The TelePT Connections Podcast: Recent Episodes
Daniel Seidler, PT, MS
Information, Innovation, Insight on Physical Therapy, Telehealth, and the future of healthcare. Daniel Seidler and Adrian Miranda have lots to say and they also love learning from others.
Guests include PTs, healthcare business leaders, healthcare tech innovators, and investors. We meet at the crossroads of healthcare and technology to discuss the future of human health and wellness.
The TelePT Connections Podcast
Information, Innovation, Insight on Physical Therapy, Telehealth, and the future of healthcare. We meet at the crossroads of healthcare and technology to discuss the future of human health and wellness.
Welcome to this episode of the TelePT Connections Podcast. Thank you for all your comments on LinkedIn, Twitter and your podcast apps. They mean so much to us, so please continue to comment and be sure to subscribe to the podcast.
This week we got to speak with Dr. Jennifer Solomon. Dr. Solomon is an award-winning, board-certified physiatrist, specializing in spine and sports medicine. Most recently, she served as an Attending Physiatrist for 18 years at the prestigious Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC.
Dr. Solomon’s philosophy as a non-operative specialist is to properly diagnose the injury—identifying the root cause of a patient’s pain—and pursue a proactive treatment plan. Whether utilizing non-operative procedures, physical therapy, or a specified strength and conditioning plan with preventative care, Dr. Solomon works with the patient every step of the way so they can return to a pain-free, injury-free, active lifestyle.
Dr. Solomon has served as a team physician for the United States Tennis Association (USTA) on the WTA Tour and has worked numerous sporting events, including the NYC Marathon. She has been recognized annually by Castle Connolly as one of New York’s Top Doctors since 2013. Dr. Solomon is a born and raised New Yorker and currently resides in NYC with her two daughters, Samantha and Alexis. She is an athlete at heart, having grown up as a Junior Tennis Star and collegiate tennis athlete. Dr. Solomon still plays tennis for fun, is an avid cyclist, and has a passion for all things fitness and exercise.
In this podcast episode we got to talk about: - Functional and mechanical assessment - Research in clinical practice - Pros and cons of PRP injections vs other interventions - Building effective relationships between Physiatry and Physical Therapy
Jennifer Solomon and her group at the Regenerative SportsCare Institute are blazing a trail for the future of MSK Medicine. It was great speaking with her and learning about the innovations coming from that area of MSK care. We hope you learn from this episode and enjoy the episode as much as we did.
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You can find Dr. Jennifer Solomon here:
email: solomonj@regensportscare.com
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Twitter: @dseidler
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The TelePT Connections Podcast
Information, Innovation, Insight on Physical Therapy, Telehealth, and the future of healthcare. We meet at the crossroads of healthcare and technology to discuss the future of human health and wellness.
On this special episode of the TelePT Connections Podcast we have 3 esteemed members of the APTA Government Affairs team - Justin Elliott, David Scala, and Kate Gilliard.
Each of them is extremely knowledgeable about the legal, policy and political issues most PTs don't have to the time for and don't want to dig into. Yet, these are the issues that govern our everyday practice and without their representation, PT would have no footing in the healthcare delivery and payment system. I'm very grateful for all the work they do on our behalf and we need to keep doing our part to support the cause of our profession.
On this episode we discuss the major issues in the 2022 Proposed Medicare Fee Schedule:
- Cuts to reimbursement for Physical Therapy services
- The proposed differential for care provided by a PTA and supervision rules for PTAs
- Telehealth reimbursement in the proposal, HR 2168, and other pathways to payment for TelePT
As mentioned in the podcast, please go to Patient Action Center (https://www.apta.org/advocacy/take-action/patient-action-center) and pass this on to your colleagues, patients, family, and friends. Our issues affect all of them and we need all the support we can get.
This was an extremely informative episode of the TelePT Connections Podcast. Every PT, PTA and anyone who cares about the future of our profession needs to listen to this podcast and take actions that will ensure the successful future of our profession.
Also, these folks were mentioned on the podcast. Please visit them, thank them for their support, and ask them how we can help them help us:
David McKinley (WV) - https://mckinley.house.gov/
Micky Sherrill (NJ) - https://sherrill.house.gov/
Bobby Rush (IL) - https://rush.house.gov/
Lisa Murkowski (AK) - https://www.murkowski.senate.gov/
Susan Collins (ME) - https://www.collins.senate.gov/
Our guests:
Justin Elliott is vice president of government affairs at APTA, where he has led the association's legislative, public policy, and political efforts on Capitol Hill since 2015. He has held several positions at APTA since joining the association in 2002, serving as APTA's director of state government affairs and associate director of state government affairs. Prior to joining APTA, he worked at KM Strategies, a government affairs and issues management firm. He was the communications director for Fairfax County Supervisor Penelope A. Gross and also served as an advisor on her successful reelection campaign. He got his start on Capitol Hill serving as an intern in the offices of Sen. Charles Robb and Rep. Tom Davis, both of Virginia. He received his bachelor's degree in communications and minor in political science from Virginia Tech. He is a member of the Public Affairs Council and American Society of Association Executives.
