Performance Place Sports Care Podcast

SHOW NOTES Over the past month, I had a few amazing cases come into my office. These cases were classic, in that I’ve seen a lot of them, but they’re often times odd for the patient to understand. The correction was not even remotely close to the area of pain. These three cases made me wish I had more content to assist the public in their understanding of other possible reasons why their son or daughter’s foot, knee or groin pain is not going away with standard physical therapy, why their MRIs are negative despite continued disability and why their sports doctor has no idea what to do with them. (Sorry guys… nothing against any profession, but that’s just the story they tell me.) These athletes stories all had something in common… off-loading of their symptomatic limb during a squat test. In other words, they had crooked squats. In all of these cases, the first correction I made was to “even out” their squat. Low and behold, they felt better within a matter of minutes and this reduction remained for days to f

SHOW NOTES Garrett Wood, licensed massage therapist, reached out recently on Instagram about being on the show or at least having an LMT on an interview. I’ve never interview a massage therapist so I thought… why not! After looking at Garrett’s Instagram posts, I couldn’t help but think “there’s more to this guy than just massage.” Pain is a very complex, multifactorial topic. Garrett takes us through his journey from personal trainer, to massage therapy, to hypnotherapy and what he learned along the way... To be honest, I don’t know a ton about the biopsychosocial aspect of pain, so I just went where Garrett lead. I’m learning just like you! Garrett, thank you for taking me through your experiences, for the coffee and the laughs! Contact for Garrett Wood: Instagram: @gnosistherapy Garrett Wood Bio: Owns and operates a pain and performance Clinic in Downtown Long Beach. Where compassionate coaching, unlocks movements and motivations in movements. Garrett is humbled to work with entrepreneurs, weekend warrior

I had a listener email a great question. He asked if I ever planned on addressing some of the concerns of active seniors. The 65+ group how wants to stay active as they were when they were younger. I’m sure many of you know people like this… those older guys and girls who were complete badasses at their sport when they were younger and now they just want to keep active and participating in sports, regardless of age. The young at heart! Since this is a huge area of conversation, I asked him to clarify some direct questions he and his “old fart” friends (he called them this) would like to know about. He supplied me with a ton of talking points (listed below). Thank you Jack for supplying literally all of the topic points for this episode! I hope this is helpful for you and your boys. Keep being active! Suggested Links: Course Mentioned Runner’s Tips Article Back Pain Article   SHOW NOTES HERE Feet- chronic pain on one side and on both sides. Balance Flexibility Functional strength - Declining strength contri

I started a closed Facebook group with the goal of improving our patient education and communication, so we can all accomplish better outcomes with these people who’ve trusted us as guides to accomplish their goals. I think if we can improve our communication (verbal, visual and kinesthetic), we can better assist our patients in completion of their treatment plan (what that is it’s up to you) so they can accomplish their shot and long-term goals. The purpose of this podcast is not to address ways we can do educate or communicate (you can get all of that in the group). The goal was to answer some of the questions I’ve had members ask me.   Show Notes   Here’s the questions/ talking points verbatim as they came to me after I asked, “What would you like to see from this group?” I’m hoping to learn more about what it’s like being a Sports DOC, as well as different ways to explain the various subjects to my future patients. See variety of approaches and implementation of active care into treatments so patients un

I’ve been fortunate to have worked with Brenan Ghassemieh, Strength Coach, while overcoming a lumbar spine injury I sustained last year 2017. My goal was to be able to play baseball again (recreationally) in the 2018 spring season, which I was able to do so! Booyah! Throughout our strength and conditioning sessions over the last year, Brenan and I have had some great conversations about cueing, strength, anti-rotation and much more. I’ve learn a lot so before my training session today we did a quick recorded conversation. Perhaps we could capture some gold nuggets? You’ll have to listen to see... I hope you found this useful and insightful. Covered Topics: My personal limitations with patient return to activity progressions Where a strength coach may be of assistance in return to play Nutritional behavioral observations Unplugging from your phone Taco Bell  Show Notes Brenan’s Other Podcast Session with me   Contact Brenan Ghassemieh IG: @brenan_ghassemieh Email: brenan.ghassemieh@gmail.com   Sebastian’s

