Live Aligned with Dr. Brent

Season 1 of Live Aligned with Dr. Brent has officially wrapped! Thank you for listening, for sharing these episodes, and for trusting me with your time. There's more coming your way, including some bonus episodes, before Season 2 launches. Before we head into a short break, I'm inviting you to help shape what's next. If there's a topic you want covered, a guest you'd love to hear from, or a questi...

A scoliosis diagnosis can feel like a verdict — especially for a parent watching their child's spine curve, or an adult told their pain is "just" asymmetry. But what does that diagnosis actually mean, and what can be done about it? Dr. Brent Anderson sits down with Dr. Lise Stolze, a doctor of science in orthopedic physical therapy, Schroth educator, and owner of Stolze Therapies in Denver, Colora...

For anyone who's ever been told their spine is "degenerating" or that they're a millimeter from paralysis, the fear can feel as debilitating as the condition itself. In this episode, Dr. Brent sits down with his own neurosurgeon, Dr. Allan Levi — Chairman of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Chief of Neurosurgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital — for a full...

"My sciatica is killing me" — it's one of the most common complaints in healthcare, and one of the most misunderstood. For the millions who experience burning, shooting pain down the leg, the real obstacle often isn't the injury itself — it's the fear, confusion, and outdated messaging that come with it. Dr. Brent Anderson sits down with his longtime mentor and friend Dr. John Sievert, a Fellow of...

Why does knee pain so often start somewhere other than the knee? For decades, clinicians treated the knee in isolation — until dynamic imaging research revealed the real story: it's often the femur moving under the kneecap, not the kneecap tracking poorly, that drives the pain. Dr. Brent Anderson sits down with Dr. Christopher Powers, professor and associate chair in the Division of Biokinesiology...

Imagine spending your whole life mastering an instrument — and then, one day, your hand simply stops obeying you. The fingers curl, stick to the keys, or pull away on their own. For the small number of musicians who develop focal hand dystonia, it can feel like the end of a career and an identity. But the story of this condition — once dismissed as "all in your head" — has changed dramatically. Dr...

If you're over 50 and you've had an x-ray, chances are someone has pointed to it and said the words "bone on bone." But does that picture on the screen actually tell the whole story? Dr. Juan C. Suarez is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee joint replacement at Baptist Hospital in Miami — and, as host Dr. Brent Anderson can personally attest, he's also the surgeon who replaced both...

It can feel like Parkinson's disease is everywhere — a parent, a friend, a colleague — and with that familiarity often comes fear. But the story we've been told about Parkinson's is changing fast. Dr. Brent Anderson is joined by Dr. Andrew Lerman, a double board-certified neurologist and epileptologist and the founder and medical director of Grove Neurology in Miami, Florida, who has led more than...

For millions of people, being "really flexible" was never just a party trick — it was the first sign of something far more complex. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders affect not just joints, but the cardiovascular system, the nervous system, digestion, and more — often going undiagnosed for years. Dr. Brent Anderson is joined by Dr. Marcia Perretto, a doctor of physical th...

You breathe about 20,000 times a day without thinking — but what if that automatic act could be trained to lower your blood pressure, sharpen your thinking, and even strengthen your heart? Dr. Lawrence Cahalin, clinical professor of physical therapy at the University of Miami and a Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association and the American Heart Association, has spent his career studying...

Chronic pain affects one in four people worldwide — and most of us don't understand why. In this episode, Dr. Brent Anderson sits down with Dr. Adriaan Louw, physical therapist, author, and co-founder of Evidence in Motion, to break down the science of pain in plain language. Dr. Louw explains the three types of pain — nociceptive, neuropathic, and nociplastic — and why understanding the differenc...

Hosted by  Dr. Brent Anderson , this podcast draws on more than 35 years of clinical practice, research, and teaching. He is a doctor of physical therapy, professor, founder of Polestar Pilates, and pathokinesiologist. Dr. Brent has long been fascinated by the dynamic relationship between movement and pathology, and how understanding that relationship can help people move better, feel better, and...