The Movement As Medicine Podcast - Episode 23: Special Guest Megan Pomarensky

Show notes:

• Follow Megan:

  • Website: https://www.mp-athletictherapy.com

  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meganpomarensky/

  • Twitter: https://twitter.com/meganpomarensky

  • Join Her Newsletter: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/5f89b001976827736b42d253

• “Rehab is training in the presence of an injury”

• “You’re not injured, you’re 85% healthy”

• Rehab has gotten very passive

• Meet them where they’re at with graded exposure and empower them to move actively

• Where is the line between a medical professional and a trainer? Unexplained pain.

• Article: STOP WORRYING, AND START LIVING.

  • 90% of people between 50-55 years old have age related changes in their spine (but 9/10 people don’t have back pain).

  • 48% of people between 20-22 years old have age related changes in a disc, while 25% had a bulge (so there goes that “just getting old” analogy).

  • 77% of healthy, pain-free hockey players have hip abnormalities shown on imaging.

  • 20% of healthy, pain-free adults have partial rotator cuff tears.

• “Need to clinically correlate” Findings on images need to line up with what you find with their movement.

• You won’t lose clients for making referrals!

• What is your virtual therapy process like?

• Bad personal experiences

• Trust - Connection - Relationship - Human

• Client education examples: Explain Pain / Why do I hurt?

• Is there a world where you can treat 5 or 6 people at a time and do it right and do it well? Does it all come down to the environment, community, and relationships? This is where the coupling of Rehab & Strength Training would be incredibly important

Book of the Week:

Kevin - The Quadrant System: Navigating Stress in Team Sport by Daniel Bove

Brendon - Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis

Megan - Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization Scott Barry Kaufman

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