Movement Optimism

Dr Pak has a PhD in minimal effective dose training in powerlifters.  So, guess what we talked about? Dr Pak is a powerlifting coach, scientist and science communicator in the world of strength and conditioning. His PhD specifically focused on the minimum that a power lifter could do to increase their strength.   We talked about: - adults >50 and their powerlifting safety and performance gains - m...

Physios have been lambasted awhile for not understanding the basics of strength and conditioning principles. I reject this idea.  There two areas we explore in this podcast. 1. The idea that strength and conditioning basics are relevant for rehabilitation 2. Whether physios actually know these basics. I make an attempt at trying to understand the arguments againsts physios and try to provide a com...

Today we take a bit of a detour and talk a little bit about the business side of Physical Therapy.  We don't do justice to our speakers knowledge but I hope that if this a topic you need to know more about I've introduced you to the right person.  Karen Litzy is an excellent physical therapist out of New York City, owner of a concierge physical therapy business, host of the very popular podcast "H...

Antony Lo (aka The Physio Detective) is an elite physiotherapist with a special interest in the pelvic floor and the female athlete.  Antony is an amazing clinical educator and provides a lot of insight into how our profession can keep moving forward. We discuss: his evolution from the kinesiopathological model to movement optimism the role of movement technique in injury risk reduction (he hates...

Once again we are lucky to have another leader in our physio and rehab space.  Dr Ebonie Rio PhD, researcher (>100 peer reviewed publication), big thinker and practicing sports physiotherapist (with the Victorian Institute of Sport and The National Ballet). Ebonie discusses her dual role as a researcher and as a practicing clinician.  She shares her insights on: manual therapy the role of heavy re...

Dr Stefi Cohen holds multiple (25) world records in powerlifting, is an accomplished Physical Therapist, Strength Coach,author and pro boxer.  She has done it all and shares the wisdom she has gained in all these areas. Stefi talks about her views on: overcoming her own low back pain her book (Back in Motion) to help others with low back pain her powerlifting and athletic career her views on movem...

Dr Bret Contreras (The "Glute Guy") sits down with Greg to discuss some of our favourite topics.  We dive into Bret being one of the original movement optimists with his wildly controversial article "To crunch or not to crunch" in 2011.  Bret took a well thought out position on spinal flexion that was fairly revolutionary at the time. We get Bret's views on whether and when technique is important...

Welcome to the Movement Optimism Podcast   The critical thinkers resource for fitness, pain, injuries and health.   In this brief podcast we touch on what Movement Optimism is and what you can expect from the podcast.  In general, we will have three different types of podcasts :   Greg with a Guest Expert in their field. A guest expert tells Greg why he is wrong (a gentle debate to really understa...