PT Pro Talk

💭” The person sitting in front of you actually knows more about their problem than anybody, so it's a pretty good idea to listen to them. ” - Dr. Todd Edelson 👉🏻  Our guest is Dr. Todd A. Edelson, PT, DPT, Dip. MDT. Todd has been a practicing physical therapist since 1981, and a member of the McKenzie Institute USA or International faculty since 1999, where he currently serves as a Diploma...

💭” 20% of patients dropout within the first three visits, 70% don't finish their full course of care and the bigger your practice gets the higher the dropout rate is. ” - Vikram Sethuraman 👉🏻 Our guest is Vikram Sethuraman, Founder & CEO of PT Wired, the only 100% custom-branded mobile app service for physical therapy practices. PT Wired is a patient engagement solution that helps physical...

💭” If you are considering going to DPT school, and you are currently an undergrad, I would strongly recommend the cheapest way to get there.” - Dr. Scott Feil 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Scott Feil is a physical therapist, a professor, and most recently an Amazon best-selling author. F Scott is also a business coach and mentor despite starting his journey as an English major before landing as a Physica...

💭” If you are giving them advice to help them lose weight, because they have bilateral knee arthritis, and we know that losing weight is going to help reduce their pain, perfect!” - Dr. Stefan Zavalin 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Stefan Zavalin, DPT. Stefan has a passion for movement and health. After a few years working in the physical therapy world, Dr. Zavalin started a consulting business, loves to...

💭” Something you really need to understand is the why behind why you are leaving patient care and then marry it with the why of what you want to do next ” - Dr. Meredith Castin 👉🏻 Our guest is  Dr. Meredith Castin, PT, DPT. Meredith is the owner and founder of The Non-Clinical PT, the #1 resource for physical, occupational, and speech therapy professionals launching non-clinical careers in...

💭” Essentially a weight-bearing restrictive type enlargement of the sensory cutaneous nerves in the foot, with burning, lancing, pressure type of pain, sometimes radiating pain into the toes of the foot.” - Dr. Michael Post 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Michael Post,  PT, DPT, Dip. MDT, FAAOMPT. Michael graduated from Ithaca College in 2013. He has obtained diploma status in the McKenzie Method of M...

💭” The Schroth method is a classification, it’s used to help identify patients that have a risk of curve progression.” - Andrew Merget 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Andrew Merget PT, DPT, SST, OCS, Dip. MDT. Andrew earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2011 from the University of Scranton, PA. Only Diplomate for the Mckenzie Institute International located in Jacksonville, FL. In 2013, Andrew became o...

💭” They set their websites very similar, they try to upsell you further and further. ” - Matt Huey 👉🏻 Our guest is Matt Huey PT, Dip. MDT, FAAOMPT. Matt is a graduate of California State University, Northridge’s physical therapy program. He completed his certification in MDT in 2013 and the diploma in MDT in 2018. Matt became a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therap...

💭” Midline or across the back, bilateral complaints tend to be lumbar, and if it is unilateral then there may be some further consideration for the SIJ or hip problem.” - Gary Dykes 👉🏻 Our guest is Gary Dykes, PT, OCS, Dip. MDT. Gary is a graduate of the Medical College of Georgia. He became Certified in MDT in 2001 and attained Diploma status in September 2003. Gary was appointed to Probationa...

💭” To quote the founder: “ GOATA is a simple way to have endurance durable, connective tissues security, and explosive fluid movement, and the movement was discovered by watching super athletes and babies.”.” - Lynn Grimm 👉🏻 Our guest is Lynn Grimm, PT, Dip. MDT, GOATA coach and owner of Grimm Physical Therapy. Lynn has been practicing physical therapy for over 35 years and has worked in m...

💭” If we could create an ideal world people who see patients when they are first injured would have some concept of how the body works per MDT .” - Dr. Laura Mannering 👉🏻 Dr. Laura Mannering DPT, OCS, Cert MDT specializes in orthopedic physical therapy using the MDT approach. She started her solo practice in 2016 in order to provide orthopedic care in the most ethical, reliable, and efficient m...

💭”The NEUBIE turns off the sympathetic, inhibitory muscle tone, and you are able to utilize the muscles, nerves that are actually wanting to work. You stimulate everything around it to not overprotect.” - Jason Waz 👉🏻 Our guest is Jason Waz, PT,  practice owner in Tampa, the Director of Physical Therapy for Neufit and the founder of NeuPT Technologies (2017) . Jason leads NeuPTtech (leadin...

💭” The first step is, get really clear who your ideal patient is. Once you are clear on that, then you know who to reach out to, who has influence over that person.” - Jamey Schrier 👉🏻 Our guest is Jamey Schrier, PT, former private practice owner and CEO of Practice Freedom U. He is the author of The Practice Freedom Method: The Practice Owner’s Guide to Work Less, Earn More, and Live Your Pass...

