Podcasts about performance physical therapy

Many healthcare providers are excellent clinicians but weren't trained in business fundamentals. In this episode, physical therapy practice consultant Michael Silva shares insights from his journey from frustrated employee to successful practice owner to helping others build sustainable private practices. Drawing from over 25 years of experience, Michael emphasizes how exceptional patient experience and solid business systems create practices worth preserving. Key Takeaways: - Why focusing on hospitality over basic customer service creates lasting patient relationships - The importance of standardized systems and processes for sustainable growth - How to build a practice that's sellable versus one dependent on the owner - Creative exit strategies that keep private practices private - Practical tips for creating positive patient experiences, including the 10/5 rule for patient greetings - Why word-of-mouth marketing through exceptional service beats paid advertising - The value of investing in experienced business guidance early in practice development Notable Quotes: "Business is business. Your clinical way of doing things can be what sets you apart, but if you don't have systems, you're not going to have an efficient business."  "Everyone walks into our office with a 'help me' sign on their head - you're here for them." Michael's Bio: Michael Silva is a healthcare business consultant and founder of the RUNstrong® program, leveraging over 25 years of physical therapy and practice management experience. After building FOUNDATIONperformance Sports Medicine from a basement office to a three-location practice with 24 employees, he successfully sold to Performance Physical Therapy (now Highbar) in 2021.  Drawing from his experience as both practice owner and acquirer, Michael now helps healthcare providers across North America build, grow, and exit their practices successfully. He's a sought-after speaker on topics ranging from running injuries and rehabilitation to creating ideal client experiences in private practice. Find Michael: Michael's Website Company Website LinkedIn Connect With Us: Be a Guest on the Show Thriving Practice Community Schedule Strategy Session with Tracy Tracy's LinkedIn Business LinkedIn Page Thriving Practice Community Instagram

In this episode of the PT Business Blueprint, we sit down with JP Guidry, physical therapist and founder of Guidry Golf and Sports, to discuss how he created a niche business serving golfers. 0:00 - Introduction0:40 - Meet JP Guidry: Guidry Golf and Sports2:05 - JP's PT journey and years of experience4:35 - Transition to golf-focused physical therapy6:45 - Building a mix of in-person and online services9:00 - Key marketing strategies to find clients11:15 - Learning the power of simple and effective messaging13:25 - Using social media to grow your PT business15:10 - Importance of building strong client relationships18:35 - Overcoming challenges during COVID-1921:45 - Tips for starting and scaling a cash-based practice23:40 - The value of mentorship in building your business26:20 - JP's parting shot for PT business ownersWith over 16 years of experience as a PT, JP shares his journey from working in traditional outpatient clinics to establishing a successful golf performance and rehabilitation practice. He covers the balance of in-person and online services, how he markets to golfers, and the lessons learned from navigating the challenges of COVID-19. Tune in for actionable insights on marketing, client retention, and growing a non-traditional PT business.Key topics include:How JP Guidry transitioned into the golf nicheThe benefits of in-person vs. online PT servicesMarketing strategies for physical therapistsTips for growing a cash-based practiceOvercoming business challenges during COVID-19Whether you're a physical therapist, a PT business owner, or just passionate about golf, this episode offers practical advice to grow your practice and help your clients improve their game.

M-POWER is a personal training and golf specific performance center in Eden Prairie, MN.  Jeremiah and Jeff join the podcast to talk about Andy and Jordan's golf performance assessment, and the new paradigm of golf fitness in the sport today. Additionally, MPOWER is providing Member Guest listeners an opportunity to receive 20% off a 10 pack for any new M-POWER clients.  Take advantage, it's well worth it!

Persistence Culture Media Episode 139 Hosted by Mambo & Brian Special Guest: Maya Inozemtseva (Owner Of Golden State Performance Physical Therapy) Golden State Performance Physical Therapy Weekly Podcast! Weekly Guest! Current Topics! Trending Topics! Persistence Culture! We are a lifestyle brand. Changing lives all over the world. A community of humans striving daily to do better in all things. With the mindset to overcome challenges, we believe that through persistent movement in anything you do from fitness to business, wealth to health all goals and accomplishments require a Culture of Persistence. Persist with us. Become part of the Familia. Rep the Culture, Live the Lifestyle. #KEEPMOVING Fitness Training | Online Training | Personal Training | Nutrition | Recovery | Apparel | Media --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/persistence-culture-podcast/support

In this episode of the Brawn Body Health and Fitness Podcast, Dan is joined by Dr. Ray Gorman to discuss the state of Physical Therapy, including how the industry got to its current state and where the future lays for performance physical therapy. Dr. Ray has spent his career specializing in working within the fitness and rehab space. With a background in CrossFit since 2008 which then progressed to Physical Therapy school graduating in 2014, Ray sought out to provide the highest quality of care and education for those who seek to advocate for themselves. As a clinician, Ray worked in various outpatient orthopedic settings, Division 1 athletics, and ultimately niched himself into the functional fitness space blending his passions of strength and conditioning with physical therapy at his cash-pay practice in a gym setting. Once it became time to scale his impact, Ray shifted focus from the clinical world to the education front where he developed course curriculum, ran business operations, and began mentoring coaches and rehab professionals all over the world. Now he owns Engage Movement which helps coaches and rehab professionals build their ideal business with a unique blend of in-person and virtual offers so they can do more of the things they enjoy without sacrificing their career. For more on Ray, be sure to check out @raygormandpt or engagemovement.com ! *SEASON 5 of the Brawn Body Podcast is brought to you by Isophit. For more on Isophit, please check out isophit.com and @isophit **Be sure to check out the NEW Brawn Body website by clicking here: brawn-body.com Episode Sponsors: MoboBoard: BRAWNBODY10 saves 10% at checkout! AliRx: DBraunRx = 20% off at checkout! https://alirx.health/ MedBridge: https://www.medbridgeeducation.com/brawn-body-training or Coupon Code "BRAWN" for 40% off your annual subscription! CTM Band: https://ctm.band/collections/ctm-band coupon code "BRAWN10" = 10% off! PurMotion: "brawn" = 10% off!! GOT ROM: https://www.gotrom.com/a/3083/5X9xTi8k Red Light Therapy through Hooga Health: hoogahealth.com coupon code "brawn" = 12% off Ice shaker affiliate link: https://www.iceshaker.com?sca_ref=1520881.zOJLysQzKe Training Mask: "BRAWN" = 20% off at checkout https://www.trainingmask.com?sca_ref=2486863.iestbx9x1n Make sure you SHARE this episode with a friend who could benefit from the information we shared! Check out everything Dan is up to, including blog posts, fitness programs, and more by clicking here: https://linktr.ee/brawnbodytraining Liked this episode? Leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-braun/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-braun/support

In this week's episode we talk with my friend and co-founder of Resilient Performance Physical Therapy,  Dr Trevor Rappa.  In today's talk, we dive deep into his return-to-play approach for ACL injuries, how he utilizes objective and subjective measures to track progress and drive decisions in the rehabilitation process.  We also get into how important the later part of the return-to-play process is in getting athletes ready for the field. Most importantly creating scenarios where we are adequately stressing our athletes and preparing them for the demands of the sport both in the rehabilitation process and performance and development.  If you're a Physical Therapist or a strength coach, you will get a ton out of my discussion with Trevor.  I hope you enjoy this episode of the MTB Performance Project.  Best, MTB Want to work with Resilient?  Website: https://www.resilientperformance.com/ Online Learning Course: https://edu.resilientperformance.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/resilientppt/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@resilientppt  

This week, we had the privilege of speaking with Michelle Collie, DPT - the CEO of Highbar Physical Therapy. Originally founded as Performance Physical Therapy in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, Highbar now operates over 25 clinics across Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts and is rapidly expanding throughout the Northeast. No matter what stage you're at in private practice, this could be the solution you've been looking for to strengthen your business.  Episode at a glance: You don't have to do it alone What is a partnership with Highbar like? Alternative compensation models Practice at the top of your license  Learn more about Highbar: https://highbar.foleon.com/ma/revolutionizing-the-industry-with-highbar-912/  Contact: mcollie@highbarhealth.com Cell: 401-952-4516 Come meet Highbar at our PPS Social Party! RSVP today: https://promptemr.com/ppsparty/   

Dr. Sam is the newest addition to our team! We are so excited to introduce him on the podcast.Dr. Sam grew up in Rochester, NY where he attended Nazareth University. He obtained an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology followed by his Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2014.He began his Physical Therapy career in Las Vegas, working in the rehabilitation and hospital settings. Sam then shifted his focus toward outpatient Orthopedic and Performance Physical Therapy, bringing a positive health influence to an even larger demographic.He has a great passion for learning how to optimize human longevity through physical, mental, and spiritual wellness.In his free time, Sam enjoys being outdoors, hiking, golfing, yoga, and soccer.Stay tuned for more content with Dr. Sam!

Welcome back!  This is another installment of Fireside Chats, where I bring on two guests and we chat about a particular topic.  I am so happy to share this conversation with you guys.  Keegan and Jess both bring a lot of experience to the table as they have both worked at the highest level of sport in various roles.  Definitely give them a follow on social media!   https://www.facebook.com/groups/calucommunity/

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43. Performance Physical Therapy, Mobility + Sexual Intimacy with Sarah O'Reilly As an active being, it can be easy to just say eating well + going to the gym is enough. The real truth is our bodies need more in order to keep our performance up, but also keep us going for many years to come. We're excited to chat with Sarah O'Reilly! Sarah + Kim give us the scoop on… Crossfit + mobility How to be your own best advocate outside of the gym What is performance physical therapy? The deal with rest days Why should we be aware of our pelvic floor? Having an honest conversation on sexual intimacy About Sarah O'Reilly: Sarah is a performance physical therapist originally from Cleveland OH and now based out of Boston. She helps athletes and people who prioritize their health stay active and minimize time away from their sport. She offers in person and remote programming to fit every lifestyle. Give Sarah a follow on Instagram here + find out more info on her website! ⚡️⚡️⚡️Are you ready to finally transform your nutrition + lifestyle?⚡️⚡️⚡️ Learn more here + apply to work with me 1 on 1. -- Did you love this episode? Follow me, share it with a friend, + Let me know! I'd like to hear your thoughts. Share this episode on Instagram + tag me @neversettlelife In iTunes check out the Library Tab under Shows, click on the podcast subscription + scroll down to Ratings & Reviews to give it a 5 star rating. Click Write a Review, if you wish, then click Send when finished. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ -- Follow me on: Instagram Facebook --

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You know those people that you just gel with immediately?  Those people that you just want to be around?  That's how I feel about Azita. She's simply a badass clinician and a beautiful human.  Today Azita and I talk about how her experience with the University of Maryland Strength & Conditioning staff shaped her current view of what Performance Physical Therapy means. Azita also shares about the importance of leading with vulnerability when ‘professionalism' might tell us not to.

Dr. Delilah Beall is a Physical Therapist and Owner of Samson Physical Therapy in Jacksonville, Florida. She sees a wide range of patients but specializes in sport performance. In this episode, Delilah talks about the importance of PT to long term pain free movement. She explains in depth how we could be doing more damage to injured muscles and joints by delaying treatment. Dr. Beall encourages people, especially athletes, to view PT as more than a tool for fixing injuries but for maintaining and enhancing performance. “Deficiencies in range of motion in the ankles are the most common issues that are low hanging fruit that athletes can address for improved strength and better movement.” In the state of Florida, you do not need a referral to start Physical Therapy. Check your own state laws to determine the best course of action for you. Athletes and coaches should work to build a network of healthcare professionals that they trust to develop and address strength deficits holistically. Follow Samson Physical Therapy (@samsonphysicaltherapy) for more information about performance PT or to connect with Dr. Beall. Book a discovery call to speak with an expert. Checkout Samson Physical Therapy YouTube page CONNECT Follow the Podcast on Instagram Follow your host

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Episode 8 -Doctors Stephen McKenzie and Jake McCrowell took a leap of faith and ventured into small business owning when they opened Direct Performance Physical Therapy.  Both Stephen and Jake love the relational based aspect of physical therapy care and focus largely in the sports medicine realm. Opening their own practice has allowed them to spend the time they want with each patient, to better problem solve, and to have the ability to see patients truly get better. You'll hear how their handwork mixed with passion is paying off and allowing them, their patients and their business to thrive. 

