THE PTA TAPES... Behind The Scenes of Physical Therapy

On part 2 of TAPE 6, Eddie and Evan sat down with Sean Bagbey to talk about:

- Will athletic trainers bleed over into the PT's scope of practice?

- Focusing our time on educating about our services versus limiting other providers

- Getting started by inserting yourself at the local level

- Do what you do better than others and you can change the world

- Having to apologize to patients on behalf of other providers in our profession

- The patient is in charge, but you get to effect the change

- Going back to a model of seeing one patient an hour

- No one is 100% productive throughout a day

- Making a cultural shift in our approach to care

- Saying NO to insurance companies

- Changes needed in the PTA educational model

- Viewing ourselves as an integral role in saving lives

On TAPE 6 / Pt. 1 Evan and Eddie sat down with Sean Bagbey. Sean is an incredible figure in the PTA community and works tirelessly at the district, state, and federal level to promote our profession. We sat down to talk about everything physical therapy. Key points we discussed were

- His story to professional success

- How to create a resume around management

- The importance of having a servant heart and leadership attitude

- Being patient and waiting for your opportunity to shine

- How to discover what you are good at and channel those strengths for success

- Building a cohesive PT/PTA team through commonality of caring for your patient(s)

- How having a personal leadership philosophy can foster a therapeutic alliance with your patients

- Realizing that it is an HONOR to treat the patients we come into contact with

- Information on his experience being apart of the Advanced Orthopedic Proficiency Pathway with Nxt Gen Institute of PT

In Tape 5, Eddie talked with Jerry Durham, PT via a Facebook Live interview in preparation for the Federal Advocacy Forum. We talked about how to be effective with your advocacy. Key points are:

*You don't even have to be there; call & email are just as effective

*Be a resource for the health aide: ask what can YOU do for THEM

*State advacacy can be easier to get into than Federal

*Bring a customer service attitude

*BRING. MORE. PATIENTS.

Big thank you to Jerry for taking time out to do the interview and shout out to the Knowbodies Podcast for starting the conversation idea.

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

On TAPE 3, we go "Behind The Scenes" with Luke Markert, PTA, to talk...

- His story

- How PTAs can be CREATOR's

- Where/how to start if you have an idea

- What it means to be in the "trenches"

- Why YOU should join the PTA Professionals Group on Facebook

On Tape 2, we go "behind the scenes" of physical therapy with SPTA, Ky Pak, to talk about :

- The PT PAC

- Relevant issues for PTA's

- Importance of advocacy

- How to get involved

- Strength in numbers

And so much more!

The very first Episode of THE PTA TAPES...!

Host, Evan Singlar discusses:

- Why THE PTA TAPES...

- A new voice to add to the physical therapy conversation

- Looking "behind the scenes" with a PTA perspective