David Scala is a senior congressional affairs specialist at APTA. Before joining the association in 2019, he was a professional staff member on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and a legislative assistant for a member of the Judiciary Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. Among other policy issues, He focused on health care, immigration, and fraud and abuse. Prior to that he was a senior consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, where he worked on human capital development and strategy for various federal agencies. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a minor in economics from James Madison University.
Kate Gilliard is a senior regulatory affairs specialist at APTA. Before joining the association in 2018, she was a regulatory analyst with Centene Corporation, focusing on Affordable Care Act-compliant health care products. Her duties included monitoring state and federal legislative developments in the health care industry, developing company policy, and advocating on the corporation’s behalf to state and federal regulators. Prior to that, she was the ACA officer at the Illinois Department of Insurance, where she assisted the director in creating and implementing policies. She received her bachelor’s degree in English from Oklahoma State University and her law degree from DePaul University College of Law. She is a member of the Illinois Bar.
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Adrian Miranda:
Twitter: @adrianmpt
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Daniel Seidler:
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The Future of Physical Therapy is HERE - TelaPT
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The TelePT Connections Podcast
Information, Innovation, Insight on Physical Therapy, Telehealth, and the future of healthcare. We meet at the crossroads of healthcare and technology to discuss the future of human health and wellness.
Welcome to this episode of the TelePT Connections Podcast. We went into this episode expecting it to be about the origins of telehealth and telemedicine because our guest was using video visits more than 5 years ago. So we touched on that with Dr Bragg, but you never know where a podcast episode might go. We prepare. We have our set of basic questions. Sometimes though, you have a guest who just leads with their personality and charisma and everything else is secondary. Dr Winifred Bragg is one such guest. She takes a very traditional approach to one-on-one care with her patients and makes every effort to connect with them on a personal level, all for the objective of helping them heal and feel better. She's smart, empathetic and so personable. She's a special doctor. Here's a little background on Dr Bragg...
Winifred Bragg, MD is a nationally recognized speaker, board-certified physician and the CEO of the Spine and Orthopedic Pain Center in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Bragg has appeared in numerous TV and print media programs. She’s been published in Redbook, Woman’s World and Self Magazine and her online articles have had tens of thousands of views.
During this episode we got to speak about:
- Building a successful practice
- Remote engagement in a family member's medical care through telehealth
- Breaking opioid dependence
- Walking in the footsteps of your patients
- The Bragg Factor
Dr. Bragg’s first book “KnockOutPain®: Secrets to Maintain a Healthy Back,” was an Amazon Best-Seller. Check it out (link below).
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We had a great conversation with Dr Bragg. I hope you learn a lot from this one and enjoy the episode as much as we did.
Knock Out Pain: Secrets to Maintaining a Healthy Back
She has given workshops at numerous conferences. You can contact her at speaker@knockoutpain.com or at her website at www.knockoutpain.com.
Facebook: Spine and Orthopedic Pain Center The Bragg Factor
LinkedIn: Winifred Bragg, MD
YouTube: Dr Winifred Bragg
Twitter: @DrWinifredBragg
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Adrian Miranda:
Twitter: @adrianmpt
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The Future of Physical Therapy is HERE - TelaPT
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The TelePT Connections Podcast
Information, Innovation, Insight on Physical Therapy, Telehealth, and the future of healthcare. We meet at the crossroads of healthcare and technology to discuss the future of human health and wellness.
Welcome to this episode of the TelePT Connections Podcast. Thank you for all your comments on LinkedIn, Twitter and your podcast apps. They mean so much to us, so please continue to comment and be sure to subscribe to the podcast.
Our guest this week is David Fried. David is the CEO of Evolv, a medical device manufacturer which uses VR, motion capture technologies, and gaming to treat neuromotor and age-related diseases and conditions. He studied architecture in his native Canada and later in Spain where he practiced for several years before setting up an interactive digital media firm in Bilbao in 2004.
David later joined Virtualware in 2012 to help develop novel VR and AR hardware solutions. He then became Director of Virtualware’s UK office where he got deeply involved with their new product called VirtualRehab (now called EvolvRehab®), a pioneering virtual therapy application designed to improve rehabilitation through gaming.
In 2017, Virtualware founded Evolv with the aim of further developing virtual rehabilitation technologies and expanding the use of its CE certified EvolvRehab® platform for telerehabilitation and prevention. Since then, David has helped expand the use of EvolvRehab® into 20 countries where it has been used by thousands of people of all ages and levels of disability. He recently led Evolv’s entry into the Microsoft Social Entrepreneurship Program.
