Special Topics Episodes

Sarah Wenger, PT, DPT, OCS, FNAP is an associate clinical professor at Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions. She has published and presented on different topics related to her areas of expertise in chronic pain, underserved populations, clinical reasoning and interprofessional care. In our conversation, we discussed what trauma-informed care is, the principles behind it, what trauma is, how trauma affects chronic pain, what physical therapists can do in their patient care...

Asst. Prof Donald Manlapaz, PTRP, PT, PhD, is the chair of the Physical therapy department of the College of Rehabilitation Sciences at University of Santo Tomas. Asst Prof Manlapaz (dgmanlapaz@ust.edu.ph) finished his Doctor of Philosophy in Physiotherapy from University of Otago, New Zealand, and his Master and Bachelor of Science degrees in Physical Therapy from the University of Santo Tomas. His research interests include Exergaming and assisted technology, Physical therapy education and cli...

Dr. Zeena Hernandez received her Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy in St. Paul University Philippines & Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Utica College NY. Zeena has 6 years of clinical experience in different physical therapy settings. Currently, she specializes in treating orthopedic cases, functional fitness athletes and Olympic weightlifters. She is the owner and operator of Good Reps Physical Therapy - a cash based one-on-one PT performance clinic located in the heart of Brooklyn, ...

Joice Carrera is an SEO Content Specialist. Joice is a movement specialist-turned-writer, an educator, a baker wannabe, a frustrated makeup artist, a passionate lover, and a striving but hopeful mother. She is fascinated by human anatomy, the depth of the ocean, and the sunset, among many other things. As an SEO content specialist, she helps business start-ups, bloggers, and affiliate marketers go from invisible to page one on Google through well-crafted content optimized for ranking and convers...

[TAGALOG] Cherissa Punongbayan is a physiotherapist currently based in Perth, Western Australia. She graduated from San Juan de Dios Educational Foundation Inc. and is the administrator of the Facebook group Physical Solutions Overseas Qualified Physiotherapist Support Group, a support group from physiotherapists/physical therapists who are undergoing the process of obtaining their Australian registration. https://www.facebook.com/groups/PhySolOverseasQualifiedSupportGroup In today's episode, w...

Joseph Barrera, PT, DPT is the founder of Theranimation, an educational animation company. He is an Adjunct Faculty in the University of Maryland, a 5-yr continuing education instructor in the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, a content creator, a 3D animator, and a full-time outpatient Physical Therapist at Beebe Healthcare for 11 years. In this episode, we talked about Theranimation and how it began, how he came up with the idea of combining his passion in animation and his love as a...

Hey folks! It's already 6 months since this podcast launched. To make it special, I decided to switch things up with the help of Bert Cinco, PTRP, MSHMS. He was a guest in this show some episodes back but this time he hosted this episode and I was his guest. We talked about leisure and physical therapy. I rambled about leisure studies, leisure motivation and leisure barriers that may affect a person's leisure participation, leisure life and quality of life. Since this episode is special, I have ...

Bertilino R. Cinco Jr., PTRP, MSHMS, DO-MTP, GradDipManTher (Hons.) is a physical therapist, osteopathic manipulative therapist, and exercise scientist. He is also the head organizer of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization in the Philippines, operations manager of Health In Motion (Malolos, Bulacan), and the founder of HIM Prime Potentials. He earned his Master of Science in Human Movement Science from the University of the Philippines-Diliman, his Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from Emi...

Mr. Albert Ang, PTRP, MSPT, PTRP earned his Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy with an Orthopedic track from the University of Santo Tomas. He is a Level 2 Fascial Manipulation - Stecco Method practitioner, a Level 1 Certified Strength and Condition Coach from the Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA), a Fellow of the Radiology Course for Physical Therapist and a basic Vodder method practitioner. In this episode, we talked about ACL injuries from mechanism of injury, ...

I had a conversation with Ian Aguinaldo, PT, DPT, MSPT. He finished his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from the University of Santo Tomas, and earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Montana. We talked about his experience in going to the US to work as a physical therapist processing his papers on his own and not through an agency. He shared how his experience was from research, getting his documents done, and transitioning to the US. Take a listen.

I caught up with Arvie Vitente, PT, DPT, PhD(c), MPH to talk about the upcoming Home Health Rehab Summit he and the Physical Therapy Student's Society of Angeles University Foundations organized which will be held on Sept 18, 2020, 8pm to 12mn (EST) [Sept 19, 2020, 8am to 12nn, Philippine Time]. Here's the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jIQ-sG4LRBqqTK1QT1DPsw. We also talked about transitioning from clinical role to the academe here in the US. Lastly, we discussed...

