PT Pintcast - Physical Therapy

The University of South Carolina Physical Therapy live with Robyn Culbertson, Kaci Handlery, and Reed Handlery.

Robyn Culbertson

Robyn Culbertson is a 3rd year DPT student at the University of South Carolina. After a 15-year career in magazine writing, editing and graphic design, she came to PT school in order to better fill the needs of her triathlon coaching clients and was surprised to find herself drawn to geriatrics. She's the current APTA Student Assembly liaison to PTNow and she volunteers with NeXT at the YMCA and Yoga for Everyone, two community-based classes that strive to make fitness accessible to people of all abilities.

We talked about Coming to PT after careers in journalism, triathlons, Geriatrics & volunteerism and being involved with APTA on a national level.

Reed Handlery

Reed of House Handlery, first of his name, was born in California but raised in the plains of Illinois. Growing up Reed played everything from hacky-sack to rugby, though he wasn't great at either one. He married his high school sweetheart in 2012, the same year they moved to South Carolina for Kaci to begin PT school. With gentle prodding from Kaci, Reed switched career paths from strength and conditioning to PT and began at USC a year behind Kaci. After taking a year off to practice, Reed is currently in the first year of pursuing his PhD in rehabilitation sciences, again at USC. Reed was on a mediocre reality TV show and is currently training for a 24 hour obstacle race. -The role of PT in primary prevention and wellness -Volunteering and giving a hoot -PTs with PhDs, why? -Teaching in a DPT program

Kaci Handlery

Kaci Handlery. My husband and I come as an action-packed, PT package deal! We love to mountain bike, bungee jump (highest bungee jump from a bridge in the world!), run obstacle course races, and hike with our two dogs. Personally, I earned my bachelors degree at Indiana State University as a scholarship track and field athlete and earned my Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of South Carolina. Now, over two years later I have served as a research physical therapist, acute care physical therapist, and most recently as an adjunct faculty member within USC's physical therapy program. Acute Care Physical Therapy Trauma, Trauma ICU therapy Emergency Department therapy Adjunct faculty - love to teach Research physical therapist at the University of South Carolina.

https://www.ptpintcast.com/2017/08/21/if-you-cant-breathe-you-cant-function-with-mary-massery/

https://www.ptpintcast.com/2018/02/28/279-kyle-covington-julie-wiebe-apta-csm-2018/

https://www.ptpintcast.com/2018/03/14/283-rich-westrick-tactical-athlete-sig/

 

 

The University of South Carolina LIVE Part 1 with Alicia Flach, Josh Jeffery and Brandon Vaughn.

Alicia Flach

She Loves all things neuro and is a professor at the University of South Carolina. She is a board-certified neurologic specialist and multiple sclerosis specialist as well as a physical therapy faculty scholar at the Parkinson's Foundation. - everything is experience based plasticity (emphasis on neuroplasticity...although I admit other systems experience plasticity too!)

Optimal physical therapy practice should aims to enhance experience-dependent plasticity - advocacy- for our profession, for our patients/clients, for our collective future. It can be a simple "action alert" email or as much as getting to know your state reps. we need to be at the table when PT and healthcare related decisions are happening, the decisions will move forward with or without us. I have to prioritize Recess Brewing Session IPA (Yellow Buss), distant second is cabernet.

 

Brandon Vaughn

The co-owner of a private practice in Columbia, SC called Vertex PT Specialists and the co-host of the Better Faster Podcast. Business/Entrepreneurship/Quality care (i.e. one-on-one vs mill clinics) Loading patients appropriately (i.e. combining strength and conditioning with PT)

Transitioned from 2.5 years of a one-man-show cash based clinic to a hybrid clinic that is limited in network.

