Therapists In Motion

Restoring function to a system in need! Michelle Babcock, PT, MSPT is joined by LaRissa Shaps, PT, DPT, FAFS and special guest Christina Christie, PT, CCE, FAFS. Tina is the developer and educator of Female Chain Reaction through the Gray Institute, president of Pelvic Solutions, and Women’s and Men’s Health program manager with Athletico Physical Therapy in Chicago, IL. The ladies embark on an important discussion focusing on the Pelvic Core Neuromuscular System and unlocking and restoring its full functional capacity. www.grayinstitute.com  www.pelvicsolutions.com

Part 2 of our youth baseball discussion.  The panel of five, Jennifer Lee, Paul Gagliano, Dan Miriovsky, Dillon Moeller and Joshua Davis, discuss the role of the physical therapist in throwing mechanics to assist with reducing youth baseball injuries.

Will your kid/patient make it to the highest level of sport our species can generate? Will your kid/patient have elbow pain? The five discuss our role as physical therapists in education of coaches, parents, therapists, ATCs and personal trainers in managing overuse injuries in overhead athletes. Paul is joined by Dan Miriovsky, Jennifer Lee, and first time guest Dillon Moeller, PT, DPT. This podcast also highlights our FIRST ever student guest, Joshua Davis from East Tennessee State University.

The most handy topic you will ever have a hand in…Many individuals are dealing with symptoms related to carpal tunnel syndrome.  Hannah Wash, OTR/L, Hand Therapist at Spooner Glendale joins Paul, Jen and Dan to discuss strategies to successful help patients achieve function without surgery or after decompression!

He Who Shall Not Be Named is he who typically doesn’t create his own pain… we delve into the lumbar spine; assessment, treatment, and the WHY behind it all. Jennifer Lee, is joined by the team of Dan, Paul and Andrew as they discuss one of the most common reasons a person will seek physical therapy services.

Comfort, Capability and Confidence. Discussing the multi-plane and multi-factor components during ACL reconstruction rehabilitation.  Dan is once again joined by Torrey Foster, PT, DPT, OCS as well as Dr. Shelden Martin, MD Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon. He is the head team physician for the Arizona Rattlers and Hamilton High School, as well as associate team physician for the Arizona Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks. To learn more about Dr. Martin and OrthoArizona, visit: www.aoa.md

One Size Fits ALL… Paul, Dan and Jen are once again joined by the one and only Andrew Walquist from Texas! Stay tuned for a great discussion on integration of function for common plantar fasciitis exercises and how to differentiate yourself from page 1 of Google exercises!

Therapists In Motion starts 2019 with A BANG. Are your exercises for common PT diagnoses found on the first page of Goolge? We all have seen patients who walk in to therapy with a LIST of exercises they found on Google. Our experts will take time to highlight the good and not as good components of these findings, as well as HOW to continue to provide VALUE for you with your patients. Today, Paul Gagliano is joined by Dan Miriovsky and Jennifer Lee to kick off this new focus on striving to improve physical therapy exercise prescription.

Golf is Fun…or at least it should be! Listen as Dan is joined by Brian Schulte, FAFS to discuss important components of movement to analyze in patients who golf. Take time during the off season to get movements analyzed and prepare the body to play the game with more fun!

Part two of the strategies to avoid burnout, once again hosted by Jennifer Lee. Jennifer is joined by Dan Miriovsky and Torrey Foster, PT, DPT, OCS and clinic director with Spooner Physical Therapy at the Scottsdale location. During this discussion, Jennifer leads the therapists down a path to assist with utilizing strategies to find different pathways for patient success and avoid stagnation. The discussion yields many great treatment nuggets and immediate applicability!

19 P’s to improve your treatment.  Dan, Andrew Walquist and Jennifer Lee complete the cleanest podcast series ever part four, with an in depth discussion about plan.  Plan is more than what you learned about in PT school or what is built into your EMR program.

You other therapists can’t deny…Yep you guessed it, The Cleanest podcast ever series continues with Part Three: Assessment!  Dan is once again joined by Jennifer Lee and Andrew Walquist, while Paul is off drinking vino in Lake Como Italy!

The Cleanest Podcast ever series continues, with part two: Objective. Dan, Paul, Jen and Andrew discuss challenging yourself and your patient in the objective section to better find the appropriate starting point for the first treatment session.

The Cleanest podcast ever, hosted once again by Dan and Paul. We will dive deep into the first of a four part series focusing on the SOAP. Often overlooked in the world of physical therapy, the Subjective section of an exam. Joined today by Jen and Andrew, we discuss the progression and evolution with our focus on the subjective portion SOAP!

From motor control, to treating towards optimal function, efficiency of movement, addressing pain and navigating the patient who is in pain, centric joint positioning, and body awareness, stay tuned for a discussion around Clinical Pearls. Dan is once again joined by our frequent special guests from the Institute of Physical Art, Gregg Johnson, PT, FFMT, FAAOMPT and Brent Yamashita, PT, MPT, CFMT, FFMT, FAAOMPT. Also joining the discussion are Torrey Foster, PT, DPT, OCS and Carrie Schofield, PT, DPT, PRPC. For more information regarding the continuing education pathway through the IPA, please visit: www.instituteofphysicalart.com

Dan is joined once again by our frequent guests from the Institute of Physical Art, Gregg Johnson, PT, FFMT, FAAOMPT and Brent Yamashita, PT, MPT, CFMT, FFMT, FAAOMPT. Also joining the discussion are Torrey Foster, PT, DPT, OCS and Carrie Schofield, PT, DPT, PRPC. Together we discuss the journey to unlock and develop the key attributes in great physical therapists! You can learn more about the Institute of Physical Art at: www.instituteofphysicalart.com

More people than ever are in need of women’s health experts within the realm of physical therapy! Paul Gagliano, PT, DPT is joined by pelvic health experts, Sara Gagliano, PT, DPT, CLT-UE LaRissa Shaps, PT, DPT, FAFS and Carrie Schofield, PT, DPT, PRPC. This discussion assists with setting foundational information for gaining insight into women’s/men’s health and pelvic floor components of rehabilitation! (Hint, we will continue talking about these issues moving forward within our podcast)

Sometimes being a physical therapist is really FUN! Sometimes being a physical therapist is really demanding and difficult. In this podcast we’re discussing the topic of burnout in our profession; what it is, when it typically happens, WHY it happens, and how to recognize the signs of burnout in yourself. Jennifer Lee PT, DPT, FAFS, Paul Gagliano PT, DPT, and Andrew Walquist PT, DPT, FAFS, OCS discuss their own histories with frustration and burnout in order to try and help you understand it, recognize it, and have better control over it.

Celebrating our 25th episode for Therapists In Motion. With the assistance of Brian Schulte, FAFS, Dan was able to create a special surprise for our guests. Grab a piece of paper and a pencil and join for some FUN! (FYI, you may need to increase you playback volume due to the acoustics of our recording room. We apologize and hope it is only for this one episode!)

Dan and Paul are joined for this episode with Alicia Dulaney, PT, DPT and Sara Gagliano, PT, DPT, CLT-UE.  Discussing that we indeed ALL have a nervous system and how to integrate the neuromusculoskeletal system into your patient care!