I had the opportunity to speak to Dr. Andy Galpin PhD on the podcast recently. I thought his point of view as researcher would be extremely informative to clinicians like myself, that claim to be an “evidence-based provider.” Are we actually practicing what the evidence shows? Should we only practice what the evidence shows? These are just a few of the touch points Dr. Gaplin covered for us today. You’ll love this informative conversation if you’re a Doctor of Chiropractic, Physical Therapist, Exercise Science student, Rehab Specialist, or “Evidence-Based Practitioner.”   Show Notes HERE   Dr. Andy Galpin’s Bio: Director of Education: Andy is a tenured Professor in the Center for Sport Performance at CSU Fullerton. He was born and raised in beautiful Rochester, WA and is a die-hard Seahawks, Huskies, & Mariner fan. RIP Sonics. As a youth, Andy played every sport at his disposal, excelling at Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Track & Field. While not playing, he worked at grocery stores, gas stations

Today’s episode was the first stab at having on a co-host, my good friend and great diagnostician Dr. Cody Dimak DC. I feel we can do better as a dual host on this particular topic of lower extremity syndromes. What do all of these syndromes have in common? Is there a common intersection point? Do we always have to use manual therapies to treat these?  CORRELATED ARTICLE (MUST READ) Show Notes   Below are some of the syndromes we cover in this podcast: IT Band Syndrome Maignes Syndrome Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Piriformis Syndrome Facet Syndrome Hip Flexor Syndrome Hip Impingement Syndrome Within this podcast, we go through some of our clinical experience working with people with these “syndromes” and what has worked using a corrective exercise-focused approach first and manual therapy after if needed. Have these concepts been validated 100% through research? No, but that’s ok. You’ll hear in #106 next week that most of the treatments and clinical judgement we use in practice that have great patient outc

SHOW NOTES Did you know back pain within the gymnast population was so prevalent? I didn’t until the interview with Dr. Sloan Beard DC. She practices in Birmingham AL and is the creator of an online course called the The Gymnast Fix. If you think about it, it all makes sense… kids being pushed 6-8 hours a day into bendy positions… sounds like a lot of spinal injuries right? In this podcast interview with Dr. Sloan Beard, she takes us through some corrections we can make in our bendy athletes to mitigate risk of pars fractures, spondylosis and back pain in general. Some of the topics of conversion include: Anti-extension control Urinals Gymnast physiology surrounding injuries American Gymnastics Hesitation of these athletes seeing a doctor Intra-abdominal pressure You’ll love this fun/ informative conversation with Dr. Sloan Beard Dr. Sloan Beard’s Bio: I was a competitive gymnast for almost 20 years. Like so many other athletes, I dealt with discomfort and injuries by going to doctor after doctor. I heard m

As healthcare providers, we normally suck at getting our message out into the public eye. SHOW NOTES Even though I’m much better at now, I sucked hard at it for years. Allow me to share some of my secrets for content creation with you. I’ve heard all of the reasons why my friends don’t produce content: Too busy The kids keep me away Patient loads I don’t know what to say I don’t know where to start Throughout this podcast session, I’ll share some of the strategies I use weekly allowing me to see a full patient load (to my desire), record/produce and promote a hour long podcast and Youtube video. Over the past year I’ve written three 30+ page articles on my 275+ page website, written two eBook with over 150 pages of text each, and five free eCourses (20 pages of text each). I take 95% of all of my own videos and images for my site and even draw a few pieces of content that I can’t buy or find available for my patient education. You can do it too! Your practice will thrive, without having to market to trainer

SHOW NOTES If you’ve spent time on Instagram, you may not know Dr. Aaron Horschig DPT by name, but you probably follow his profile. Squat University! Dr. Horschig was a pleasure to have on the show. He’s a very knowledgeable, personable doctor and if my family lived in Kansas City MO, I’d send my mother, father and the brother I never had to him for care. His treatment style makes complete sense. Very logically and targeted at reduction of the CAUSE of pain. Listen to the Dr. Aaron’s podcast interview. We go over a variety of topics that will assist you in exercising, and living a pain-free life for years to come. Here’s a few of the topics: The exercise is not an exercise, it’s movement pattern Squat Assessment Budweiser Ultrasound Therapy Public Speaking Skill Development Full joint range of motion daily Self Publication Hip Impingement Quotes: The Squat is not just an exercise, it’s a movement first. You have to be a “puzzle solver” as a clinician. Not using our body as designed can increase injury pote