In this podcast episode we got to talk about: - The value of repetition and high rep volume following a stroke - Therapy games, gamification, and VR - PT/OT practitioner contribution to software development and design - Payment and reimbursement for rehab assistance tools like AR/VR - The future of healthcare
David Fried and Evolv are onto something big and their product design is so user friendly because they endlessly gather feedback from practitioners and patients. This approach leads to continuous design improvements, increased engagement, and improved outcomes - and their research confirms it.
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I had a great conversation with David Fried. I hope you learn a lot from this one and enjoy the episode as much as I did.
You can find David Fried here:
email: dfried@evolvrehab.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidgfried/
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Twitter: @dseidler
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The TelePT Connections Podcast
Information, Innovation, Insight on Physical Therapy, Telehealth, and the future of healthcare. We meet at the crossroads of healthcare and technology to discuss the future of human health and wellness.
Welcome to this episode of the TelePT Connections Podcast. Thank you for all your comments on LinkedIn, Twitter and your podcast apps. They mean so much to us. Please continue to comment and be sure to subscribe to the podcast.
Our guest this week is Dr. Chuck Thigpen. Chuck is the Senior Director for Practice Innovation and Analytics at ATI, leading the clinical care delivery and analysis from ATI’s Patient Outcomes Registry, with over 2.5 million patients’ outcome measures. He holds adjunct appointments with Duke University Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Physical Therapy, University of South Carolina Department of Physical Therapy, and Clemson University Bioengineering. Chuck completed his PhD in Human Movement Science at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 2006. He completed a M.S. in Human Movement Science with a concentration in Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy from UNC in May of 2003. He earned his B.S. in Physical Therapy from East Tennessee State University in 1997 where he also played football at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga in 1991-92 before becoming a student athletic trainer through 1995.
In 2020, Chuck led the development and implementation of ATI's telehealth solution, ATI Connect. They have seen more than 50k telehealth visits over the last year. Quite an accomplishment.
In this episode we talk about: - The process of developing, launching and refining a telehealth program at an organization that does 25k visits per day - Innovative treatment models - what's working and what isn't - The future of payment for PT and telehealth services - Emerging technologies and competition in the market for musculoskeletal care
This was one of our favorite interviews so far. At ATI, Chuck is at the heart of a true bellwether of the PT industry. He's extremely informed and he was very candid with us - always a good combo for our podcast.
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We had a great conversation with Chuck. I hope you learn a lot from this episode and enjoy this one as much as we did.
You can find Dr. Chuck Thigpen here:
email: charles.thigpen@atipt.com
LinkedIn: Chuck Thigpen
Twitter: @chuckthigpen
Find Daniel Seidler here:
Twitter: @dseidler
LinkedIn: Daniel Seidler
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The TelePT Connections Podcast
Information, Innovation, Insight on Physical Therapy, Telehealth, and the future of healthcare. We meet at the crossroads of healthcare and technology to discuss the future of human health and wellness.
Welcome to this episode of the TelePT Connections Podcast. Thank you for all your comments on LinkedIn, Twitter and your podcast apps. They mean so much to us. Please continue to comment and be sure to subscribe to the podcast.
A cortical homunculus is a distorted representation of the human body, based on a neurological "map" of the areas and proportions of the human brain dedicated to processing motor or sensory functions, for different parts of the body. A cortical homunculus, or "cortex man", illustrates the concept of a representation of the body lying within the brain. Nerve fibres—conducting somatosensory information from all over the body—terminate in various areas of the parietal lobe in the cerebral cortex, forming a representational map of the body.
Every MD, PT, and OT learns about the homunculus in school but very few understand it, apply it, and clearly explain the relevance of the homunculus as well as our good friend and first repeat guest, Dr. David Sofer.
On this week’s episode, Dave gives us a review of the homunculus and how it applies to pain and pain management. Also during this episode, he drops multiple knowledge bombs:
- Chronic pain process
- Fundamentals of movement
- Feldenkrais
- David Butler's DIMS and SIMS
- Virtual Reality treatments for anxiety and pain.
Dave is a wealth of knowledge and he's also very entertaining. That's why we had him back on the podcast.
Dr. David Sofer, DPT is a physical therapist, educator, entrepreneur, patient rights advocate and life-long learner. Clinical practice is his passion, and he loves sharing that with his patients in the office, students at SUNY Downstate PT program and with followers of his arthritis management website www.ArthritisHelp.info.
I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Thank you for listening to the PT Connections Podcast.
To learn more about Dr. Dave go to https://www.arthritishelp.info/site/about or email him at Dr.Dave@ArthritisHelp.Info
You can find Adrian and Dan here.....
