Show Your Scars

On this weeks episode, Shiraj Chakraborty, Owner of Shiraj Physio and Performance , talks to us about what interests him most about the ACL rehab process, why he has dedicated so much time to understanding it more, how to improve mid stage rehab, and how to effectively implement ACL prevention and risk reduction programs.

Hope you enjoy this weeks episode and please help us spread the word and help those who are going through injury recovery by subscribing, rating and reviewing the podcast!

Thank you!

Kaan Celebi is a Physical Therapist in New York and founder of the ACL Academy brining at home consultations and physical therapy to people around the world.

On this weeks episode, we talk about how his injuries got him into being a PT, why return to play is important but trying to coordinate physical and mental recovery is more important, and what to expect when going into surgery.

You can follow Kaan on instagram @acl_academy

https://www.instagram.com/acl_academy/

Jasmyne Spencer is a professional soccer player for OL Reign in the NWSL. From a young age, she knew she wanted to be a pro and pursued her dream with passion. Jasmyne talks to us about how the last year of her life going through ACL injury has not only been the most rewarding but also the most challenging and how she has learned to let those live in conjunction with one another. She opens up about how her fiance helped her shift her mentality, how she was thankful for her teammates she was rehabbing with, and how this delay in her season is something she is looking at from the bright side. Lots of good things to take away from this one - I hope you all enjoy!

You can follow Jasmyne at:

https://www.instagram.com/jayspence3/

https://www.instagram.com/jasitup_official/

On this weeks episode, Zach Baker joins the podcast and we dive into the ACL rehabilitation process. Zach tore his ACL 2 times as a youth athlete and it really drove him in to exploring a profession in physical therapy.

We talk all things from information he gives pre-op, to how to distinguish different types of pain, to his favorite parts of the ACL rehabilitation. I loved talking to Zach and hope you all do too!

You can follow Zach at:

https://www.instagram.com/zdbaker30/

https://www.instagram.com/rehab2perform/

We are taking to Instagram Live every Monday to have a Mindset Workout with Stuart Singer. We talk about how working out your mind is like training for a marathon or your sport of choice - it takes discipline and consistency.

Mindset Workout starts at minute 13:45.

It's a double dose of Jordan on today's podcast! I loved talking to my friend and Santa Clara Bronco Alum Jordan Jesolva about perseverance and her injury recoveries.

Jordan fills this time with little nuances of how she got through her recovery that reminded me of some of the things I focused on too. From learning to listen to your body, love/hate relationship with physical therapy, forgetting timelines, internal and external pressure, and how injuries lead her to another passion of health and nutrition.

You can follow Jordan on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/jordanjesolva/

https://www.instagram.com/notyouraveragecupofjos/

Enjoy!!

Jord

In this weeks podcast, Iliana Garcia tells us about her Jourknee to Master. As a World Champion Martial Artist, she describes her path from ballet to karate and then to high level Taekwondo. How her recoveries differ, what she learned in the process, and how it has helped her own her journey and be authentically her.

Follow Iliana at:

https://www.instagram.com/jourknee2master/

https://www.instagram.com/atamartialarts/

Jaycie Johnson joins the podcast telling us all about her scar stories. Jaycie starts with what she remembers about her youth career and when she fell in love with the game. We go through her soccer career from club soccer to the University of Nebraska to being drafted into NWSL as a professional. Jaycie and I have a lot in common, both having torn our ACL three times, we connect over the common things we have learned through the process. Learning to have patience, to slow down, and to find strength, both for mind and body, in our recovery.

Follow Jaycie on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/jayciejohnson16/

Julie Eibensteiner is one of the most interesting conversations I have had on the podcast to date! Julie has a doctorate in Physical Therapy, is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and also has her USSF A License. The woman does it all! Through her journey in sports, she has found herself becoming a go-to in the world of ACL rehabilitation. Julie and I talk about her path to physical therapy, how important implementing proper warm up and movement prep programs are, and have a long discussion on all things ACL rehabilitation - especially late stage rehab. Great 6 things to look for in the rehabilitation process. I think you all will really enjoy this episode!

You can follow Julie on Twitter here:

https://twitter.com/julie_eib

Her Physical Therapy/Sports Performance facility in Minnesota can be found here:

http://www.laurusrehab.com/

Follow them on instagram:

http://instagram.com/laurusrehabperform

Thanks to Julie for her time and passion on reducing the risk of injury while also rehabbing specifically to each patient's journey.

Erin McLeod is a 4 time World Cup athlete and a 2 time Olympian competing as a Canadian International.

Throughout her life, Erin has persevered through 3 ACL injuries to get back to playing at the highest level yet again. She is currently playing abroad in Sweden and we catch up for a lengthy conversation from her upbringing, when she decided she wanted to be an olympian, her transition into goalkeeping, Olympic dreams coming true and the mental growth journey she had through it all.

Erin is open, honest, and vulnerable and it creates a podcast that you won't want to miss.

Connect with Erin on Instagram @erinmcleod1