Welcome back to another installment of Becoming Unstuck! Today I sit down with Garrett Burr and talk through one of his difficulty cases. The patient is a high school athlete hoping to return to softball and flag football who has had longstanding anterior hip pain. We focus exercise prescription considerations when everything appears to be irritable.

You know those people that you just gel with immediately?  Those people that you just want to be around?  That’s how I feel about Azita. She’s simply a badass clinician and a beautiful human.  Today Azita and I talk about how her experience with the University of Maryland Strength & Conditioning staff shaped her current view of what Performance Physical Therapy means. Azita also shares about the importance of leading with vulnerability when ‘professionalism’ might tell us not to.

Today I sit down with Dustin Willis, who is as genuine and authentic as they come.  We talk about what clinical excellence means, Dustin’s takeaways from his residency and fellowship experiences and embracing the soft skills.  I hope this gets you thinking, friend.

Guys, I cannot say enough kind things about Dr. Dietrich.  You’ll understand after you listen.  That is all.

Yall, Chris Juneau is just one of those guys that you want in your corner!  He is the kind of guy who wants to help move you forward in your own career.  I appreciate Chris’ viewpoint, because while he has had a breadth of experience, he holds his beliefs loosely.  Today we talk about his journey from perfection to uncertainty, injury prevention to risk mitigation and the importance of honoring patient preferences.  I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!

Yall-this episode is packed with goodness!  Bobby Jean Lee was one of my CIs back in 2017 and has since turned into a good friend and mentor.  My favorite thing about Bobby is how balanced she is in her thinking and how willing she is to question herself.  It rubbed off on me big time.  Today we chat about her experience through residency, fellowship, and her role as a PT in a Division 1 setting.  I hope this conversation inspires you to continue to pursue excellence with humility and find the courage to say your first “I don’t know.”

Jenifer Presley and I have worked together for the last few years. She is very much someone in my real life “challenge network.”  Jeni brings a lot of great experience to this conversation as she started out as an AT, became a PT and then has pursued both a sports residency and an orthopedic fellowship.  We dive into Jeni’s thoughts on all things related to the AT-PT relationship, mentorship and patient care.  Enjoy!

Welcome to the first installment of a lil’ side series I’m calling Becoming Unstuck.  The aim here is to capture live “mentor calls” over sticky cases.  Today I chat with my friend Phil Sheedy who works with a lot of high level soccer players and treats the hip and groin significantly more often than myself.  Phil provided a lot of quick hitters related to eval flow, differential diagnosis, patient education, and considering when a more specific approach to treatment is warranted.  I hope this is helpful to you!

I’m so excited to share this conversation with y’all!  Erica is one of my OG PT friends and mentors.  We met when I was a student and she was a resident.  Today we chat about some of the internal conversations she’s had with herself over the years.  I hope y’all appreciate her vulnerability and honest reflections as much as I do!

Rethinking Rehab fam!  Today I bring you a conversation that quite honestly still has me geeking out.  Josh Funk is the Founder and CEO of Rehab 2 Perform and walks the walk, yall.  Josh has an infectious energy and I am so thankful we have people like him leading others with flexibility, humility and eagerness. Enjoy!