The Halo Effect Podcast

In this episode, I'm joined by Jarred Boyd, Performance Physical Therapist for the Memphis Grizzlies. Jarred does a wonderful job at providing his fascinating perspectives on a wide variety of topics, and I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity diving deeper into his methodologies and ideas as it pertains to rehab and enhancing physical performance. Throughout this episode we dive deeply into the discussion and topics of: 

• A new and improved perspective on "Injury Prevention"
• How to manage load, and tolerance to it during the NBA season.
• Multidisciplinary effectiveness, delineating scopes of practice and communication when rehabbing athletes at the professional level.
• Adaptation vs Demonstration and its application/role during healing timelines.
• Key performance indicators, and much more.

In this episode, I'm joined by Dano Norceide, Physical Therapist and Athletic Trainer for the Arizona Cardinals. Dano's story is one that demonstrates the importance of resilience, determination, and drive. What I enjoyed most about speaking with Dano was the inspiration he effortlessly provides as he highlights the struggles of his journey and how it landed him his dream job in the NFL. His story on how he's worked his way up to becoming a dual credentialed clinician for the NFL is incredibly inspiring and he shares a ton of wisdom for those who share the same aspirations. I can't wait for you guys to hear this episode.

You’ve heard from a wide variety of my guests in the past with amazing advice on how to make your way into the sports world. 

⚠️𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙙𝙚 will provide raw content that has 𝗡𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 been shared publicly to my knowledge. I can’t tell you how valuable this information will be. I’m so excited to share this with you guys. It won’t disappoint. 

Welcome to Episode 0.2 of the Student Series Bonus Podcast special presented by The Halo Effect Podcast.

I'm so excited for you guys to listen to these upcoming episodes with interviews of students and new graduates. Much more relatability to the experiences, struggles, and journeys. In this bonus episode I speak with Dr. Seher, DPT; a recent new graduate Doctor of Physical Therapy. Some of you may know Seher from the hilariously viral video on Physiogram IG of her mom impersonating her as an SPT. Some of you may know her as the SPT (now DPT) Yogi, and if you don't know Seher... get ready to be blown away with her awesome content and insight she provides on this episode of how to market yourself as a student physical therapist on social media. We had so much fun on this talk and even introduced a NEW UNIQUE SEGMENT for Seher "Top 3 Do's and Dont's of Social Media. It was so much fun having her on the show and grateful for the awesome advice she had to offer, so be sure to go show some love on her page.

Welcome to Episode 0.1 of the Student Series Bonus Podcast special presented by The Halo Effect Podcast.

I'm so excited for you guys to listen to these upcoming episodes with interviews of students and new graduates. Much more relatability to the experiences, struggles, and journeys. In this bonus episode I speak with Dr. Dillan Hanks PT, DPT; a home health pediatric physical therapist and close friend of mine. Dillan has always had an incredible passion from the profession after having experienced 3 ACL ruptures in the same knee, and has been making her own strides with advocating for physical therapy. From failing boards on her first attempt to passing and taking on a field of physical therapy she never thought she'd love, Dillan has one of the most inspiring stories with her journey to becoming a Physical Therapist. Topics discussed include: importance of maintaining a social life and keeping up with your health a student and in preparation for the NPTE, why you SHOULD address your self as a Doctor, managing financial struggles as a new grad, failing and overcoming the NPTE, and the importance of advocating for physical therapy. It was so much fun and an absolute pleasure having her on and turned out to be one of my longest episodes!! 

WE'RE BACK!

In this episode I'm joined by Dr. Nick Andreas, full time physical therapist and assistant strength coach for the Dallas Stars Hockey Team. Fun Fact: Nick was a CI of a former guest on the show (Ian Ekery) who was my CI just recently. Nick is still fairly new out of school with about 5 years under his belt and a sports residency from the University of Texas Southwestern. We spoke on the importance of sports residencies, how to choose the fit for you depending on personal goals, injury prevalence/common diagnoses (tips with treatment) in hockey, why S&C principles should be applied to PT programs across the nation, and his take on the current outbreak of sports injuries occurring and its relevance to COVID 19. It was an absolute pleasure having Nick share his immense knowledge with me on the show and providing ample resources for students aspiring to enter the sports medicine world.

