PTCOFFEECAST
193 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 25 ratings3 Physical Therapists trying to find our way In the rehab world, while consuming as much coffee as humanly possible! Our Goal: Provide the truth about the Physical Therapy world to our fellow colleagues, students, and the public by having conversations with a wide variety of amazing healthcare professionals!
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Episode 32- Talking all things animal rehab!
September 02, 2018 06:00 - 43 minutes - 38.7 MBEpisode 32 is fully brewed! On this episode we sit down with our classmate Lydia and her clinical instructor Carrie to talk all things animal rehab! Lydia decided for her last placement of PT school that she wanted to help treat some furry friends. So she sought out Carrie and started her 6 week placement where she split her time treating both humans and dogs. Both her and carrie discuss how you become an animal PT, strategies for a successful treatment session, and the importance of communic...
Episode 31- Students Driving Health
August 26, 2018 06:00 - 12 minutes - 10.9 MBOn this Episode we sit down over a cup of coffee and talk about the new student group that we launched on facebook called, 'Students Driving Health'. We touch on why they started the group, the core values for the group, and where we hope to take it! This a quick episode but we hope you enjoy hearing about the group. We are extremely excited about the current members and we are excited to see the group continue to grow! You can listen to this episode on iTunes, Play Music, and Spotify. If you...
Episode 30- Embodia Webinar
August 19, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBEpisode 31 is fully brewed! On this episode we go in a bit of a different direction. We had the opportunity to be on our first live webinar! Maggie bergeron the co-founder of embodia host a monthly webinar called “sushi & cocktails”. The questions are voted on by the audience and the group of panelists discuss the questions. We got to join the PT Business Corner podcast as part of the panel for this webinar We covered topics such as, how to keep millennials working for your PT clinic, the v...
Episode 30- Embodia Webinar
August 19, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBEpisode 31 is fully brewed! On this episode we go in a bit of a different direction. We had the opportunity to be on our first live webinar! Maggie bergeron the co-founder of embodia host a monthly webinar called “sushi & cocktails”. The questions are voted on by the audience and the group of panelists discuss the questions. We got to join the PT Business Corner podcast as part of the panel for this webinar We covered topics such as, how to keep millennials working for your PT clinic, the val...
Episode 29- Danielle Adler Kroot
August 12, 2018 06:14 - 42 minutes - 35.7 MBOn this episode we brew a cup with Danielle Adler Kroot (@runfitdoc). She is a physical therapist who currently started her own cash based practice in Portland, Maine called Starting Line PT & Performance. She spent the bulk of her career practicing with the squad at Boston PT & Wellness where she focused on working with runners. Hence the name Runfitdoc! We talk about a whole host of topics such as working with runners, the level up initiative, starting your own practice, and much more! Da...
Episode 29- Danielle Adler Kroot
August 12, 2018 06:14 - 42 minutes - 35.7 MBOn this episode we brew a cup with Danielle Adler Kroot (@runfitdoc). She is a physical therapist who currently started her own cash based practice in Portland, Maine called Starting Line PT & Performance. She spent the bulk of her career practicing with the squad at Boston PT & Wellness where she focused on working with runners. Hence the name Runfitdoc! We talk about a whole host of topics such as working with runners, the level up initiative, starting your own practice, and much more! Dani...
Episode 28- Jared Maynard
August 06, 2018 06:00 - 48 minutes - 45.5 MBOn this episode we have a cup of coffee with Jared Maynard. Jared is a fellow Canadian from Bowmanville, Ontario. He is a physical therapist, clinical athlete provider, and powerlifter who has a passion for the profession. We talk about the importance of language, how to set yourself up for a successful assessment, and how you can incorporate strength & conditioning principles for all populations you treat. We had a great time talking with Jared and hope you all enjoy this episode. You can li...
Episode 27- Talking ACL with Wesley Wang
July 29, 2018 06:00 - 47 minutes - 40.2 MBOn this episode we brew a fresh cup of coffee with Wesley Wang! Wesley is a physical therapist at Healthy Baller in Rockville Maryland where he spends a large amount of his time treating athletes. We first met Wesley on instagram and really found is content about ACL rehab helpful. So we figured it would only be appropriate to dive a little bit deeper into this topic. We covered how Wesley got into PT, (its not your typical story) what lead him to specializing in ACL rehab, why it's importa...