In this episode, CEO of Performance Physical Therapy, Michelle Collie, talks about the business of physical therapy. Today, Michelle talks about the lack of business knowledge of physical therapy graduates, the belief that marketing and sales are bad, and the importance of encouraging entrepreneurship. How do we change the public's understanding of our roles in health care teams? Hear about the challenges Michelle has faced, how she maintains her company culture, and get some great advice, all on today's episode of The Healthy, Wealthy & Smart Podcast. Key Takeaways “I do think that it's our responsibility for the well-being of our profession that we do include some basic business information.” “People don't know what we do. We don't do a good job of explaining the value.” “Any way we can support small businesses is going to be helpful for the future of our profession.” “You definitely have to work on yourself a lot, and be very mindful of what you need as a person if you want to be a leader in an organisation.” “How you act at a holiday party or social event, is going to have a big impact on what your organisation is like.” “Get comfortable with the word ‘money'. It's not a bad word. Just think of money as one of the things that helps us be able to evolve as a profession and serve more people in our communities.” “Be curious about learning more about business.” “Believe in yourself earlier, and address the fears that you have of your lack of knowledge and your inability to do things. Make your mistakes earlier.” More about Michelle Collie [caption id="attachment_9677" align="alignleft" width="150"] headshot of Michelle Collie[/caption] Michelle Collie PT, DPT, MS is the CEO of Performance Physical Therapy, a privately held practice with clinics in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Celebrating 21 years since it was founded, Performance employs over 230 people, with ongoing growth plans, including 2 new clinics opening this month. Performance PT has celebrated many accolades including being the recipient of the APTA-PPS Jane L. Snyder Practice of the Year, and 7 times, Rhode Island best places to work award. Michelle currently serves as the president of the RI chapter of the APTA and chair of the PPS PR and Marketing Committee. She was a member of the PPS Covid Advisory board and is a two- time recipient of the PPS board service award. Michelle is a board certified orthopedic clinical specialist. Suggested Keywords Well-being, Knowledge, Business, Physiotherapy, Culture, Marketing, Sales, Money, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Healthy, Wealthy, Smart, APTA, PPS, Therapy, Recommended Resources August 20th Graham Sessions: https://ppsapta.org/events/graham-sessions Marketing Resources: https://ppsapta.org/practice-management/marketing-resources.cfm To learn more, follow Michelle at: Website:          https://performanceptri.com Facebook:       Performance Physical Therapy Instagram:       @performanceptri Twitter:            @performanceptri LinkedIn:         Performance Physical Therapy RI YouTube:        Performance Physical Therapy BizPT Round Table Talk Subscribe to Healthy, Wealthy & Smart: Website:                      https://podcast.healthywealthysmart.com Apple Podcasts:          https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healthy-wealthy-smart/id532717264 Spotify:                        https://open.spotify.com/show/6ELmKwE4mSZXBB8TiQvp73 SoundCloud:               https://soundcloud.com/healthywealthysmart Stitcher:                       https://www.stitcher.com/show/healthy-wealthy-smart iHeart Radio:               https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-healthy-wealthy-smart-27628927   Read the Full Transcript Here:  Speaker 1 (00:03): Hey, Michelle. Welcome back to the podcast. I am so happy to have you here for this month, where we are talking all about the business of physical therapy. So welcome. Speaker 2 (00:13): Thank you, Karen. It's great to be here. Speaker 1 (00:15): And I mean, you and I have talked business in the past, like I said, in your intro, you have several offices within your business and you've really grown your business into a really great place to work. And I think that that's so important. It seems like your employees are happy. You're happy, and that is not an easy thing to do these days. So kudos to you for that. And that's one of the reasons why I wanted you to come and be part of this discussion this month, because you are a physical therapist with multiple locations. You're not just a solo preneur, right? So how many people before you go on, how many people do you employ, just so that people can get an idea of, you know, the, the breadth and width of your practice. Speaker 2 (01:04): We currently have approximately 230 employees. Now we've got openings case. Anyone's looking for a job, but as I know, everyone else is looking for employees as well. This is a common problem throughout the nation at the moment, but yes, 230, but still growing. Speaker 1 (01:21): Yeah. Which is amazing. I mean, that's, so I always think about that as they're in, like you're helping 230 people grow their wealth, improve their families, keep their lives going. I mean, it's a big deal. It's a lot of responsibility. Speaker 2 (01:37): It's a great point. And I kind of guess I love that opportunity to do that because people often say to me, oh, do you miss treating patients? And I am like, well, I do. But now I feel like I get to somehow have a larger impact on a whole lot more people. And I, yes, I love to treat patients. I love the care that we provide as physical therapists, but I do love knowing that I'm helping to provide a place for an employment for lots of people to work. And I especially felt that through COVID and the way that we were actually able to keep all of our stuff on, we did have to furlough for some of our administrative staff, but then ultimately we're able to bring everyone back. And and that was something that helped me get through the pandemic actually, knowing that I was able to have a positive impact on the fiscal sanity of all, for lack of a better term for many of the people in our community. Speaker 1 (02:32): Yeah. Which is amazing. And now, you know, this month we're talking all about business, you have a growing thriving business. So how much of the business of this business knowledge did you get when you graduated as a physical therapist? How much did you learn in PT school? Well, Speaker 2 (02:48): Probably about the same amount that every PT that's graduating these days you know, and to be fully transparent and clear, I took over performance. I actually purchased from the original founder. I was a clinic director there. It was a smaller practice with 16 employees and I was very pregnant, eight months pregnant. So I thought I was invincible. And through a seller finance note and an SBA loan, I somehow ended up with this practice and a lot of debt. And the first day that I officially owned it, which was I think three weeks before I had my first son, I walked into the office manager and said to them, don't tell anyone this, but people keep talking about financial statements, but I don't really know what they're talking about. So I prided myself on being a good PC and really loved that the value of physical therapy and what it provided to our community and patients. But when it came to actual business knowledge, especially those off to do with the financial management of an organization, and even thinking about things such as marketing and human resources, I would say I was completely ignorant and didn't have one scrap of knowledge. Speaker 1 (04:04): Right. And so this is obviously a huge deal challenge for our profession, right. So what can we do should, should these topics be included in school? Speaker 2 (04:16): I mean, I, of course I'm a proponent of it for a number of reasons. And I do, and I really respect those folks had in academia and I bought them, challenged them. You know, why don't you include some more business information and the curriculum. And the response is usually I revolve around time. We don't have enough time. And the other one is, is that always students don't want to learn that they want to learn physical therapy things. However, I do think that it's Sarah, truly a responsibility for the wellbeing of our profession, that we do include some basic business information. And that's not just because some people will want to go and start a business or be part of the business. So yeah, it will help those folks. But I do think for, let's say the staff PT, if a staff PT has a little bit more understanding of, let's say what marketing is, then they suddenly are better at advocating and speaking to their patients about the value of what we do. Speaker 2 (05:17): If someone is able to understand some of the communication skills that align with marketing and even sales, then we will suddenly see word of mouth referrals go up. When someone understands financial management a little bit more, they have a better understanding of how to code, how to negotiate your salary, the meaning of different kinds of salaries and what they mean in the longterm. So I think having some basic business information seats up every individual, no matter what setting they're working in to be a better manager and better, better more knowledgeable for the career and the longterm. We hear so often PTs talking about burnout. We hear them talking about lack of reimbursement and not getting paid enough and obviously student loans. But I think with empowering our graduate San UPTs with some bitter understanding of business and how it works, it actually gives them some foundational knowledge. So they actually can do something and make a difference rather than just this overall overwhelming complaints we hear, oh, we're not paid enough. Reimbursement keeps going down. Student loans are too high. We have at least problems with their proficient, but we need to empower our next generation to have some business knowledge. So they can ultimately help do something about this crisis that we're headed into. Speaker 1 (06:44): Yeah. And, and I think even being able to make a financial statement for yourself, it doesn't have to be a business. You don't have to own a business, but you should know, well, how much money are you bringing in? What are your costs after that money comes in? What are your debts and your liabilities? And you can look at that and, and make a budget. It may help you be able to better budget yourself to be able to pay off those student loans or, you know, do the things that you want to do. I mean, I find, I found that learning all of that has just been so eyeopening for me. Speaker 2 (07:19): Yeah. I couldn't agree more. And especially these days, we, you see different compensation packages coming out, different kinds of variable salaries. Oh, you know, if you work per diem versus full time, or maybe I do wanna, you know, have a side hustle, but understanding the long-term financial implications of those decisions can be really important and again, and how you to make the decisions that are best for your career. So you can actually work in the seating and provide the kind of care that you truly want to, and being out of balance out the money side of it and in the clinical side of it. Yeah. Speaker 1 (07:55): I couldn't agree more, I think, and I, you know, I do hope that at the very least when it comes to teaching business courses, I mean, at least help therapists understand the financial aspects of a business, whether that be a hospital, a skilled nursing facility, an inpatient facility and outpatient facility. I just think understanding that will give them a better idea. Like you said, of salaries negotiations, how much are you getting paid? Whether it be per code per patient, like you said before, you started a little, a little tweak and what you code and how much you code can compound exponentially. Speaker 2 (08:35): Exactly, exactly. Very small changes in your coding changes of business. But I also think speaking to that, having a knowledge of the kinds of employers that are out there, and that's a side of businesses as well, understanding the difference between for profit nonprofit, understanding the difference about PE and corporate owned and public on versus privately owned. There is not one that is better than the other at all. There a great PTs who are in corporate practices. There's also crappy PTs and corporate practices, same thing for private practice. It's all over the place. However, if individual PTs have a basic understanding of the, those different businesses and how they're set up, it gives them a more well-rounded approach to being part of that team, no matter who they decide to work for, or at least they want to go out in the business on their own. Speaker 1 (09:30): And, and I don't know if you have the answer to this, but do you have, can you think of off the top of your head, any resources that may be practicing PTs or new graduates can utilize to help them understand? Let's say to be more financially fluent in the physical therapy world. So let's say you didn't get it in school, which odds are you probably didn't. Where do you have any resources that people can learn more? Well, Speaker 2 (09:57): The one that's out there, which we don't actually do, I don't think a good enough job of messaging and marketing and here's, I can do that right now, but obviously the private practice section or, you know, and maybe it should be called the business section because it does have all the resources there for, for business. And again, that doesn't matter if you're a pediatric or orthopedic or in a hospital or in home care, the business of PT is everywhere. And I think the private practice section has tremendous amounts of resources for that they have, for instance, a whole series called finance 1 0 1, which is multiple videos, just on finance marketing 1 0 1. So educational opportunities, webinars, all of those, there's a huge amount of resources through the private practice section, their annual conference, and many, many people who work in all kinds of different settings come to get a through that chapter of the AP TA. So I would say for anyone with any business interests, it is a very non-threatening welcoming chapter for peoples that people at all different times in their career and all different kinds of practices to come to. Speaker 1 (11:09): Yeah. Excellent. All right. Thank you for that. So now you've said it a couple of times marketing and sales, and I know you're on the marketing committee, so we are going to dive into that. So what about the belief that marketing and sales is bad? Like it's icky. It's like people should know what we do. Why do we have to go out and market ourselves and be like, quote unquote used salesman, used car salesman, not use salesman. Speaker 2 (11:38): So incredible. I tried to flip it and say that to me, marketing and sales, we should call it advocacy because what it is is actually advocating for who we are and what we do. I was speaking to a student the other day, actually. And I love speaking to students because it's really interesting to hear when and how they learn their sort of opinions and biases. And this student was telling me about their clinical affiliation and that he couldn't understand why all doctors weren't telling their patients about direct access and we have direct access, but doctors don't tell their patients. And I see this, I say to the student, I see, did you, did you, does your mother know what [inaudible] is? And he goes, no, I had to explain it. And I see it. So let's first of all, stop using this word direct access because no one understands what it is we like to use it. Speaker 2 (12:36): But first of all, we have to be able to communicate and let people know. And then I said, do you think that the average doctor healthcare professional knows that you could see us without a referral? I don't know that because we never tell them how are they supposed to know that? So I think what it is is when we're marketing is really about advocating or educating people don't know who we are and what we do Magento here's my random guests is that 40% of PTs. And I just made that number up. But I asked a lot of people, 40% of PTs got into the field of PT because they were injured as teenagers. And they learned about the field and I was one of them. And I, I would love to know what percentage of PTs out there had ACL tears, because there is every second PTI made is like, yeah, I told my ACL when I was like 15 and I fell in love with my PTs. Speaker 2 (13:28): And I realized what a difference it made to my life. And then I decided I want to be a PT. Like, why do we have to be, you know, we experienced it. That's how we found out about it. But yet we don't want to tell other people about it. We think it's icky for some reason. So I just always try and push people. People don't know what we do. We don't do a good job of explaining the value. People have biases and think, oh, you just helped someone after they've had a stroke to walk things like that. But I think it's time that we don't just say, yes, we take care of all different kinds of people. Get them back to their life and doing what they want to love. We actually have to take it a step further and say, no, no, we're actually a major solution. When it comes to the issues with MSK, MSK ailments are a huge problem in our society. And we have the ability to keep people moving so we can decrease those downstream costs, such as knee replacements, hip replacements, chronic illnesses, your diabetes, your obesity, your hypertension. So the value in Walt we can do and create is way, way more than even what we message on a day-to-day basis at this stage. And we have to do a bit, your job of it. Speaker 1 (14:40): How do we do a better job? That's the question, the million dollar question, great. Speaker 2 (14:46): How do we do a better job? You know, I've worked at PPS and we've tried to pull PR committees and PR companies to help us with it. But I think at the end of the day, what we've found most useful is is doing grassroots advocacy work, ensuring that every student comes out and understands how to describe and how to talk about and the meaning of it. Yeah. Yeah. Speaker 1 (15:14): And, and I, like, I always tell people, if you want people to know what you do, what we do as physical therapists and you have to put yourself out there to do it. So it's not just talking to each other within the profession. We know what we do. You know, I always encourage people like you know, pitch yourself to your local newspaper, get a column, right. Like I said, this too, like in my PPS talk that was online last year. I went step-by-step and taught people how to do that. And then a couple of weeks later, I got an email from a woman who watched it and she said, I, I, I was able to get a column with my local newspaper Speaker 2 (15:59): Colson. Exactly. You put yourself out there and don't think I just have to be a PT in the clinics. I like you do a podcast. Mine's very different. My podcasts I do with different healthcare providers in our community, including PTs. And we discuss things such as how to stop running or picking your right running shoes, or what do you do if you've got back pain or how did you manage through COVID, but putting out information so that people in the community see, you see you as experts in movement and health and wellbeing and not just the clinician that your primary care doc seems to you once they don't know what to do with you because of your ongoing back pain. We're a whole lot more. Speaker 1 (16:44): Yeah. Yeah. And I think physical therapists in general, this is just my opinion, but they really need to get off the sidelines and start taking control because a lot of this, like, is it up to the AP TA to do all of this? No. You know, as an individual physical therapist, you have to put yourself out there as well. Speaker 2 (17:03): You really do. And I, I do get a little frustrated when I see people on social media bashing the, a PTA about all the things that a PTA should be doing. I think what we've seen in the year, we've seen changes in our profession such as, Hey, we're all now doctors, a PT thinking that this label would suddenly change how the public and how healthcare providers perceived us a new title, a new label, or a fancy ed doesn't change who we are. It's how we behave. So we have to behave like professionals. We have to stop being on the sidelines and actually get in and play the game. When it comes to health care, sit at the right board tables, be confident and comfortable calling out local docs, countable care organizations, insurers, and letting them know the role and the value that we provide. Speaker 1 (17:57): Yeah. Perfect. Couldn't have said it better. Excellent. Now, you know, this whole month is all about small business or not small business, but about businesses, entrepreneurship. And, you know, in speaking, before we went on the air, we were saying how important small businesses and entrepreneurship is to I think bringing back this country after hopefully as COVID starts to recede. So can you talk a little bit more about that? Speaker 2 (18:27): Yeah. I mean, you see it in every industry, that's entrepreneurship, these are where the new ideas, the crazy ideas and small businesses have the opportunity, the luxury to be savvy and make quick changes in what they do. COVID sore that, I mean, who were the first folks to suddenly provide telehealth services? It wasn't the big corporate or hospital run facilities. It was the savvy small businesses who were able to flip their operations overnight and suddenly implement telehealth. And of course that led the way for everyone else being able to follow. So I think COVID helped to prove it and show that that is the way that the world works. Entrepreneurship, small businesses seems to drive innovation. I think now in the world of physical therapy, we are seeing major challenges with reimbursement and payment. I personally, and a big fan of my moving towards value-based payment. Speaker 2 (19:24): I really despise the whole, you know, the more you do, the more you get paid, I would much rather the, we are paid to keep or get our patients healthy and have good outcomes and just find the journey to get there. But I think it's small businesses that had the opportunity to, to take on risk and try different ways, whether it's with employers or whether it's with healthcare insurance, healthcare insurance companies like go to these different organizations and pitch, then pitch different ideas. Now you're going to get turned down probably 90% of the time. That's okay. But then you're going to find little pilots and you're going to find opportunities. And even when I look around the country, now I hear from colleagues and peers who are like, oh, I'm in this kind of financial model where we're doing health screenings and we're just taking care of the lives. And someone else says, oh, we've got a subscription paced program to keep people moving. So there's different pilots going on. And it's small business that has the ability to be innovative and do those that then we can ultimately model after. So I think any way we can small support small businesses is going to be helpful for the future of their proficiency. Speaker 1 (20:39): Yeah. And I love that. You said they could be more innovative and nimble and, and that's true. That's true. Most entrepreneurs because they don't have to go through a million different boards and get approval from XYZ. They could say, well, this is what I'm seeing in the market. This is what our clients want. So let's try it. Speaker 2 (20:59): Exactly, exactly. And you can do it at a clinic level. You can do it at company level. You can do it with, oh, let's try this program at this clinic and see if it works. And yeah, you can be very savvy and very timing and get these things done quickly. It's small business might not have all the resources and may not have whether that's financial or brains like people power, but usually entrepreneurs are pretty savvy about finding solutions to some of those challenges and problems. And that's where the likes of PPS and a PTA can be really helpful because it's pretty easy to find other people with that business or entrepreneurial ship desires that can come together and help each other. Yeah, Speaker 1 (21:41): I agree. And now, you know, as we're talking about business and you have a thriving business at this point, but what were the challenges of your business and a view as an entrepreneur now, I think you mentioned one of them earlier being, having no idea what financial statements were, I'd say that's a challenge. But for people listening for who might be maybe wanting to dip their feet into the entrepreneurial pond, so to speak, what are some challenges that came up for you and what did you do to overcome them? Speaker 2 (22:21): As you said, that I started writing out a list of challenges because I've made a lot of mistakes. I've had many challenges. I heard an interesting quote. I read an interesting quote today, actually. If I could have my time again, what would I make? All the mistakes, same mistakes. Yeah, I would, I would've just done them a lot sooner. So I could've got the mistakes out of the way earlier, but I think some of the challenges, a lot of the challenges were with delegation and leading things go, it's very hard to step away from patient care when that's something that you're very comfortable with and you think you're good at so managing time and I hear that coming up a lot with business owners, how much, you know, should I treat patients or not, not, there's no right answer there. You know, it depends what makes you happy. Speaker 2 (23:06): And it depends what you enjoy doing. So delegation was a big pot. Someone else told me the other day, I liked this quote as well. You know, you're delegating enough. If you want to have a growing business that if three times a day, you cringe now you cringe because you had given something, a project or a task or something to do at work to someone else so that they have the opportunity to grow and evolve. But you cringe because you look at them doing it and thinking, oh, I could do it a little bit faster. I could do it a little bit better, or I might do it a different way, but that's okay. And you have to get to that stage of going like, you know, you could call it 80 20 rule, but that rule of going like it's, it's actually a gift to be out on power and allow other people to grow and evolve. Speaker 2 (23:53): So learning how to manage that can be had the culture things interesting. When you've got a very small practice, the culture just happens automatically and you have this amazing culture as a practice grows and evolves. You have to become much more disciplined and diligent about how to actually execute on maintaining and having a great culture. So something you have to be aware of putting the systems in place as you grow and evolve, the more systems you have in the place in place, the smoother things can run. And it creates actually a structure, a structure that actually allows innovation and allows people to be creative, but they've got the walls and the guidelines of how to do that in a safe way. So I don't know, those are the key things that came to mind for me. You know, it really comes back to managing your time, how you delegate, how you let go of things. Speaker 2 (24:47): You got to keep becoming more and more humble that every year I realized how much I don't know. And it just seems to be almost, it's like my list of things I don't know, actually is increasing. So I'm not sure if I'm just getting older and losing my memory, or if I'm just becoming more aware of how clueless I am, but I guess I'm comfortable owning that at the stage. So I think, and being comfortable with who you are and your own skin, you definitely have to work on yourself a lot, take care of yourself a lot and and be very mindful of what you need as a person, if you want to be a leader in an organization. Speaker 1 (25:20): And what is your advice to maintain culture as your company grows? Because that's like you said, I'm really glad you brought that up because people join your company because of the culture. And if you grow and you let it go, or something happens, then people are going to leave. So how did, how did you do that? How did, what is your company culture and how did you maintain it? Speaker 2 (25:44): I liked the question. What is your company culture? Because I mean, I think of our culture is a very much like work hard, play hard, definitely a lot of fundraising up a lot of philanthropy, a lot of giving back to the community. Now, maybe what would happen 15 years ago, it would have been like, Hey, let's all dress down this month for this great organization and get together and do a 5k for them. And they will go out to her via what's. The net would stay the same for a great culture and getting to know people as individuals now, as with a larger organization, we have to be much more diligent about or more mindful about hearing from all of our people who should we dress down for and choose carefully based on the feedback and then communicated appropriately, have some PR involved the social media, making sure everything's much more streamlined. Speaker 2 (26:38): So all of the good happens, but it just takes a lot more work. It just doesn't happen quite so easily. So you just have to put the work into it determining what kind of feel you want it, social events, what kind of behavior expect again, you know, speaking your late leadership, how you act at a holiday party or at a social event is going to have a big impact on what your organization is like. And if you want to dress up like a pirate and dance around, which is what I do then yeah. You're going to create a different kind of culture to someone who's going to come across in a different way. So you just gotta be really mindful that as you grow, people are watching you and how you behave and that's going to drive it a lot of the culture. Speaker 1 (27:20): Yeah. I think that's thanks for elaborating on that because I feel like that's a piece of the entrepreneurial pie that often doesn't get addressed. Speaker 2 (27:30): I agree. I think especially if you have a smaller company as that grows, you think you can, it's easy to forget about culture because it almost seems fun and that is fun. And it almost seems like, is it silly that we're talking about what events or what we're going to do to build culture, what team building things, but it's really, really important because your people are everything. And if we're, I always just say to my stuff, sometimes people say to me, what do you actually do? And I'm like, really my job is to keep you all happy. That's really all it comes down to because when you're happy, you'll give good care. If you're miserable, the care you give sucks. If you're happy, you give good care. And if you happy you'll stay. So my job is to keep everyone here simply saying Speaker 1 (28:16): You're the C H O chief happiness officer officer. Exactly. Pretty much. Yeah. Well, that's a great title. Actually. You should put that on your cards. Bring that up to PPS. Ask how, asked how many businesses in PPS have a chief happiness officer. Yeah. And see, see what we can see what shakes out on that one. But yeah, I, thanks for elaborating on that. I just really wanted the listeners to understand that your business is more than dollars and cents Speaker 2 (28:48): Completely, completely. And if it was just business dollars and saints, it would be kind of boring. I do think it's wonderful. Seeing the PTs, who own practices, they do it with no matter what the size you do. It, we all love people and making people happy and better. And whether you're their employer or their physical therapist, it's not that much different. Speaker 1 (29:09): Right. Absolutely. And now before we wrap things up, what are the key takeaways you want the listeners to come away with with R D from our discussion today? Speaker 2 (29:19): I would say that get comfortable with the word money. I know I'm going to go straight to business. It's not a bad word. It's not a bad word. And as PTs, we don't like talking about it. Oh, I don't want to talk about my salary or I don't want to do this, or I think I should get paid more, but I don't really want to understand it. Like, it's just, just think of money is just one of the things that helps us actually actually be able to evolve as a profession and serve more people in our communities. I don't know if that came across very professionally or not, but I do think people should be comfortable with it. Be proud of what you do. And when someone at the local bub you're a barbecue, or when you're grilling with friends, complaints to you about your back, their back pain, help them and tell them what you do and make sure they get the care they need. And don't sit back and, and let them have to try to figure it out on their own. And and just be curious about learning more about business. It's not scary and it will help. The more you understand, you'll have more control over the decisions you make. And I actually think you become a better clinician because you're more mindful of the value of the services that you're providing. Speaker 1 (30:32): Excellent. And where can people find you if they want to get in touch? Do they have questions? They want to learn more about your business? Speaker 2 (30:39): Pretty easy to find live up in little road, mighty Rhode Island. We like to call it. So email's the easiest way. You've I, and through my practice, performance PT, R i.com. You'll find me on Facebook and on Twitter as well. I'm not as savvy on social media, some of you, but I love getting emails from people and helping other PT students, practice owners, different kinds of business owners out there. Speaker 1 (31:06): Great. And we'll have the link to your website at our website at podcast at healthy, wealthy, smart.com in the show notes for this show. So people can one click and get straight to your website to see what your business is all about. And if they have any questions, like Michelle said, highly encourage you reaching out to her and emailing her to ask questions. That's what we are here for. And Michelle before. Last question is knowing where you are now in your life and career. What advice would you give yourself as a new grad? Speaker 2 (31:39): Well, that's a good question. What advice would I give myself as a new grad who as a new grad, I would just as a new grad, I would say, believe in yourself earlier and address the fears that you have of your lack of knowledge and your inability to do things. So, yeah. Maybe make your mistakes earlier. Michelle is what I want to say. Speaker 1 (32:06): Excellent advice. Well, thank you so much for coming on for our month of business. And of course, we'll see you in a couple of weeks at our business round table, which will be on the 27th of July. Think at 8:00 PM Eastern standard time where it will be you and Eric and mellow and Josh funk and Shantay Cofield AKA the movement. Maestro people probably know her better with her Twitter, with her Instagram handle than her actual name. But I'm really looking forward to that. I think we'll a really robust conversation because we've got just like PPS, we've got those four different personas, totally nailed down. We've got your solo preneur, we've got your more traditional PT practice, which is Michelle's. We've got a newer grad with an, a growing practice in Josh and we've got a non traditional PT. So working as a physical therapist, but not with patients in Shantay. So and that was total coincidence. I didn't even know that when I plan this out. Perfect. So I'm really looking forward to it. Speaker 2 (33:15): So, and I just think it's really cool when you get these different kinds of business owners who are PTs and all different kinds of businesses. It's awesome. Yeah. Speaker 1 (33:24): Yeah. We'll have a nice, a nice step meeting of the minds. So everybody definitely sign up for that. And the link for that is also in the show notes for our round table. So Michelle, thank you so much for coming on and I hope to see you hope to see you soon. I hope to see you too. Speaker 2 (33:41): Karen. Thank you so much. Of Speaker 1 (33:43): Course. And everyone, thanks for listening. Have a great couple of days and stay healthy, wealthy and smart.  