In this episode I'm joined by Dr. Jill Cook, a physiotherapist and clinical researcher who has dedicated her life after 20 years of practice towards the understanding of tendons and tendinopathy. We spoke on the prevalence of tendinopathy, Dr. Cook's continuum model, the role of pain in tendinopathy, treatment strategies and how they differentiate across the continuum, UE vs LE tendinopathy, and my favorite Jill's top 3 misconceptions and myths about tendons that she has come across in her time as a researcher. I had the good fortune (and I almost want to say blessing) of being able to attend Dr. Cook's LE Tendinopathy course in Houston this past February and I was absolutely blown away. I have to say  that after our talk, I was captivated all over again. She was an absolute pleasure to have on the show and I'm so grateful to have had the opportunity to sit one-on-one with such an astounding mind in the profession. If you haven't heard of her yet, be sure to get on this episode ASAP, you won't regret it. 

Enjoy!

If you were looking for the human form of "passionate about your job", look no further than Dr. Sean Johnson. I'm telling you guys, you do NOT want to miss out on this gold mine of advice and information. 

In this episode I sit with Sean Johnson, who is in his fourth season with the LA Angels Organization as a Physical Therapist and Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach. He is board certified by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. In addition, he is member of the Orthopedic Section and Sport Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. In his role Sean facilitates continuity between Athletic Medicine and Strength and Conditioning for the Angel Players. Sean's unique role beautifully exemplifies what it means to "bridge the gap" as he manages to treat the elite athlete along both sides of the rehabilitation spectrum daily. Our topics in this episode included: Sean's story, how he became a PT/CSCS for the Angels organization, the benefits of his multidisciplinary role, work-life balance, and most importantly ... what it takes to be great. Along the way, Sean, being the passionate educator he is, was kind enough to drop knowledge bombs and reality checks for students every few moments; so be sure to give this episode a listen no matter what setting you wish you work with. 

In this episode, I'm joined by Jon Hernandez, Physical Therapist and Athletic Trainer for the Los Angeles Rams. Jon's story is one that demonstrates the importance of patience, passion, and most importantly humility. What I enjoyed most about speaking with Jon is that he always gave credit where it was due when it came to his successes. Always tying everything back to his team, staff and mentors. Jon decided to take what he describes as a "more practical route" when it came to attempting to get into Physical Therapy school as that was always his end goal after being exposed to the profession in Cambodia with children who were landmine victims. This is what led to him pursuing his ATC license and ultimately what sparked his passion for working with athletes. His story on how he's worked his way up to becoming a clinician for the NFL is incredibly inspiring and he shares a ton of wisdom for students who share the same aspirations. I can't wait for you guys to hear this episode.

In this episode, I sit down with Wesley Wang & Alyssa Semones of Healthy Baller located out of, a cash-based TRUE sports medicine clinic that provides a multi-disciplinary approach to athletic development and recovery in sports related injuries. If you're closing in on your final months of PT school or you've recently graduated and currently looking for a job, then this episode is a MUST LISTEN! Alyssa talks about how to land your dream job as a new grad and not settling for the "safe route". She's got some amazing advice to offer, while Wesley speaks out about his past struggles and what led him to be the successful ACL Doc that he is currently known for today. For those who are also interested in learning more about what a Cash based clinic entails, Wesley and I dive deep into the truth and what people don't realize is required to succeed at running one. I'm not giving it all away so you've gotta listen to it and remember to thank these guys later cause they provided GOLD!

In this episode, I sit down with Kai & Andreas of the Physiotutors. If you’re a student currently, there’s a good chance that you may have already heard of them. They’re known mainly for their Youtube channel where they provide high quality videos about special testing for physical therapists and more. I think I speak on behalf of all PT students when I say they’ve been a huge help for me so far in school and their videos are perfectly easy to follow. I had the opportunity to ask them about what brought them to physical therapy and what started the Physiotutors. We also discussed some of the common struggles PT students face and how they would approach those situations, as well as why they decided to leave Germany to pursue Physical Therapy. If you’re a fan then you’re going to really enjoy this episode. 

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In this episode, I chat with Dr. Joshua Arellano. He is a Physical Therapist out of Los Angeles, CA. He graduated from Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona, California  in 2008 and has worked in various clinical settings including: inpatient acute and transitional care, outpatient orthopedic, home health care, etc. He also has a special interest in the area of Canine Rehabilitation which we talk a lot about. He's a well rounded individual and has experience training world class athletes such as Ronda Rousey, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo athletes, crossfit enthusiasts, actors, dancers, etc. In addition to that, he's also competitive martial artist and former power lifter. So basically, this guy can break you and then fix you up afterwards.