Episode 27- Talking ACL with Wesley Wang
July 29, 2018 06:00 - 47 minutes - 40.2 MBOn this episode we brew a fresh cup of coffee with Wesley Wang! Wesley is a physical therapist at Healthy Baller in Rockville Maryland where he spends a large amount of his time treating athletes. We first met Wesley on instagram and really found is content about ACL rehab helpful. So we figured it would only be appropriate to dive a little bit deeper into this topic. We covered how Wesley got into PT, (its not your typical story) what lead him to specializing in ACL rehab, why it's important...
Episode 26- Why we think social media is valuable
July 23, 2018 06:00 - 15 minutes - 15.7 MBOn this episode Dalton and Will sit down over a cup of coffee and discuss why they have found social media so valuable as PT Students. We recorded this podcast on the way to Toronto to connect with people who we met over...you guessed it...social media. We talked about 3 areas that we really felt social media helped us as PT Students. This doesn't mean that you have to go out and start your own account. But, we wanted to share why we think the profession should leverage these platforms more a...
Episode 26- Why we think social media is valuable
July 23, 2018 06:00 - 15 minutes - 15.7 MBOn this episode Dalton and Will sit down over a cup of coffee and discuss why they have found social media so valuable as PT Students. We recorded this podcast on the way to Toronto to connect with people who we met over...you guessed it...social media. We talked about 3 areas that we really felt social media helped us as PT Students. This doesn't mean that you have to go out and start your own account. But, we wanted to share why we think the profession should leverage these platforms more...
Episode 25 Taylor Eckel + Teddy Willsey
July 15, 2018 06:00 - 51 minutes - 42.2 MBOn this episode of the PTCOFFEECAST we do our first ever quadcast! We welcomed Taylor Eckel and Teddy Willsey to the show to talk about clinical placements. Taylor had the opportunity to do one of her rotations with Teddy at Healthy Baller and we thought it would be great to get their thoughts on what makes a successful clinical placement from both a student and instructor perspective. We touch on what students should look for in a clinical placement, the importance of patient education, an...
Episode 25 Taylor Eckel + Teddy Willsey
July 15, 2018 06:00 - 51 minutes - 42.2 MBOn this episode of the PTCOFFEECAST we do our first ever quadcast! We welcomed Taylor Eckel and Teddy Willsey to the show to talk about clinical placements. Taylor had the opportunity to do one of her rotations with Teddy at Healthy Baller and we thought it would be great to get their thoughts on what makes a successful clinical placement from both a student and instructor perspective. We touch on what students should look for in a clinical placement, the importance of patient education, and ...
Episode 24- Dr. Tom Walters
July 08, 2018 06:00 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MBOn this episode we share a cup with Dr. Tom Walters. Tom is a physical therapist out of Santa Barbara, California. Along with treating, he is a professor at Westmont College where he teaches biomechanics and pain science. If you didn't think that was enough, he is currently completing a Doctor of Science (ScD) in rehabilitation science at Texas Tech University and is studying the effects of clinician language on self-efficacy and physical performance in subjects with low back pain. He has a w...
Episode 23- Caleb Burgess
July 01, 2018 06:00 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBOn this episode we have a cup of Joe with Caleb Burgess. Caleb is a Physical Therapist out of Orange County, California where he works at the sports orthopedic department at Kaiser Permanente. We first met Caleb through his instagram page where he puts out daily content geared towards educating fellow physical therapists and the public. We found the information he was sharing very helpful so we decided we needed to have a cup of coffee with him and dig a little deeper. We cover a wide variety...
Episode 22- Dave Walton
June 24, 2018 06:00 - 50 minutes - 23 MBOn this episode we have a cup of coffee with one of our professors Dave Walton. Dave taught us our pain course and is currently leading us in our consolidation period as we finish up our degrees. In this episode we talk about how he got into pain science, why he thinks it's an important part of our education, how the role of technology is going to have an impact on our profession, and much more. We really enjoyed having Dave on the podcast and we appreciate the role has taken as a leader in o...
Episode 21- How to Navigate disagreeing with your CI ft Will Nicholson
June 17, 2018 06:00 - 11 minutes - 11.7 MBDuring this episode, Will discusses a common challenging situation that occurs during clinical placements. Disagreeing with your clinical instructor (CI) presents a unique dilemma because you are a young clinician who is eager to learn and become effective at helping others. Will has had this experience himself, and is sharing some of the strategies he used to maximize his experience. None of these strategies are intended to be perfect. However, we feel there are ways to learn from all exper...
