The Rethinking Rehab Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, I sit down with Missy Mitchell-Mcbeth, a seasoned strength and conditioning coach with a wealth of experience in both coaching and consulting. We dive into how her thought process has changed in relation to plyometrics, conditioning, and the art of coaching. Missy shares insightful perspectives on building relationships with sport coaches, shaping athletes’ long-term development, and navigating the challenges of modern sports demands. Whether you're a coach or PT, there's so much to take away from this conversation.

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In this episode, I sit down with Chelsea Ortega to discuss her role as the Director of Health and Performance for the LA Sparks and how she juggles professional demands with life as a mom. Chelsea shares insights on managing time, building systems for athlete care, and embracing the challenges of her dual roles. Her story offers practical advice and perspective for anyone balancing family and career.  Chelsea is a wealth of knowledge and experience and I couldn't be more excited to share this conversation with her.

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Olivia Abdoo and I chat about her career path leading up to her job with the UFC.  We talk about what she gained through her residency and fellowship experiences.  We also chat about some of her clinical challenges and a few strategies she uses with her fighters to maintain buy in.  Finally, Olivia shares how she's matured in her responses to other people relative to the beginning of her career.

Enjoy!

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Excited to share this chat I had with Ben Brewster, a pitching coach and co-founder of Tread Athletics, a holistic coaching facility for baseball athletes in North Carolina.  Ben shared a thread on X titled, “The Problem with Interval Throwing Programs,” which caught my attention and acted as the springboard for this conversation.  We also chat about his training philosophy and have a candid conversation about what PTs can be doing differently to better support these athletes.

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Scot Morrison is a physical therapist, strength coach, and educator who currently works in special operations.  Scot has a special interest in clinical decision making and managing uncertainty in clinical practice.  We also cover the importance of understanding what you’re actually measuring when you perform objective testing.  Finally, we wrap up the conversation talking about the relationship between constraints and exercise dosage.

Enjoy!

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I’d love to introduce you to my friend and old co-worker Thornton Johnson.  He has transitioned out of the clinic to a fully remote role where he works as a medical writer for Smith and Nephew, a medical technology company.  Thornton works as an evidence evaluation specialist within their sports and orthopedics department, where he gets to marry his clinical understanding of post-operative rehab with his love for reading research, all while collaborating with engineers and product developers.

The coolest part?  You don’t need a PhD to do this job!  Don’t sleep on “PT-adjacent jobs” if you’re feeling burned out from patient care.

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Super excited to share this chat with you.  This is the “how not to get duped by research” episode.  We talk about impact factor, predatory journals, research designs, p-value, effect size, etc.

Buckle up.

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Emily (aka Injury RD) works as a registered dietician who is passionate about equipping and educating injured athletes.  Emily shares subtle signs and questions that healthcare providers can ask to get a more in-depth understanding of their athletes’ nutritional beliefs and values.

Soon Emily will be launching her Feed the Quad program, geared toward busy athletes looking to support their ACL rehab with a solid nutrition program.  If you work with this population and are looking for a great resource for yourself or your athlete, look no further!

Stay tuned until the very end for some good resources!

Resources mentioned:

Feed the Quad More Info + Sign Up: https://injuryrd.com/course

Articles Mentioned: Ep 44 Resources

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If you don’t know Laura Opstedal you should!  Laura is a physical therapist and owns Build Physio in Bozeman, MT.  We chat about her practice model, clinic philosophy, and how she’s changed her approach with quad tendon ACLRs.

I hope you enjoy!

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In this episode I sit down with Sean Harris and Kasey Hankins, who co-founded the Ignite Clinical Institute.

We talk about the benefits and drawbacks of various modes of continuing education, the importance of making mistakes, pursuing excellence in community through mentorship, identifying which courses to take, and more details about their own continuing education vision.

Whether you identify as a mentor or a mentee this conversation is made for you!

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