SHOW NOTES In this podcast, I thought I’d do some casual, conversational stories because as I listened to the past few solo sessions, I realized something… I’ve been staying “um” way too much! I want to break myself of that, so I’ll just roll with a few fun story style this time. These are stories about clinical practice, a few “A-ha moments,” and some fun days I’ve had at work with some great patients of mine. In the future, I’m going to do way better at the “ums.” Pet Peeve. Available free email courses mentioned in the podcast Low Back Pain Hip Pinching -Femoroacetabular Impingement Chronic Hamstring Tightness Sebastian’s Youtube Channel Attention Docs and Fitness Professionals: Access your client educational products, banners and posters here.   Dr. Sebastian Gonzales is an expert in trouble shooting sports injuries and overuse conditions. This podcast is intended for sports medicine topics to become easier for patients and athletes to understand. Don’t get confused by what your doctor told you in your

I thought I should take this opportunity in SESSION 100 to highlight the best of the best of the last 99 episodes and share some of my experiences in making this podcast for you all. To be honest, the show is still evolving, I’m still evolving and the direction of the show is changing slightly. Since I don’t make my living through being a podcast host, producer and promoter, I have fallen short on some organization aspects that are needed to make a podcast explode. I lose my direction many times when I am chatting on air… in the next 100 episodes, I plan on making the show a 2.0 version for y'all. A few of the improvements I’ll personally be making an attempt to change are: Less “ums” More joking Digging deeper into the reason why guests think they do Getting the information from guest that other podcast interviewers left on the table My focus will be better and I’ll become more loose with some of my jokes/topics. I think this show be as entertaining as it is educational. Enjoy the ride and please share the

SHOW NOTES I’ve had a few Calf/ Ankle/ Foot issues over the year, some from running and one from trauma.  The largest ankle tendonitis I’ve ever had was from dropping glass on my inner ankle. The glass incident left me unable to put weight on my ankle for almost a month! As I’ve come to find out, many people listening to the podcast and digging through my articles have been struggling with chronic ankle tendonitis, Achilles Tendonitis, Plantar Fasciitis, old ankle sprains and more. The podcast interview I did with Dr. Tom Michaud DC is a bit too technical for lay public so this is my attempt to clean up some verbiage. To better assist everyone through their biggest question…. “Why does my ankle hurt and when will it get better?” I’ve created a free course and paid manual (not live just yet) on everything I do in my clinic to assist others in treating and rehabbing ankles and feet. Healthcare professionals, I’ve included some clinical reasoning that may assist you in your treatment of Calf/ Ankle/ Foot issues.

SHOW NOTES Dr. Bobby Maybee DC, was introduced to me through another guest, Dr. Kevin Christie. Through a series of emails, we came to a rough podcast topic... “How we (clinicians) can communicate to patients in a simple, empathetic and clear way.” As we started to record, it became clear to me that Bobby was great storyteller… and although he gave some great tips, I think the biggest take away was the WAY he conversed with me. My experience, clinically and socially, is that many people’s attention is better held with a story, analogies and similes. This podcast interview with Bobby Maybee ran longer than expected but as always, the best nuggets are at the end. STUDENT DOCTORS: This interview is golden as you’re getting through your first year of business. Bobby thank you for everything you do and thank you for spending the time speaking to my audience! Sebastian Bobby Maybee Bio: “Originally from San Luis Obispo, California, Dr. Maybee brings a bit of that laid back coastal California charm to his practice.

SHOW NOTES I thought I’d sit down and go through my story about how I developed an oblique strain playing baseball, how I rehabbed it successfully to play baseball again and what I would do differently next time (if there ever is a next time). I posted an article and video about my story that has gotten a lot of attention on the web, which translates into people emailing me to ask me questions about what they should do. They write me pretty frequently about how they found hope by reading my success story since, but they also reveal their frustration about how there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel for them. I find this very sad because all of these people can’t find anyone with experience in how to assist them in their recovery aside from the boilerplate “rest and see how it goes.” I only used complete rest for a few weeks and then I took the active approach… That was more than 3 years ago now and I feel great. Listen to this podcast if you know someone dealing with an oblique strain, abdominal,

