
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.
Episodes
29 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

Psychologically Informed Physical Therapy with Dr. Mark Powers
Mark Powers is a physical therapist for BenchMark Physical Therapy in Savannah, GA. He graduated from Armstrong Atlantic State University (now Georgia Southern) in 2011 and went on to do a residency through Promotion Training University and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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57:35

Managing a Skilled Nursing Facility with Dr. Sheldon Felts
In this episode we look to a different setting with a clinician manager that has worked in both outpatient, home health and skilled nursing facilities. We explore the opportunities and compare and contrast to other settings while discussing rea...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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41:38

United States Public Health Service and Physical Therapy with Commander Steven Spoonemore
Dr. Spoonemore walks us through what it is like working in the United States Public Health Service and how he got there from physical therapy school. He is a board certified orthopedic clinical specialist, fellow of the American Academy o...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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50:28

Don't Learn the Lesson the Hard Way
In this episode, Logan Burton, Brittany Clark, Grace Harrison, & Hannah Krantz will be discussing the do’s and, more importantly, the don’ts for DPT students and new grads entering the clinic. As current students, we feel that there ...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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40:50

"Influencing" DPT: A Social Media Approach
With a new generation entering the Physical Therapy workforce, changes are occurring with how we interact with technology and utilize the tools that we have. How successful is social media really in pulling in new clients? Is it able to r...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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26:01

Enneagram and Management
This podcast episode will delve into the world of the Enneagram. With Emma Spears, Enneagram and the Workplace expert, we will discuss what the Enneagram is, how the Enneagram can be and is used in a professional setting, why the Enneagram is m...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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47:06

Taking off the Training Wheels with Dr. Ryan McConnell
This episode is hosted by Alex Crabill and Hunter Pickens with collaboration from Bruce Jackson and Gabby Perez. In this episode, we interview Ryan McConnell PT, DPT, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT, assistant professor at Belmont University and former clin...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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43:23

The Elephants in the Room with Evolve Movement Therapy
This episode dives into the cash based services as an expansion of physical therapy. Specific cash based service topics include personal training, massage therapy, and the emerging Caliente Contour treatment and is hosted by current Physical th...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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33:27

PT Side Hustles
During this episode, DPT students Mallory Hurley, Diane Smith, Mallorie Sweat and McKenzie Watkins discuss information they obtained through research as well as interviews they had with Physical Therapists who work “side jobs”. We will discuss ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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26:00

Talking Patient Trust with the Rapport Wizard Chris Wolfe
Hosted by: Mackenzie Small, Kristen McCarthy, Jon Lee and Sam Mullaney. In this episode, Chris Wolfe, PT, OCS, and owner of Wolfe PT joins us to discuss patient buy-in and it’s importance for Physical Therapy. Chris Wolfe is a Nashville based P...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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40:33

SPT to DPT... Tips and Tricks for the New Grad with Jenna Gourlay
Hosts Trevor Claridge, Morgan Hutchinson, Taylor Jacobs, Elyse Mann interview physical therapist Dr. Jenna Gourlay. Jenna graduated from Rutgers University in 2014 and went on to complete the ProRehab and University of Evansville Sports R...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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39:59

Started From the Bottom, Now She’s a Specialized DPT
Hosted by Courtney Alama, Tara Wolf, Madeleine Youngblood and Melissa Mancini. In this episode we talk to running specialist Amber Lowe. We will dive deep into her journey and how she went from being a generalist to a specialist. Many Physical ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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30:35

The Land Down Under... Mobile Physical Therapy with Dr. Jena Beis
In this episode, we demystify pelvic therapy and discuss Dr. Jena's entrepreneurial venture into the Mobile Physical Therapy world. https://www.healathomephysio.com/momsInstagram: ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:02:30

New Grads on the Move - Inside Travel Physical Therapy with Dr. Sam Morris
We dive into the pros and cons of travel PT and provide insights on contracts during this episode with Dr. Sam Morris.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:01:01

Fitness expert's viewpoint on working with physical therapists
We discuss how fitness experts and physical therapists can better inform each other and improve care for our clients. Aaron Hines is a former Collegiate Football player where he played at Lambuth University (NAIA-2004-2006). He pla...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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49:41

Rules of the game with Dr. Mark Callanen
Dr. Mark Callanen, PT, DPT, OCS is the Director of Clinical Development at Lightforce and Adjunct professor at Belmont University Physical Therapy Program discusses considerations to think about when selecting your next physical therapy job.&nb...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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50:38
