Dr Meghan Sak-Ocbina is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Strength Coach and joins the show to share her expertise on:
All the things your physical therapist wishes you knew
The issues within the system that make their role more difficult
The challenge between the cost of education and compensation in physical therapy
Their desire to give you the best care conflicting with the insurance model
Why burnout in physical therapy is a potential problem
What Meghan means by: “The problem with most rehab, it never makes it into training. We treat rehab and training like they’re separate lanes, when they’re meant to do the same thing — drive adaptation.”
Why most people have at least one, if not a few, potential joint issues, and why this is normal and not necessarily a problem
Meghan’s response when a client was told by another clinician: “Because she doesn’t do sports, she doesn’t need to train power.”
What Meghan means by: “Your injury isn’t from what you’re doing, it’s from what you’re not doing.”
And much more
Instagram: @dr.megsi.dpt
CHAPTERS
00:39 Insurance and Volume
02:34 Cash Based PT
05:34 Strength Coaching Edge
08:32 PT Training Gaps
11:33 Rehab and the Training Spectrum
13:34 Pain and the Nervous System
18:54 Patient Expectations
21:04 Imaging and Surgery Myths
23:44 Form Fear and Adaptation
24:36 Outfunctioning Structure
26:19 Imaging Fear and Nocebo
27:46 Living With Wear and Tear
30:22 Insurance Model Limits PT
32:32 Burnout, Debt, and Paperwork
35:55 Cash Based and Online Paths
37:54 Choosing a PT Like Choosing a Haircut
44:07 Rehab Meets Real Training
47:27 Power Training For Everyone
50:06 Aging, Capacity, and Injury Risk
51:46 Where To Find Meghan
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