
Welcome to Tough to Treat: A Physiotherapists' Guide to Managing Those Complex Patients, with your hosts Erica Meloe and Susan Clinton, who discuss how they successfully treated patients that others could not. Via case history discussion, they share their physical therapy expertise from treating long standing pelvic pain to persistent neck pain. They present a holistic and integrative view on asse... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 236 | Founded | 9 years ago |
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If you have patients or are a person who "does all the exercises," gets stronger, and still doesn't feel better—this episode is for you. In this episode, Erica dives into how to advance exercise prescription for patients who are often labeled as "tou... more
In this episode, Erica explores how clinical reasoning informs decision-making across diverse areas of physical therapy practice. This is a clinical pearls discussion that will save you lots of time in the clinic.
From CKC to OKC brain mapping in ... more
How long should you keep treating a patient? And what's the best approach when they're skipping their home exercise program? In this listener Q&A episode, Erica shares practical strategies—illustrated through two real patient cases, one a golfer and ... more
In this episode, Erica dives into a fascinating case of a patient experiencing neck pain and how that seemingly isolated symptom actually traced back to an old foot injury. This case exemplifies the deep, interconnected nature of the human body. For ... more
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I recently found this podcast through the Michelle Lyons podcast and have found myself binging these episodes for the past week.
I am a pelvic PT and these conversations are brief and jam packed with super useful and clinically relevant information. It’s helping me ask new questions and is highlighting a lot of the gaps in my own knowledge and is helping direct me towards what I need to be learning.
Thank you both for your work and sharing your knowledge with us! It has absolutely made a di... more
I am a pelvic PT with ortho roots and I just started my own pelvic practice. Since I found this podcast not all that long ago, I have been binging all the episodes in the car and while I walk my dogs.
I feel like this has really brought on all kinds of new thinking for me as well as guiding me towards the next type of con ed I take. I have new intake and subjective questions I never used before as well as now frequently taking my patients to “the wall” (lol) for weight shifting and squatting as... more
I have found this podcast to be very helpful in learning more in-depth clinical reasoning.
The conversations between Erica and Susan are fabulous. They have some fabulous takeaways.
Loving the podcast! Came across a great note on sitting postue that allowed me to make a small tweak that helped tremendously, can't wait to listen to more!
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Focused on complex cases in physiotherapy, this series offers in-depth discussions on successful treatment strategies for patients whose conditions have been challenging to diagnose and manage. The hosts engage listeners with real-life case studies, drawing on their extensive expertise to discuss conditions ranging from chronic pelvic pain to neck and back issues. Emphasizing the interconnectedness of the body, they advocate for an integrative approach to physical therapy that considers a patient's overall history and movement patterns, making it a valuable resource for both new and experienced practitioners looking to enhance their clinical reasoning skills.
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