Episodes
477 | Adjustments, Ultrasound, Dry Needling, Breathwork: Addressing Overblown Medical Claims About Pain Treatments
A patient with fractures across his pelvis was writhing in pain—then breathing exercises helped him stand and lift his feet, pain-free in the moment. On this episode of The Optimal Body, Doc Jen and D...
Ep 285: How well does a ruptured ACL heal? With Dr Joanna Kvist
Does the ACL have the capacity to heal following injury? And if it does, what might that mean for how clinicians approach ACL rehabilitation? The prevailing assumption has been that a ruptured ACL has...
Primary Care PT and the Hard Part That Comes Next with Chris Bise
Physical therapy has been knocking on the primary care door for decades. But according to Chris Bise, the profession now has to answer a harder question: are we prepared to deliver what we are proposi...
Retain Top Talent With Better Clinic Culture
A profitable practice doesn’t automatically become a great place to work; great culture has to be intentionally built, protected, and reinforced by leadership. In this episode of the Private Pr...
Ep 284: No more CFT for chronic back pain? With Dr Henrik Bjarke Vægter
The RESTORE trial, published in 2023, put cognitive functional therapy (CFT) on the map as an effective approach for managing chronic, disabling low back pain. Since then, there has been more research...
Why Bonuses Fail To Keep Your Best Therapists, With Jason Wambold Of Prompt Compensation
Variable Compensation Models: A Better Way to Recruit, Retain & Motivate Therapists How do you compensate therapists in a way that supports productivity, retention, recruitment, autonomy, and p...
Ep 283: Who gets best-practice care for osteoarthritis? With Dr Jodi Young
How many patients describe receiving what sounds like inadequate care for osteoarthritis before they reached your clinic? Osteoarthritis is one of the most common chronic musculoskeletal conditions. W...
476 | Pelvic Floor Health in Exercise and Performance: Going Beyond Pregnancy and Postpartum with Dr Rachel Selman
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom welcome Dr. Rachel Selman, a physical therapist specializing in orthopedic sports medicine and pelvic health. Dr. Selman discusses h...
The High-Performance Practice, Ep. 6: Optimize Staffing Ratios To Maximize Profit
Staffing Ratios: How to Build a Leaner, More Profitable Practice Payroll is one of the biggest expenses in a private practice and when staffing gets out of control, profitability can disappear ...