Jeofrey dela Cruz, PT, DPT, Cert-MDT talked about how he used his martial arts background, including filipino martial arts, to treat his patients with neurologic diseases. In this episode, he described why and how he developed the MAN Up Program, what it is, and what his patients do and how they received it.

This is part three of my conversation with Asst. Prof Marvin Zotomayor, MSPT, CNMT, PTRP. In this episode, we talk about some key concepts in instructional design, importance of alignment, and essential learning competencies.

This is part two of my conversation with Asst. Prof. Marvin Zotomayor, MSPT, CNMT, PTRP. In this episode we talk more about the current situation of PT education in this pandemic and the different strategies that educators can implement.

Assist. Prof. Marvin Zotomayor, MSPT, CNMT, PTRP earned his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Physical Therapy from the University of Santo Tomas. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Educational Leadership and Management from the De La Salle University. He is a Part-time faculty in Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and Manila Adventist College in their Physical Therapy departments. He is also the Chief Physical therapist at JNRAL Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and a Home health PT Co...

In today's episode, Mike Chua, PT, DPT talked about dementia care, and how we, as physical therapists, can elevate ourselves and our practice. He is a Certified Clinical Instructor, a Certified Dementia Practitioner, a Senior Fitness Specialist, an Alternative Career Coach / Mentor, an entrepreneur, and author of several books. He received his Bachelors of Science in Physical Therapy from University of Perpetual Help Rizal and his Doctorate in Physical Therapy at University of Incarnate Word at ...

Assoc. Prof. Michael Jorge Peralta, MSc, MSPT, Ll.M. shares what intellectual property is, why it is important for us as physical therapists to be familiar about it, and how he relates his physical therapy background in his current role now. He is currently working as the Executive Assistant fo Intellectual Property and Research in the Office of the Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation in the University of Santo Tomas. He earned his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Physical Therapy f...

We continue our candid conversion with Joy Nolasco, PT on pointers to consider if you are going with an agency on your road to working as a PT in the US. We talked about contract hours, work setting, transitions process and more. Let's take a listen!

In this episode, I invited my dear friend Joy Nolasco, PT to discuss pointers we both considered in choosing the right agency to assist us in our goal of working in the US as physical therapists. We reflected on our experiences and thought process in looking for and considering our agencies up to our experiences once we moved here in the US. If you have any questions for us, message me in the show's Facebook and Instagram pages @ptmealpodcast or email me at ptmealpodcast@gmail.com. Come, take a ...

Jojo Sayson, PT, DMT, FAAOMPT, is a physical therapist, a doctor of manual therapy, a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. He is a research scientist/consultant/co-investigator in the NASA IVD Team which studies the risk of intervertebral disc damage after prolonged spaceflight. He is also a human performance consultant for Project: Blackbird, a US initiative in building a rocketcar powered by hydrogen peroxide propellant. He is also the founder of Project Mic...

We're celebrating Scoliosis Awareness month with an episode dedicated on Scoliosis. Jerome de Leon, PTRP helps us in the discussion. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from the University of the Philippines - Manila. He is the first Filipino certified by the original Schroth method based in Germany. A certified Barcelona Scoliosis Physical Therapy School (BSPTS) therapist. He's the founder of ScolioHub Philippines, currently the only PT clinic in the Philippines to offe...

In the second part of my conversation with Viel Olegario, PTRP, DOMTP, ERYT-500, licensed physical therapist, manual therapist and yoga therapist, she shares how she started her yoga school- Medicale Yoga Institute, what motivates her, and what inspires her to keep going. Come take another bite! Make sure to check her out @medicaleyoga in Facebook and Instagram for more information and yoga training.

Today's guest is Anne Marieviel Olegario, PTRP, DOMTP, ERYT-500, a licensed physical therapist, manual therapist, yoga therapist, founder and co-director of Medicale Yoga Institute. In this episode, she talks about her personal journey to what led her to yoga therapy, what drew her closer to it and what yoga means for her. Listen to a very candid conversation of dear friends. Come take a bite!

Telerehabilitation is one of his advocacies. As one of the pioneers of the program in their hospital, Carl Leochico, MD, FPARM talks about the Telerehabilitation program in UP-Philippine General Hospital, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. He also dives deeper into it's aims, description of how a typical Telerehabilitation session goes, benefits and barriers they encountered, as well as, the future of the program. With how things are going on right now, Telehealth/Telemedicine/Telerehabilita...