In the first episode of the #BetterFaster Summer Series, Dr. Michelle Collie is joined by 5 different types of movement experts to discuss ways to prevent injuries during your summer activities. Performance Physical Therapy's Dr. Dave Pavao plays Fact or Fiction with Michelle to shed light on how the pandemic impacted our health, whether it be the through the added “Covid 19 pounds” or “Coronasomnia” sleep issues and gives advice on how to combat them. University Orthopedics' Dr. Ramin Tabaddor explains the different orthopedic injuries he's seen in the past year due to the changes in people's routines from the pandemic and gives his advice on how to prevent injuries like ‘Peloton hip'. PPT Physical Therapist Dr. Kevin Alexander shares his go-to warmups for golfers and ways to keep your back healthy if you've picked up golf for the first time. PPT Athletic Trainer Jen Gallant gives insight and guidance on how to help your middle school or high school athletes after this difficult season and how to prepare them for the upcoming season. Finally, Rhode Runner's Patrick Moulton offers his advice on running techniques and how to choose the right running shoe that works for you.

#034 – This week's guest is Patricia Wagner and she's going to talk about how myofascial release therapy can be a helpful complement to a health journey.  Patricia is a Myofascial Release Practitioner, a licensed massage therapist and a licensed physical therapist assistant.  Together, she and her husband combined have more than 50 years of experience in myofascial release and run their practice, Performance Physical Therapy, just north of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.You can find Patricia online at her website at Performance Physical Therapy  https://myofascialreleasepittsburgh.comPlease join Heather Richardson and Quest for Healing's Host Kerstin Ramstrom every Tuesday at 1pm ET on Clubhouse in the Medical Medium Wellness Club for a LIVE conversation on a variety of health and wellness topics.  THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!  If you have been enjoying Quest for Healing, please hit subscribe so that you don't miss an episode!  Also, please leave a review on Apple Podcasts or your podcast provider.  The Quest for Healing Podcast is hosted by Kerstin Ramstrom.  For more information about Kerstin and her health coaching practice, Carefully Healing, please find her atCarefullyHealing.com  Facebook at Carefully HealingInstagram @CarefullyHealingWithKerstinYouTube at Carefully Healing with KerstinIf you want save up to 25% off supplements that you're taking every day, check out Wellevate in the Resources section of my website at CarefullyHealing.com/Resources and go to the Wellevate section. Shipping is FREE for orders over $49, US only. ($)

Another podcast, another classic, it's all we do folks! This week we had one of the most respected names in all of Tactical Performance and Physical Therapy, Dr. Jason Mitchler @jasonmitchler  Jason is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and director of operations at the William J. Hybl Sports Medicine and Performance Center in Colorado Springs. Are you jealous? Because we're jealous. J ason was also one of the key minds behind the THOR3 program that was the first holistic and all encompassing physical readiness and rehabilitation interventions in tactical populations.  A big shout out and thank you to Jason for coming on. During the time of this recording, he was actually missing his beloved Packers trouncing the Los Angeles Rams. Rodgers for MVP but Brady for Superbowl MVP, right Jason?  3:07 - The Jason Mitchler Story: fresh face into the army all the way to THOR3 and Pentagon life  6:35 - Jason’s pièce de résistance: the THOR3 Project  16:08 - Integrating Physical and Psychological Preparedness in Tactical Performance  22:26 - The most common injuries Jason saw in his time with THOR3 and root causes  25:38 - Civilian injuries, causes, and possible workarounds  33:19 - Pieces of advice to our younger selves  37:38 - Questions from the audience aka Mr. Gunshow and friends  58:25 - To play us out, Jason Mitchler’s Decree: the one exercise that must go