Josh Jeffery

- Owner/Head Coach of Carolina Performance Training Coach at Carolina CrossFit Co-Founder of the Better Faster Podcast

Education: -Doctor of Physical Therapy Student, The University of South Carolina, expected completion 2019

-Master of Science, Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, 2015

-Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, University of Dayton, 2012 Relevant Certifications: -Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)

-USAW Sports Performance Coach -CrossFit Level 2 Trainer -ORS Personalized Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitation Training -RockTape Rock blades

Coaching History: -Carolina Performance Training, August 2015 – Present -Carolina CrossFit, November 2013 – Present -

Football Strength & Conditioning Intern, The University of South Carolina, May 2014 – August 2014

-Olympic Sports Strength & Conditioning Intern, Th University of South Carolina, Jan. 2014 – May 2014

https://www.ptpintcast.com/2018/05/21/thomas-jefferson-university-live-part-1/

https://www.ptpintcast.com/2017/11/02/244-gary-austin-physical-therapy-revolution/

https://www.ptpintcast.com/2017/10/26/apta-national-student-conclave-portland-oregon-2017-student-qa/

 

Merritt Walker got nine rejection letters from Physical Therapy schools his first try. Merritt Walker had to take a hard look at himself and ask if this is really what he wanted to do with his life.  The answer was yes, and here's what he did about it.

 

We talk to two experts in finance and student loans, Heather Jarvis from AskHeatherJarvis.com and Kevin Soehner from iGrad.com and enrich.org, to improve your financial literacy.

Heather Jarvis - AskHeatherJarvis.com

Heather graduated from Duke University School of Law cum laude owing $125,000 in student loans and facing 30-years’ worth of $1,200 monthly payments.  No one ever told Heather that she couldn’t afford to go to Duke, even though, um, she couldn’t.  Her mother was a modestly paid executive assistant and her father a mostly unemployed Shakespearean actor.

Heather didn’t realize she couldn’t afford an expensive education until after she got one.

At one time, people who earned fancy grades at fancy law schools got offered fancy jobs with fancy paychecks.  Having become all fancyfied, Heather had to decide: take the job she had been dreaming about all her life that only paid $25,000 per year (representing people facing criminal prosecution), or make a boatload of money.

Duke Law’s generous loan repayment assistance program made it possible for Heather to eschew the money without defaulting on her student loans (Go Devils!).  She will always be grateful that Duke enabled her to continue ignoring her own financial security in pursuit of her irresistible urge to stand up for people in trouble.

Heather has practiced public interest law for more than a dozen years.  Beginning in 2005, Heather focused her advocacy work on reducing the financial barriers to practicing public interest law.

Heather has contributed to student debt relief policy for the House Education Committee and others in Congress, and has dedicated her professional efforts to advancing public service loan forgiveness which allows recent graduates to dedicate their careers to the greater good.  Heather leads efforts to establish and expand student debt relief programs and to inform borrowers, schools, and employers about how to benefit from available debt relief programs.

Widely recognized by school professionals and media representatives as an expert source of information, Heather has trained thousands of students and professionals and is sought after for her sophisticated legal knowledge and accessible teaching style.

 

Kevin Soehner - iGrad.com

Kevin coordinates interdepartmental communication and workflow while overseeing our back end operational units. Outside the office, Kevin can be found binging on Netflix and lamenting the latest Buffalo sports disappointment.

About iGrad -

In 2009, a group of financial aid professionals decided to tackle the alarming lack of financial capability among college students. Our sole mission is to empower this population to effectively manage their money, limit and repay their debts, and begin successful careers.

Today, iGrad serves over 1.2 million students across 500 schools and organizations around the country. Our award-winning platform equips students with the tools needed to succeed in the real world of personal finance.

https://www.ptpintcast.com/2017/07/31/216-jason-craig-creator-morphopedics-com/

https://www.ptpintcast.com/2017/09/04/mark-merolli-digital-health-physical-therapy/

https://www.ptpintcast.com/2017/10/19/238-kara-gainer-apta-director-regulatory-affairs/

 

 

The WCPT President Emma Stokes signed our profession into a Global Rehabilitation Alliance late last week.  

What does that actually mean for the WCPT and you as a Physical Therapist?  We talk to Emma to find out, plus a deeper look at WCPT Congress 2019 & the newly announced location for WCPT 2021 in Dubai.

We went to Greenville South Carolina for a live show featuring Patrick Berner and The Maddrey's, Ryan and Amanda.

Patrick is a PT and a registered dietician and helps us see deeper into the why of focusing on diet within our PT plans of care with patients. 

Link to Patrick's website where he combines PT with being an RD. 

Ryan Maddrey is a PT and his wife Amanda is an OT. They went through college and graduate school together and showed us some parallels and lessons they learned from each other while going through PT & OT school at the same time.

