Strength Resurgence Podcast

#21: What Physical Therapists Want You to Know (For Maximal Recovery)

Jim Wittstrom

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Any physical therapist worth their weight in salt wants you to get better; to overcome your physical limitations and difficulties; to eliminate your pain; to experience a higher quality of life, and so on.

And one of the most essential ways this process occurs is through education of general concepts and principles that can be universally applied to essentially any physical injury or condition. Yes, you need to be aware of specifics pertaining to your situation, but you also must be aware of the general steps you can take to start optimizing your recovery, because these general concepts can yield profound differences in your recovery when stacked together.

So in this episode, I'm covering some seriously important information that us physical therapists want you to know as a means to experience optimal outcomes with whatever injury or physical condition you may be up against!

ARTICLES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

  • Butler, P., Nguyen, T., Giummarra, M. J., O’Leary, S., & Sterling, M. (2022). Injury perceptions and their association with recovery outcomes in adults with traumatic orthopaedic injuries: a scoping review. Disability and rehabilitation, 44(24), 7707-7722.

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:

0:00 - Intro

7:38 - The problem to solve & big takeaway

15:00 - Who wants it more?

17:27 - Taking an active role in your recovery

25:24 - Leaning into the process

31:41 - What you believe matters

38:07 - Losing battles but winning wars

42:29 - Running YOUR race

45:33 - Looking at the entire body

51:56 - Active vs passive modalities for recovery

1:00:50 - Where to focus (hint: on what you CAN control)

1:03:34 - Key takeaways for this episode

1:06:28 - A small request