Untold Physio Stories

Buffalo was hit with 2 snowstorms from Thanksgiving to early December and that means shoveling! In this episode, Dr. E talks about "throwing his back out" for the first time but how he got back and weight bearing and upright in less than 12 hours. Don't panic, manage, and rest! Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by ⁠Comprehend PT⁠ - Leave Comprehend PT running in the background or record audio whe...

We're joined by Dr. Daniel Chapman, who started having some seeming musculoskeletal or TMJ issues. However, a wait and see approach along with going back to his normal diet resolved his complaints. Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by ⁠Comprehend PT⁠ - Leave Comprehend PT running in the background or record audio when you have time. The AI based SOAP note generator does the rest! No need for accu...

Dr. E catches up with the one and only Dr. Jason Silvernail. It's take 3 or 4 of this podcast attempt and this one worked! Jason talks about being evidence informed, changing people's mind with social media posts, being anti-manual therapy and more. It's not a story, but it's chock full of knowledge bombs.

Dr. E is joined by Dr. Mike Studer , who wasn't satisfied with the level of care for outpatient neuro. He talks about how he started and scaled an oupatient Neuro clinic and also his new book. Check it out here - The Brain That Chooses Itself Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by ⁠Comprehend PT⁠ - Leave Comprehend PT running in the background or record audio when you have time. The AI based SOAP n...

Dr. E is joined by Dr. Aleka Chouramanis from Versatile PT . She shares a case about an 83 yo female that was diagnosed multiple times by many providers with spinal stenosis. She was put on a flexion program for 6 years without improvement. Aleka eventually got her to buy in on an extension based program and everything from her leg pain to her O2 saturation improved! Let us know what you think of...

Erson talks about a recent case where a patient with chronic TMJ pain and who kept asking for a medial pterygoid release finally got relief after coming across a novel technique on YouTube. Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by ⁠Comprehend PT⁠ - Leave Comprehend PT running in the background or record audio when you have time. The AI based SOAP note generator does the rest! No need for accuracy or...

In this episode, I'm joined by The Headache Doctor, Dr. Jono Taves! He goes over a very interesting case and findings in young children. He has been seeing patterns of both having headache and stomach ache, and the stomach aches are resolving with his program. Let us know if you have been seeing similar cases or what you think. Check out his podcast here Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by ⁠Comp...

In this episode, Erson talks about a recent 65 mile, 3 day pilgrimage he went on and what recovery is currently like. With some severe pain located in the 5th metatarsal after 55,000 steps a day, a stress fracture was in the back of his head when that pain persisted but the rest of the aches and pains went away. What do you think? Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by ⁠Comprehend PT⁠ - Leave Compr...

In this episode Erson revisits a case from 12 years ago about an adult female with mild CP. In the past, he was the first PT who had used IASTM and manual therapy on her, plus introduced her to a mirror box. This greatly improved her complaints of tightness and improved use of her involved L UE. 12 years later, she has seen both a neurologist and her PCP both who told her she didn't have CP, c...

This episode, we talk about the not so controversial title of Doctor of Physical Therapy with Dr. Lance Mabry. As a novice clinician, he was taught to introduce himself by his first name to improve therapeutic alliance. A chance berating by a irritated patient got him thinking otherwise. What are your thoughts on calling yourself Doctor? Want to know more about Physical Therapists using their “Doc...

In this quick episode, Erson goes over a lumbar radiculopathy case that did very well UNTIL she got an scan after her discharge. She actually ended up asking if she could schedule an educational visit for the sole purpose of explaining her scan as her doctor didn't have time to do it. It's probably an untapped market as there are people who want the scan explained in a way that is positive...

Erson is joined by Tom Dalonzo-Baker, founder of TMR or Total Motion Release. Over the years, participants of both of their courses suggested they check out each other's seminars. After taking TMR, Erson decided to have Tom on to discuss his "search and destroy" method when a patient flares up who otherwise was having successful treatment in the clinic. Check out TMR here ! Untold Ph...

