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Envivo PT with Vince Gutierrez

Envivo PT with Vince Gutierrez

By Vincent Gutierrez, DPT

Having spent 10 years with my nose in a book or journal, I decided that it’s time to put the readings to use and share them with the world. Enjoy!
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Envivo PT with Vince GutierrezJan 06, 2020

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Replaced by the robots

Replaced by the robots

Are we going to be replaced by AI, I don’t think so.
May 06, 202308:12
Becoming a PT

Becoming a PT

Students have difficult decisions to make and hopefully my experience can help with those decisions
Apr 06, 202328:13
Taping for chronic back pain

Taping for chronic back pain

Does adding tape to PT treatments actually change outcomes?
Dec 31, 202217:22
Do patients believe that PTs are healers?

Do patients believe that PTs are healers?

Are we helping or hurting patients with our belief system?
Nov 16, 202221:09
Conference of the americas

Conference of the americas

This is a slower episode as I spend the time remembering my experience at the conference.
Oct 23, 202205:08
Centralization and directional preference

Centralization and directional preference

Not intended as medical advice. Please seek out a qualified medical professional in your state for any specific complaint.
Oct 22, 202238:09
Quick rant

Quick rant

Be happy with your worth
Oct 16, 202203:54
Experience has made me hard

Experience has made me hard

Being an owner is a different mindset than employee
Oct 07, 202225:34
Some days I was god and other days I was a loser

Some days I was god and other days I was a loser

Understanding pain patterns lends itself to help the PT help the patient.
Jun 20, 202201:39:48
Steps 1-4 of treating patients

Steps 1-4 of treating patients

We have to do some sort of differential when treating patients.
Jun 01, 202206:22
Don’t throw shade

Don’t throw shade

Lift up the community, don’t tear it down.
May 11, 202203:52
Never the hero

Never the hero

Educate and over educate, but don’t make promises that you aren’t willing to keep.
May 02, 202211:42
New grads need to be able to think

New grads need to be able to think

Memorizing facts and regurgitating them on a test makes for a great test taker, but a clinician it doesn’t make.
Apr 15, 202211:25
Can surgery be predicted for back pain?
Apr 01, 202214:28
Disc herniations can disappear

Disc herniations can disappear

This is based on the research from Takada et al 2001.
Mar 19, 202215:51
Should we say yes?

Should we say yes?

This is for educational purposes only.
Mar 01, 202208:10
PT mills

PT mills

Patients are using phrases that are historically only used within the profession.
Mar 01, 202203:58
Grooming leadership

Grooming leadership

Not everyone wants more, but for those that do there should be a roadmap to more.
Feb 15, 202208:10
Let the conservative care specialist do their thing

Let the conservative care specialist do their thing

A surgical patient seeing a conservative care specialist is just as bad as a conservative care patient seeing a surgeon.
Feb 01, 202224:46
Lean business

Lean business

Becoming more efficient is a never ending process.
Jan 15, 202228:28
Millionaire next door

Millionaire next door

This is my take from “the next millionaire next door”.
Jan 01, 202201:30:52
Leverage within the PT profession is switching to the employers.

Leverage within the PT profession is switching to the employers.

There are more new graduates of PT entering the workforce now more than ever. As with all supply chains, this will impact the profession.
Dec 15, 202112:22
Sometimes PT just doesn’t provide value

Sometimes PT just doesn’t provide value

The profession isn’t what helps people, but individuals within the profession either help people or they don’t.
Dec 01, 202107:55
Gratitude can change a profession
Dec 01, 202109:02
Efficiency of system

Efficiency of system

What are you doing to make the process more efficient?
Nov 15, 202132:05
Sales within PT

Sales within PT

It’s not a bad word.
Nov 01, 202110:15
Episode 15: 2 Case studies

Episode 15: 2 Case studies

Two case studies
Oct 15, 202112:30
Mashup from recent or not so recent discussions.

Mashup from recent or not so recent discussions.

Being a millionaire isn’t hard.
Oct 01, 202116:10
Practice hard for easy game day and should you open a clinic

Practice hard for easy game day and should you open a clinic

I hear more and more give advice to early clinicians that they should open a clinic. No one talks about the failures and challenges of becoming self-employed. We need to at least balance the discussion.
Oct 01, 202109:16
Origin story and postural syndrome?

Origin story and postural syndrome?

The origin story goes a little off the rails.
Sep 15, 202117:37
Lumbar traction

Lumbar traction

Movementthinker.org. This is for educational purposes only.
Sep 01, 202126:04
CPRs how do I use them

CPRs how do I use them

Some CPRs aren’t ready for use. Others have been dispelled in the validation phase. As a young profession we really are lacking in statistically powered evidence regarding which interventions should be used with patients AND when to use said interventions.
Aug 15, 202109:58
Be the therapist that the person in front of you needs you to be.
Aug 01, 202110:16
Changing a culture
Jul 19, 202105:03
Centralization and surgery?

Centralization and surgery?

Skytte L et al. Spine 2005
Jul 15, 202119:04
Bonus episode. Happy 5th of july

Bonus episode. Happy 5th of july

A throwback to what makes us different from others. Movement specialists ain’t it.
Jul 05, 202111:07
Dear diary

Dear diary

A little emotion and logic wrapped into one episode
Jul 01, 202124:34
Leaders and bosses

Leaders and bosses

Look within to determine what you want in life. Are your actions in accordance with your wants?
Jun 15, 202107:34
Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis

Compression fractures can hamper a persons function.
Jun 01, 202113:46
Forward head and small talk

Forward head and small talk

Sometimes posture matters.
May 15, 202120:31
Squats vs bird dog
May 01, 202121:26
High hamstring tendon issues

High hamstring tendon issues

This is meant for educational purposes only.
Apr 15, 202126:51
Mashup

Mashup

Personal opinions on life in general.
Apr 01, 202107:35
Happy World Down Syndrome Day!

Happy World Down Syndrome Day!

3/21/21
Mar 22, 202118:16
Posture and salary

Posture and salary

Self preservation within the profession creates external advice on to those looking for help.
Mar 15, 202109:29
Interviewed by mike Makher

Interviewed by mike Makher

A candid conversation in long form
Mar 01, 202101:32:42
Episode 8: Don’t be eeyore

Episode 8: Don’t be eeyore

Yellow flags aren’t the end all.
Feb 01, 202120:46
Episode 7: red flags in Australia

Episode 7: red flags in Australia

Access to a physician/therapist may be better when everyone is covered, but care may be rationed to an extent for those that may have musculoskeletal problems.
Jan 15, 202113:44
My journey to PT and recommendations
Jan 01, 202136:17
Mashup

Mashup

Hopefully there’s some tidbits of knowledge that you can use for your life.
Dec 15, 202013:40