Episode 20- Adam Meakins
June 10, 2018 06:00 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBOn this episode we sat down with Adam Meakins, a Physical Therapist from the UK. Adam has a great deal of experience in the world of physiotherapy and strength & conditioning. He also runs a blog called ‘the sports physio’ where he writes his thoughts about various topics in the profession. He has a luscious salt and pepper beard, and his opinions often make people salty as well. Many people know Adam as the guy that hates manual therapy (which isn’t wrong), but if you actually consume his co...
Episode 19- Mike Gauvreau
June 04, 2018 06:00 - 55 minutes - 47.3 MBOn this episode we sit down with fellow Canadian Mike Gauvreau. Mike is a Physical Therapist out of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada who owns Optimize Physio & Sports Medicine with one of your past guest Nick St. Louis. We cover a lot of different topics in this episode such as the journey to starting your own PT practice, the power of movement, float tanks, and much more. We love the approach that Mike takes and we think that you guys we really enjoy what he has to say. Find this episode on iTunes, P...
Episode 18- Dr. Cameron Marshall
May 27, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 34.9 MBOn this episode we sit down and talk all things concussion with Dr. Cameron Marshall. He is a chiropractor and founder of Complete Concussion Management. His team provides workshops to all healthcare professionals providing them with the most evidence based approach to treating concussion. We covered many topics such as post concussion syndrome, the good old days bias, and common misconceptions around the management of concussions. This was a super informative podcast and Dr. Marshall is trul...
Episode 18- Dr. Cameron Marshall
May 27, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 34.9 MBOn this episode we sit down and talk all things concussion with Dr. Cameron Marshall. He is a chiropractor and founder of Complete Concussion Management. His team provides workshops to all healthcare professionals providing them with the most evidence based approach to treating concussion. We covered many topics such as post concussion syndrome, the good old days bias, and common misconceptions around the management of concussions. This was a super informative podcast and Dr. Marshall is t...
Episode 17- Art of Mobility
May 20, 2018 06:02 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MBOn this episode we sit down and talk shop with fellow physical therapy students Justin and Mel. They are students at the University of Toronto who also decided to jump into the social media game and created their brand The Art of Mobility. We both started putting out content around the same time and they have been a big part of the development what we are doing as The MVMT. It was great to sit down and learn more about the story behind AOM! We talk about “purposeful movement”, the role we pla...
Episode 16 Maggie Bergeron
May 13, 2018 06:00 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBOn this episode we sit down and talk with Maggie Bergeron, a Physical Therapist out of Toronto, Ontario. She is also the founder of Embodia, an online educational platform for both physical therapists and clients. We first met Maggie at a business symposium that was put on at our school. We really enjoyed her presentation and thought it would be awesome to dive a little deeper into her story. During this cup of coffee we cover why she started embodia, the power of technology, and the importan...
Episode 16 Maggie Bergeron
May 13, 2018 06:00 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBOn this episode we sit down and talk with Maggie Bergeron, a Physical Therapist out of Toronto, Ontario. She is also the founder of Embodia, an online educational platform for both physical therapists and clients. We first met Maggie at a business symposium that was put on at our school. We really enjoyed her presentation and thought it would be awesome to dive a little deeper into her story. During this cup of coffee we cover why she started embodia, the power of technology, and the importa...
Episode 15- Joe Rinaldi
May 06, 2018 06:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBOn this episode we fill our cups and talk with Joe Rinaldi (@joe_flofit), a fellow Physical Therapy Student at Drexel University. We met Joe through Instagram and slowly started to realize how much of an amazing dude he is. When he agreed to sit down for a cup with us we were stoked. We cover much more than physical therapy in this episode. Joe shares some personal stories of how adversity has gotten him to where he is today, why he started his social media platforms, why physical therapy doe...
Episode 15- Joe Rinaldi
May 06, 2018 06:00 - 43 minutes - 20 MBOn this episode we fill our cups and talk with Joe Rinaldi (@joe_flofit), a fellow Physical Therapy Student at Drexel University. We met Joe through Instagram and slowly started to realize how much of an amazing dude he is. When he agreed to sit down for a cup with us we were stoked. We cover much more than physical therapy in this episode. Joe shares some personal stories of how adversity has gotten him to where he is today, why he started his social media platforms, why physical therapy d...
