Welcome back, yall!  Today I sit down with Dr. Kennedy who I’ve had the pleasure of working with the last five years.  She is a primary care sports doctor who manages all of the non-op injuries we see.  Dr. Kennedy shares her thoughts on manual therapy, needling, regenerative therapies, and how important patient education, patient expectations, and patient autonomy are to her practice.

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Welcome back, friends!  Today I sit down with Jenny Rearick, personal trainer, gym owner, and communication and presentation skills coach to talk about her evolution around all things communication.  We talk about her communication principles, her ah-ha moment around communication within the neurodivergent community, and much more.  Give her a follow at Fit to Speak.  Enjoy!

Yall are gonna enjoy this one.  Today Kyle and I sit down and talk about his journey as a strength and conditioning coach.  If you’re trying to make sense of all the three-letter acronym courses that claim to have the secret to rehab and performance, then this episode is for you!  Kyle shares his own story of getting into the weeds and what questions he now asks himself to filter through new information to determine its utility and value.  Y’all enjoy!

This one is for all my motor learning friends!  Keith Davids has spent the majority of his career in the research and application of motor learning through an ecological lens.  We cover the history of ecological dynamics and how it differs from a traditional, cognitive top-down approach. Additionally, we touch on the topics of motor control, dynamical systems, self-organization, constraints and environmental design as it relates to movement.  Enjoy!

Friends, welcome back!  Today I sit down with Stephania Bell, injury analysis for ESPN.  We chat about her path to ESPN, which includes a strong background in writing and teaching, but also a “better together mindset” that lead to unique opportunities for her.  She shares how important it is to advocate for physical therapy, not at the expense of other disciplines, but in partnership with them.  Additionally, we talk about team-based care and the future of PT.  Stay tuned to the very end for some good book recs!

Welcome back, friends!  You may know Stacie Barber as The Physio Fix on social media.  Today she hops on the mic to share her own story of rupturing (and re-rupturing) her achilles tendon and then rehabbing with her colleagues.  She shares how she had to advocate for herself and get create with her rehab when things took a step backwards.  Not only will you get to learn her story, but there’s plenty of clinical gems throughout!  Enjoy!

Yall are in for a real treat with this conversation.  Nick sits down to share the evolution of his thought process as a coach and a physical therapist.  We chat about remote coaching and rehab, approaching chronic pain in athletes, working FROM a sense of self-worth rather than FOR a sense of self-worth, and the importance of community and belonging.

Welcome back to another Fireside Chat, where I bring on two friends to chat about a particular topic.  Today Natalee Cifuentes and Pat Ford join me to share their experience of being a person of color in the rehab space.  Thank you both for telling your story honestly!

Whew!  Y’all might need a pen and paper for this one.  Frank brings a lot of wisdom and expertise to this conversation.  From getting his PhD in change of direction, to heading up a bridge program for rehabbing athletes, to his current position as the Head of Strength & Conditioning at Nicholls State University, he has a lot of great experience to pull from.  Stay tuned until the very end for some great resource recommendations!

Y’all are in for a good one!  Amy and I talk about the importance of collaborating with your athletes as they are the experts in their sport, as well as defining appropriate “safe to fail” movement boundaries throughout the rehab process.  Additionally, we talk about her PhD experience and navigating the ups and downs of confidence after Amy personally experienced a knee injury.  Stay tuned until the very end for a LinkedIn networking tip!

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