Ryan's twitter feed: @theMaddPT

Amanda's (hopefully now active twitter feed) @amandakeytheot 

We went to Thomas Jefferson University in the city of brotherly love with students and professors from TJ, Temple, University of the Sciences, Widener and Drexel for a live show and then a few beers.

David Logerstedt, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at University of the Sciences. Current candidate for President of the Sports Section. A researcher with over 30 publications on knee and shoulder injuries. Coordinator of the Musculoskeletal Track at USciences. He holds 2 Master’s degrees in physical therapy and exercises physiology and a doctoral degree in biomechanics. He is board certified clinical specialist in sports physical therapy.

Rebecca Vernon

Rebecca is an assistant professor at Temple University and continues clinical practice in the acute care and inpatient rehab settings at Temple University Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. She earned her NCS through the ABPTS in 2015. If she is not teaching or planning health care service opportunities for her students, she is enjoying the outdoors (either road cycling or running).

Sara Tomaszewski

-Faculty in Drexel University's Dept of PT and Rehabilitation Sciences, where I teach in the DPT program and treat patients in all 3 of our faculty run practice locations in the city

-Board certified in Orthopaedic PT

-BA from Temple University and DPT from Duke University

Lisa Hoglund an Associate Professor at Thomas Jefferson University. She is an ABPTS certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist and is Certified in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy.a physical therapist who loves treating patients with knee and spine pain almost as much as she loves her alma mater, the University of Michigan. Dr. Hoglund’s research interests include investigation of conservative interventions for and factors related to painful conditions of the knee joints, with a focus on knee osteoarthritis and patellofemoral pain. Current research projects include studies investigating a supervised exercise program for persons with patellofemoral osteoarthritis and development of novel physical performance measures for persons with knee osteoarthritis. Dr. Hoglund’s clinical interests include conservative interventions for knee osteoarthritis, patellofemoral pain, and painful conditions of the low back and neck.

We went to Thomas Jefferson University in the city of brotherly love with students and professors from TJ, Temple, University of the Sciences, Widener and Drexel for a live show and then a few beers.

David Logerstedt, Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at University of the Sciences. Current candidate for President of the Sports Section. A researcher with over 30 publications on knee and shoulder injuries. Coordinator of the Musculoskeletal Track at USciences. He holds 2 Master’s degrees in physical therapy and exercises physiology and a doctoral degree in biomechanics. He is board certified clinical specialist in sports physical therapy.

Rebecca Vernon

Rebecca is an assistant professor at Temple University and continues clinical practice in the acute care and inpatient rehab settings at Temple University Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. She earned her NCS through the ABPTS in 2015. If she is not teaching or planning health care service opportunities for her students, she is enjoying the outdoors (either road cycling or running).

Sara Tomaszewski

-Faculty in Drexel University's Dept of PT and Rehabilitation Sciences, where I teach in the DPT program and treat patients in all 3 of our faculty run practice locations in the city

-Board certified in Orthopaedic PT

-BA from Temple University and DPT from Duke University

Lisa Hoglund, an Associate Professor at Thomas Jefferson University. She is an ABPTS certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist and is Certified in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy. She is a physical therapist who loves treating patients with knee and spine pain almost as much as she loves her alma mater, the University of Michigan. Dr. Hoglund’s research interests include investigation of conservative interventions for and factors related to painful conditions of the knee joints, with a focus on knee osteoarthritis and patellofemoral pain. Current research projects include studies investigating a supervised exercise program for persons with patellofemoral osteoarthritis and development of novel physical performance measures for persons with knee osteoarthritis. Dr. Hoglund’s clinical interests include conservative interventions for knee osteoarthritis, patellofemoral pain, and painful conditions of the low back and neck.

An article from the British Journal of Medicine was released that concluded, "A moderate to high intensity aerobic and strength exercise training program does not slow cognitive impairment in people with mild to moderate dementia. The exercise training program improved physical fitness, but there were no noticeable improvements in other clinical outcomes." from https://www.bmj.com/content/361/bmj.k1675

There was a TON of chatter about the article since it's release, so we brought in Eric Vidoni, PT, PhD who is a research assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Kansas Medical Center. His research focus is using brain imaging and other techniques to quantify change in brain health and ability to be independent as we age or develop Alzheimer's disease. 

Will this cause rehabilitation programs to stop exercise... listen to find out.

We talked about past 299 episodes as well as where things stand now and what things could be coming in the future of the PT Pintcast!