Social Justice Lessons from Roger Williams by Dr. Lisa VanHoose Keynote Presentation at the Northeast Regional Virtual Annual Conference  Michelle Collie is CEO of Performance Physical Therapy and APTA President of Rhode Island introduces keynote speaker Lisa VanHoose. During the conference, Michelle will be speaking on the “Telehealth Panel: The Role of Telehealth in the Future of Our Profession.” Lisa VanHoose is an Associate Professor and Program Director in the Physical Therapy Department at the University of Louisiana Monroe. She speaks on “Social Injustice Lessons We Learn from Roger Williams.”  She focuses on the “Five Principles of Social Injustice” by Roger Williams AccessEquityDiversity ParticipationHuman Rights  Mic Drop “If you know better, do better.” – Lisa VanHoose

Social Justice Lessons from Roger Williams by Dr. Lisa VanHoose Keynote Presentation at the Northeast Regional Virtual Annual Conference Michelle Collie is CEO of Performance Physical Therapy and APTA President of Rhode Island introduces keynote speaker Lisa VanHoose. During the conference, Michelle will be speaking on the “Telehealth Panel: The Role of Telehealth in the Future of Our Profession.” Lisa VanHoose is an Associate Professor and Program Director in the Physical Therapy Department at the University of Louisiana Monroe. She speaks on “Social Injustice Lessons We Learn from Roger Williams.” She focuses on the “Five Principles of Social Injustice” by Roger Williams * Access* Equity* Diversity * Participation* Human Rights Mic Drop “If you know better, do better.” – Lisa VanHoose

Social Justice Lessons from Roger Williams by Dr. Lisa VanHoose Keynote Presentation at the Northeast Regional Virtual Annual Conference  Michelle Collie is CEO of Performance Physical Therapy and APTA President of Rhode Island introduces keynote speaker Lisa VanHoose. During the conference, Michelle will be speaking on the “Telehealth Panel: The Role of Telehealth in the Future of Our Profession.” Lisa VanHoose is an Associate Professor and Program Director in the Physical Therapy Department at the University of Louisiana Monroe. She speaks on “Social Injustice Lessons We Learn from Roger Williams.” She focuses on the “Five Principles of Social Injustice” by Roger Williams * Access* Equity* Diversity * Participation* Human Rights Mic Drop “If you know better, do better.” - Lisa VanHoose

Social Justice Lessons from Roger Williams by Dr. Lisa VanHoose Keynote Presentation at the Northeast Regional Virtual Annual Conference  Michelle Collie is CEO of Performance Physical Therapy and APTA President of Rhode Island introduces keynote speaker Lisa VanHoose. During the conference, Michelle will be speaking on the “Telehealth Panel: The Role of Telehealth in the Future of Our Profession.” Lisa VanHoose is an Associate Professor and Program Director in the Physical Therapy Department at the University of Louisiana Monroe. She speaks on “Social Injustice Lessons We Learn from Roger Williams.”  She focuses on the “Five Principles of Social Injustice” by Roger Williams AccessEquityDiversity ParticipationHuman Rights  Mic Drop “If you know better, do better.” - Lisa VanHoose

Social Justice Lessons from Roger Williams by Dr. Lisa VanHoose Keynote Presentation at the Northeast Regional Virtual Annual Conference  Michelle Collie is CEO of Performance Physical Therapy and APTA President of Rhode Island introduces keynote speaker Lisa VanHoose. During the conference, Michelle will be speaking on the “Telehealth Panel: The Role of Telehealth in the Future of Our Profession.” Lisa VanHoose is an Associate Professor and Program Director in the Physical Therapy Department at the University of Louisiana Monroe. She speaks on “Social Injustice Lessons We Learn from Roger Williams.” She focuses on the “Five Principles of Social Injustice” by Roger Williams * Access* Equity* Diversity * Participation* Human Rights Mic Drop “If you know better, do better.” - Lisa VanHoose

Orthopaedics, Breathing, and Communications! Oh My! New England Conference Preview APTA Chapters of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire worked together to create a virtual conference on November 7th for all members for the PT community to attend with programming available until January 31, 2021. Register here. Jay Grimes is faculty member and orthopedic residency director at Sacred Heart University, Angela Campbell is president of the APTA Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Section and Michelle Collie is the president of the RI APTA chapter and CEO of Performance Physical Therapy. Jay, Angela, and Michelle are all speakers at the first Northeast Regional Virtual Conference. Jay and his partners Jason Myerson and Michael Gans started a continuing education platform called Partners 4 Rehab Excellence for young professionals to improve their clinical skills and reasoning. At the conference, Jay will be on a residency and fellowship panel covering the residency experience. Angela will be presenting on a session called the “Science of Breath” which will include the physiology of breathing and the importance of paying attention to breathwork in a patient’ care. Michelle is speaking on the “Role of Telehealth in the Future of Our Profession.” She believes telehealth is an adjunct to our care and gives the opportunity for those people who cannot access a physical therapy clinic to receive care. PARTING SHOT “For a great price, you’re getting 30 different educational sessions, 30 posters and platforms at a very reasonable and cheap price.” – JAY “Masks work. Masks will not drop your oxygen. Coming into this conference, you have got a long time to use this information. Go outside your shell a little bit and try something new.” – ANGELA “Now is the time that our profession has the opportunity to evolve and be the leaders in MSK care as well as all the adjunct areas.” – MICHELLE

Orthopaedics, Breathing, and Communications! Oh My! New England Conference Preview APTA Chapters of Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire worked together to create a virtual conference on November 7th for all members for the PT community to attend with programming available until January 31, 2021. Register here. Jay Grimes is faculty member and orthopedic residency director at Sacred Heart University, Angela Campbell is president of the APTA Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Section and Michelle Collie is the president of the RI APTA chapter and CEO of Performance Physical Therapy. Jay, Angela, and Michelle are all speakers at the first Northeast Regional Virtual Conference. Jay and his partners Jason Myerson and Michael Gans started a continuing education platform called Partners 4 Rehab Excellence for young professionals to improve their clinical skills and reasoning. At the conference, Jay will be on a residency and fellowship panel covering the residency experience. Angela will be presenting on a session called the “Science of Breath” which will include the physiology of breathing and the importance of paying attention to breathwork in a patient’ care. Michelle is speaking on the “Role of Telehealth in the Future of Our Profession.” She believes telehealth is an adjunct to our care and gives the opportunity for those people who cannot access a physical therapy clinic to receive care. PARTING SHOT “For a great price, you’re getting 30 different educational sessions, 30 posters and platforms at a very reasonable and cheap price.” – JAY “Masks work. Masks will not drop your oxygen. Coming into this conference, you have got a long time to use this information. Go outside your shell a little bit and try something new.” – ANGELA “Now is the time that our profession has the opportunity to evolve and be the leaders in MSK care as well as all the adjunct areas.” – MICHELLE

In this episode, Mike and Todd are joined by Mathew Welch, a certified strength and conditioning specialist and certified athletic trainer that works for Performance Physical Therapy and Wellness in the Greenwich, Connecticut office. Mat discusses the importance of conditioning your body for exercise and making sure you're setting appropriate goals in your routines. They review specific exercises and training techniques that anyone can benefit from.

In this week's episode of Optimal Health Uncovered, Todd and Mike discuss the latest updates and trends of the coronavirus pandemic and if there are ways to prevent the coronavirus disease. Todd and Mike talk about how COVID-19 is changing and affecting the medical world, some of their personal experiences during the pandemic, how its changing Performance and the rapid emergence of telehealth and virtual healthcare. They also discuss ways to help prevent contracting the disease, safety measures to protect yourself and others, and what the virus might look like in the future.

In this episode, Todd and Mike discuss golf fitness, being certified Titleist Performance Institute professionals, and golf injuries. Zack Buechner hosts this podcast and asks the questions. Todd, Mike, and Zack cover golf fitness evaluations at Performance and in the clinic and how they approach golf injuries. They review the benefits of having multiple Titleist Performance Institute certified health professionals in the clinic and how they help golfers improve their game.

In this episode, Todd and Mike review health and fitness as it relates to tennis and other racket sport athletes, in the wake of the 2020 Wimbledon tournament cancellation. They are joined by certified RacquetFit professional and athletic trainer Zack Buechner who discusses the RacquetFit process and how it benefits the tennis player. Mike and Todd also cover common types of tennis injuries in the clinic and how you can help prevent those injuries.

In a lead-up to the 2020 Michigan Celebrates Small Business Gala Celebration Jeffrey Mosher spoke with several winning companies from this cycle. Due to the COVID-19, this year’s gala will take place online July 28th! Please visit https://michigancelebrates.org/ Here, he speaks with Jill Marlan who is CEO and Founder of Peak Performance Physical Therapy. PPPT was nominated as a SBDC Best Small Business for 2020! About Peak Performance Physical Therapy Through an advanced integrated approach to minimize or eliminate your pain, Peak Performance Physical Therapy works with you to restore your mobility, strength, flexibility and balance. We know the difficulties that come with minimal function and mobility, so we aim to get our patients back to the things they enjoy in life. From daily movement to activities, work and recreation, we will help you reach your peak! Peak Performance Physical Therapy is dedicated to offering the best in physical therapy services at all three conventionally located clinics around the mid-Michigan area. » Subscribe for More: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX... » Visit MBN website: https://www.michiganbusinessnetwork.com/ MBN ON SOCIAL: MBN YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqNX... Like MBN: https://www.facebook.com/mibiznetwork Follow MBN: https://twitter.com/MIBizNetwork/ MBN Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mibiznetwork/

In this episode, Todd and Mike are joined by Dr. Paul Sethi to discuss anterior cruciate ligaments (ACL) of the knee. Dr. Paul Sethi is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon at the Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Specialists center in Greenwich, Connecticut who specializes in sports medicine, particularly the knee joint as well as the elbow and shoulder. Dr. Sethi graduated from Cornell University and went to medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and has served as a team consultant and assistant team physician to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Lakers, and the University of Southern California football team. He is now a leading orthopedic surgeon in his field, regularly speaking at academic and medical conferences.

Hello friends, welcome to the show! Today we chat with Alyssa Semones. Alyssa is a sports performance physical therapist at Healthy Baller in Rockville, Maryland. We are excited to chat with her, as I have been following her on social media for awhile and I love the content she puts out as a dual strength coach and physical therapist. We also love connecting with athletes and Alyssa fits the bill as she played D1 lacrosse.We are excited to get our Athletes with Asthma course live and online in July. If you or anyone you know struggles with asthma during their sport, this all encompassing course on breathing, nutrition, exercise, mental training and recovery will be your ticket to reversing your symptoms and optimizing. Make sure you check out the show notes to get signed up for updates on the course!Alyssa Semoneshttps://alyssasemonesdpt.com/https://www.instagram.com/alyssasemones.dpt/Athletes With Asthma Course Updateshttps://boldbaseperformance.thinkific.com/courses/athleteswithasthma

In this episode, Todd and Mike are again joined by Performance recovery specialist, Zack Buechner where they discuss cryotherapy and its benefits. They discuss what cryotherapy is and its uses as well as who should avoid cryotherapy. Todd and Mike review some of the literature and research over cryotherapy and how it can improve respiratory function, prevent disease, and boost the immune system. Cryotherapy and its effect on hormone and cortisol levels are also reviewed in this episode.

Micah Kust PT, DPT, ATC, CSCS is a performance physical therapist at Force Physical Therapy who works with athletes from the NFL to the US Sailing Team. In this episode, Cameron, Sam, and Micah discuss the difference between performance and traditional rehab, the most difficult aspects of working with professional athletes, Micah's role during NFL Combine prep, Micah's experience with the US Sailing team, and how to return athletes back to sports after injury.

In this episode of Optimal Health Uncovered, Todd and Mike discuss the top 4 most common injuries in sports and how to prevent them or take care of them. 1. Low back pain 2. Knee Injuries such as patellofemoral syndrome and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears 3. Shoulder injuries such as subacromial pain syndrome 4. Overuse injuries such as medial or lateral epicondylitis (golfers elbow or tennis elbow)

In this episode, Todd and Mike are joined by their first podcast guest - Zack Buechner. Zack is an athletic trainer certified and an expert in recovery, specifically in sauna heat therapies. He joins the podcast to review the benefits of saunas and how they incorporate them into their practice. Mike discusses types of heat therapy such as paraffin baths, infrared saunas, traditional saunas and steam saunas as well as their many benefits including lowering cholesterol, decreasing hypertension (high blood pressure), reducing risk of depression, combating disease and improving or enhancing immune function. Zack and Mike discuss the variety of studies done on saunas and how they are being used in Finland as well as time and temperature recommendations. Exercise and training inside saunas is also discussed.

In this episode, Todd and Mike are joined by guest Zack Buechner who helps offer insights into the 4 pillars of Optimal Health (Nutrition, Stress, Recovery, and Exercise). Zack is a certified athletic trainer and the Recovery Specialist at Performance. Todd and Mike review each pillar in broad strokes to explain to importance of the balance. Todd, Mike, and Zack detail their own experiences and personal tips and tricks to balance the 4 pillars.

In this introduction episode, Todd and Mike talk a little about themselves and why they created a podcast about optimal health. They take us through a brief history of Performance as a company and how they came to work together.

Dr. Michelle Collie is joined by Neil D. Steinberg, President & CEO, Rhode Island Foundation, and Dr. Brian Hay, Community and Athletic Development Officer at Performance Physical Therapy. They discuss the mission of the Rhode Island Foundation and how the upcoming 19K fits into it and their push to give back to the community. https://rifoundation.org/

Season 3 of the Performance Physical Therapy #BetterFaster Podcast kicks off with three great guests! Dr. Michelle Collie is joined by three head coaches from Brown University. Todd Beckerman, men's wrestling, Lucie Schmidhauser, women's tennis, and Felix Mercado, men's and women's water polo. They discuss how they are coaching from a distance and how the athletes are dealing with training and distance learning at this time.

