You know those people that you just gel with immediately?  Those people that you just want to be around?  That’s how I feel about Azita. She’s simply a badass clinician and a beautiful human.  Today Azita and I talk about how her experience with the University of Maryland Strength & Conditioning staff shaped her current view of what Performance Physical Therapy means. Azita also shares about the importance of leading with vulnerability when ‘professionalism’ might tell us not to.

13. Azita Nejaddehghan: Performance Physical Therapy and Vulnerability

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Hey friends! Welcome back to episode #50! WOW. I'm stoked to share this conversation I had with Lindsay Gately, a PT-AT with the Washington Commanders.  We chat about her journey into the NFL, wearing both PT and AT hats, working within multi-disciplinary high-performance sports medicine team, navigating the conversation around achilles tendon ruptures, and so much more. CALU FB Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/calucommunity/

50. Lindsay Gately: The Nuances of the NFL for a PT-AT

Hey, friends! Olivia Abdoo and I chat about her career path leading up to her job with the UFC.  We talk about what she gained through her residency and fellowship experiences.  We also chat about some of her clinical challenges and a few strategies she uses with her fighters to maintain buy in.  Finally, Olivia shares how she's matured in her responses to other people relative to the beginning of her career. Enjoy!   CALU Community FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/calucommunity/ 

49. Olivia Abdoo: Navigating Rehab with UFC Fighters

Welcome back, friends!   Excited to share this chat I had with Ben Brewster, a pitching coach and co-founder of Tread Athletics, a holistic coaching facility for baseball athletes in North Carolina.  Ben shared a thread on X titled, “The Problem with Interval Throwing Programs,” which caught my attention and acted as the springboard for this conversation.  We also chat about his training philosophy and have a candid conversation about what PTs can be doing differently to better support these athletes. Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/TreadAthletics/status/1715090842296234240 CALU FB Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/calucommunity/

48. Ben Brewster: The Problem with Interval Throwing Programs

Hey friends!   Scot Morrison is a physical therapist, strength coach, and educator who currently works in special operations.  Scot has a special interest in clinical decision making and managing uncertainty in clinical practice.  We also cover the importance of understanding what you’re actually measuring when you perform objective testing.  Finally, we wrap up the conversation talking about the relationship between constraints and exercise dosage.   Enjoy! CALU FB Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/calucommunity/

47. Scot Morrison: Clinical Decision Making and Uncertainty

Hey, friends! I’d love to introduce you to my friend and old co-worker Thornton Johnson.  He has transitioned out of the clinic to a fully remote role where he works as a medical writer for Smith and Nephew, a medical technology company.  Thornton works as an evidence evaluation specialist within their sports and orthopedics department, where he gets to marry his clinical understanding of post-operative rehab with his love for reading research, all while collaborating with engineers and product developers. The coolest part?  You don’t need a PhD to do this job!  Don’t sleep on “PT-adjacent jobs” if you’re feeling burned out from patient care. CALU FB Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/calucommunity/

13. Azita Nejaddehghan: Performance Physical Therapy and Vulnerability

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