Live Better Longer

It’s back to school week for us on FOX Rehabilitation’s Live Better Longer podcast, as we check in with Thomas Jefferson University sophomore, Laniyah Emile, who is FOX Rehabilitation’s first STEP-UP scholarship recipient. Every summer in Philadelphia, Thomas Jefferson University hosts the STEP-UP Program, which is a comprehensive summer enrichment program for students who come from backgrounds th...

In our season finale of FOX Rehabilitaion's Live Better Longer podcast, we chat with FOX’s Virtual Care Specialist, Chantal Peraggine, MC, CCC-SLP, CBIS, CDP about the emergence of telehealth. Out of necessity, telehealth got on the radar of patients and clinicians during the COVID-19 pandemic. Having to be more tech-savvy and accustomed to communicating on virtual calls, more people have embraced...

On this week’s episode of FOX Rehabilitation’s Live Better Longer podcast we are joined by FOX’s Jonathan Keller, PT, who takes us through his multi-year struggle with costochondritis. After playing tennis, Jonathan felt constant pain in his rib cage and major discomfort while breathing. After attempting to treat himself—after all he is a physical therapist—he exhausted a litany of options to ease...

On this week’s episode of FOX Rehabilitation’s Live Better Longer podcast, we keep the National Speech-Language-Hearing Month celebration going by letting our speech-language pathologists take over the show. Maureen Colket, MA, CCC-SLP, leads the charge, as she chats with fellow FOX clinicians Steph DeMello, SLP, and Shannon Stocks, MS, CCC-SLP, CBIS. The three talk about how they educate patients...

This week on FOX Rehabilitation’s Live Better Longer podcast, we speak with Alan Fairbanks, President of the Value-Based Care Alliance at Serviam Care Network. In the wake of COVID, Alan explains what led to the creation of Serviam and how older adults can benefit from a more proactive approach to healthcare, which has been a philosophy of FOX since our inception in 1998. Alan takes us through the...

In recognition of Stroke Awareness Month and Survive Stroke Week, this week's guest on FOX Rehabilitation's Live Better Longer podcast is distinguished neuroradiologist, Mahesh Jayaraman, MD, FACR, who explains the importance of acting quickly whenever someone experiences a sign of having a stroke, which could include a loss of balance, blurry vision, a drooping of one's face, arm weakness, or spe...

To kick off National Speech-Language-Hearing Month, we speak with FOX Rehabilitation’s Senior Clinical Director of Quality Assurance Professional Development or QAPD, Jonross Neptune, MS, CCC-SLP. He takes us through his personal history of being a speech-language pathologist, what inspired him to work with older adults, and what led him to pursue leadership opportunities with FOX. Jonross tells u...

This week’s episode of FOX Rehabilitation’s Live Better Longer podcast features FOX’s Noah Pennypacker, OTD, OTR/L, ATC, who talks about older adult patients who have been diagnosed with “low vision.” He discusses how to treat someone with macular degeneration, a disease that affects a person’s central vision, and explains the importance of clinicians, patients, and caregivers leaning into technol...

This week on FOX Rehabilitation’s Live Better Longer podcast we welcome back Director of Lamp and Light Productions and stage actor, Matthew Moore, and his fellow cast mate and Lead Instructor of Boxland Academy, Krista Stauffer. Matt and Krista take us through their two-person play What I Didn’t Say: A Journey Through Parkinson’s, which—to shine a broader spotlight on Parkinson’s Awareness Month—...

Who better to celebrate OT Month with than Satvika Garg, Ph. D, PTR/L, Chief Scientific Officer of the American Occupational Therapy Foundation, and Joan Toglia, Ph. D, FAOTA, distinguished educator and preeminent OT expert on functional cognition? In a seminar-worthy edition of FOX Rehabilitation's Live Better Longer podcast, Dr. Garg explains the role of the American Occupational Therapy Foundat...

To celebrate the kickoff of Occupational Therapy Month, we decided to chat with FOX Rehabilitaion's Jaydra Smith, OTR/L, who discusses what initially got her interested in pursuing the discipline. As you’ll soon discover, it happened for her at a young age after an excited phone call from her great-grandfather. Jaydra began shadowing clinicians as far back as high school, and when she entered coll...

This week on FOX Rehabilitation’s Live Better Longer podcast we are joined by Yasmin Keats, Executive Director of Open Style Lab, a non-profit organization that is on a mission to make style accessible for everyone, regardless of cognitive and physical abilities. Celebrating its 10th Anniversary, Open Style Lab started as a public service project following the tragic events of the 2013 Boston Mara...