Mike Reinold, physical therapist aficionado, joins the show today to talk about systems, principle-based training, how to execute a Performance Physical Therapy model, his approach of Restore-Optimize-Enhance, and breaking down how to progress a specific movement with regard to mobility, control, and load. Mike appropriately sums up his unique 20-year career into 3 stages: restoring injured athletes, optimizing healthy athletes, and working with gen pop clients. Mike is President and Co-Founder of Champion PT and Performance out of Waltham, MA. With experience spread across physical therapy, athletic training, strength training, professional baseball, and gen pop clients, Mike has an extremely unique perspective in the field and has the ability to integrate aspects of various disciplines to help both injured and healthy individuals. Mike and I kick things off talking about bridging the gap between physical therapy and sports performance. Mike discusses the fact that many collegiate organizations and even professional organizations do not facilitate collaboration between the rehabilitation and sports performance training departments. Specifically, Mike indicates that the majority of PTs focus on getting the athlete to where they were prior to an injury, which is probably a crappy place to be. PTs/Strength Coaches need to focus on getting them healthy and then continuing to optimize their movement and performance. Mike then discusses how they accomplish this at Champion PT and Performance. His model begins by identifying what is “broken” and what is suboptimal. Most often there is no major injury to the client’s chief complaint, and it is commonly an arbitrary issue like shoulder pain. This leads to identifying suboptimal areas, and when the client is ready to go under load, Mike moves them to the gym and communicates with the strength coaches about what needs work. The strength coaches will then build off Mike’s recommendations and take the client through their own assessment, which may lead back to physical therapy if necessary. We then dive into the systems that Champion has built for their thought processes. This includes patient assessment, programming, treatment plans, and techniques. Mike specifies that these are mostly philosophies and can be compared to recipes. Each coach and therapist at Champion uses these recipes but changes the ingredients based on the person in front of them. These systems are now available through the Champion Performance Specialist Certification (https://mikereinold.com/performance-therapy-and-training-specialist/) . From there Mike walks us through his system for shoulder health and discusses the relationship between mobility, control, and load. Mobility has many misconceptions in the industry, but this may involve manual therapy or various other techniques for Mike. Next is control, which is turning on and controlling muscles. This may include isolated strengthening and dynamic stability. From there they move on to loading, which is programmed strength training. Lastly, we dive more into testing mobility, establishing a red and green zone for a joint, and how to increase the green zone and utilize more exercises in the weight room. Mike refers to the Corrective Exercise Bell Curve. 20% of the time you’ll nail it, 20% of the time you’ll make it worse, and the middle 60% of the time you’ll get transient results. Enjoy and hit that subscribe button if you learned a thing or two. Episode Highlights: 3:15 – Mike’s Background 7:30 – Blending performance and physical therapy 12:15 – The Champion PT model 19:00 – Champion’s systemized thought processes 22:00 – Champion Performance Specialist 26:30 – The importance of mentorship 30:00 – Mike’s shoulder recipe 40:30 - Mobility and the Corrective Exercise Bell Curve 48:30 - Mike’s Recommended Resources Links and stuff: Mike Reinold: www.mikereinold.com...

This week, Dr. Mike Glassman, Physical Therapist at our Pawtucket clinic, sits with Dr. Michelle Collie to discuss football. Mike discusses his journey playing football, how he became a physical therapist, common football injuries, the importance of proper recovery, and shares his advice to students on the best way they can stay in shape during the off season.

On this episode of the Healthy, Wealthy and Smart Podcast, I welcome Dr. Michelle Collie on the show to discuss the importance of outcomes and how they can make a difference in your practice. Michelle became the owner of Performance Physical Therapy. Under Michelle’s leadership, Performance has grown to a practice with 13 locations in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and over 200 employees.   In this episode, we discuss: What is the definition of outcomes as it relates to physical therapy. How to use patient outcomes and business outcomes to drive your business forward Using outcomes data to increase your referrals A sneak peek into Michelle’s keynote speech at The Outcomes Summit And so much more!   Resources:   The Outcomes Summit: Use the discount code LITZY Performance Physical Therapy Performance PT on Facebook Performance PT on Twitter Performance PT on Instagram   For More on Dr. Collie:   Born and raised on a sheep farm in New Zealand, Dr Michelle Collie spent her childhood years training pet sheep, riding motorbikes, and eating enough lamb to last a lifetime. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Physiotherapy from the University of Otago in 1994 then moved to Rhode Island due to the United States Physical Therapy shortage. In 2003 while pursuing a Master of Science and Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Massachusetts General Hospital’s Institute of Health Care Professionals, Michelle became the owner of Performance Physical Therapy. Under Michelle’s leadership, Performance has grown to a practice with 13 locations in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and over 200 employees.   Michelle is an APTA member and serves as the chair of the private practice PR and Marketing committee. Performance Physical Therapy has received a number of awards over the years for its business success and philanthropy, the highlight being the recipient of the 2014 Jane L Snyder, Private Practice of the Year. She is a board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist    Read the full transcript below:   Karen:                         00:00   Hey Michelle, welcome back to the cloud cast. I'm happy to have you back. Michelle:                      00:04               It's great to be here. Karen, thank you for having me. Karen:                         00:07               Of course. So today we're going to talk about outcomes, specifically outcomes within your clinic and with your patients. But I think before we get into the meat of this talk, I would love to hear from you what your definition of outcomes is. Michelle:                      00:24               Well, um, hopefully I'm not quoted by the Webster dictionary or anyone else out there, but for me in my practice is a physical therapist. To me, outcomes of the results that are numbers and they could mean practice management outcomes such as how many patients we see visits in an episode in here. They could be outcomes related to patient satisfaction such as your net promoter score or how many Google reviews did you get. Or they could also be clinical outcomes based on such things as the specific clinical outcomes means, Mitt measures that we use, whether it's related to the Oswestry or a disability scales. So those are just examples of some of the outcomes. But I think outcomes are like the results, tangible numbers of behind them. So you can actually give some, um, objective measures behind what these outcomes are. Karen:                         01:19               Right. And you S uh, I like that you kind of put those outcomes into different categories because when I hear outcomes I just get incredibly overwhelmed and think, well there's, there could be so many. Right? So thanks. No. So now we kind of have a defined how do we measure outcomes within our practice? And maybe you can give some examples of what you guys do, but is there, do you have any standardized ways that you are measuring these different outcomes? Michelle:                      01:50               So again, we can classify it into different ways and I will bring out one, one methodology actually is when it comes to practice management outcomes, that's something you hear often, especially with the benchmarking program that happens through the private practice section. We start looking at outcomes and using numbers to benchmark against each other. And those are things such as, um, how many, how many visits in an episode of care or how much revenue do you gain per patient visit? So these are things that are very much financial and operational defined and how you figure out business wise how well you're doing. So that's one side I'm going to flip to the other side, which I think is much more exciting to talk about for most people and that's actually our clinical outcomes. How good a job or how well are we doing when it comes to treating our patients? Michelle:                      02:47               And there's such a drive now to looking at our outcomes as far as our clinical outcomes and what does that truly mean? Does that mean that my practice or Misa physical therapists get someone better and less visits or at least amount of time or with more intervention or different combination when, how much better do we get someone? So the outcomes to me relate around time, which could also be actual number of visits or encounters and also is how much bitter someone gets. If I'm treating a runner and they, our goal is, Hey, I want to run a marathon in four hours, am I being sucks? Can I get them back to being able to do that? And can I do that just as well as not just the next physical therapist, but other fitness, health care provider, whoever that is. And how can these outcomes? Michelle:                      03:42               So how do measuring outcomes help to drive your practice? So I guess this is a really, what you're counting down to was the why. Why bother doing this? And so yeah, this is getting to the why, which is the most fundamental part is by measuring our outcomes and helps us differentiate. Now when we can differentiate ourselves, it makes it easier to do marketing and that marketing can, it can impact us in different ways. We can use it to market to get more patients. We can use it to negotiate, which is marketing messaging with a payer, whether that's an insurance company or whether someone's paying cash for services that we now have outcomes, which is data to help him messaging and differentiate, here's what I can do or my practice can do. Um, so I think there's many different levels, um, that it relates to, but it's all comes back to marketing and messaging and being able to differentiate and communicate to the consumer and will the payer about what our services can provide. Michelle:                      04:54               And can you give an example of how you, you and your practice might use your outcomes to market and you can choose if you want to market to a payer market to the general public, I'll let you choose. So we've done a whole bunch of things that our practice and hit a lot of success. Um, one is marketing and this is probably the easiest one for people to understand marketing to physicians. So with the data that we have, I can go to a physician [inaudible] physician group and say, Hey, here are end results. If you, when you refer a patient to us, we're going to get them this much theatre and here's what the national benchmarks are. So we're actually proving to you that we're going to get the results that you want and guess what? I can and we're actually gonna do it at least visits and what the national standards are. Michelle:                      05:51               Now I can compare as cells to um, we, I compare as to practice nationally or regionally or even over time. Look, we put these new systems in place or we started try needling or using this new blood flow restrictive therapy or whatever modalities or treatment methodologies we're using and say, because of this, now we're now we have the data to show how much better we're getting patients. And then for us it's actually really helped to Provo provide actually data to referral sources and they can actually say, Oh, so we're going to seam patients to you because you're actually going to provide solutions and get our patients better. It's not just about the fact that Oh, you've got more clinics or you are open on Saturday mornings and no one else is, or you had fancy equipment. I mean these are true differentiators, not just things we can do to make ourselves look better. Michelle:                      06:50               I think that's the big thing. I think, you know, years ago I always used to think that marketing and promoting your practice was just simply about relationships. And if people like you, they'll send you patients and patients like you, they'll come back to see you and all those. Although those things are true too a little bit when you've actually got the data behind you and really meant, helps you tell a story and say, Hey, this is why we should be treating your patients or to the general public. This is why you should be coming to physical therapy to help with your back pain or your ankle sprain or your pelvic health problem or your dizziness. You've got the numbers to show that we will get you better. Karen:                         07:31               Yeah, and I think it's great to use numbers because these are our facts, right? You're not fudging these numbers. This is the actual data that is coming out of your clinic. So I think it's great to be able to then instead of just have the data and say, Oh great, look what we did. But you want to use those outcomes in order to market your clinic. Michelle:                      07:56               Exactly. And I think the other nice side about it as when you're using the data to market, it actually changes the culture within your clinic and within your practice. Karen:                         08:07               That was literally my next question was how did outcomes affect that people working day to day in your practice? Michelle:                      08:13               Yeah, well I think it's really helped to make us practice and every visit make all of our clinicians and their patient care coordinators and our assistance and our exercise specialists realize, yes, we're very concerned about customer service and giving, um, you know, having beautiful clinics and all of these other aspects. But at the end of the day, we need to make sure that every moment we're spending with patients is designed to get them back to be doing the things they want to do in this got a show in the data. Yeah. And I think it's helped to really drive our clinic and the kind of care that we're providing. So it's not just about, Oh, I'll collect the data and now I'm going to get paid more by an insurance company. Or now people are going to come and see us or doctors or refer. It actually drives the culture within a clinic to ensure that you, I always feel like we've got rid of complacency which can sometimes creep and practices. Yeah. And how do, Karen:                         09:14               how do you use this, the outcomes data to kind of align with your vision or the or the mission of your practice? What would you say to other clinicians when it comes to aligning the data with the mission and vision? Michelle:                      09:30               Well, I think that's really a great point you bring up because people often say, well how do you know what to measure and why are you doing this? And I think it always starts with your strategic plan and figuring out, first of all, what is your purpose? Which is like your greater good. Why do you, why you in practice and what's it all about? And then thinking, okay, well then what's their, what's their mission, what are EMV values? And once you figured those things out, then you can challenge yourself and say, well how am I going to prove it and how am I going to measure it? So that when someone says to me, Oh, your purpose is about having a healthy, fulfilling the film happy community, and you're helping your community to be in that way, how are you going to truly measure that? Michelle:                      10:13               That's what you're doing? So I think you have to start with that strategic over powering, look at your vision, your mission, your values and names going on. How am I going to measure that and not the other way round. Mmm. We see like, yes, we're going to look after our community and then we're going to use innovative results given here and now it's like, well, how are we going to prove that? I'm like, the only way you can prove that you're getting results driven, innovative care is by showing the data because otherwise it's just talk [inaudible]. Karen:                         10:48               Yeah, yeah. No, that's great. As you're saying this, I'm thinking about my mission for my company and like, Hmm, yeah, okay, Michelle:                      10:59               how am I going to measure this now? And it's not, you're not going to come up with it overnight and there's no perfect way to do it because this is quite a new area for physical therapists or we're only just part of this evolving healthcare environment where payments changing and with payment changes the messaging of how we're promoting what we do, but it is turning into much more a shift away from fee for service and much more to say like we're paying for the outcomes or the experience, not how many visits or how many units of charge per visit or how many visits and an episodic here we should be advocating improving our stamps for our outcomes. Neat. Good. The only way we can do that as some health, pulling out what clinical outcomes and how we're gonna measure those and basic jet. Karen:                         11:50               Yeah. And how do your outcomes from clinic aligned with Michelle:                      11:54               your vision and your mission? Like what is the mission of your clinic and how do you, how do your outcomes revolve around that? The way our mission is about providing innovative, results-driven, physical therapy services for a community. And the way that we measure the outcomes is that our goal is to get, use the hashtag better, faster. So we're all about getting people better, more better, and doing it in the least number of visits we possibly can. Now it's interesting because there's many practices out there, and I'm often challenged by this and this is where I butt heads with media, other people in private practice and like, but we get paid per visit. Why would you want to see people enlist visits? And I've had some really fun heated debates with some colleagues and peers over this Mike. But if we can do it and least visits, isn't that the right thing to do? Michelle:                      12:45               And then doesn't then allow us to advocate and, and, and prove ourselves and our value. And they're like, what? How can you afford to do that? Because you're basically sacrificing money because you're going to do it and least visits. So it's been a fun debate to have because we've had it now for many years. And I think the ties of changing, because I've been now in a position to actually go to payers and insurance companies and actually hit the data and say, look, we are doing at least visits. So let's talk about how we do some cost sharings. Let's talk about different ways to reimburse because we're doing it and at least visits and uncles to go to the outcomes to show that we're getting people just as bitter or more. That's really poor English with that. So I came up here. Yeah, that's okay. We get the gist of it. Michelle:                      13:35               So one of your outcome measures might be how many visits are in an episode of care? So we had the keys that we use, we use visits in an episode of care and the other one we use is the clinical more clinical um, change. So traditionally we've used photo focused on therapeutic outcomes of your system. Um, which has been great because that will, that will differentiate patients based on payer, um, diagnosis, body part, all of these things. So we can say, Hey, for a bag spine or all the Pedic on Euro or upper extremity, here's how, here's the change that we're getting in function and we can actually beat back and compare ourselves to other practices both in our region and nationally as well. You can do, it's an interesting time because now with MIPS and again I realized the assaults and people out there who don't know if MIPS are going to happen and we still don't have a lot of final rules, but again, we're still in with Mets. We're still using different, um, standardized clinical outcome tools that we're all very familiar with and I'm looking at opportunities to benchmark not just against it within their own practices, but between each other's practices as well. Karen:                         14:54               Yeah, I think that's great. I love looking at it that way of, of figuring out your mission and then how are you going to measure it and then taking those measurements and using it for a whole bunch of different things. Michelle:                      15:07               Well, I think that to me that's been the most interesting thing in our practice. It's, we've got this mission and a vision, which is what you have to start with. And your purpose. We've created the tools to measure it well. We've figured out what tools and how to measure it and it's, it's really helped evolve the culture of that practice. It's helped us with how we onboard our staff. It's helped us with how we recruit new people. It's helped us when we take on students. So it's had a big impact on every part of their practice. And, um, rather than just, you know, how just rather than just how we treat a patient, an everything embodied bodied, everything. Karen:                         15:47               That's awesome. And now you had mentioned photo and coming up in October, October 23rd to the 25th, and Knoxville, Tennessee is the outcomes summit. Uh, and you are one of the keynote speakers. So can you give us just a little sneak peek, a little taste of what your keynote speech is going to be about? Michelle:                      16:07               Well, so the keynote speak is all about on marketing with outcomes data, helping people understand the value, um, for outcomes data. When marketing your practice, I'll use my personal story because I think it helps to show that I'm, you know, really at the end of the day, just a little farm girl from a very remote part of the world. And um, so if, if I can use data to Mark it with anybody can, and I also like to talk a lot about the fear because I think there's a lot of fear out there. PTs are often scared. One of my deck data doesn't show what I want it to show. Karen:                         16:44               Right? Then what happens Michelle:                      16:46               then what happens? So yeah, that's like the million dollar question. And then what happens is people run away from fear and then they don't do it and so they're not moving forward. So I definitely had plenty of fears when I first started put up though the date and say what a for not as good as we think we are. Well, I find it interesting that it's really abandoned teach and if you're following what your purpose and your mission is and the results are going to happen because this changes all of the messaging and it impacts your entire culture. But I think it's a journey of how to address the fear of what if my data isn't as good as what I think it can be. Because when it comes to marketing, yeah, I can have beautiful brushers and amazing weird site. I can be open all different hours and think those things are going to differentiate me and they will a little bit. Michelle:                      17:37               But at the end of the day, I do think it comes back to data is the real differentiator and if you want to get serious about marketing and messaging what your practice does, and I think this goes, now I'm going to get on a, and this goes for our app proficiency as a whole and list were privy. At least we're proving that we really are the base caregivers for muscular skeletal and your a muscular disorders and diseases. Then we, you know, we're still lists, we're just not doing a good job, but at the moment like how do we differentiate ourselves from the other healthcare providers and fitness people out there who also say we'll take care of someone's back pain or help them get trained for a five K. so again, we have to, as a profession, as a whole, use that data and be comfortable using it to prove proven value. Karen:                         18:31               I love it and it sounds like it's going to be a great talk. So all of the people who are going to the outcomes, the clinical outcomes summit are in for real treat. Um, so that's awesome. Now, uh, before we, and here I have a one more question and that's what advice would you give to yourself as a new graduate? Fresh out of PT school. So that farm girl from New Zealand, she just graduated from PT school. What advice, knowing where you are now in your life and career, would you give yourself back then? Michelle:                      19:11               Oh my God, it's so much advice I would give. I think it would be about the key advice I would say is that your, we all have fear. We're all nervous of things. Whether it's, Oh, I'm going to make a mistake when I treat a patient or I'm going to have a practice that's not successful, or I'm going to open my mouth and sound like an idiot, but we're all gonna do it in. That's fine. And the only way to conquer those fears is just push through it and just keep, keep moving forward. So I think it would just be letting myself know at that shy Tinder age in my early twenties that, um, all the challenges that I had, just the same of everyone else's. And so yeah, just put on your big girl panties. They would say base the fears and move forward. Sorry. Karen:                         19:57               Great advice. And now where can people find you, whether it be on social media and or your clinic? Michelle:                      20:04               Um, so we have a multi clinic practice based out of Rhode Island with some clinics in Massachusetts as well. So performance ptri.com is our website and all their social media handles all reflect their performance. ptr.com P t@ptri.com. So, um, feel free to check out her website and we are you on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, all of those, all of those places. Karen:                         20:30               Awesome. Well, Michelle, thank you so much for coming back onto the podcast. I appreciate it. You gave me a lot to think about, so thanks so much. Thanks very much, Karen and everyone, thanks so much for tuning in. Have a great couple of days and stay healthy, wealthy, and smart.   Thanks for listening and subscribing to the podcast! Make sure to connect with me on twitter, instagram  and facebook to stay updated on all of the latest!  Show your support for the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes!  