Episode 14- Zak Gabor
April 28, 2018 06:00 - 49 minutes - 22.5 MBOn this episode we brew a fresh pot and talk with Zak Gabor (@simplestrengthphysio), a Physical Therapist out of Boston. Zak is a wickedly passionate guy with a mission to have an impact on the healthcare system. He has created a platform called The Level Up Initiative that is a mentorship program with the focus on growth mindset, critical thinking, listening, and communication. We cover more than just the traditional topics of physical therapy, we talk about growth mindset, fear, and of cour...
Episode 13- Coffee Infused Recap Part 2
April 22, 2018 06:00 - 25 minutes - 11.5 MBOn this episode we sit down and recap our last 5 guests. We have had the opportunity to interview a diverse group of people over the last couple weeks and we wanted to provide you with one takeaway from each interview that we thought was valuable. This way, if you haven’t listened to a particular episode and like our takeaway points, you can go and give it a listen. We also roll out our next line-up of guests that are going to join us for a cup of coffee! So, grab a cup and dive into episode ...
Episode 12- Dr. Jacob Harden
April 15, 2018 06:00 - 51 minutes - 23.6 MBOn this episode we sit down with Dr. Jacob Harden. He is someone we have followed for some time now, well before we started our social media page. So, it was awesome to have him on the show. Jacob is a chiropractor who owns his own clinic with his wife Monica in Orlando, Florida. He also has a large social media following where he puts out top quality content on the daily. He recently started teaching his Prehab 101 course around the world and has had great success with it. On this episode we...
Episode 11- Innovations, growth, and mentorship with Professor Darryl Yardley
April 08, 2018 06:00 - 46 minutes - 21.4 MBOn this episode we sit down over a cup of coffee with our first Professor of the show. Darryl was our business professor , which was one of our favourite classes so far in PT school. He challenged us to think outside the traditional box and find ways that we could help to innovate our profession. Darryl is also the chair of the private practice division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association and has his own way of giving back to younger PTs through his mentorship bootcamp. We discuss, the ...
Episode 10- Embrking through PT school with Andy Chen
April 02, 2018 06:00 - 32 minutes - 15 MBOn this episode we sit down with our man Andy Chen, a fellow PT Student currently going to school in Miami. He is a 2nd year student on his way to graduating with his Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2019. Andy has made himself known on Instagram by building a brand called @embrklifestyle where he puts out daily content on topics such as physical therapy, strength & conditioning, and as of recently; pain. We met Andy through Instagram, as we both started building our pages around the same ti...
Episode 10- Embrking through PT school with Andy Chen
April 02, 2018 06:00 - 32 minutes - 15 MBOn this episode we sit down with our man Andy Chen, a fellow PT Student currently going to school in Miami. He is a 2nd year student on his way to graduating with his Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2019. Andy has made himself known on Instagram by building a brand called @embrklifestyle where he puts out daily content on topics such as physical therapy, strength & conditioning, and as of recently; pain. We met Andy through Instagram, as we both started building our pages around the same tim...
Episode 9- Training2xl with Alena Luciani
March 26, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBIn this episode we sit down and have a cup of coffee with strength & conditioning coach Alena Luciani. Alena is the assistant strength coach at York University in Toronto, Ontario and also runs an online platform called training2xl in which she produces content about lifestyle, nutrition, and exercise. She is truly passionate about her career, which i’m sure you will notice when listening to her talk. We cover various topics such as why she became a strength coach, how she sets goals, how ph...
Episode 9- Training2xl with Alena Luciani
March 26, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 29.5 MBIn this episode we sit down and have a cup of coffee with strength & conditioning coach Alena Luciani. Alena is the assistant strength coach at York University in Toronto, Ontario and also runs an online platform called training2xl in which she produces content about lifestyle, nutrition, and exercise. She is truly passionate about her career, which i’m sure you will notice when listening to her talk. We cover various topics such as why she became a strength coach, how she sets goals, how ...
Episode 8- I'm struggling with my assessments...send help!
March 19, 2018 06:00 - 9 minutes - 9.48 MBWe are back at it with an our second edition of the espressocast! We had some great feedback on our first edition that we thought we would give it a second go. In this episode Dalton talks about some of his struggles during his first week of his clinical placement specifically when it comes to the initial assessment. The goal of these short podcasts are to pose a question to you guys, the followers and get some feedback on how you would handle/approach the given problem. We believe that the b...
