PT Pintcast - Physical Therapy

Do you want to know the truth? With Erik Meira

Erik Meira of PT Inquest dropped by to talk about truth. Well, that and other stuff. We looked into programming a conference like CSM, starting a SIG on your own and how other professions approach science that we can learn from.

The Great Now What?! With Maggie Whittum: Stroke Survivor

Ethical Practice, Classroom to Clinic & Finding your own Career Path LIVE from Quinnipiac

Coast to Coast #RideForParalysis w Janne Kouri

Katherine Franklin didn't have to look far for a partner to help people create accessible homes and businesses, she paired up with her husband Stevo. Katherine is a Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist through the National Association of Home Builders. One of Katie's greatest joys is helping her patients regain their independence after life's curve balls. Stevo brings a wealth of insight as a general contractor in the areas of new home construction, renovations, additions, and commercial design. Their company, La Fe Consulting, works in the San Antonio area right now.

What would happen if a PT and OT and an Exercise Scientist all broke down the came case report?  Well wonder no more!  We went live at Sacred Heart's Physical Therapy program with PT Paul Ullucci, OT Sharon McCloskey, and Exercise Scientists Chris Tabor to break down two case report from all three professional angles. Then we went out and had beers.

Special thanks to Chris Petrosino 

We talked with Heather Linden who's a Physical Therapist for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. We talked about how her role was created and what it entails with these ultimate combat athletes. Jimmy needed to ask her what it's like to watch two of her patients hurt each other in the octagon and then be friends right after the bout is over.

We talked with Matt McCann who developed Access.Earth, an app that lets users help map the world of mobility.  Users rate businesses, restaurants, hotels, anywhere someone with a mobility issue might go. But now this app let's them know ahead of time what they can expect. Is there a ramp? Stairs they can't navigate? Doors not wide enough? Access.Earth is going to chart the unknown.

We kick off heart month with Ellen Hillegass a specialist in Cardio Pulmonary Physical Therapy. Ellen gives you the why and the what to do with your patients that you might be overlooking regarding their cardiac function.

Ellen Hillegass, EdD, PT, CCS, FAACVPR, FAPTA,is an experienced educator and clinician, and a dynamic teacher. She is an adjunct associate professor in the DPT program at Mercer University, Western Carolina University, and Touro University. Dr. Hillegass serves as president of Cardiopulmonary Specialists and is an instructor of continuing education programs across the country. She draws upon her expertise as a board-certified cardiovascular and pulmonary clinical specialist to create a clinically relevant classroom experience for her students. Dr. Hillegass is a Fellow of the APTA and has been active in the Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Section for many years as VP and Payment and Policy Chair. She has also been active and is a Fellow of the American Association of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). She is editor of Essentials in Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy, an entry-level text with the third edition published in 2010, and working on the fourth edition for 2014. She is the author of a clinical notes book titled PT Clinical NOTes. Ellen holds a Masters of medical science in cardiopulmonary physiology from Emory University and a doctorate in exercise physiology from the University of Georgia. She received entry-level training in physical therapy from the University of Pennsylvania.