Twitter: @adrianmpt
Twitter: @dseidler
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianmpt/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielseidler/
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The TelePT Connections Podcast
Information, Innovation, Insight on Physical Therapy, Telehealth, and the future of healthcare. We meet at the crossroads of healthcare and technology to discuss the future of human health and wellness.
Welcome to this episode of the TelePT Connections Podcast. Thank you for all your comments on LinkedIn, Twitter and your podcast apps. They mean so much to us. Please continue to comment and be sure to subscribe to the podcast.
Our special guests this week are 2 women who are changing the game in musculoskeletal care. Stephanie Wakeman is a PT and Megan Doyle is an OT. Together they founded Navigate Pain, a concierge service designed to move pain care “upstream” and empower individuals and companies with the strategies needed to treat pain from a comprehensive, self-management focus.
Stephanie Wakeman, PT DPT cert-APHPT. Stephanie has 25 years of experience working in all areas of physical therapy, most notably in outpatient orthopedics in both private practice and large hospital systems. She started her telehealth career with Physera/Omada and currently is involved in two separate start up digital health companies, OneStep(https://onestep.co/) and Navigate Pain (https://navigateyourpain.com/). She is an active member of Academy of Prevention and Health Promotion Therapies earning a certification in prevention and health promotion (https://www.aphpt.org/). She is also a volunteer in the PTHealth (https://www.pthealthstudy.org/) study which is collaboration to develop a system which detects, interprets, and minimizes the impact of acute distress/illness using existing wearable technology. Stephanie is active in advocacy for the profession of Physical Therapy and currently is a Delegate for American Physical Therapy Association and a member of Health promotion and wellness council.
Email: Stephanie.wakeman@aphpt.org Linkedin: Stephanie Wakeman Twitter: @stephanieDeShan
Megan Doyle, MS, OTR/L, FPS, Cert-APHPT Megan graduated from Marquette University with a BS in Exercise Science and a Psychology Minor in 2010, then obtained a MS in Occupational Therapy from Indiana University in 2012. In her initial years as an occupational therapist, she worked in a multitude of settings focused on adult populations, but always felt drawn to mental and behavioral health, wellness, and pain management. This led to Megan obtaining certification as a Therapeutic Pain Specialist through ISPI/EIM in 2017, which she followed by achieving Fellowship in Pain Sciences in 2020. In addition, she has certification as an Applied Prevention Health Promotion Therapist. Megan provides routine consultation to both individuals and groups regarding treatment for both acute and persistent pain from a holistic, person-centered perspective as well as presenting annually at both local and national conferences as well as teaching courses on pain and wellness topics to both healthcare and within the community. She became a co-founder of Navigate Pain, LLC in 2021 to move pain care “upstream” and empower individuals and companies with the strategies they need to treat pain from a comprehensive, self-management focus.
Links: LinkedIn: Megan Doyle Instagram: meganosgooddoyle81112 E-mail: meganosgooddoyle81112@gmail.com
Navigate Pain is changing the game by intervening with individuals who are at-risk for long-term musculoskeletal conditions by getting to them before their cases become chronic, avoiding multiple complications before they have a chance to manifest.
We had a great conversation about this process and how they plan to interrupt the current system of that's overly dependent on the treating practitioner. Patients should be in control of their own health and Navigate Pain provides them with the tools to do that. We hope you enjoy this episode. Please leave your comments.
You can find us here:
Adrian Miranda:
Twitter: @adrianmpt
LinkedIn: Adrian Miranda
Daniel Seidler:
Twitter: @dseidler
LinkedIn: Daniel Seidler
The Future of Physical Therapy is HERE - TelaPT
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The TelePT Connections Podcast
Information, Innovation, Insight on Physical Therapy, Telehealth, and the future of healthcare. We meet at the crossroads of healthcare and technology to discuss the future of human health and wellness.
Welcome to this episode of the TelePT Connections Podcast. Thank you for all your comments on LinkedIn, Twitter and your podcast apps. They mean so much to us. Please continue to comment and be sure to subscribe to the podcast.
This week on the podcast our special guest is Lydia Zeller, the CEO of Kiio, a provider of digital musculoskeletal solutions sold B2B to health insurers and large employers. In addition to her extensive finance, operations, and product experience, Lydia has a long track record of driving innovation in musculoskeletal care. She conceived and spearheaded Kiio’s efforts to bring its digital MSK therapeutic to market, signed the company’s first clients, and initiated the independent, third-party clinical and financial outcomes studies that have proven Kiio significantly improves pain, function and quality of life while reducing opioid prescriptions, aggressive treatments and total health plan spend. Lydia is passionate about providing effective, individualized, convenient care that delivers high-value at lower costs and delights member users. In this episode, we got to speak with Lydia about:
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The digitization of healthcare and the security of collected data
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Pivoting your strategy to meet the market
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Effectively providing musculoskeletal interventions at scale
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AI triage and patient engagement
As always, please leave your comments on LinkedIn, subscribe to the podcast and share it with friends and colleagues. We had a fascinating conversation and really enjoyed Lydia sharing her ideas and challenging some traditional beliefs in Physical Therapy. I hope you enjoy it too.
