she already has some clinical pearls or life lessons to impart from her first full-time clinical experience. Her top two pieces of advice are condensed in a bite-sized chunk, and one of them may surprise you! We’ll be back with more anatomy in the next episode! This episode is recommended for physical therapy, medical, nursing, or other health or pre-health students.
    24 min

About Anatomy Bites Podcast

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This podcast aims to take the sting out of learning gross anatomy! Join Dr. Nikki-Rae Alkema, Doctor of Physical Therapy, as she combines nitty gritty neuromuscular and musculoskeletal anatomy with clinically relevant application, biomechanics, and surface palpation tips. Episodes transcend muscle origins, insertions, innervations, and actions to make meaningful connections to how a solid foundation of anatomy is critical to understanding and rehabbing the human movement system. For medical, speech/occupational/physiotherapy, nursing, DPT/PTA, pre-health students.