The FAKTR Podcast

When Performance Becomes Personal: Mental Health, Identity, and the Injured Athlete with Dr. Karolina Shander In this episode of the FAKTR Podcast, we begin our conversation with Dr. Karolina Shander, licensed psychologist and Certified Mental Performance Consultant specializing in sport and performance psychology. Dr. Shander shares how mental health, identity, recovery, relationships, rest, and...

From Clinics to Courtrooms Part 3 with Dr. Pankti Fadia In the final episode of this three-part series, we continue our conversation with Dr. Pankti Fadia, DC, MBA, exploring the intersection of chiropractic care, personal injury, documentation, ethics, and the legal system. 🎧 Listen to Part 1 (Ep 128) here 🎧 Listen to Part 2 (Ep 129) here Dr. Fadia discusses several of the more complex realitie...

When your Clinical Documentation Ends up In Court: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know with Dr. Pankti Fadia In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Pankti Fadia, DC, MBA, we continue exploring what happens when clinical care intersects with the legal system. After discussing personal injury documentation and causation in Part 1, this episode moves deeper into subpoenas, affidavits, depositions,...

When your Clinical Documentation Ends up In Court: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know with Dr. Pankti Fadia In this episode of the FAKTR Podcast, we kick off a two-part conversation with Dr. Pankti Fadia, DC, MBA, a practicing chiropractor with extensive personal injury experience and a soon-to-be law school graduate. Dr. Fadia breaks down what chiropractors need to understand when clinical ca...

Healthy Aging in Practice: Gut Health, Muscle Preservation and Recovery with Dr. Robert Silverman In this special look-back episode, we’re revisiting Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Robert Silverman on the systems and strategies that shape long-term health, resilience, and performance. If Part 1 focused on the bigger picture of health span, inflammation, immune resilience, and the hallmarks of...

Optimizing Health Span: Longevity, Inflammation, and Immune Resilience with Dr. Robert Silverman In this special look-back episode, we’re revisiting a conversation originally released in 2023 with Dr. Robert Silverman on one of the most important topics in modern healthcare: health span. While this episode was recorded during an earlier phase of the longevity conversation, the core themes remain h...

Why Great Clinicians Still Struggle in Practice In this solo episode, we’re tackling a hard truth that many healthcare providers feel but rarely say out loud: You can be incredibly talented clinically… and still struggle in practice. Why? Because clinical education and business education are not the same thing. Too many providers spend years sharpening their skills in assessment, treatment, and pa...

More Techniques Alone Don’t Lead to Better Outcomes with Dr. Tom Teter Why do smart clinicians still get inconsistent results? In this AI-assisted audio training based on a recent article by Dr. Tom Teter, we explore a critical idea in modern clinical practice: more techniques alone do not lead to better outcomes. This episode challenges the belief that collecting more methods automatically improv...

Pain, Plasticity & Performance: How Rehab Actually Works with Dr. Todd Riddle Why do some rehab programs fail to produce lasting results — while others help patients rebuild strength, resilience, and performance? In this episode of the FAKTR Podcast, we take a deep dive into the science behind effective rehabilitation. Building on the framework discussed in Part 1 of this series, Dr. Todd Ridd...

Why Progressive Overload Is the Missing Link in Rehab with Dr. Todd Riddle There’s a big difference between learning a technique…and understanding a system. In today’s episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on the FAKTR rehab methodology — not the marketing version, not the surface-level explanation — but the actual framework that drives how we assess, load, and progress patients. In Part 1 of th...

From Metrics to Movement (Part 2):  Workflow + ROI with Dr. Michael Giammarco Performance tech is everywhere — but data doesn’t create clarity. Frameworks do. In Part 2 of this series, Jessica Riddle and Dr. Michael Giammarco shift from theory to execution: how to implement performance metrics in real clinic flow, how to communicate results so patients buy in, and how to think about ROI so your to...

Performance technology is everywhere right now. Force plates. Dynamometry. Movement analysis. Dashboards full of numbers that look impressive and explain nothing. In Part 1 of this two-part series, Dr. Michael “Dr. G” Giammarco breaks down how performance technology should actually be used in clinical and performance settings. Not as a diagnosis machine, but as a decision-support tool that adds co...

What We’re Getting Wrong When Training Youth Athletes Strength, movement quality, and long-term resilience in youth sports with Matthew McKayBuilding resilient athletes isn’t about pushing harder — it’s about training smarter . In Part Two of this two-part series, Matthew McKay returns to the FAKTR Podcast to move from philosophy into real-world application. This episode builds directly on the fou...