You can find Lydia Zeller here:
Linkedin: Lydia Zeller
Website: www.kiio.com
Prodcut Overview: https://vimeo.com/444986531
Adrian Miranda:
Twitter: @adrianmpt
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianmpt/
Daniel Seidler:
Twitter: @dseidler
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielseidler/
The Future of Physical Therapy is HERE - TelaPT
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The TelePT Connections Podcast
Information, Innovation, Insight on Physical Therapy, Telehealth, and the future of healthcare. We meet at the crossroads of healthcare and technology to discuss the future of human health and wellness.
Welcome to this episode of the TelePT Connections Podcast. Thank you for all your comments on LinkedIn, Twitter and your podcast apps. They mean so much to us. Please continue to comment and be sure to subscribe to the podcast.
Emil Berengut, PT, DPT, MSW, is the Director of Physical Therapy at the NYU Student Health Center. He has over 25 years of experience in healthcare. He received his Master’s in Social Work from the University of Maryland and a doctorate in Physical Therapy from NYU, following which he was the first graduate of the orthopedic physical therapy residency program at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Dr. Berengut is a board-certified physical therapist and an adjunct lecturer at the NYU Program of Physical Therapy. He is a published author, having contributed to two textbooks on cancer rehabilitation and peer-reviewed articles. He has presented at the Combined Sections Meeting of the APTA, at the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, and the MSKCC Rehabilitation Symposium. A lifelong learner he is completing his Master’s in Health Administration at the NYU Wagner School of Public Service. His interests are innovative digital solutions to improve population health and address social determinants of health. During this episode we discussed: - Lessons learned from 16-months of strictly telehealth practice - Physical Therapy's role in population health - How to affect individual behavior through motivational interviewing - The value of Strength and conditioning education as part of a DPT curriculum I really enjoyed my conversation with Emil. I hope you do too.
You can find Emil Berengut here:
Linkedin: Emil Berengut Twitter: @emilberengut email: eberengut@gmail.com
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Twitter: @dseidler
LinkedIn: Daniel Seidler
The Future of Physical Therapy is HERE - TelaPT
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The TelePT Connections Podcast
Information, Innovation, Insight on Physical Therapy, Telehealth, and the future of healthcare. Your hosts, Daniel Seidler and Adrian Miranda have lots to say, and they also love learning from others. Guests include PTs, healthcare business leaders, healthcare tech innovators, and investors. We meet at the crossroads of healthcare and technology to discuss the future of human health and wellness.
Welcome to this episode of the TelePT Connections Podcast. Thank you for all your comments on LinkedIn, Twitter and your podcast apps. They mean so much to us. Please continue to comment and be sure to subscribe to the podcast.
This week, Daniel Seidler is joined by Jamey Schrier, PT. Jamey is an author, former practice owner and founder of Practice Freedom U. PFU solely focuses on helping practice owners work less, learn more, and reignite their passion for patient care. His book, The Practice Freedom Method has been an Amazon best-seller. Jamey is on a mission to help ambitious practice owners achieve their dreams of what is commonly called Practice Freedom.
We had a great conversation and I really enjoyed Jamey sharing his ideas and challenging mine. I hope you enjoy it too.
You can find Jamey Schrier here:
Book: The Practice Freedom Method: The Practice Guide to Work Less, Earn More, and Live Your Passion. Facebook: Practice Freedom U Linkedin: Jamey Schrier Twitter: @jameyschrier Youtube: Practice Freedom U
Best method of contact - support@practicefreedomu.com
Find Daniel Seidler here:
Twitter: @dseidler
LinkedIn: Daniel Seidler
The Future of Physical Therapy is HERE - TelaPT
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The TelePT Connections Podcast
Information, Innovation, Insight on Physical Therapy, Telehealth, and the future of healthcare. Your hosts, Daniel Seidler and Adrian Miranda have lots to say, and they also love learning from others. Guests include PTs, healthcare business leaders, healthcare tech innovators, fitness freaks, policy wonks, and investors. We meet at the crossroads of healthcare and technology to discuss the future of human health and wellness.
Welcome to this episode of the TelePT Connections Podcast. Thank you for all your comments on LinkedIn, Twitter and your podcast apps. They mean so much to us. Please continue to comment and be sure to subscribe to the podcast.