We're rejoined by PT Business Coach Jamey Schrier. He's full of great stories from his years of coaching hundreds of PT practice owners. In this episode, he talks about helping a very vulnerable PT who was losing 42k a month! Jamey's other episode can be found here . Take his Practice Quiz here . Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by https://www.comprehendpt.com/MMT.html- Leave Compreh...

Erson is joined by Matt Huey, PT and MDT Diplomat. If you have ever wanted to get involved with legislation or wanted change in your state, listen to this story! Let us know what you think. Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by ⁠Comprehend PT⁠ - Leave Comprehend PT running in the background or record audio when you have time. The AI based SOAP note generator does the rest! No need for accuracy or...

Erson tells Andrew the story of how his foot became centrally sensitized. It was quite a long and painful journey. Let us know what you think in the comments and if something similar has ever happened to you! Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by ⁠Comprehend PT⁠ - Leave Comprehend PT running in the background or record audio when you have time. The AI based SOAP note generator does the rest! No ne...

In this episode, Andrew and Erson are back together! We do a deep dive on Andrew's history of spinal fusion plus his subsequent surprises a few years afterward on his scans. Let us know what you think of this case! Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by ⁠Comprehend PT⁠- Leave Comprehend PT running in the background or record audio when you have time. The AI based SOAP note generator does the re...

Erson goes over a recent chronic pain case. Cervical and lumbar fusions, chronic pain for years. She was told not to do any sort of activity, even mow the lawn. Just giving her permission to do things again was a big breakthrough. In her most recent visit, she had unusual complaints right after treatment. Listen to the episode and let us know your thoughts! Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by ⁠C...

In this episode, Erson goes over a recent spinal pain patient. Over 10 years ago, he successfully treated her but unfortunately gave her a very pathoanatomical explanation. It's a big pet peeve to have to undo a thought virus from another clinician but it's even worse when 1) that clinician is you and 2) treatment was successful! Has this ever happened to you? Untold Physio Stories is spon...

In this episode, Erson goes over two recent cases of youth athletes with extremity complaints who were already receiving physical therapy with general strengthening. Both were rapidly resolved with spinal repeated loading. What do you think of this case? Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by ⁠Comprehend PT⁠ - Leave Comprehend PT running in the background or record audio when you have time. The AI...

In this episode I'm joined by superstar Anthony Maritato, who owned his own PT Clinic BEFORE he was a PT. He tells his story and we go over what it's been like to have been told "you shouldn't do it" or "you can't do that" our entire careers. Find him at choosept1st Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by ⁠Comprehend PT⁠ - Leave Comprehend PT running in the backgr...

Recently, Erson saw a healthy young female athlete and martial artist with bilateral knee pain. Based on her findings it seemed like an obvious knee problem. However, there were two things he overlooked and he didn't start where he says you should. What do you think of this case? Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by ⁠Comprehend PT⁠ - Leave Comprehend PT running in the background or record aud...

This episode, Dr. Scott Lowe joins us and tells us about working in Workspace Ergonomics. He combines that with his other passion, Pain Neuroscience Education. A great example of biases and ergonomics/pain is given. What do you think? Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by ⁠Comprehend PT⁠ - Leave Comprehend PT running in the background or record audio when you have time. The AI based SOAP note gene...

We're joined by PT and Compliance Expert, Dr. Daniel Hirsch. His mission is to make it so your practice is compliant and that you can react BEFORE you need legal services. You can find his services here , which is something all clinics should be doing. He's made them accessible and amazingly affordable. What do you think of compliance now after hearing his stories? Untold Physio Stories is...

Erson and Andrew are together again! Andrew has been working on an usual hip replacement case where a very rare event caused extreme atrophy of his anterior thigh. Have you ever seen this before? Are you surprised this is 1% or less in THA cases? Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by ⁠Comprehend PT⁠ - Leave Comprehend PT running in the background or record audio when you have time. The AI based SO...

In this episode, Erson is joined by Dr. Ashley Mak of the Fix Your Sciatica podcast. Ashely tells an interesting case of letting go of your biases and learning to rule out the lumbar spine as contributor to his patient's complaints. Check out his podcast here - we do a podcast swap! If you ever want to hear Erson's origin story, you can do so on Ashley's show. Let us know what you thin...