Why Stronger Isn’t Always Better: Rethinking Performance Training for Young Athletes with Matthew McKay In youth sports, performance training often prioritizes strength, dominance, and early specialization — but at what cost? In Part 1 of this two-part series, Matthew McKay returns to the FAKTR Podcast to challenge some of the most common assumptions in youth performance training. This conversatio...

Finish Strong: How High-Performing Healthcare Providers Use December to Win the New Year Most healthcare providers treat December like a throwaway month — a time to coast, slow down, and push everything important into January. But the truth is: January is too late. In this solo episode, host Jessica Riddle pulls back the curtain on how top-performing clinicians, practice owners, and healthcare ent...

Inside the Athlete's Brain Part 2: Rewiring Performance, Recovery and Focus with Dr. Kevin Butterfield In Part 2 of our two-part series with Dr. Kevin Butterfield, founder of Hippocampus Labs, we move from the science to the stories — exploring how neurofeedback and brain mapping are transforming recovery, focus, and cognitive performance across all ages and activity levels. Today’s conversation t...

Inside the Athlete’s Brain Part 1: Understanding Concussions and Neurofeedback with Dr. Kevin Butterfield What really happens inside the athlete’s brain after a concussion? I n this first part of our two-part follow-up series with Dr. Kevin Butterfield, founder of Hippocampus Labs, we take a closer look at how concussions disrupt neural communication—and how neurofeedback is helping clinicians ret...

Unlocking Flexibility, Pt 2.: Practical Techniques for Calves, Hamstrings and Beyond with Butch Phelps, LMT Did you know that 99% of golfers with back pain who worked with today’s guest found the real problem wasn’t in their spine at all—but in their calves and hamstrings? It’s insights like this that reveal why lasting change requires a completely different approach to stretching. In Part 2 of ou...

Unlocking Flexibility: How Breath, Brain, and Emotions Shape Effective Stretching with Butch Phelps, LMT What if the biggest barrier to flexibility isn’t your muscles — but your brain? Research shows that traditional static stretching can actually trigger your nervous system to tighten, making it harder—not easier—to release tension. In this first installment of our two-part series, we sit down wi...

The Future of Sports Medicine: Brain Training with Neurofeedback with Dr. Kevin Butterfield What if the next frontier in sports medicine and performance wasn’t just physical—it was neurological? In this special episode, we’re excited to announce the launch of the FAKTR Podcast Network and introduce our very first partner podcast: Better Brains, Better Futures from Hippocampus Labs. You’ll hear the...

Hemp in Healthcare, Part 2: Clinical Applications and Real-World Results with Dr. Clint Sellers, DC What if one natural product could help your patients sleep better, recover faster, and reduce their need for pain medications? Research shows CBD may do all three — and more. In part two of our conversation with Dr. Clint Sellers, certified chiropractic sports physician and owner of Peak Performance...

Hemp in Healthcare, Part 1: The Science Behind CBD with Dr. Clint Sellers What if you could address pain, sleep, mood, and recovery with one natural, evidence-based tool that’s been used for over 8,000 years? In this first episode of a two-part series, host Jessica Riddle sits down with Dr. Clint Sellers, certified chiropractic sports physician and owner of Peak Performance Chiropractic in Raleigh...

Durability Over Dominance, Part 3: The Missing Piece in Athlete Development with Matthew McKay What if the most important thing you do for your athlete… isn't in the gym or on the table—but in a conversation you’ve been avoiding? In the final episode of our Durability Over Dominance series, performance coach and chiropractic student Matthew McKay returns to share the human side of athletic develop...

Durability Over Dominance, Part 2: Developing Models, Measuring What Matters with Matthew McKay How do we build athletes who don’t just perform—but last? In this episode of the FAKTR Podcast, we’re diving into Part 2 of our Durability Over Dominance series with performance coach and chiropractic student, Matthew McKay. This session goes beyond theory into actionable tools for developing your own p...

Durability Over Dominance (Part 1): Redefining Athlete Development with Matthew McKay Dominance might look good in the highlight reel—but it’s durability that wins over time. In this powerful first installment of our three-part series, we sit down with strength and conditioning expert and chiropractic student Matthew McKay to challenge conventional thinking about athlete development. Drawing from...