This week, Dr. Michelle Collie sits with Dr. Ross Levine, professional kick boxer and physical therapist at Performance Physical Therapy, to talk about combat sports. Ross answers some trivia about combat sports, talks about the most common injuries, the importance of hydration, and the psychology behind training and fighting.

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Today I have Jay Myerson on, Director of Clinical Development at Performance Physical Therapy and adjunct faculty at Quinnipiac. We met at CSM doing a crazy early CrossFit workout. Jay's got a cool story about carving out a killer role for himself, blending clinical work, teaching, and mentorship, all without having to start his own thing from scratch. We dive deep into committing to clinical excellence and why your soft skills are just as crucial as your manual skills. Jay went the traditional route initially, then pursued advanced certs, residency, and fellowship. He realized the in network model was leading to burnout and was about to launch his own cash practice when an opportunity arose with Performance PT. They needed someone to develop their clinicians, and Jay wanted to treat, mentor, and teach. It was a perfect match, allowing him to create his dream job within a growing company.

Episode 198 is my interview with Jay Myerson of Performance Physical Therapy.  They have various locations in and around Connecticut and one location in New York City, NY.  Jason is a physical therapist and certified orthopedic specialist based out of their Westport location. Jason graduated from Quinnipiac University with a masters in Physical Therapy and went on to earn his doctorate from Arcadia University. He plays an active role in mentoring all clinical staff at Performance including the Orthopedic Residents and students of physical therapy programs completing their affiliations.

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Anna Hartman is the best of us. She is deeply intelligent and unfailingly kind. She is generous, curious, willing, open, and creative. She cares about people in a way I've seen few others. This interview is a wonderful opportunity to experience the potential of brilliance infused with a willingness to be wrong.Meet my dear friend and colleague, the tinkerer, Anna Hartman.Listen. Delight. Smile. Feel inspired and alive and renewed. Pass it on. {My work as I see it is to} ultimately, get people to appreciate and love the act of critical thinking and exploring. And actually it’s funny to say it but return to the foundation of the scientific method, which is to have a hypothesis and try to prove it wrong, or prove it right. 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In Episode 049 of the D&D Fitness Radio Podcast, we sit down with world-renowned physical therapy and performance enhancement practitioner and educator, Sue Falsone. Sue is known as a professional who has bridged the gap between rehabilitation and performance in her practice, consulting with athletes, teams and organizations, as well as educating fellow practitioners in these areas. We discuss Sue’s development as a physical therapist and strength and conditioning professional, and how her philosophy has evolved around the comprehensive treatment and preparation of athletes at all levels. She has worked within major teams and organizations, as well as handled specific projects with individual athletes. All of this experience has led to Sue providing not only consulting services to teams and athletes, but also a comprehensive educational platform for health and performance practitioners. It has also influenced Sue to author and publish a recent book around the entire process of combining rehabilitation services and performance training called, “Bridging the Gap: From Rehab to Performance.”Born in Buffalo, NY, Sue received a bachelor's degree in physical therapy from Daemen College in Amherst, New York. She continued her education by earning a master's degree in human movement science, with a concentration in sports medicine, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sue has presented at state, national and international level conferences in areas focusing on pillar strength, integration of physical therapy and performance training, and comprehensive kinetic chain assessment and rehabilitation. She's a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy (SCS), a certified athletic trainer (ATC), certified orthopedic manual therapist for the spine (COMT) and a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Sue worked at Athletes' Performance for 13 years, last serving as the Vice President of Performance Physical Therapy and Team Sport. She worked with the Los Angeles Dodgers for 6 years, last serving as head athletic trainer and physical therapist. She holds the distinction of being the first female head athletic trainer in any of the four major sports in the United States (MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA).Sue also served as Head of Athletic Training and Sport Performance with US Soccer's Men's National Team.For more information on Sue Falsone, you can follow her via the links below:Website: https://suefalsone.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suefalsoneFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/suefalsoneTwitter: https://twitter.com/suefalsoneThe D&D Fitness Radio podcast is available at the following locations for downloadable audio, including: iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/d-d-fitness-radio-podcast/id1331724217https://www.iheart.com/podcast/dd-fitness-radio-28797988/Spreaker.com – https://www.spreaker.com/show/d-and-d-fitness-radios-showYou can reach both Don and Derek at the following locations: Don Saladino: http://www.DonSaladino.com Twitter and Instagram - @DonSaladino YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/donsaladino Derek M. Hansen: http://www.SprintCoach.com Twitter and Instagram - @DerekMHansen YouTube - http://youtube.com/derekmhansen

In Episode 049 of the D&D Fitness Radio Podcast, we sit down with world-renowned physical therapy and performance enhancement practitioner and educator, Sue Falsone. Sue is known as a professional who has bridged the gap between rehabilitation and performance in her practice, consulting with athletes, teams and organizations, as well as educating fellow practitioners in these areas. We discuss Sue’s development as a physical therapist and strength and conditioning professional, and how her philosophy has evolved around the comprehensive treatment and preparation of athletes at all levels. She has worked within major teams and organizations, as well as handled specific projects with individual athletes. All of this experience has led to Sue providing not only consulting services to teams and athletes, but also a comprehensive educational platform for health and performance practitioners. It has also influenced Sue to author and publish a recent book around the entire process of combining rehabilitation services and performance training called, “Bridging the Gap: From Rehab to Performance.”Born in Buffalo, NY, Sue received a bachelor's degree in physical therapy from Daemen College in Amherst, New York. She continued her education by earning a master's degree in human movement science, with a concentration in sports medicine, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sue has presented at state, national and international level conferences in areas focusing on pillar strength, integration of physical therapy and performance training, and comprehensive kinetic chain assessment and rehabilitation. She's a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy (SCS), a certified athletic trainer (ATC), certified orthopedic manual therapist for the spine (COMT) and a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Sue worked at Athletes' Performance for 13 years, last serving as the Vice President of Performance Physical Therapy and Team Sport. She worked with the Los Angeles Dodgers for 6 years, last serving as head athletic trainer and physical therapist. She holds the distinction of being the first female head athletic trainer in any of the four major sports in the United States (MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA).Sue also served as Head of Athletic Training and Sport Performance with US Soccer's Men's National Team.For more information on Sue Falsone, you can follow her via the links below:Website: https://suefalsone.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/suefalsoneFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/suefalsoneTwitter: https://twitter.com/suefalsoneThe D&D Fitness Radio podcast is available at the following locations for downloadable audio, including: iTunes – https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/d-d-fitness-radio-podcast/id1331724217https://www.iheart.com/podcast/dd-fitness-radio-28797988/Spreaker.com – https://www.spreaker.com/show/d-and-d-fitness-radios-showYou can reach both Don and Derek at the following locations: Don Saladino: http://www.DonSaladino.com Twitter and Instagram - @DonSaladino YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/donsaladino Derek M. Hansen: http://www.SprintCoach.com Twitter and Instagram - @DerekMHansen YouTube - http://youtube.com/derekmhansen

  Lift Heavy Things- Finding ‘Peak Performance’ Jill Marlan – Episode 678 Life is all about ‘balance’ and Jill Marlan knows a thing or two about this. Between managing a thriving and community driven practice- “Our goal at Peak Performance Physical Therapy is to provide an advanced integrated approach to minimize or eliminate your pain, […] The post Jill Marlan- Peak Performance Physical Therapy appeared first on Boomers Rock.

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Total Performance Physical Therapy (TPPT) is a state-of-the-art physical and aquatic therapy center that caters to all types of injuries, with locations in North Wales, Hatfield, and Norristown, PA. Visit http://www.totalperformancept.com to learn more! Subscribe to our channel: https://goo.gl/KbvrGH Call: 215.997.9898 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TotalPerform... Twitter: https://twitter.com/totalppt Each aspect of TPPT was formulated to make you – the patient – stronger, better, faster. Whether you're looking for physical therapy in Hatfield, PA, or aquatic therapy in North Wales, PA, we help patients eliminate pain through one-on-one hands on therapy. Many patients have become disillusioned with healthcare and are tired of doctors who can’t find out what is wrong with them. At Total Performance Physical Therapy we specialize in finding out what is wrong with you when doctors and other healthcare professionals cannot. Through our hands on therapy we are able to find the origin of pain that many times people had become frustrated with. We heal patients through hands on therapy and exercise, without the use of medications, injections or surgery. Most of our patients have given up hope of ever getting better or returning to activities that they love and that is where we come in, providing expert physical therapy to return people to activities that they love, no matter how many other inventions they have tried. For those people who are not able to tolerate land therapy we have a heated pool. This is a 92 degree, private, enclosed pool. Many therapy pools are located out in the open and people have to walk through the clinic in their bathing suit or worse they have to share the pool with other patrons. At Total Performance Physical Therapy, we have a private heated pool. The locker room, shower and pool are all contained in a separate room so that you have your own heated pool to yourself. Total Performance Physical Therapy is focused on returning the patient to their lives pain free. Following therapy we provide you with personal training to get you into a full routine and get you back to living. Our trainers work with you to get you back to the life you want, looking and feeling great. Total Performance Physical Therapy is all about the patient. From the minute you walk in the door, we want you to be apart of the Total Performance Physical Therapy family. Our focus from the time you walk in the door is on you, the patient. We know that being in pain is something that is scary and leads to misery and often times people who come and see us have been many other places and have had no results. We want to make sure that we are providing the best possible experience while we get you pain free and back to life. If you're in need of physical therapy in North Wales, PA, or aquatic therapy in Norristown, PA, please don't hesitate to contact Total Performance Physical Therapy today!

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Monika Otto is a Physical Therapy Assistant and Aquatic Manager at Peak Performance Physical Therapy in Lynbrook. She graduated with honors in 2013 from Nassau Community College’s PTA program. She has specialized in Aquatics as well as Gait and Balance and Vestibular therapy and is certified in Functional Movement Techniques (CFMT) as well as a Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner (CKTP). She describes to Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard the scientific research and practical benefits of aquatic therapy.

