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This is a great episode with the team at Summit Physio and Performance on all things hip. Dr. Tessa Kothe and Dr. Cat Cui, join me as we dive into the most common hip problems we see, how to diagnosis and fix them. Discuss specific PT exercises we can use to improve hip strength and mobility.

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This is a great episode; I am joined by Laura Rinne (@coach_laurarinne) youth athletics coach and CrossFit level 2 certified trainer. We discuss all things involving youth athletics including when to start, how to prevent injury, how to motivate kids to participate.

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In this episode I am joined by Vanessa Smith, PA-C. She is the founder of OrthoRefresh.com an online platform with talks and videos involving evaluation, casting, splinting and treating upper extremity complaints. We have a great conversation about some common hand and wrist complaints.

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In this episode I am joined by Darin Yantis, DPT. We discuss common ski and snowboard injuries that we see in the Orthopedic and PT clinic. We address symptoms to watch out for, injury prevention, exercises to warm up and prepare for these dynamic sports and activities.

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I am joined in this episode by Dagan Cloutier, PA-C. Dagan is an orthopaedic PA working in New Hampshire, editor and chief of JBJS Journal of Orthopaedic for Physician Assistants. He currently specializes in orthopaedic urgent. care. In this episode we discuss acute ankle injuries, evaluation, treatment, patient education and return to activity.

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Part 2 of our conversation with Tessa Kothe PT, DPT, CF-L1 from Summit Physio & Performance. This episode we focus on chronic lower back pain, with commonly seen reasons for this pain.

Link to video of exercise provided by Tessa is below:

https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WY1346YxV6kSuH45JGNS3pAMTOlHhy7o&export=download

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On this episode I speak with Tessa Kothe PT, DPT, CF-L1 from Summit Physio & Performance. In this two-part series we first discuss how to evaluate and treat acute lower back pain. Tessa also provides a video demonstration and discussion on exercises we can do when we have lower back pain.

Link to video of exercise provided by Tessa is below:

https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1WY1346YxV6kSuH45JGNS3pAMTOlHhy7o&export=download

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In this episode we discuss the importance of a functional exam in some patients to help aid in diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal complaints.

We review 2 cases where this functional exam helped to determine the cause of pain and what to focus on to correct this.

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In this episode I sit down with Darin Yantis, DPT to discuss common pickleball injuries that we both see. We discuss how to prevent injuries, appropriate warm up, strengthening and injury prevention exercises to perform. Darin will also give examples on how to perform these exercise.

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In this episode we discuss a common cause of back pain in older adults. Vertebral compression fractures are one of the most common fragility fractures seen in older adults. We will discuss a case presentation including symptoms to watch out for, evaluation, treatment and imaging.