This week, we are joined by Jan Ground, PT. Jan led innovation and virtual care at Kaiser Permanente Colorado, where she worked for 18 years. Currently, she is the Colorado Liaison to the Southwest Telehealth Resource Center and the Colorado Ambassador to Telehealth and Medicine Today, an online peer-reviewed journal. Very active with leadership roles in the American Telemedicine Association, Jan leads a group looking to prove, with the use of data, that telehealth is worth paying for, even after COVID-19. And telehealth is not just video visits!
Ms. Ground's greatest expertise is in leading change, a significant need in implementing virtual care, and in working with leaders to clearly define a measurable problem before implementing a new approach to care. Her greatest passion now is working with healthcare leaders to lower the cost of the American healthcare system without lowering clinical outcomes OR improving clinical outcomes without increasing the cost.
Jan led Kaiser Permanente Colorado’s first Innovation Team, and she is an expert at asking provocative questions that lead to viable solutions and 360 degree buy-in. You'll hear Jan work her magic in this episode and I'm sure this discussion will make you think about how you approach innovation and change in your life.
You can find each us here:
Jan Ground:
email: janground@gmail.com
Twitter: @janground
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-ground-3089742/
Adrian Miranda:
Twitter: @adrianmpt
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianmpt/
Daniel Seidler:
Twitter: @dseidler
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielseidler/
The Future of Physical Therapy is HERE - TelaPT
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The TelePT Connections Podcast
Information, Innovation, Insight on Physical Therapy, Telehealth, and the future of healthcare. Your hosts, Daniel Seidler and Adrian Miranda have lots to say, and they also love learning from others. Guests include PTs, healthcare business leaders, healthcare tech innovators, fitness freaks, policy wonks, and investors. We meet at the crossroads of healthcare and technology to discuss the future of human health and wellness.
Welcome to this episode of the TelePT Connections Podcast. Thank you for all your comments on LinkedIn, Twitter and your podcast apps. They mean so much to us. Please continue to comment and be sure to subscribe to the podcast.
This week, Daniel Seidler and Adrian Miranda are joined by David Dansereau. David has practically written the book on how to successfully navigate an unconventional career in Physical Therapy. He's been in corporate health research, private practice, remote and mobile consulting, digital therapeutic product development, sports performance, and more.
Most notably, in 2006, at age 39, David had a stroke. That life altering experience has guided his life and career since. At the time, he utilized existing telehealth tools to access worldwide experts throughout his self-guided recovery. The experience has fueled his passion for digital-first healthcare technology adoption and using sensors and biofeedback to help give patients more control over their own health and recovery.
David's story is epic and inspirational and his credits are extensive. He also is the most prepared guest we've had so far. We get into several of our wheelhouse topics and more:
- Technology adoption and rejection by PTs
- Preparing PT students for a digital future
- Wearables and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM)
- IoB - Internet of the Body
- Stroke recovery in the home and life post-CVA
- Lessons learned at a pharma conference
Throughout the conversation, I kept thinking to myself, "David Dansereau is one impressive dude." I'm pretty sure you'll be impressed too.
You can find David Dansereau here:
Web: SmartMovesPT.com (consulting)
Web: https://www.enable4us.com (post-stroke support)
Twitter: @PTcoach
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daviddansereau/
He also has the Know Stroke Podcast https://knowstrokepodcast.buzzsprout.com and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/know-stroke-podcast/id1566242676
Adrian Miranda:
Twitter: @adrianmpt
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianmpt/
Daniel Seidler
Twitter: @dseidler
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielseidler/
The Future of Physical Therapy is HERE - TelaPT
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The TelePT Connections Podcast
Information, Innovation, Insight on Physical Therapy, Telehealth, and the future of healthcare. Your hosts, Daniel Seidler and Adrian Miranda have lots to say, and they also love learning from others. Guests include PTs, healthcare business leaders, healthcare tech innovators, fitness freaks, policy wonks, and investors. We meet at the crossroads of healthcare and technology to discuss the future of human health and wellness.
This week's guest is our buddy, Anang Chokshi. Anang is a physical therapist, digital healthcare expert, and entrepreneur who seeks to employ innovative technologies and evidence-based clinical pathways to digitally transform the healthcare industry to improve access to care while focusing on both the patient and clinical experience. He is board-certified in sports and orthopedics by ABPTS and currently serves as the Chief Clinical Officer at IncludeHealth, Inc and held a similar position at Reflexion Health. Anang is the guy who ran the groundbreaking Duke study on Virtual PT following Total Knee Replacement.
His experience and skills include evidence-based clinical care in the areas of orthopedic and sports-based physical therapy, digital healthcare and telehealth reimbursement models and go-to-market strategy, remote patient monitoring, value-based care, product vision and development, FDA and regulatory experience, and clinical research and trial design.
Anang is a true pioneer and leader in TelePT - clinical, research, and business applications. This interview was a treat for us.
You can find Anang Chokshi:
Twitter: @AnangChokshiDPT
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/anangc/
You can find Adrian and Dan here.....