Monika Otto is a Physical Therapy Assistant and Aquatic Manager at Peak Performance Physical Therapy in Lynbrook. She graduated with honors in 2013 from Nassau Community College’s PTA program. She has specialized in Aquatics as well as Gait and Balance and Vestibular therapy and is certified in Functional Movement Techniques (CFMT) as well as a Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner (CKTP). She describes to Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard the scientific research and practical benefits of aquatic therapy.

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Physical Therapy North Wales, PA Physical Therapy Hatfield, PA www.totalperformancept.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TotalPerformancePhysicalTherapy/ Twitter totalppt You tube https://www.youtube.com/user/tpphysicaltherapy Total Performance Physical Therapy Physical Therapy North Wales, PA Physical Therapy Hatfield, PA 215.997.9898 www.totalperformancept.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TotalPerformancePhysicalTherapy/ Twitter totalppt You tube https://www.youtube.com/user/tpphysicaltherapy Total Performance Physical Therapy (TPPT) is a state-of-the-art physical and aquatic therapy center that was designed to cater to individuals of all ages and injuries. Each aspect of TPPT was formulated to make you – the patient – stronger, better, faster. We help patients eliminate pain through one-on-one hands on therapy. Many patients have become disillusioned with healthcare and are tired of doctors who can’t find out what is wrong with them. At Total Performance Physical Therapy we specialize in finding out what is wrong with you when doctors and other healthcare professionals cannot. Through our hands on therapy we are able to find the origin of pain that many times people had become frustrated with. We heal patients through hands on therapy and exercise, without the use of medications, injections or surgery. Most of our patients have given up hope of ever getting better or returning to activities that they love and that is where we come in, providing expert physical therapy to return people to activities that they love, no matter how many other inventions they have tried. For those people who are not able to tolerate land therapy we have a heated pool. This is a 92 degree, private, enclosed pool. Many therapy pools are located out in the open and people have to walk through the clinic in their bathing suit or worse they have to share the pool with other patrons. At Total Performance Physical Therapy, we have a private heated pool. The locker room, shower and pool are all contained in a separate room so that you have your own heated pool to yourself. Total Performance Physical Therapy is focused on returning the patient to their lives pain free. Following therapy we provide you with personal training to get you into a full routine and get you back to living. Our trainers work with you to get you back to the life you want, looking and feeling great. Total Performance Physical Therapy is all about the patient. From the minute you walk in the door, we want you to be apart of the Total Performance Physical Therapy family. Our focus from the time you walk in the door is on you, the patient. We know that being in pain is something that is scary and leads to misery and often times people who come and see us have been many other places and have had no results. We want to make sure that we are providing the best possible experience while we get you pain free and back to life.

Physical Therapy North Wales, PA Physical Therapy Hatfield, PA www.totalperformancept.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TotalPerformancePhysicalTherapy/ Twitter totalppt You tube https://www.youtube.com/user/tpphysicaltherapy Total Performance Physical Therapy Physical Therapy North Wales, PA Physical Therapy Hatfield, PA 215.997.9898 www.totalperformancept.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TotalPerformancePhysicalTherapy/ Twitter totalppt You tube https://www.youtube.com/user/tpphysicaltherapy Total Performance Physical Therapy (TPPT) is a state-of-the-art physical and aquatic therapy center that was designed to cater to individuals of all ages and injuries. Each aspect of TPPT was formulated to make you – the patient – stronger, better, faster. We help patients eliminate pain through one-on-one hands on therapy. Many patients have become disillusioned with healthcare and are tired of doctors who can’t find out what is wrong with them. At Total Performance Physical Therapy we specialize in finding out what is wrong with you when doctors and other healthcare professionals cannot. Through our hands on therapy we are able to find the origin of pain that many times people had become frustrated with. We heal patients through hands on therapy and exercise, without the use of medications, injections or surgery. Most of our patients have given up hope of ever getting better or returning to activities that they love and that is where we come in, providing expert physical therapy to return people to activities that they love, no matter how many other inventions they have tried. For those people who are not able to tolerate land therapy we have a heated pool. This is a 92 degree, private, enclosed pool. Many therapy pools are located out in the open and people have to walk through the clinic in their bathing suit or worse they have to share the pool with other patrons. At Total Performance Physical Therapy, we have a private heated pool. The locker room, shower and pool are all contained in a separate room so that you have your own heated pool to yourself. Total Performance Physical Therapy is focused on returning the patient to their lives pain free. Following therapy we provide you with personal training to get you into a full routine and get you back to living. Our trainers work with you to get you back to the life you want, looking and feeling great. Total Performance Physical Therapy is all about the patient. From the minute you walk in the door, we want you to be apart of the Total Performance Physical Therapy family. Our focus from the time you walk in the door is on you, the patient. We know that being in pain is something that is scary and leads to misery and often times people who come and see us have been many other places and have had no results. We want to make sure that we are providing the best possible experience while we get you pain free and back to life.

Physical Therapy North Wales, PA Physical Therapy Hatfield, PA www.totalperformancept.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TotalPerformancePhysicalTherapy/ Twitter totalppt You tube https://www.youtube.com/user/tpphysicaltherapy Total Performance Physical Therapy Physical Therapy North Wales, PA Physical Therapy Hatfield, PA 215.997.9898 www.totalperformancept.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TotalPerformancePhysicalTherapy/ Twitter totalppt You tube https://www.youtube.com/user/tpphysicaltherapy Total Performance Physical Therapy (TPPT) is a state-of-the-art physical and aquatic therapy center that was designed to cater to individuals of all ages and injuries. Each aspect of TPPT was formulated to make you – the patient – stronger, better, faster. We help patients eliminate pain through one-on-one hands on therapy. Many patients have become disillusioned with healthcare and are tired of doctors who can’t find out what is wrong with them. At Total Performance Physical Therapy we specialize in finding out what is wrong with you when doctors and other healthcare professionals cannot. Through our hands on therapy we are able to find the origin of pain that many times people had become frustrated with. We heal patients through hands on therapy and exercise, without the use of medications, injections or surgery. Most of our patients have given up hope of ever getting better or returning to activities that they love and that is where we come in, providing expert physical therapy to return people to activities that they love, no matter how many other inventions they have tried. For those people who are not able to tolerate land therapy we have a heated pool. This is a 92 degree, private, enclosed pool. Many therapy pools are located out in the open and people have to walk through the clinic in their bathing suit or worse they have to share the pool with other patrons. At Total Performance Physical Therapy, we have a private heated pool. The locker room, shower and pool are all contained in a separate room so that you have your own heated pool to yourself. Total Performance Physical Therapy is focused on returning the patient to their lives pain free. Following therapy we provide you with personal training to get you into a full routine and get you back to living. Our trainers work with you to get you back to the life you want, looking and feeling great. Total Performance Physical Therapy is all about the patient. From the minute you walk in the door, we want you to be apart of the Total Performance Physical Therapy family. Our focus from the time you walk in the door is on you, the patient. We know that being in pain is something that is scary and leads to misery and often times people who come and see us have been many other places and have had no results. We want to make sure that we are providing the best possible experience while we get you pain free and back to life.

Physical Therapy North Wales, PA Physical Therapy Hatfield, PA www.totalperformancept.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TotalPerformancePhysicalTherapy/ Twitter totalppt You tube https://www.youtube.com/user/tpphysicaltherapy Total Performance Physical Therapy Physical Therapy North Wales, PA Physical Therapy Hatfield, PA 215.997.9898 www.totalperformancept.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TotalPerformancePhysicalTherapy/ Twitter totalppt You tube https://www.youtube.com/user/tpphysicaltherapy Total Performance Physical Therapy (TPPT) is a state-of-the-art physical and aquatic therapy center that was designed to cater to individuals of all ages and injuries. Each aspect of TPPT was formulated to make you – the patient – stronger, better, faster. We help patients eliminate pain through one-on-one hands on therapy. Many patients have become disillusioned with healthcare and are tired of doctors who can’t find out what is wrong with them. At Total Performance Physical Therapy we specialize in finding out what is wrong with you when doctors and other healthcare professionals cannot. Through our hands on therapy we are able to find the origin of pain that many times people had become frustrated with. We heal patients through hands on therapy and exercise, without the use of medications, injections or surgery. Most of our patients have given up hope of ever getting better or returning to activities that they love and that is where we come in, providing expert physical therapy to return people to activities that they love, no matter how many other inventions they have tried. For those people who are not able to tolerate land therapy we have a heated pool. This is a 92 degree, private, enclosed pool. Many therapy pools are located out in the open and people have to walk through the clinic in their bathing suit or worse they have to share the pool with other patrons. At Total Performance Physical Therapy, we have a private heated pool. The locker room, shower and pool are all contained in a separate room so that you have your own heated pool to yourself. Total Performance Physical Therapy is focused on returning the patient to their lives pain free. Following therapy we provide you with personal training to get you into a full routine and get you back to living. Our trainers work with you to get you back to the life you want, looking and feeling great. Total Performance Physical Therapy is all about the patient. From the minute you walk in the door, we want you to be apart of the Total Performance Physical Therapy family. Our focus from the time you walk in the door is on you, the patient. We know that being in pain is something that is scary and leads to misery and often times people who come and see us have been many other places and have had no results. We want to make sure that we are providing the best possible experience while we get you pain free and back to life.

Physical Therapy North Wales, PA Physical Therapy Hatfield, PA www.totalperformancept.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TotalPerformancePhysicalTherapy/ Twitter totalppt You tube https://www.youtube.com/user/tpphysicaltherapy Total Performance Physical Therapy Physical Therapy North Wales, PA Physical Therapy Hatfield, PA 215.997.9898 www.totalperformancept.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TotalPerformancePhysicalTherapy/ Twitter totalppt You tube https://www.youtube.com/user/tpphysicaltherapy Total Performance Physical Therapy (TPPT) is a state-of-the-art physical and aquatic therapy center that was designed to cater to individuals of all ages and injuries. Each aspect of TPPT was formulated to make you – the patient – stronger, better, faster. We help patients eliminate pain through one-on-one hands on therapy. Many patients have become disillusioned with healthcare and are tired of doctors who can’t find out what is wrong with them. At Total Performance Physical Therapy we specialize in finding out what is wrong with you when doctors and other healthcare professionals cannot. Through our hands on therapy we are able to find the origin of pain that many times people had become frustrated with. We heal patients through hands on therapy and exercise, without the use of medications, injections or surgery. Most of our patients have given up hope of ever getting better or returning to activities that they love and that is where we come in, providing expert physical therapy to return people to activities that they love, no matter how many other inventions they have tried. For those people who are not able to tolerate land therapy we have a heated pool. This is a 92 degree, private, enclosed pool. Many therapy pools are located out in the open and people have to walk through the clinic in their bathing suit or worse they have to share the pool with other patrons. At Total Performance Physical Therapy, we have a private heated pool. The locker room, shower and pool are all contained in a separate room so that you have your own heated pool to yourself. Total Performance Physical Therapy is focused on returning the patient to their lives pain free. Following therapy we provide you with personal training to get you into a full routine and get you back to living. Our trainers work with you to get you back to the life you want, looking and feeling great. Total Performance Physical Therapy is all about the patient. From the minute you walk in the door, we want you to be apart of the Total Performance Physical Therapy family. Our focus from the time you walk in the door is on you, the patient. We know that being in pain is something that is scary and leads to misery and often times people who come and see us have been many other places and have had no results. We want to make sure that we are providing the best possible experience while we get you pain free and back to life.

Physical Therapy North Wales, PA Physical Therapy Hatfield, PA www.totalperformancept.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TotalPerformancePhysicalTherapy/ Twitter totalppt You tube https://www.youtube.com/user/tpphysicaltherapy Total Performance Physical Therapy Physical Therapy North Wales, PA Physical Therapy Hatfield, PA 215.997.9898 www.totalperformancept.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TotalPerformancePhysicalTherapy/ Twitter totalppt You tube https://www.youtube.com/user/tpphysicaltherapy Total Performance Physical Therapy (TPPT) is a state-of-the-art physical and aquatic therapy center that was designed to cater to individuals of all ages and injuries. Each aspect of TPPT was formulated to make you – the patient – stronger, better, faster. We help patients eliminate pain through one-on-one hands on therapy. Many patients have become disillusioned with healthcare and are tired of doctors who can’t find out what is wrong with them. At Total Performance Physical Therapy we specialize in finding out what is wrong with you when doctors and other healthcare professionals cannot. Through our hands on therapy we are able to find the origin of pain that many times people had become frustrated with. We heal patients through hands on therapy and exercise, without the use of medications, injections or surgery. Most of our patients have given up hope of ever getting better or returning to activities that they love and that is where we come in, providing expert physical therapy to return people to activities that they love, no matter how many other inventions they have tried. For those people who are not able to tolerate land therapy we have a heated pool. This is a 92 degree, private, enclosed pool. Many therapy pools are located out in the open and people have to walk through the clinic in their bathing suit or worse they have to share the pool with other patrons. At Total Performance Physical Therapy, we have a private heated pool. The locker room, shower and pool are all contained in a separate room so that you have your own heated pool to yourself. Total Performance Physical Therapy is focused on returning the patient to their lives pain free. Following therapy we provide you with personal training to get you into a full routine and get you back to living. Our trainers work with you to get you back to the life you want, looking and feeling great. Total Performance Physical Therapy is all about the patient. From the minute you walk in the door, we want you to be apart of the Total Performance Physical Therapy family. Our focus from the time you walk in the door is on you, the patient. We know that being in pain is something that is scary and leads to misery and often times people who come and see us have been many other places and have had no results. We want to make sure that we are providing the best possible experience while we get you pain free and back to life.

