Practice Leadership

Join host Dr. Larry Benz, nationally recognized for his expertise in private practice physical therapy and occupational medicine alongside NEW co-hosts Tim Reynolds and Bryan Guzski. From Evidence In Motion, The Practice Leadership Podcast's Movers and Shakers Season will go straight to the source, asking the industry heavyweights about research, social media, what technology challenges lie ahead, their seasoned advice form the clinic floor, and where to take action in advocacy.

On the second episode of the Movers & Shakers season, Larry Benz, Tim Reynolds and Bryn Guzski are joined by Julie Fritz, PhD, PT, FAPTA. Julie is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Health at the University of Utah in the United States. Her research has focused on clinical trials and observational studies examining treatments for patients with low back pain and their associated costs, They discuss the evolution of physical therapy and health care research, patient outcomes, digital health and more!

More Links: Julie Fritz - @jfritzpt Larry Benz – Twitter @PhysicalTherapy Tim Reynolds – Twitter @ TimReynoldsDPT Movers & Mentors – Twitter - @MoversMentors Evidence In Motion - Twitter: @EIMTeam Ad Info: Evidence In Motion is excited to be back in person and back to hands-on learning for the 2022 Align Conference. This year you can join an all-star lineup of speakers in Dallas, Texas, August 26 through the 28. The labs and lectures focus on sharpening the physical, hands-on treatments essential to patient care. Save 5% on registration as a practice Leadership Podcast listener. Visit alignconference.com and use the promo code PRACTICELEADERSHIP at checkout.

Join host Dr. Larry Benz, nationally recognized for his expertise in private practice physical therapy and occupational medicine alongside NEW co-hosts Tim Reynolds and Bryan Guzski for a brand-new season of the Practice Leadership Podcast. This season will focus on the Movers and Shakers in the physical therapy industry & will go straight to the source, asking the industry heavyweights about research, social media, what technology challenges lie ahead, their seasoned advice form the clinic floor, and where to take action in advocacy.

On the first episode, Larry Benz, Tim Reynolds and Bryan Guzski are joined by Jeff Moore to discuss the excellence and development of the clinic floor. As well as the importance and excitement of getting back to hands-on learning across the country, burnout, finding your passion, promoting physical therapy digitally and more.

Takeaways from Jeff:Jeff says having these four elements dialed in keep us going:

1. Mindfulness Practice

2. Physical Fitness Practice

3. Fueling with high quality nutrients

4. Sleep Practice

Jeff says, "As Physical Therapist we manage symptoms to maximize fitness."

About Jeff: Dr. Jeff Moore, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from University of St. Augustine for Health Science and his fellowship training through Evidence In Motion. Clinically Jeff spent the last 12 years working in exclusively in outpatient orthopedics. He launched the Institute of Clinical Excellence in 2012 where he currently serves as CEO and became a faculty member with South College in 2016 where he currently leads musculoskeletal courses in their cohort.

More Links: Jeff Moore – Twitter - @jeffmooredpt Larry Benz – Twitter@PhysicalTherapyTim Reynolds – Twitter -@ TimReynoldsDPTMovers & Mentors – Twitter - @MoversMentorsEvidence In Motion - Twitter@EIMTeam

Ad Info: Evidence In Motion is excited to be back in person and back to hands-on learning for the 2022 Align Conference. This year you can join an all-star lineup of speakers in Dallas, Texas, August 26 through the 28. The labs and lectures focus on sharpening the physical, hands-on treatments essential to patient care. Save 5% on registration as a practice Leadership Podcast listener. Visit alignconference.com and use the promo code PRACTICELEADERSHIP at checkout.

We wrap up this season of the Practice Leadership podcast after a great year of burning questions with Tim Reynolds and Bryan Guzski the authors of the book, "Movers and Mentors." This book is a compilation of stories, thoughts, and advice from over 75 leaders in the fields of physical therapy and movement science. Tim is a physical therapist and clinical assistant professor at Ithaca College. The plethora of questions he was asked by his students served as the primary motivation for the book. His colleague Bryan Guzski serves as an orthopaedic residency program director at the University of Rochester medical center.

Larry discusses with Tim, and Bryan the important in depth questions they asked researchers in order to compile their book and more!

More Links:

@PhysicalTherapy

Purchase Book: Movers & Mentors

Bryan Guzski bio

Bryan Guzski PT, DPT, OCS, MBA, CSCS is an outpatient orthopaedic physical therapist practicing in Rochester, NY working primarily with patients with spine related issues and persistent pain. Bryan earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Ithaca College in 2014, completed an orthopaedic residency program through Cayuga Medical Center in 2015 and received his Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist certification, and earned a Master of Business Administration degree from Simon Business School at the University of Rochester in 2021.

Tim Reynolds bio

@TimReynoldsDPT on Twitter

Tim Reynolds PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS is an Assistant Professor of Anatomy & Physiology at Ithaca College and a part-time physical therapist practicing at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca, NY where he predominately treats patients with spine or lower extremity impairments. Tim earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Ithaca College in 2014 and completed both his orthopaedic residency and spine fellowship through Cayuga Medical Center, and currently helps mentor and teach in both programs.

