True North Podcast with Jaime McCafferty

Dr. Grayson Wickham is a doctor of physical therapy, a certified stength and conditioning specialist, and the founder of Movement Vault, an app that is highly effective in helping people achieve mobility and flexibility gains. Grayson is a joint mobility specialist and the goal with is work is to help prevent and fix joint pain and injury, and to improve performance using Movement Vault's effective active stretching methodology.

We discuss some of the confusion around the topic of mobility, the differences between mobility and flexibility, why active stretching yields better results than static stretching, and much more.

Mentions:

www.movementvault.com

@movementvault

The Patriot Ruck is a 24 hour physical task Travis Smith, an army veteran, designed specifically to challenge his physical and mental limits.  Why?  To appropriately honor the sacrifices made by the active duty special operations forces (SOF).  

The goal is to raise $10,000 for Big Sky Bravery, a non-profit organization that benefits SOF recipients by providing them with a weeklong post-deployment decompression program in Montana’s restorative surroundings.  The funds donated to the Patriot Ruck will provide 10 flights for the SOF community.

This is Part 1 of 2 episodes.  In Part 1, I get the opportunity to sit down with Travis prior to the ruck to discuss his motivation and “why” for this incredible feat.  We discuss the challenges foreseen and his thought process leading up to this event. Following the completion of the Patriot Ruck, we’ll sit down again to debrief.

The Patriot Ruck will happen on May 25th, 2024 launching from Big Sky Bravery in Bozeman, Montana, and a secondary checkpoint location at Prime Performance and Physio.

Mentions:

Travis Smith instagram: @the.travis.smith

His sponsors Total Nutrition and Tanning, Fueled Supplements, and True North Athletic Therapy

Special thanks to TACTIC for providing us a filming location. 

Introducing my friend and colleague, John Kaltenborn. We have worked together for years on the X Games medical staff and had a chance to sit down and record a conversation while at the 2024 X Games in Aspen.

This is a raw and candid conversation covering some ground. We chat about our personal and professional lives, strengths and flaws, and how we seek to find purpose and balance in taking care of ourselves, while also being caretakers for others.

John shares about the morning routine he's adopted that has helped transformed his life to curate the life he desires for himself and his family.

I have a great deal of respect for John and loved the opportunity to share some of his insights.

Tim DeMaio has served in the Navy for 10 years and then followed up his military career as an overseas contractor. As a result of his experiences in this line of work, he suffered multiple TBI's (traumatic brain injuries), PTSI (post traumatic stress injury), severe migraines, tinnitus, various other traumas and the weight of guilt.

In his quest to heal, he spent the better part of 3 years in and out of the care of brain specialists around the world, and yet nothing worked. He was directed to "The Mission Within", an organization dedicated to saving and healing veterans...

On this podcast, he shares his story of healing and passion of designing skateboards to help others find recovery as well.

Mentions:

Ibogaine Stanford Study

https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2024/01/ibogaine-ptsd.html

Berserker Built - IG: @berserker_built

https://berserkerbuilt.com/

Dr. Kate Pate- IG: @doc.pate

https://missionwithin.org/

Brian and I have an awesome practitioner to practitioner discussion on what it looks like to help clients and patients feel like they're in the right place.

Building connection with the people we are helping is paramount to yielding great results and recovery from injury, along with providing a safe and trustworthy place for personal and physical growth.

Brian is a talented practitioner who is rooted in lifelong learning and has been active in the research development part of sports medicine. He is an educator and the Director of Research and Education at Structure and Function Education, a company founded by sports medicine legend Sue Falsone.

Lots of applicable content for all professions that deal with people. Haha

How to contact Brian:

[email protected]

Can you imagine running across the state of Montana?!

Becca Boylan actually did it.

475.75 total miles ran averaging a marathon/day.

All to bring awareness to her mother's battle with cancer. This is a mind-blowing story of hope, mindset, sheer grit and love that will inspire and encourage you.

Thank you to Becca for allowing me to be a small part of this journey. What an honor it has been for me to be a practitioner for her and to watch this unfold. A true inspiration in every sense of the word.

Mentions:

IG @beccaboylan

It was such a privilege to sit down with Kate Pate, a remarkably intelligent human who uses her superpower in neurophysiology to change lives with her military-specific device company, and also within many non-profit veteran organizations.

Kate is a Ph.D Neurophysiologist, coach, researcher, founder and CEO of her company Corona Medical. She advocates for functional and non-traditional approaches to healing, and helps people find the path that works best for them. Her methods are rooted as much in science as experience, having spend the better part of her own life healing from both visible and invisible injuries.

Find Kate at:

@doc.pate - Instagram

www.thisisthewayback.com - Website

Mentioned in this Episode:

Andy Moeckel - @theflipflopguy

The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van der Kolk, MD

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwji2dPvt9GCAxXEOn0KHQljC1gQzY4CKAB6BAgaEAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%2Fabout%2FThe_Body_Keeps_the_Score.html%3Fid%3DvHnZCwAAQBAJ%26printsec%3Dfrontcover%26source%3Dkp_read_button%26hl%3Den%26newbks%3D1%26newbks_redir%3D1&usg=AOvVaw0ZhdgWBPP9WHcg6_1As3hW&opi=89978449

Non Profit Organizations for Veterans Kate works with:

@talonsreachfoundation

@bigskybravery

@thestationfndn

@pbabbate

@heroicheartsproject

Nick and Anna Bechtold are co-owners of Bozeman, MT based Movement Physio.

Nick is a Montana native and received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Montana in Missoula, MT in 2015. He also received his Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology from the University of Montana. He is a Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist, Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and Crossfit Level 1 Trainer. His treatment approach combines skilled, hands-on, manual therapy techniques with personalized exercise programming to help individuals achieve their health and fitness goals and maintain them throughout their lifespan.

Anna also received her Doctorate at University of Montana in Missoula, MT in 2016. She received her Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology at Washington State University. She is Board-Certified Orthopedic Specialist and a Level-1 CrossFit trainer. Anna has additional training and certifications specializing in the fitness athlete, the neck and back, pre and post-partum athletes, and the endurance athlete.

They are partners in business and in life, and we had the opportunity to sit down and discuss the pros and cons of cash-based private practice. The three of us have lots of similarities on how we treat our clientele and how we view returning athletes to the things they love doing in the midst of injury. I loved the chance to talk shop with other practitioners who took similar risks with our career paths.

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Instagram: @movementphysiomt

This episode features Matt Cable sharing his story of surviving cancer not once, but twice. He currently has a thriving athletic career in addition to having a beautiful family even after he and his wife were told by medical professionals having children was improbable. The reoccurring theme throughout this episode is that Matt undoubtedly beats the odds time and time again. Matt is a retired USAF veteran, a member of the grid league Tampa Bay Brigade, and appeared on NBC's Titan Games with The Rock.

The romantic in me loved hearing the story of how Matt and Ensley met (she is also a cancer survivor!), how she stayed by his side through his second cancer journey while battling her own and has never left his side. Her story is also one of selflessness, grit, and overcoming any and all obstacles.

Instagram: @mattcable_

* I tried a new venue to record this podcast in, and unfortunately I am not pleased with the sound quality. Good news is Matt sounds awesome, but the result on my end is disappointing. I apologize for this, and I'll fix it for the next epidode. Please enjoy this amazing story regardless! *