Dance PT Podcast

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Look at the pills In our initial evaluation, we ask if a patient is taking any medications. There are also nutrients and vitamins Dancers could be taking that have never been prescribed to them. You need to find out what they are taking to better understand what is going on in their body. It’s not that you’re going to say they can or cannot take...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Keeping on top of your taxes from a non tax pro I am not a tax professional at all, and I am not an expert in this matter. In this podcast episode, I’m just sharing what I know to get you started with seeking professional help with your finances. It is so important to learn this! I got help on this matter and I am so grateful that I did so for my...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Let yourself have it I mean this in a very positive way. If you want something, why aren’t you letting yourself have it? Why do we delay the good things that we can just let ourselves have? This episode is to help you get out of your way and enjoy the things that make you happy.

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Is it silly to get help with something you think you should do on your own? In the physical therapy world, many of us get stuck thinking we have to seem like we know all things when around other physical therapists. If you already have a background and dance, this means you should not get help with treating dancers then? It sounds so silly even w...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Having a sleep routine Getting a good night's sleep is so valuable. As you heard my last podcast episode, I really care about energy for the PT/PTA clinician. After reading several books and working with Dance PT friends who have the same interest, I found a sleep routine that really works for me that I’m excited to share with you. When I first t...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - How what you eat for lunch effects your patient care You are what you eat. I still can’t stand that saying, but it is so true! I just wanted to talk about what you eat at lunch because it profoundly affects how we are able to be on our game or not on our game after we finish our meal. There are some foods that give you energy, there are some food...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Giving yourself a chance to pause Pausing includes pausing in the brain. Let me say that again. Pausing includes pausing in the brain. I want to say that line twice in case you never listen to this podcast episode and you at least get the benefit of that line. It is easy to be nonstop with work work work as a physical therapist or physical therap...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - How to help with energy I can talk about energy all the time. As people who treat Dancers, Energy is very important for them. When they were younger and then the adolescent portion of their life, energy came by more easily for them. But as they age into their professional years in dance, energy does get harder to come by over time. This negativel...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Getting outside Nature is very healing and I want to talk about it. Many physical therapists and physical therapist assistants deal with stress and anxiety, and getting out so I can be a great and affordable solution. How often are you in nature? How often do you go on a walk outside? These are questions you really do need to ask yourself and mak...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - How life is better without social media and how you can get that back Social media causes so much mental distress. After 2020, we know this! I think the major question is how can we get back to that better mental health we had before social media? This podcast episode is meant to provide realistic solutions that can help you live a happier life a...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - How comparing yourself to others wastes time Have you ever thought about how much time it takes you to compare yourself to others? Aside from it being a thought, you may spend more time on social media looking them up or talking about them. That's a precious time in your life that you don’t want to give away. You really only live once and your ti...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Getting organized Getting organized sounds simple, but it takes not only initial work, but then regular work to keep up with it. I personally have done a lot of work to keep my things organized in my dance physical therapy practice. I find myself much calmer because of it. It is one thing to set it up, but a whole other thing to keep on it. Tune...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Get a supportive PT/PTA network You have to have the right support system as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant. There are no exceptions. Make sure you are surrounded by the right people who are right for you. This podcast goes into more detail to better help you surround yourself with individuals in the profession who want to s...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Finding Creativity from Your Youth When we were young, we had so many options on how to be creative. As we get older, it’s hard to tap into that creativity, that imagination that comes so naturally. This creativity can really help when creating therapeutic exercises for each individual patient. This podcast is meant to motivate you to reconnect w...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Forgiving People This podcast episode is hilarious to me because I think it’s one of my worst ones. I decided to keep it because the topic of forgiving people is very important. You already have enough stress on your plate so to invest your energy in anger or hatred about another person only zaps your energy. And energy is valuable. If you choose...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Eating when hungry This podcast is for the clinician who is struggling with energy. When working at the clinic, you are working with patients often back to back and it can be hard to find that energy you need after lunch specifically. This discussion is to help you be more alert and sensitive to what your physical responses after you eat. I think...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Follow-ups for exercise adherence Following up with how the patient is doing is very essential and their recovery. These dancers want to get back to their sport as soon as possible. With that, knowing how to professionally follow up with these dancers is very valuable to them. Tune into this podcast to get some ideas on how you could follow up wi...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Do your exercises You’re probably wondering why I’m talking about you, the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, and doing your exercises. You need to do them too! How are you going to help your dancers if you can’t physically be as present because you haven’t been doing the work yourself? Tune in to get more motivation to take care...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Fitting your exercises in No, this is not a typo at all. I am talking about you, the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, getting your exercises in. You need your body to work efficiently and effectively as a movement specialist. Not only does it help you better demonstrate to your patients, it also helps you have better mental hea...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Fitting paperwork into your life I have to be honest, this podcast doesn’t have a ton of suggestions, but it’s the beginning of a brainstorm for you. We all hate paperwork and I wanted to have the discussion to open up the floor to any other good ideas. I swear, the first person to write a book on tricks to do paperwork with the necessary details...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Do you need the pause or need the push In a world where we have so much anxiety, fear, and stress, this is the question we are constantly asking ourselves. So, I brought it up for discussion because it’s always good to reevaluate where you are at. Are you currently not getting work done because you need the break? Or are you currently not getting...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Budgeting money Honestly, typing the title of this podcast episode kinda gave me a headache. The idea of finances stresses me out. The reality is we have to be on top of our money in regards to how we budget it, and earn it. It is a balance that we need to address on a regular basis. This podcast episode is to give you a positive wake up call on...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Do you ever feel like it is not good enough Why can’t what you do ever be good enough? In life, we achieve things, but it is never enough. Do you ever let yourself just celebrate what you’ve just done? What you just achieved? It can be small or it could be big. Tune into this podcast to get more encouragement for everything that you do. I want to...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Blocking on Social Media for Mental Health Blocking on social media can seem like a very harsh thing to do. This podcast episode is to discuss how it helps your mental health. Sometimes there are things on social media that really start you down a negative rabbit hole in your head. Blocking people and things can really help you from getting stuck...

NEW DANCE PT PODCAST EPISODE 🩰💃🏿🕺🏽🔥 🎤Topic - Do not worry about being “the first” at anything Stop worrying about being original. That’s absolutely off-topic on your journey of life. If we were born to try to only be original, then we would be stressing ourselves out all the time. Every choice we will make would have a question with it because if it’s not original, then apparently it’s not...