Brett Hayes, MSPT, Administrative Director of Sports Medicine at University of Louisville Healthcare, joins our host Larry Benz, DPT, OCS, MBA, MAPP, CEO of Confluent Health to talk about digital health replacing physical therapy. Brett discusses the importance of therapeutic alliance from a physical therapist but not missing out on opportunities to use digital health in your practice.

Listen in to hear Larry and Brett ask the important industry questions surrounding digital health and physical therapy: Does direct access work? Digital health? How do I stay relevant in the face of new technology?

More Links:

@PhysicalTherapy

Brett Hayes

Brett Hayes bio:

Senior Director of Therapy Services with more than 15 years of leadership experience across clinical therapy, treatment innovation, program development, operations management, and cross-functional collaboration within the healthcare field. Innovative, patient-centric professional with a proven track record of developing advanced clinical care and therapy programs that push boundaries and facilitate increased revenue generation and profitability for healthcare organizations.

Jim Glinn, PT, DPT, OCS Emeritus, joins our host Larry Benz, DPT, OCS, MBA, MAPP, CEO of Confluent Health, for this week's episode to talk about the role of telehealth in physical therapy.

Jim helped to create Everflex Health, a telehealth tool that provides musculoskeletal education and exercises as well as connecting patients with clinicians when needed. Larry and Jim talk about the challenges of telehealth, including adoption and quality patient care. They also cover the impact of telehealth for the future of the physical therapy profession with behavioral health interventions, the shift away from an intervention mentality and the commoditization of physical therapists.

More Links:

Everflex Health

Movement for Life

@PhysicalTherapy

Starting from their own journeys with chronic pain, John Gribbin and Laura Seago with another partner founded Curable, an app created to bring science-backed strategies to people in pain. John and Laura join our host Larry Benz to discuss how Curable is a prime example of a digital therapeutic and works alongside physical therapy to educate people about pain.

With the rise of chronic pain, especially during the global pandemic, finding new ways to help people in pain has never been more important. Listen in to hear more about how Curable found a way to reach out and bring therapy to everyone.

What are your burning questions about the physical therapy profession? Leave a comment below or email us at [email protected].

More Links: 

Curable Health

John Gribbin

Larry Benz

Mike Walker, PT, DSc, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT, Chief Academic Officer of EIM and John Childs, PT, PHD, MBA, Co-founder of EIM join our host Larry Benz, to discuss the state of entry-level DPT programs in the US.

These three physical therapy educational experts discuss how hybrid, accelerated DPT programs started, where they fit into academia, why they are important for the industry and how they are attracting a whole new crop of students that would not have applied for DPT programs.

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Mike Walker

John Childs

Larry Benz

On this week's episode, Kory Zimney, PT, DPT, PhD, joins our host Larry Benz, DPT, OCS, MBA, MAPP to talk staying relevant in your clinic and with your patients in a fast-moving and ever-changing physical therapy profession.

For the clinical side, Kory suggests subscribing to research journals, following fellow clinicians on socials, reading books on physical therapy and connecting with clinicians in your community.

Staying relevant with your patients is a bit different and requires you to pay attention to what their goals are, learning to relate your outcomes with the activities they want to return to.

To hear more from Kory Zimney on staying relevant in your clinic, listen in to PT Elevated - a clinically focused podcast for physical therapists and other rehab providers.

What are your burning questions about the physical therapy profession? Leave a comment below or email us at [email protected].

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PT Elevated Podcast

Kory Zimney

Larry Benz

On this week's episode of Practice Leadership, we are moving onto the next topic in this season of Burning Questions – direct access. Our host Larry Benz, DPT, OCS, MBA, MAPP, the President/CEO of Confluent Health, is joined by Justin Moore, PT, DPT, President and CEO of APTA; Kim Mascaro, EVP/CMO of Confluent Health; and David Kulick, Managing Director of The Focus Group.

Our three guests bring unique perspectives from across the spectrum of implementation, lobbying, policy, payers and more from their decades of experience. Listen in to hear Larry and our guests discuss the barriers to entry for utilizing direct access, what it takes to actually increase direct access utilization, how direct access affects the overall health care system and more.

What are your burning questions about the physical therapy profession? Leave a comment below or email us at [email protected].

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Justin Moore

David Kulick

Kim Mascaro

Larry Benz

The Focus Group

Confluent Health

Welcome to the brand new season of Practice Leadership focused on the burning questions that the physical therapy industry is facing today.

On the first episode, Larry Benz is joined by our very own Adriaan Louw, PT, PhD, to discuss digital therapeutics in the physical therapy industry. They define what exactly digital therapeutics is, how digital therapeutics can impact your clinic and how to make digital therapeutics effective.

Dr. Louw's favorite ways to utilize digital therapeutics in your practice are mobile apps and virtual reality as follow ups and homework after physical therapy sessions.

What are your burning questions about the physical therapy profession? Leave a comment below or email us at [email protected].

More Links:

Curable mobile app

BehaVR virtual reality

@PhysicalTherapy

@EIMTeam