Episode 7- Espresso Edition: imposter syndrome, and the value of students and new grads
March 05, 2018 06:00 - 10 minutes - 4.89 MBIn this episode we introduce the espressocast edition, where one of us will introduce a topic and pose a question to you guys over a quick shot of espresso! The goal is to keep these episodes short and sweet, and hopefully get more interactive with our followers. During this episode, Dalton talks about imposter syndrome, and the value we as physical therapy students and new grads have on the profession. We hope you like this change of pace and would love to hear your feedback on whether or no...
Episode 6- Simplifying Your Clinical Practice With Vitas Naudziunas
February 26, 2018 06:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBThis episode we talk shop with Vitas Naudziunas. He is a practicing physical therapist out of Toronto, Ontario. Vitas has worked primarily in the orthopedic setting, in which he has worked with a wide variety of clients including higher level athletes. As a former NCAA and professional basketball player, Vitas has experienced his own share of injuries motivating him to pursue a job in the rehab profession. During our coffee fueled talk, we touch on a wide variety of topics such as the impor...
Episode 6- Simplifying Your Clinical Practice With Vitas Naudziunas
February 26, 2018 06:00 - 47 minutes - 21.7 MBThis episode we talk shop with Vitas Naudziunas. He is a practicing physical therapist out of Toronto, Ontario. Vitas has worked primarily in the orthopedic setting, in which he has worked with a wide variety of clients including higher level athletes. As a former NCAA and professional basketball player, Vitas has experienced his own share of injuries motivating him to pursue a job in the rehab profession. During our coffee fueled talk, we touch on a wide variety of topics such as the importa...
Episode 5- A Coffee Infused Recap
February 18, 2018 06:00 - 22 minutes - 10.2 MBOn this Episode we sit down over a cup of Chance Coffee and recap our first 3 guests. We were lucky enough to have on 3 unique people that each dropped some quality knowledge bombs. We chose what we thought was the best gem from each person and gave our thoughts. We really apperciate everyone who has taken the time to listen to our podcast, your support means the world to us. We plan on continuing to improve in order to bring you the best quality content possible. Stay tuned because our next ...
Episode 4- Pressing Play With Emma Jack
February 11, 2018 06:00 - 51 minutes - 23.7 MBOn this episode we sit down and chat with Emma Jack. She is a practicing physical therapist at Reactive Physiotherapy out of London, Ontario. Emma is extremely hard working and has continued to learn by completing her master's of manipulative therapy, sport physio diploma, and is a Pilates instructor. Since she isn't busy enough she decided to take a leap into the social media world and started her website/Instagram account Press Play Physio. Her main goal has been to spread positivity about ...
Episode 3- Modern Physiotherapy with Nick St. Louis
February 04, 2018 06:00 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBOn this episode we sit down with self proclaimed foot nerd Nick St. Louis from The Foot Collective (@thefootcollective). Surprising enough we don’t talk too much about feet. Nick is a practicing physical therapist out of Optimize Physio & Sport Medicine in Ottawa, Ontario. He has a deep passion for the profession of Physical Therapy and adopts a very holistic approach to empowering his clients to take control of their health. In this episode we talk about a wide variety of things including: t...
Episode 2- Making Moves With Nick Hannah
January 28, 2018 12:00 - 50 minutes - 22.9 MBOn this Episode of the PTCOFFEECAST we sit down with Nick Hannah A.K.A @hannahmoves and bring you the man behind the instagram account. Nick has many great insights with regards to Physical therapy as a profession and what we can do to better solidify ourselves in the healthcare system. We also chatted about why he started his instagram page, the biopsychosocial approach, and much much more!Nick has some great thoughts and we are thankful he took the time to sit down and talk with us! So grab...
Episode 1- Intro to the PTCOFFEECAST
January 17, 2018 00:55 - 18 minutes - 18.6 MBIn this Episode we sit down over a cup of coffee and talk about why we started the podcast, what we plan on talking about, and who we are going to have on. We also provided a little insight into who we are and how we decided to become physical therapy students. So if you can bear with us through the umms and the terrible outro to this podcast, I think you will come to enjoy what we talk about on this episode and episodes to come! Most importantly please sip a delicious cup of coffee as you li...