Dr. Dan Steventon is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and practices at The Sanford Children's Castle of Care Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He specializes in pediatric cancer physical therapy. However, outside of the amazing care he gives his patients, he has a robust social media educational platform and is known as PT Dan The Kids Cancer PT!

We encourage you to check him out on twitter

And his You Tube Channel including his special series on rotationplasty for Sarcoma Awareness Month!

We discuss:

• His journey to specializing in Physical Therapy and pediatric cancer
• PT Dan's goals for kids with cancer: Restore, Rebuild, and Reclaim your world
• Physical therapy needs for patients with sarcoma
• PT Dan and his push up contest with his patient to raise money and awareness
• Does every child with cancer need a Physical Therapy evaluation?
• Why is Physical Therapy needed?
• Why is tailoring a physical therapy plan to each child so critical?
• How PT Dan motivates patients during their toughest time in their cancer journey
• The importance of perspective surveillance in physical therapy
• Managing amputations and limb salvage through physical therapy
• How physical therapy helps with pain including neuropathic pain
• PT Dan's research helping children who are non-verbal or too young to describe their pain
• The importance of a team effort in cancer care
• PT Dan on social media

Music: Rosepigg

Photo: Raspopva Marina