FIRSTAR Let's chAT: an Athletic Therapy podcast | Official Podcast of WFATT

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Kendra Toothill        QUALITY TAKES PRECEDENCE Kendra graduated from Concordia university in Montreal and has been a certified Athletic Therapist since 2013. She is also a certified Athletic Trainer in the US (ATC), a certified strength and conditioning coach CSCS and a certified yoga teacher.  She's worked as an AT in both the UK and the...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Jasmine Baird, Canadian Snowboard team Slopestyle and Big Air              DROP INTO YOUR DREAMS Jasmine began snowboarding when she was 3 years old with the Beaver Valley Ski Club and hasn’t looked back since.  She has taken her place on the National Snowboard team, training and living in Whistler, BC and Calgary, AB.  Jasmine has taken to slop...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Part 3 of 3 Women In Sports    A PANEL DISCUSSION ON TOPICS THAT MATTER Jennifer Bell hosts a panel of guests discsssing topics that matter from points of expertise. Jennifer is a Certified Athletic Therapist for the past 15 years and is currently pursuing her Masters in Human Kinetics.  She currently serves as the Head Athletic Therapist at The...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Part 2 of 3: Women In Sports Emily Fulton, Registered Dietician FIND MORE FOODS TO INCLUDE INSTEAD OF THOSE TO EXCLUDE Emily is a Registered Dietitian and sports nutritionist, having completed her dietetic training at Ryerson University while obtaining her Master of Health Science in Nutrition Communication. Prior to starting her MHSc at Ryerson...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Educational Series Part 1 of 3: Women In Sports.     IT'S A PERIOD AND WE NEED TO DISCUSS IT. PERIOD. Olympic Gold Medalist and Assistant Captain for Canada's National Hockey Team, Brianne Jenner hosts Part 1 with an amazing practitioner and former D1 athlete, Kristin Bignell.  Cycles and periods, not just hockey terms. Jump into this...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Vince Horsman, retired MLB pitcher, professional pitching coach          NUMBERS CAN BE SKEWED, KNOWING THE HUMAN WILL ALWAYS HOLD VALUE 36 years in professional baseball, loads of expertise and willing to share lessons learned. He has been inducted into the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame. Vince pitched in the MLB for the Twins, A's and Bl...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Jason Dowse, Creator & Founder of EPOCH Awareness - Action - Accountability Jason is a close friend and has played a pivotal role in my life and the development of FIRSTAR. He has taken life by the horns and follows a path of passion and intuition. In this conversation he shares his story and tools of the trade. What is EPOCH? Epoch (ep·och)...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Ryan Metzger, MS, SCCC, RSCC, CSCS, USAW   Clemson University          COACHING,  BEYOND REPS AND SETS Ryan is in her second year as the Senior Assistant of Olympic Sports Strength and Conditioning at Clemson University.  She is directly responsible for the strength and conditioning efforts of softball and women’s soccer as well as having direct...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Part 3 of 4 Tommy John Education Series with Dr. Andrew Robb, DC, CSCS, ACU THE NERVOUS SYSTEM WILL ALWAYS MATTER  Andrew Robb focuses in the area of baseball pitching biomechanics, throwing injuries and sports performance and conditioning. He has been published in multiple scientific journals and continues to collaborate with the Canadian Coach...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Part 2 of 4 Tommy John education series with Jesse Litsch, retired MLB RHP              I'M GUNNA LEARN YA On April 14, 2009 Jesse was sent to the 15-day DL because of a right forearm strain. On June 9, after attempting to rehab conservatively, it was announced he would undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery. He made his return to the mou...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Mike Frostad, CAT(C), ATC   Atlanta Braves Part 1 of 4: Tommy John Series Diagnosis, Procedure, Recovery Mike Frostad is the Assistant Athletic Trainer with the Atlanta Braves, now in his 4th season there and 26th in professional baseball. We discuss Ulnar Collateral Ligament injury and go in-depth on diagnosis, repair and recovery from rupture....