In this episode Daniel Aipa aka "Ku" speaks with Kyle Womack of Womack Performance out in Aiea. They dive into how Coach Kyle integrates Physical Therapy and Performance as a hybrid approach to training, the importance of learning how to brace your core, being a new dad, and more. Mahalo for listening to the pocdast. We hope you can stay up to date with our podcast we release on a weekly basis. Please subscribe and share your learnings or questions about any of the episodes you come across here. Your review is always welcomed and helps us out tremendously. Mahalo. Daniel Aipa is known as "Hawaii's Coach". He is the owner and founder of Ku Performance Hawaii, a private training facility based in Kailua, Hawaii and on a mission to help Hawaii stand taller and stronger, where we believe optimizing human performance enhances self confidence and self discovery. Daniel is the host of the Ku Project Podcast, a podcast focused Q&A video around everything about building a ku body and living ku, a public speaker, writer, and creative fitness junkie born and raised in Hawaii. Connect with Coach Aipa: Instagram: http://instagram.com/kubody_project Facebook: http://facebook.com/thekuproject Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/danielaipa Website: http://thekuproject Twitter: http://twitter.com/thekuproject  

Physical Therapy North Wales, PA Physical Therapy Hatfield, PA www.totalperformancept.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TotalPerformancePhysicalTherapy/ Twitter totalppt You tube https://www.youtube.com/user/tpphysicaltherapy Total Performance Physical Therapy Physical Therapy North Wales, PA Physical Therapy Hatfield, PA 215.997.9898 www.totalperformancept.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TotalPerformancePhysicalTherapy/ Twitter totalppt You tube https://www.youtube.com/user/tpphysicaltherapy Total Performance Physical Therapy (TPPT) is a state-of-the-art physical and aquatic therapy center that was designed to cater to individuals of all ages and injuries. Each aspect of TPPT was formulated to make you – the patient – stronger, better, faster. We help patients eliminate pain through one-on-one hands on therapy. Many patients have become disillusioned with healthcare and are tired of doctors who can’t find out what is wrong with them. At Total Performance Physical Therapy we specialize in finding out what is wrong with you when doctors and other healthcare professionals cannot. Through our hands on therapy we are able to find the origin of pain that many times people had become frustrated with. We heal patients through hands on therapy and exercise, without the use of medications, injections or surgery. Most of our patients have given up hope of ever getting better or returning to activities that they love and that is where we come in, providing expert physical therapy to return people to activities that they love, no matter how many other inventions they have tried. For those people who are not able to tolerate land therapy we have a heated pool. This is a 92 degree, private, enclosed pool. Many therapy pools are located out in the open and people have to walk through the clinic in their bathing suit or worse they have to share the pool with other patrons. At Total Performance Physical Therapy, we have a private heated pool. The locker room, shower and pool are all contained in a separate room so that you have your own heated pool to yourself. Total Performance Physical Therapy is focused on returning the patient to their lives pain free. Following therapy we provide you with personal training to get you into a full routine and get you back to living. Our trainers work with you to get you back to the life you want, looking and feeling great. Total Performance Physical Therapy is all about the patient. From the minute you walk in the door, we want you to be apart of the Total Performance Physical Therapy family. Our focus from the time you walk in the door is on you, the patient. We know that being in pain is something that is scary and leads to misery and often times people who come and see us have been many other places and have had no results. We want to make sure that we are providing the best possible experience while we get you pain free and back to life.

Do you get pain when standing up after sitting? Then listen to the track to discover how to eliminate it.

Dr. Michelle Collie, CEO of Performance Physical Therapy, sits down with Cheryl Turnquist, owner of Providence Pilates, to discuss the benefits of Pilates.

In this wide-ranging podcast, Performance Physical Therapy CEO Dr. Michelle Collie and physical therapist Dr. Rob Gruttadauria – whose peers voted for him to be Performance Physical Therapy's 2017 Employee of the Year - kick off the new year by discussing his childhood growing up playing basketball in West Greenwich to his New Year's running resolution to his tips on how to be safe and successful as you head back to the gym this January. As a middle- and high-school student in West Greenwich, Dr. Rob Gruttadauria started exercising hard after seeing the emphasis his mother and sisters put on working out. In the basketball off-season before his senior year season, though, a tough workout program ended up injuring his back, putting his final season at risk. But with the help of a physical therapist, Dr. Gruttadauria was able to get back on the court for his senior year and end strong. The experience was such a positive one – and an example of how he could mix a fun environment with fitness and rehab – that Dr. Gruttadauria went on to get an undergraduate degree in Kinesiology and a graduate degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Rhode Island. He's been with Performance Physical Therapy as a physical therapist ever since. Last year, he became clinical director of the Providence Seekonk Street location, overseeing the location's most successful year yet.

For Show Notes and Coach McKeefery's Website - http://www.RonMcKeefery.com Now Available on iTunes http://bit.ly/1bPlMei Pick up your copy of Coach McKeefery's #1 Amazon International Bestseller "CEO Strength Coach" - http://www.CEOStrengthCoach.com Please “Thank” our sponsors who bring this show to you for free:PLAE - http://plae.us/Sorinex - https://sorinex.com/Samson - https://www.samsonequipment.comIron Grip - http://www.irongrip.com/Intek - https://intekstrength.com/Train Heroic - http://trainheroic.com/Gym Aware - https://kinetic.com.au/gymaware.htmlWoodway - http://www.woodway.com/Versa Pulley - http://versaclimber.com/vp-versapulley/ Greg Dea is an Australian Sports Physiotherapist consulting out of Virtus Human Performance in Mornington, Victoria. He completed a Bachelor of Science (1996) and a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne in 1999, competing for the university as a track sprinter. As a consultant clinician and injury risk advisor to the Australian and British Defense Forces in Australia and Europe, Greg refined tactical and sporting injury management. To transition to national and international level sports physiotherapy, Greg completed a Masters degree in Sports Physiotherapy out of Latrobe University in 2008. He worked full time in Australian football for 2 years before being recruited to the position of Sports Medicine Coordinator at the Northern Territory Institute of Sport in Darwin, Australia. Greg's experience and results were seen as an asset in international sport, so he was recruited, in 2014, to head the Performance Physical Therapy service for EXOS at the Shanghai Research Institute of Sports Science, China - training national court handball players, track sprinters, throwers, gymnasts and distance runners. In 2015, he was recalled to China to help manage the China Women's Volleyball team as they prepared for the 2015 World Grand Prix tournaments, culminating in victory at the 2015 FIVB World Cup. ​ ​He has rehabilitated and trained world champion swimmers, volleyball teams, paralympic athletes, and national champion football teams. Greg is also an industry writer for Breaking Muscle and OTP Books. Greg is a Functional Movement Systems Instructor.In This Episode We Discuss: What experience in his journey impacted him the most, and Why.Biggest mistake he has made and how he learned from it.Hacking performance using a robust function paradigmSecrets for success from the toughest athletic environmentsHow motor control could be the limiting factor for performance.Best piece of coaching advice he has ever received.His favorite quote, Book/App/Website recommendation.

Dr. Michelle Collie, CEO of Performance Physical Therapy, interviews Dr. Kayleight Melroy, Clinic Director and Physical Therapist at our Middletown clinic, and Tyler Ayers, Personal Trainer at the Newport Athletic Club.

Dr. Michelle Collie, CEO of Performance Physical Therapy, and Dr. Dave Pavao, Chief Clinical Officer at Performance Physical Therapy, discuss back pain in the inaugural episode of the #Better #Faster podcast.

Dr. Michelle Collie, CEO of Performance Physical Therapy, and Dr. Brian Hay, Chief Programs Officer for Performance Physical Therapy, welcome special guest Coach Bob Rothenberg. They discuss all things running, the Ronald McDonald House of Providence and their Running Club, as well as NE Distance.

On this episode of the Healthy Wealthy and Smart Podcast, I had the pleasure of continuing the conversation following the Women in Physical Therapy Summit with both Dr. Michelle Collie and Dr. Sandy Norby. Dr. Michelle Collie is the CEO of Performance Physical Therapy, a multi-clinic private practice with over 130 employees in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Michelle dedicates time to teaching, mentoring and coaching women through their careers. Dr. Sandra Norby is CEO and Co-Founder of HomeTown Physical Therapy which provides a practice model for ownership and champions the leadership of women in physical therapy. In this episode, we discuss: -Reflections on the Women in Physical Therapy Summit -What it takes to open a private practice and be a female entrepreneur -Why prioritizing self-care may improve your ability to lead others -The future of the Private Practice Section and public advocacy of physical therapy -And so much more!   One of the most important qualities of successful entrepreneurs and leaders is the strength to remain true to themselves. Dr. Collie stresses, “We need to have the courage to be authentic and not change who we are for other people.”   The Women in Physical Therapy Summit has provided an opportunity to build a strong nationwide community. Sandy’s biggest take away from the conference is that, “All of us women now have a confidant or a connection… At a drop of a hat, we’d all be very willing to help them out.”   As evidence supporting the efficacy of physical therapy continues to build, it becomes easier to share this information with the public and juxtapose non-invasive physical therapy treatment with less conservative and more costly interventions. Dr. Collie finds that, “It’s an exciting time for PTs. We are all learning how to advocate better for our profession because we are all respecting and understanding the value of it.”   For more information on Dr. Collie: Dr. Michelle Collie PT, DPT, MS, OCS is the CEO of Performance Physical Therapy, a multi-clinic private practice with over 130 employees in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. A graduate of the Otago University Physiotherapy program in New Zealand, Michelle came to America in 1994 to gain additional clinical experience. She completed post-graduate studies at MGH-IHP in Boston Massachusetts followed by becoming a board certified clinical specialist. Michelle chairs the National Private Practice Marketing and PR Committee and devotes much of her time to advocating for the profession of physical therapy. The Performance Physical Therapy team have received multiple awards including the 2012 RI Outstanding Philanthropic Business Award and the 2014 prestigious National Private Practice of the Year award. With over 25 years of experience, Michelle has provided clinical instruction, published articles and presented at a local and national level on physical therapy, marketing, entrepreneurship and leadership. Finally, Michelle dedicates time to teaching, mentoring and coaching women through their careers.   For more information on Dr. Norby: Sandra Norby, PT, DPT is CEO and Co-Founder of HomeTown Physical Therapy, LLC. This Iowa based corporation provides a practice model for ownership and champions the leadership of women in physical therapy. Sandra has served on many leadership positions in APTA and PPS, including being a member of PPAC and two terms as a Director on the PPS Board. She was awarded the 2017 APTA Federal Advocacy Leadership Award for her instrumental work on making Locum Tenens a reality for physical therapists.   Sandra received her Physical Therapy Masters degree from the University of Iowa and her DPT from the University of Montana – Missoula. She has an expertise in compliance and billing and has been a speaker at many state and national events on topics that include technology, leadership, and championing the success of women in physical therapy.   Resources discussed on this show: Women in Physical Therapy Summit The Leadership Gap by Lolly Daskal Peer2Peer NetWork PPS Sole Shero Half Marathon APTA Private Practice Section PPS Annual Conference @MyPhysTherapist Twitter PPS Monthly Marketing Toolkit PPS Fit Factor HomeTown Physical Therapy Performance Physical Therapy   Thanks for listening and subscribing to the podcast! Make sure to connect with me on twitter, instagram and facebook to stay updated on all of the latest! Show your support for the show by leaving a rating and review on iTunes!   Have a great week and stay Healthy Wealthy and Smart!   Xo Karen  

In Episode 048, I had the opportunity to interview Sue Falsone. Sue is a pioneer in the rehabilitation field and we cover some very important ground discussing the shoulder and cervical thoracic junction - two key areas that are either not functionally properly or prone to injury. Sue Falsone was born in Buffalo, NY. She received her bachelor's degree in physical therapy from Daemen College in Amherst, New York. She continued her education by earning a master's degree in human movement science, with a concentration in sports medicine, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sue has presented at state, national and international level conferences in areas focusing on pillar strength, integration of physical therapy and performance training, and comprehensive kinetic chain assessment and rehabilitation. She's a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy (SCS), a certified athletic trainer (ATC), certified orthopedic manual therapist for the spine (COMT) and a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Sue worked at Athletes' Performance for 13 years, last serving as the Vice President of Performance Physical Therapy and Team Sport. She worked with the Los Angeles Dodgers for 6 years, last serving as head athletic trainer and physical therapist. She holds the distinction of being the first female head athletic trainer in any of the four major sports in the United States (MLB, NFL, NHL, NBA). She served as Head of Athletic Training and Sport Performance with US Soccer's Men's National Team. She was named a Distinguished Alumni at Daemen College and has been inducted into her high school's Athletic Hall of Fame (Kenmore West). Her philosophy includes looking at the athlete as a whole person, working with the entire body to create an optimal environment for healing and performance training. Structure & Function is a consulting and education business for healthcare clinicians, as well as a consulting company for the athlete. Custom courses as well as business advisory are available.Sports medicine department organization is also an area of consult, building a team to be on the same page in the best interest of the organization and the athlete. Physical therapy, movement evaluation and restoration and performance enhancement are also available for the elite and professional athlete, on an individual basis. Here is what you will learn in this episode: Sue's background and why she was interested in pursuing the rehabilitative field as a career The Shoulder & Cervical Thoracic Junction Structure vs. Function - how they effect one another Sleeping posture and postural education Considerations for program design and looking at offsetting dysfunctional compensations with reps and sets Pavel Kolar - "Old System" vs. "New System" | Flexion vs. Extension Considerations for rowers and baseball players and much more. Show Notes: Sue Falsone (Website) Sue Falsone (Instagram) Structure & Function (Instagram) Structure & Function (Facebook) The Shoulder DVD The Cervical Thoracic Junction DVD

Sue Falsone is the founder and owner of two businesses: Structure and Function and Dr. Ma’s Systemic Dry Needling. Sue worked at Athletes’ Performance for 13 years, last serving as the Vice President of Performance Physical Therapy and Team Sport.  She holds the distinction of being the first female head athletic trainer in any of the four major sports in the United States.  She was named a Distinguished Alumni at Daemen College and has been inducted into her high school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. Sue has presented at state, national and international level conferences in areas focusing on pillar strength, integration of physical therapy and performance training, and comprehensive kinetic chain assessment and rehabilitation. She’s a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy (SCS), a certified athletic trainer (ATC), certified orthopedic manual therapist for the spine (COMT) and a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association.The SMARTER Team Training Audio Interview Series has been developed to share insights from some of the best in the industry. Stay tuned for more insights, tips, drills, and techniques to come from STT. Be sure to share the STT Audio Interview Series with coaches, trainers, parents, and athletes too.Visit STT at http://www.SMARTERTeamTraining.com . Listen to STT on iTunes and iHeartRadio at http://sttpodcast.com . Join STT on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . Subscribe to STT on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/SMARTERTeamTraining . And follow us on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/SMARTERTeam . SMARTER Team Training has been developed to focus on athlete and team development, performance, and education. By incorporating the SMARTER Team Training programs into your year round athletic development program, you will decrease your injury potential, increase individual athleticism, and maximize your team training time.