💭” PTs and OTs hold the key to how to set the reset button in the human body and teach the body the mechanics of how it was originally designed to work and then through repetitions cause the body to readapt. THAT IS A GREAT HUMAN MIRACLE.” - Rob Allen 👉🏻 Our guest is Rob Allen, a former newspaper reporter, and editor, and RangeMaster® owner. Rob Allen has been researching, designing, and distri...

💭” For most athletes I see, #1 classification is derangement, the next most common would probably be contractile dysfunction (a higher proportion than normal population) and then others would be trauma, structurally compromised, serious pathology/fracture.” - Greg Lynch 👉🏻 Our guest is Greg Lynch, DipPhty, DipMT, DipMDT, PGCertRehab, MNZCP (Manip Thpy). Greg graduated from the Otago School of P...

💭” Sales is basically just a conversation, where one person has a problem and the other has the solution. The person who has the solution has to communicate effectively and efficiently.” - Dr. David Kittle 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. David Kittle, DPT. Dave graduated from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Previously, Dave founded UPosture.com and Vinitial app (secure, HIPAA texting). &nbs...

💭” In a cervicogenic headache, the source is always the upper cervical. But, you may have a contribution from the lower cervical, changing the behavior of the upper cervical.” - Pepe Guillart 👉🏻 Our guest is Pepe Guillart, PT. Pepe graduated from the School of Physiotherapy of Valencia (Spain) in 1992. From 1992 to 1995, Pepe worked with a professional women’s basketball team. In 1995, he estab...

💭” There is supporting evidence using MDT in the pelvic population. People are aware that spine issues can refer to pain in the pelvic area but there is not a good way so far to rule out the spine efficiently.” - Di Wu 👉🏻 Our guest is Di Wu, PT, cert. MDT, MSc(A), MMed, BMedSc, and Director of the V-Active clinic where he provides services for a wide diversity of health conditions, including mu...

💭 ” Get a coach, find a group that puts you in situations where you are going to have to challenge your thought processes, your understandings, and your preconceived ideas, as to what it takes to be a successful practice owner. ” - Brian Gallagher 👉🏻 Our guest is Brian Gallagher PT, President & Founder of MEG Business Management. In 1997, Brian founded one of Maryland’s largest therapy staf...

💭 ”I think if we can get congress to add PTs, OTs, SLPs as permanent telehealth providers is going to help us with other insurances that maybe are still hanging out there.” - Rick Gawenda 👉🏻 Our guest is Rick Gawenda, PT. He is a licensed physical therapist with 30 years of experience and currently serves as the founder and President of Gawenda Seminars & Consulting, Inc. He graduated with...

💭 ”In a lumbar derangement, you get the footwork cleaned up, get the feet straight, put the weight on the outside edges of your feet and the PAIN is less and the derangement reduces faster.” - Dr. Scott Holmes 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Scott Holmes PT, DPT, Cert MDT, GOATA (Greatest of All Time Athletes/Actions) credentialed. Scott is the sole owner of Holmes Physical Therapy and practices in Milan,...

💭 ”When you analyze research and clinical guidelines, they don't give us straightforward directions on how to detect or rule out the influence of MSDs in the majority of the neuro population.” - Santiago Argüello 👉🏻 Our guest is Santiago Gómez Argüello. BPhty, Cert MDT, CMP. He is a research professor at La Matanza National University and Maimonides University. Santiago is a member of the edito...

💭 ” In the musculoskeletal epidemic the more passive care we give, the sicker that patient gets. That is what we have to get away from.” - Aideen Turner 👉🏻 Our guest is Aideen Turner, MPT, Cert. MDT, CEAS, CEO, and founder of Virtual Physical Therapists. Prior to this Aideen spent 30 years as a physical therapist, published researcher, speaker, college lecturer, clinical oversite, and owner of...

💭 ”Exercises reduce the need for a c-section, improve cardiovascular health, and we have a better postpartum recovery.” - Dr . Kelly Ehlert 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Kelly Ehlert, PT, DPT, OCS, COMT, CDNT. Kelly graduated with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Belmont University in 2010. She is a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist, and Certified Dry Needling Therapist since 2012. In 2014 beca...

💭 ”The more bone marrow edema you have, the more risk there is that you are going to develop asymptomatic stress fracture. This is based on doing serial monitoring of asymptomatic bowlers” - Dayle Shackel 👉🏻 Our guest is Dayle Shackel, PT. Dayle works for New Zealand Cricket (NZC) as the Medical Manager and High-Performance physiotherapist where he manages the contracted group of Domestic and I...