Spilling the DPTea
Solo flying interview style episodes for physical therapy students at any level of professional/ post-professional training to listen and engage with hot topics you wish you had learned in academia. Weekly episodes include practical information on topics concerning professional issues, psycho-social aspects and challenges of physical therapy practice and shallow to deep dives on healthcare management and leadership. All delivered with comedic relief and story telling to remind you we are all human. This is your one stop shop to receive doses of encouragement and motivation through interview format to improve your physical therapy clout! Hosted by Ryan McConnell, assistant professor teaching at both entry and post-professional levels while continuing my own journey through a Doctorate of Science in Physical Therapy. Special interests include psycho-social variables to predict outcomes, social determinants of health, manual therapy, dry needling, orthopedics, private practice management, venting, inventing, advocating, inspiring and fun.
Podcasting since 2020 • 29 episodes
Spilling the DPTea
Latest Episodes
So you might want to be a Physical Therapist Educator?
Dr. Ryan McConnell monologue addressing his path to academia. He discusses some of the questions that are common to the academic journey. Ryan pulls some material that he wrestles with every year as well as the themes that patrol all educ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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36:05
Sports or Orthopedic Specialty... or BOTH (featuring Dr. Taylor Comford)
Taylor is a clinician with board certifications in both Sports and Orthopedics, based in Knoxville, TN. In addition to being a full time clinic director, he is also a faculty member for Upstream Rehabilitation’s SCS residency program, and is...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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42:27
Forget about trigger points, what else can we needle? Featuring Dr. Grace Mollohan
Dr. Grace Mollohan discusses some of the common uses for dry needling as well as many of the misconceptions surrounding dry needling. She also notes several areas where research has tremendous potential or is lagging. Dr. Mollohan is currently ...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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42:58
Hybrid Learning...Things that matter, things that may not!
Today we have a conversation about all things digital learning from microphones, resolution, presentation medium and faculty relationships. We explore these opinions through the vantage of DPT student Marissa Arnerich and Seth Hawks.
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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48:14