Direct Access to Oxford Physical Therapy

Matt and Allie visit the West Chester Center to talk to Asst. Clinic Manager and PTA Barbie Vieira, and her patient Jane. You'll learn all about Jane and how she got injured on the job as a Flight Attendant. Jane shares her experience in the work conditioning/ hardening program at Oxford PT and how her determination and hard work got her back in the air. You'll also hear that Oxford is c...

Matt and Allie visit the Chancellor office to talk to clinic manager Dave Feeley, PT MPT COMT and his student PT Mara Lehmann. Mara introduces herself and how her interest in the medical field eventually landed her in PT school. Hear all about her background, interests, and her future plans and aspirations to use her PT degree in different settings. Mara also gives some great advice to student PTs...

Matt joins in by phone as Allie and Physical Therapist, Rob Schwab, interview patient Cathy Diehl about her experience using the Community Care program through the VA. While Cathy already knew where she wanted to receive treatment, she was able to use her benefits and get care faster through Community Care. Learn more about Cathy, her injuries, and how she has progressed in PT. Learn more about Co...

October's Clinical Corner episode evaluates the long-term outcomes of post- rotator cuff surgery based on the patient's quality of sleep. Matt and Allie call Dr. Greiwe to get his input on all of the factors that affect patients and how he prepares his patients before surgery. You'll hear about the GRIT Score and how being mentally prepared for surgery can really affect your recover...

Back for part 2! Matt and Allie talk to Dr Chunduri again, this time to talk about lumbar spinal injuries, treatments and surgery. If you missed his first episode with us, check back in the feed for his episode on Cervical Spinal fusion (back/neck area). Dr. Chunduri is a big advocate for conservative care, exploring non- surgical routes like physical therapy, medication and/ or injections to trea...

Matt and Allie visit the Florence Center and are joined by Marie Graves, PT DPT and her patient Chuckie Carnes. Hear more about Chuckie, his background, and his motorcycle accident that put him in a wheelchair. You'll learn more about how he found Oxford PT using the Community Care resource through the VA and his progressions in his treatment to recovery. Chuckie shares his experience in phys...

In this episode, Matt and Allie introduce Dr. Jaideep Chunduri to talk more about cervical injuries and cervical spine fusion. You'll learn more about Dr Chunduri, his background, as well as some of the treatments/surgeries he typically uses for cervical pain/injuries. Dr. Chunduri is a big advocate for conservative care, exploring non- surgical routes like physical therapy, medication and/ o...

Did you know that lower back pain is the most common reason patients seek medical attention as well as the medical treatment that most money is spent on?! Matt and Allie cover this month's clinical corner article that dives into how providers address patient's most common concerns about their lower back pain, and what they could do better. This study took input from over 2,000 patients w...

Matt and Allie visit our Chancellor Center to talk to Sarah Loreaux PT, DPT and Kelsey Ryle, PTA and dive deeper into Men's Pelvic health. While it is not commonly discussed publicly- we are here to TALK ABOUT IT! We have noticed one of our top listened to episodes is introducing the subject, so we thought it might be beneficial to keep the conversation going! Hear the common symptoms, injuri...

Back again, Dr. Tim Burns, DO joins Matt and Allie on the podcast to talk about Labral injuries/tears in the hip. Dr. Burns explains what the Labrum is, the similarities in the shoulder and the hip, and what symptoms of injuries in the hip look and sound like. Matt also gives his input on how physical therapists do their own investigating in patients with this injury and how they treat it. You&apo...

Back again on the podcast, Lesley Allen visits to promote the annual Tunnel to Towers Northern Kentucky 5k and share the story of Stephen Siller and the history of the tragic events of September 11th, 2001 so we and todays youth will NEVER FORGET. Stay tuned for all the recent updates within the veteran community and what T2T does to support those who fought for our country.  Sign up for the 5k, d...

For this month's clinical corner, Matt and Allie discuss a case study where a Physical Therapist was able to save a life! An 83 year old woman was referred to Physical Therapy by her doctor for back pain radiating into her hip for 2 weeks. After evaluation, and consideration of her health history, the PT requested further imaging of her spine. This then lead to a PET scan which uncovered meta...

