On TAPE 4 we sat down with Kim Nartker, PTA, and owner/founder of Stretch Physical Therapy and Total Wellness in Ohio to talk... 

- PTAs creating a business 
- The conception of her idea
- Overcoming those moments of doubt 
- The back end of running a business 
- Bridging the gap in healthcare with results driven care 
- Emphasis on the term, CUSTOMER as opposed to, patient
- Education being half the battle 
- Looking at the patient as a whole and not just an episode of care 
- Why manual therapy is a BIG component of her business model
- Dealing with push back 
- Adapting to a constantly changing business model 
- What she looks for in an employee
- Future growth of her clinics

TAPE 4: By No Stretch of The Imagination

Welcome to THE PTA TAPES... A podcast that goes, behind the scenes of physical therapy 

Health & Fitness

On the last episode from SSPT Live, I talked to F Scott, oneof the guys that helped get The PTA Tapes going. We talked about his podcast, the Healthcare Education Transformation podcast. What his top changes to DPT education programs would be, and his opinion on moving the PTA education from an AAS to a BS. 

The Double Doctor F Scott Feil and the future of PTA/PT Eduation

On the 2nd to last episode from SSPT Live, I talked to Ashlea Victor, a PTA who has worked in most if not all the settings and has had multiple stints as a clinic director as well as building a Rehab Department from scratch. We re-visit the "PTAs as clinic directors" debate and the hiring process of a PT. 

Building a rehab center from the ground up: The PTA Perspective

In this episode, I spoke w/ Andy Tseng, aka The PT Doodler about his side hustle as an animator for APTA state associations and clinics. He's also both a DPT and MOT and talks about the differences and similarities between the two. 

MOT and DPT; the PT Doodler

On the first interview from SSPT Live, I talked to Susie Lunardi, SPT.  A (soon to be) 2nd year DPT student in New York! She talks about how she got into PT and her brief stint as a body builder. What we need to do to relate to the high-level fitness athlete and how her DPT program requires the students to get their CSCS. 

Body Builder to SPT & CSCS as a requirement for DPTs

Just a quick intro into what SSPT Live is and why I went!

TAPE 4: By No Stretch of The Imagination

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