Twitter: @adrianmpt
Twitter: @dseidler
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianmpt/
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The Future of Physical Therapy is HERE - TelaPT
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Welcome to this episode of the TelePT Connections Podcast. This week Adrian and I are joined by none other than our good friend Mark Milligan.
Dr. Mark Milligan, is a board certified, fellowship trained, orthopedic manual therapist who specializes in the intelligent prevention and treatment of all human conditions. He is a passionate change-agent, founding Revolution Human Physical Therapy and Education, a mobile physical therapy and micro-education company based in Austin, Texas. He created Anywhere Healthcare, an all-inclusive telehealth platform in 2017 and he is the Director of Physical Therapy for Vori Health, the new virtual and in-person musculoskeletal healthcare company on a mission to empower humanity to lead a healthier life. Mark also is passionate about population health and governmental affairs and is an active member of the APTA, AAOMPT, the TPTA, and he educates and engages on those topics internationally.
No one knows more about TelehealthPT than Mark Milligan. If you’re not yet convinced that PT can effectively be delivered remotely, I encourage you to listen to this episode of the podcast and then decide. We had a great conversation with Mark. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Mark Milligan, DPT - Mark@anywhere.healthcare
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Chris Gellert is the CEO of Pinnacle Training & Consulting Systems. Chris has 20 years of clinical experience as a PT, a Personal Trainer and a Certified Professional Coach.
He holds an Advanced Master’s degree in orthopedics & sports physical therapy, a Master’s degree in physical therapy and a BS in Marketing. He is an experienced international presenter, writer, and consultant.
Chris has created 17 home study courses on human movement and three live seminars for personal trainers and physical therapy assistants. He developed the advanced Certificate in Post Rehab Program, which is comprised of 10 home study courses, a live seminar, 50+ videos, articles, webinars and a mentoring system. Chris's latest course is called "Creating your Side Hustle: What PTs Didn't Learn in School." We talk about side hustles, avoiding burnout and of course the future of the PT profession.
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This week on the TelePT Connections Podcast, our very special guest is my good friend Eric DeYoung.
Dr. Eric M. DeYoung is the President and Chief Operating Officer For TRAZER, a movement sciences and health and human performance bio-tech company. Dr. DeYoung's career background extends into Natural Health, Rehabilitation and Wellness…earning his Doctorate in Traditional Naturopathy, specializing in integrative medicine in 2009. He has worked both clinically and operationally with several of the country’s largest healthcare companies including HealthSouth, Kindred, Select Medical, Physiotherapy Associates, Aegis Therapies, MOTION PT Group, and operated his own private practice, The Center for Alternative Medicines.
Outside of his healthcare career Eric is a first responder and Sgt. for his local Sheriff’s Office. He has additional training as a Hazmat technician and CBRNE tactical operations technician through FEMA and LSU NCBRT and supports a specialty Joint Hazardous Response team.
Eric’s an all-around good dude, he’s smart and always fun for me to talk to. I’ve been excited to do this episode since we started the podcast. I think you’re gonna like our conversation. Enjoy.
On this special episode of the TelePT Connections Podcast, Adrian and Dan do a state of the union for TelePT - the past, present, and future.
The world has changed dramatically in the past year and telehealth has been at the heart of that change. The stage has been set for a new frontier in digital health and healthcare delivery in general. How will that affect physical therapy practice? What can PTs and other providers do to position themselves to be most impactful with their patients and their communities going forward?
Find out here on the TelePT Connections Podcast.
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Welcome to this episode of the TelePT Connections Podcast. Our guest this week is Katie Ford, direct from Tulsa, Oklahoma. You can find Katie at cultivatestrength.com
Katie is a strength coach with over six years of experience and she’s also wrapping up her second year in the University of Oklahoma's Doctorate of Physical Therapy program. She’s been working as a coach entirely online for the past two years and has been tweaking her current practice to prepare to offer cash-based telehealth PT services next year.
In addition, Katie is opening a business incubator in Tulsa next month for other clinicians and coaches in her area that are interested in entrepreneurship and need a safe space to work on their side gig.
When I asked Katie if there’s anything she didn’t want us to get into on the podcast, she told me “No. I’m very much an open book and pathologically friendly.” I’m from NY so that’s a little foreign to me, but it definitely makes for an entertaining podcast. Katie is smart and creative and she’s innovating in our space before she’s even a licensed PT. She also has great energy, so this was a lot of fun. Enjoy the episode.
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This week on the TelePT Connections Podcast, our esteemed guest is Professor Marc Campo. Dr Campo has been teaching at the Mercy College Doctorate of Physical Therapy program since 2002.
His teaching focus is on rehabilitation research methods. Marc’s courses teach Mercy students to become educated consumers of the research literature and develop the skills needed to become entry-level clinical researchers.