SHOW NOTES I met Dr. Jen Esquer at a seminar in 2018... not being too much of an Instagram junkie, someone in the course said, “Hey! Doc Jen Fit is here!” After looking into what Dr. Jen is all about, I had to have her on the podcast for an interview. The interesting part about her content to me is that it’s laid out in a very customer friendly way with great illustrations and it’s very up to date stuff. Wat I mean my that is, that she’s able to take some highly relevant information and break it down into lay terms… not just the old stuff from 20 years ago. Anyone can tell at patient to lay on a foam roller right? Jen Esquer is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, who was able to successfully build a private practice with cash paying, highly motivated clients all through giving awesome information through Instagram. Find out how she did it in this podcast interview. SHOW NOTES: https://www.p2sportscare.com/docjenfit-jen-esquer-instagram/ Website: https://www.docjenfit.com/ Social Medias: IG: @docjenfit Quotes: We j

SHOW NOTES I met Michael Bann at the Rehab 2 Performance 1st Annual Symposium in 2018. One of the nights following the presentations we all went out to the local brewery for beer and grub because let’s face it… chiropractors love beer and food. Within the time frame of a few beers and food Michael had blown my mind more than twice with a few of his theories. In this podcast session,  we didn’t included everything we spoke about at dinner that night, but we did get through some interesting/fun conversation. Here’s just a few things we covered: The Dynamic Systems Theory Why you should chew your food What your stool can tell you about your gut health How your gut health can affect pain, injury, and performance How quality of motion may not be the only predictor of injury The importance of breathing well Dragonball Z Captain Planet Share this with a friend who’s having gut health issues and please review the show on iTunes! Thank you so much for your time Michael! SHOW NOTES: https://www.p2sportscare.com/micro

SHOW NOTES Dr. Tom Michaud is the man when it comes to knowledge about the foot and ankle in the running world. I ordered his book, Human Locomotion, read some his articles and listened to some interview before reaching out for this interview. I was blown away by the clinical pearls he has stored in his mind. Literally endless amounts of knowledge! If you’re a student, you should invest some money in his book… seriously, it’s light years ahead of most information you have learned about the foot and ankle. If you’re an athlete, runner, dancer or strength coach you’ll still get something out of this interview since we make some light conversation between the study references. Take a deep breath, rewind a few sections that interest you and ask you medical provider about the concepts we cover in relationship to your ache/ pain. I learned a ton during this conversation with Tom and plan on doing another chat with him soon (with or without a recording). Thank you so much for your time and knowledge Tom! SHOW NOTES:

SHOW NOTES Brian Carroll is a lifting God… yes, he’s lifted more weights that you, me, your brother and my sister combined throughout his life but the value Brian is bring to the table in this podcast are bits of wisdoms he’s attend through lifting, lifting injuries and coming back as a world class athlete. When I started practice almost 10 years ago, I thought I knew enough about weightlifting to get people safely back to the sport they love… but I honestly didn’t. I knew about the basic stuff… The Posterior Chain Cross Syndrome Leg Day (joke) Graded Returns But I had no idea how to cue motion through compound lifts until I started to learn from Brian’s work. Some cues and drills even help me troubleshoot even with my exam. The Lifter’s Wedge Tension Unweighted Bar Movement I’ve interviewed Brian once before so listen to the other one (#63). WIthin this one you’re going to learn a ton, whether you’re a doc, athletes or coach. Thank you so much for your time and knowledge Brian!   Quotes: Availability Su

SHOW NOTES I’ve gotten a lot more emails from listeners over the past few months about their “rotator cuff tears,” “carpal tunnel syndromes,” or “tennis elbows,” which I’m thankful for, but the sad thing is based upon what these people say there’s a strong possibility that their ongoing pain is rooting from a neck condition (or some other region). These people have been seeking care and advanced imaging for the region of their pain for years with little success. It affects what they can do in life (leisure and daily tasks) leaving them frustrated with the healthcare system. Why has nobody figured this out for them? This is common… when you go into an office directing the clinician’s attention to the rotator cuff, they will tell you if it appears “normal or not,” leaving you with minimal direction of how to resolve the condition. If you have a condition that’s not getting better despite great treatment/ rehab, you should consider the strong possibility that your missing the correct diagnosis. Here’s a few situ