What The Heck Do You Do?

Ever go running, wear shoes, or work out at the gym and one side hurts or aches more than the other? As a physical therapist, Deborah can help you figure out why you are in pain and, more importantly, help you fix it!

How Deborah treats is uniquely her way. Every therapist treats differently utilizing different tools. They also treat in different settings and specialize in different areas. Deborah likes to work with the brain and re-educating the nervous system to decrease pain and improve function. She also specializes in PT for the pelvic floor. For Deborah, nothing is more exciting than figuring out the mystery and then seeing the person heal right before her eyes. 

There’s so much out there when it comes to physical therapy so do your research, talk to other physical therapists, and learn what's best for you!

If you want to speak to Deborah about physical therapy and/or pelvic floor as a specialty, you can email her at [email protected]. 

If you would like to make an appointment with Deborah, head to https://primefitnessphysicaltherapy.com/ 

Michael is a rocket scientist, or more technically a Mechanical Aerospace Engineer, at Kulite Semiconductor Products Inc. Michael has helped develop pressure sensors with Kulite for the aerospace industry for the last 6 years. He manages current dynamic sensing technology, development, and characterization of dynamic sensors. He and his team help develop technology that will enable future vehicle diagnostics and control to further advance the world's aerospace capabilities. 

His passion lies in the creative design process and realized prototype development to innovate solutions that will enable human space flight, travel, and exploration. He believes that passion and genuine interest, in a generally lucrative profession, within your field of study should drive you in your career development. He hopes to continue his love for aerospace development at his next job at SpaceX.

Ronee is a registered dietitian who works at a hospital. In her role, she rounds with the medical team, gathers information on patients, and creates individualized nutrition care plans that can help patients better manage their illnesses. She incorporates a patient’s past medical history, diet history and weight history into her assessments, can recommend different methods to feed patients non-orally and helps prevent or lessen malnutrition. Now 4 years out of school, after a dietetic internship and passing her national credential exam, she is a senior clinical dietitian who specializes in neonatal ICU nutrition, ensuring that sick or premature infants grow and tolerate their feeds. 

If you have any more questions about her path to nutrition, other branches of nutrition, or how to get in touch with other registered dietitian-nutritionists who work in fields you may be interested in, you can email Ronee at [email protected].

As a speech and language pathologist, Rita has the opportunity to work with a wide range of clientele with a variety of needs. In this episode, Rita breaks the stereotype of what people think a "speech therapist" does. Hint: It's not just about fixing lisps!

"I like to refer to myself as a language therapist, as the bulk of my work consists of language work. My main job is to build my students' speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. I start my day working as a middle school speech and language therapist at The Shefa School, a school for students with language-based learning disabilities. After school, I work with a mix of preschoolers and school-age students. At one point this year, I had the opportunity to work with a college-aged student on their reading and writing skills.  My field is oftentimes misunderstood. When I describe my work,  my most common reaction is  “HUH? I thought you just help people with lisps! Reading and writing? I am confused…..” 

The work of a speech- language therapist goes beyond speech. In this podcast, I hope to give you a window into the unknown aspects of the speech and language pathology field. Maybe I will even inspire you to join the club 😀" -Rita Tobias MA CCC-SLP TSSLD