Marc has done extensive research on the physical effects of patient handling and manual therapy on Physical Therapists – so he’s looking out for all of us. He was even awarded the 2012 Bernice Owen Award for Research in Safe Patient Handling. I never thought much about applications of technology to patient handling, but Dr Campo sure has, and you’ll hear some of his brilliant ideas on this podcast.
We also get into:
- Advocating for the PT Profession
- PTs and our Relation to Tech
- Rehabilitation Robotics
- The Exponential Growth Mindset
- Big Data Applications for Healthcare
Marc is one of the smartest PTs we know and he’s a great communicator. This podcast does not disappoint. Be prepared to have your mind blown.
Daniel Seidler has been a Physical Therapist since graduating from Columbia University in 1996. Telehealth PT has been his passion and his mission since 2018. His practice, TelaPT offers white-labeled Telehealth PT services to PT practices, third-party payers and value-based organizations caring for specific patient populations.
Adrian Miranda is a Physical Therapist who loves storytelling. From an early age he saw the power of television and film. While he was in PT school he knew he wanted to combine video and health, but he wanted to take it a step further... Adrian's goal is to use television, film, and VR to create a connection that educates people about their bodies and also motivates them to take action. Digital health is becoming better at analyzing us, but taking the extra step to take action and change behavior is a challenge, likely because it is boring. Adrian is on a mission to provide healthcare entertainment!
Jerry Durham is a Physical Therapist by training who has a singular passion for leveraging the entire practice team towards improved patient outcomes while boosting the practice bottom line.
A Physical Therapist with over 25 years of experience and 20+ years of business ownership, including practice ownership, consulting and business coaching, Jerry has spent significant time on the front line, answering calls and learning why patients think and act the way they do when interacting with the front desk.
On this week’s episode, Adrian and Dan are joined by a very special guest, their good friend, Dr. David Sofer, DPT. Dave is a physical therapist, educator, entrepreneur, patient rights advocate and life-long learner. Clinical practice is his passion, and he loves sharing that with his patients in the office, students at SUNY Downstate PT program and with followers of his arthritis management website www.ArthritisHelp.info.
Dave shares a bunch of stories about his PT career as a practice owner, as an influential leader in the NYPTA, and about his unique experience as the son of a PT legend, Dr. Roslyn Sofer.
Dave’s a good buddy of both of ours and he’s got a lot to say about the PT profession today and where it will be in the future. I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Thank you for listening to the PT Connections Podcast.
To learn more about Dr. Dave go to https://www.arthritishelp.info/site/about or email him at Dr.Dave@ArthritisHelp.Info
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Dan and Adrian discuss the value and application of the PT Compact.
Plus:
Adrian gets a big break!
The 5 senses in a PT clinic.
"Sponsored by BioFreeze"
Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) in Rehab and Wellness
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On this episode of the podcast Dan and Adrian explore:
- Follow-up to last week and a little bit about Augmented Reality (AR) applications to PT and Rehab
- Best practices for teaching patients and PTs
- Training PTs to be TelePTs
- Can you transfer your education and experience from the clinic or the classroom to the TelePT universe
- Recruiting the right PTs for your practice
- Who's going to own the PT profession and the care of musculoskeletal conditions in 5-10 years?
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Adrian and Dan dig into:
- Return to sports following COVID
- Data collection and ownership
- Swing dancing with a hologram
- Skin suits - www.rokoko.com
- Physical Therapy Smart Clinics
Judy Cirullo has been a practicing clinician for 40 years, owning 4 private practices. She has held leadership positions in the APTA, published, and she’s a frequent speaker and educator at healthcare conferences.
She emphasizes the message of developing trust, transparency, and relationships to help others grow and ultimately strengthen their team.
Judy’s passion is providing healthcare leadership training to executives and their teams, individually and by facilitating staff development days (workshops). After her programs, her clients often report experiencing a dramatic shift in themselves and their teams.
Judy is a Certified Professional Coach with multiple certifications from iPEC, the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching, including COR.E Leadership Dynamics Specialist and a Certification in Conversational Intelligence.
You’ll pick up on Judy’s excellent communication skills during this conversation, particularly her ability to bring out the best in me. Not an easy task but this chat was easy and thought-provoking. I hope you enjoy it.
Dan and Adrian talk about the most common reason for doctor visits in the US - Causes and treatments of low back pain (LBP).
Discs, muscles, ligaments, McKenzie method, Chiro
Dan and Adrian talk about their back stories including past injuries and solutions for ankle instability.
In the premier episode of the TelePT Connection Podcast the fellas get their feet wet and also dig into what it really takes to help patients improve.
What's the best footwear for vertically challenged people with unstable ankles? Adrian opens up about wearing heals for a "Gross Anatomy" episode.