Abolishing ageism is not only the mission of FOX Rehabilitation, on this week’s episode of the Live Better Longer podcast, we discover that The Pacemakers are all about shattering aging stereotypes, too. We chat with the Founder and Artistic Director of The Pacemakers—the self-proclaimed “groovy senior citizens dance team”—that has been seen spreading joy at athletic events, workshops, street fair...

FOX Founder, Dr. Tim Fox, often says that he wants to be seen riding his dirt bike when he’s 100 years old. The point of his message is clear: age should not dictate your level of activity or prevent you from doing what you love. We think Dr. Fox would enjoy hanging out with this week’s Live Better Longer podcast guest, 81-year-old Howard “Abe” Abel, who continues to stay active by splitting and s...

In honor of International Women’s Day, which happens annually on March 8, we have invited back FOX Rehabilitation Regional Director, Audra Vellucci, PT, MPT, to take over our hosting duties. In what has become a yearly tradition, Audra will share a conversation with other women colleagues to discuss their paths in leadership. This year, Audra speaks with FOX Compliance Officer and Director of Regu...

On this week’s episode of FOX Rehabilitation’s Live Better Longer podcast, we speak with FOX physical therapist, Santhosh Philip, who will tell you everything you need to know about applying for and being sponsored for an H-1B visa, which allows workers from other countries with a specialty occupation—like physical therapy—to be hired by US employers. Santhosh explains why he wanted to relocate fr...

On this week’s episode of FOX Rehabilitaion's Live Better Longer podcast, we are joined by FOX Regional Director, Joe Nocera, PT, DPT, LSVT, who talks about his journey with anxiety and depression, and why it is essential to make mental health a priority. Joe describes the emotional impact of working in senior living during the COVID pandemic, which experienced unprecedented loss. Joe also explain...

On the season 6 premiere of FOX Rehabilitation’s Live Better Longer podcast, we are joined by FOX Quality Assurance & Professional Development Clinical Specialist, Jenn Freda, PT, DPT, GCS, CDP, who will help us preview APTA’s Combined Sections Meeting, which is taking place in Boston this week. Jenn will walk us through the mindset of a clinician looking to get the most out of their conference ex...

The Season 5 finale of FOX Rehabilitaion's Live Better Longer podcast is going out with a super-sized episode! First, we’ll be joined by Kaitlin McGeary, PT, DPT, GCS, who recently interviewed her patient, Claire Greenawalt. The two talk about how to keep the holidays healthy and nutritious, despite all the temptations that find their way into the kitchen come the end of December. As you’ll find o...

On this week’s episode of FOX Rehabilitation’s Live Better Longer podcast, we are joined by stage actor and artistic director of Lamp & Light Productions, Matthew Moore, and FOX Rehabilitation’s, Annie Goldman, PT, DPT, NCS. In 2019, Matthew was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and subsequently met Annie after he was referred for physical therapy. Annie discusses how physical therapy can be used...

On this week’s episode of FOX Rehabilitaion's Live Better Longer podcast, we are joined by acclaimed leader and innovator in the area of rehabilitation and optimal aging, Dr. Carole B. Lewis, and FOX’s Aaron Baldridge PT, DPT. Carole and Aaron talk about their upcoming webinar, Decrease Your Workload and Still Give Great Care, which is happening on Saturday, December 9, from 12-3 pm ET. Without gi...

We often speak with FOX clinicians on the Live Better Longer podcast, but on this week’s episode we get to hear things from a patient’s perspective: What led them to FOX Rehabilitation? How have they benefitted from therapy? How soon did they notice results? FOX’s Jackie Loeshelle, PT, DPT, suggested that we chat with her former patient, Ron Ellis. At 87 years old, Ron lives in New York City and h...

This week on FOX Rehabilitaion's Live Better Longer podcast, we welcome back FOX physical therapist, Lauren Dillon, PT, MSPT, GCS, CDP, who tells the story of her patient Chip, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, who was having various mobility issues, exacerbated by a broken ankle. To make it easier for Chip to get in and out of his house, it was recommended that he get a ramp. That is when Lauren took m...

On the latest edition of FOX Rehabilition's Live Better Longer podcast, Jaclyn Butensky, MS, OTR/L, joins us to talk about sleep hygiene. First, Jaclyn defines this behavioral and environmental practice and then explains its importance and various health benefits. Jaclyn takes us through an occupational therapist’s role in helping an older adult patient establish a healthy sleep routine and what t...

On this week’s episode of FOX Rehabilitaion's Live Better Longer podcast, FOX physical therapists, Rachel Glaser Cherewaty, PT, MSPT, and Harrison Kerch, PT, DPT, talk about therapeutic alliance and the importance of patients and clinicians forming a bond and collaboration with one another. Truly knowing a patient—especially their emotional well-being—leads to better healthcare and outcomes. Rache...