On 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 play a...
May 20, 2018•51 min
On 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 importance ...
May 13, 2018•57 min
On 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 doesn'...
May 06, 2018•44 min
On 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 course ...
Apr 28, 2018•49 min
On 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 13 ...
Apr 22, 2018•25 min
On 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 ta...
Apr 15, 2018•52 min
On 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 ide...
Apr 08, 2018•47 min
On 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...
Apr 02, 2018•33 min
In 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...
Mar 26, 2018•1 hr 5 min
We 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 best...
Mar 19, 2018•10 min
In 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 not t...
Mar 05, 2018•11 min
This 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 importance...
Feb 26, 2018•47 min
On 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 cou...
Feb 18, 2018•22 min
On 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 her...
Feb 11, 2018•52 min
On 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: ...
Feb 04, 2018•46 min
On 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 a ...
Jan 28, 2018•50 min
In 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 liste...
Jan 17, 2018•18 min