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Matt Lumsdaine, CAT(C), CEP          IT'S WHAT YOU BRING DAY IN AND DAY OUT THAT DEFINES YOU  Matt Lumsdaine is housed in Victoria, British Columbia. He was the first Head Athletic Therapist at Camosun College and he has had a huge student teaching emphasis over the years. Matthew serves as an AT at the college's AET Clinic and is an i...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Clay Williams, Ultra Marathoner, Mental Health Advocate              GO TEN MORE MINUTES AND SEE Clay's running career began in his 40s by running with a friend to 'get in shape'. Since then, he has amassed 45,000 miles and conquered multiple Ultra Marathons, including the number one male ranking and the completion of a 200 mile r...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Performance Wellness James Gardiner and Matthew Arnone WE BELIEVE BETTER HUMANS MAKE BETTER ATHLETES. The collaboration between FIRSTAR Therapy and mindframe brings a flexible, holistic program to athletes. The goal is to enable, empower, and enhance each athlete’s well being on and off the field of play through a focus on intentful movement and...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Gregg Zaun, 16-year MLB veteran and World Series Champion            DON'T FORGET TO SMELL THE ROSES   After 16 years in the big leagues, Gregg Zaun has a lot of insight and knowledge to share. He amassed over 3,500 ABs in that time and endured numerous bumps and bruises along the way. Gregg takes us inside one of the scariest injuries, a f...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Brian Cheeseman, CAT(C)  Edmonton Oil Kings          LEARN TO STUMBLE Brian is the Head Athletic Therapist with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WHL and is entering his 11th season with the organization. He shares his experiences from the NHL playoff bubble and the IIHF World Junior Championship bubble as well as opening up to his life outside of t...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Kayla Fujimoto-Epperson, DPT & Kristin Bignell, MScPT COLLABORATIVE OVER COMPETITIVE Kayla is a PT with an extensive history playing and working with overhead athletes in tennis and baseball. A former D1 tennis player herself, she now serves athletes through her lived experiences, providing a compassionate and educated approach to athlete-ce...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! James Gardiner, MSc., CAT(C), CSCS Founder, FIRSTAR Therapy WHAT IS A DIAGNOSIS REALLY WORTH? Although a part of the assessment:recovery continuum, diagnosis has the tendency to be the primary target for many practitioners. This can however, be a trap in terms of where the attention and therefore, intention, of our delivery in programming gets d...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Karam Al-Hamdani, CAT(C), CSCS     CF Montreal              WORK IN SILENCE, LET THE TEAM'S SUCCESS BE THE NOISE Karam is the Head Athletic Therapist with CF Montreal of the MLS. We discuss the realities of working in pro sport from communication to time management and what it means for home and family life. Karam shares his path and lesson...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Amy Stefaniuk, MSc., CAT(C)  CSIO Rugby Canada Development Academy            MAKE THE CONNECTIONS Amy has spent over 4 years working with Rugby Canada. She has created a dynamic and welcoming environment in the 18U Academy where she oversees all aspects of rehab, prevention and contingency planning through the therapeutic lens. A dynamic and ha...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Nikos Apostolopolous  Founder & Creator, Microstretching      TREAT THE WHOLE, NOT THE SUM OF THE PARTS Nikos Apostolopoulos is the Founder and Developer of microStretching® and Stretch Therapy®. This recovery regeneration technique, based on functional-clinical anatomy, has been used to treat many professional, elite, amateur, and Paralympi...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Reg Grant, CAT(C), CSCS     Dir. Human Performance Holy Name Medical Center      TENSEGRITY, SYNERGY and INTERCONNECTEDNESS After 17 years as the New York Rangers Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, Reg now serves as the Director of Human Performance at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, NJ. His core values and beliefs have guided his jour...

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Send us a text with your feedback from this session! Kayden Johnson  BC Lions & Bobsleigh Canada athlete LOVE LIFE AND EXPLORE THE EDGES The preparation, tenacity, passion and shear joy are felt in this talk with one of Canada's finest and most gifted athletes. A track star, a Running Back and (currently) a Brakeman, Kayden takes us through prep, life in a pandemic and finding humility an...

Send us a text with your feedback from this session! A Global Student Perspective            GROW WITH THE EXPERIENCE      The future of any profession will be directed by those that lead from within. These 4 students share their Athletic Therapy experiences and perspectives, discussing opportunities for growth, experiential learning and shaping a profession through a pandemic.   Join Taryn and Ad...