Allie sits down with co-founding partner Pete Zulia and his guest, Steve Contardi. You'll learn about Steve, his background and how he got to Cincinnati, and how he started the Tennis Club at Harper's point. Pete asks Steve to explain his approach to his business and how he continues to be successful in recreation after 50 years. You'll understand the connection as Pete and Steve dr...

Matt and Allie sit down with Dr David Sower, M.D. with Beacon Orthopedics, to talk about his specialty in treating lumbar and cervical back pain. Hear more about Dr Sower's background and his passion for treating spine/back pain non-surgically. You'll learn more about how epidurals work, how often his patients get them, and how they can manage their pain on their own by at-home exercise...

Matt and Allie visit our Montgomery center to talk to student PT Anna Harris about her clinical experience at Oxford PT. Anna introduces herself, talks about her undergrad to PT school transition and the different experiences she's had in her clinical rounds. She shares that her previous injuries in competitive cheerleading helped guide her to take the PT route. Anna also shares her advice fo...

This month's clinical corner article covers the randomized clinical trials used to compare treatments for TMJ. Learn about the different approaches to treating jaw pain and the outcomes the different groups had. One group received a splint and medication, and the other received dry needling and hands on treatment. You'll hear that both sets of patients experienced better outcomes when th...

Matt and Allie talk with Dr. Pettit about knee cartilage injuries and current techniques to manage them, including the MACI technique. (Matrix Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation) Learn about the MACI technique, what ideal age range and types of cartilage defects qualify for the MACI technique, and the importance of timing. Think you might have a cartilage defect? Listen to the symptoms to look ou...

Matt and Allie are back at our Dry Ridge center to talk to Zoë Luebbe, PT DPT and her student Sam Grantz about his clinical experience at Oxford PT. You'll hear that Sam grew up helping his father at his chiropractic office and how that inspired his interest in the medical field and eventually into PT. Zoë also shares her experience as a first time clinical instructor and uses her own past ex...

This episode, Matt and Allie are joined by PT and clinic manager Charley Meade and his patient Lorrie H to give updates and some harsh news on new injuries Lorrie sustained earlier this year. But her story does not end there! Hear how her determination and persistence in getting the medical treatment she needed got her to be able to compete in the Half IronMan race on time. We look forward to gett...

Matt and Allie are back in Dry Ridge with Physical Therapist Zoe and her patient Scooter Arnold. Hear about Arnold's injury, experience with chronic pain in his shoulder and neck even after getting multiple rounds of epidural injections. He was tired of not finding something that made him feel better, and decided to join his family members in trying Oxford PT.  Scooter describes his dry needl...

Matt and Allie sit with Clinic Manager Dave Feeley and his student PT Jena Thayer to talk about her experience getting into her first clinical round as a PT student. You'll hear about how her past in dance lead her into exploring her options in Physical Therapy.  Also Jena shares an interesting tidbit about the different Direct Access Laws in Indiana. She gives her tip for other PT students o...

Matt and Allie are back with the Clinical Corner for June. You'll learn about a case involving a patient who jumped back into running long distance to train for a half marathon and suffered sharp pain in her ankle and was no longer able to put weight on her foot. Even after seeing an MD, being prescribed pain medications, getting an X-ray, and testing negative for any further injuries, this p...

Matt and Allie visit the Florence Center to talk to Marie Graves and her student PT Joseph. Learn about Joseph's early life as his family immigrated from Ghana to the US, his family life and learning English, to eventually becoming interested in PT school and the dual degree to get his PhD at The Ohio State University. Hear about his experience and his inclination to continue to ask questions...

Not with the sailor man- but Matt and Allie are on site at Oxford PT's Dry Ridge center with patient Gary Hunter who suffered a complete tear in his pectoral muscle while lifting weights at the gym. Luckily, our Dry Ridge center is connected to the gym and he was able to be seen right away. You'll hear from Zoe, PT DPT on her perspective on his injury, involving Gary in his treatment and...

This episode, Matt and Allie sit down with Student PT Dan Moorehead to talk about his background, athletic history and his personal experience with physical therapy. He talks about his transition into PT school while working full time in the hybrid program at Hanover College. You'll hear about his passions and how they all lead him into where he is today. He shares his experience as an intern...