Episodes

Thomas Joseph Foronda,PT,DPT helps us discover the wonderful world of Wound Care. He has been Wound Care Credentialed by the National Alliance of Wound Care and Ostomy, and Certified Wound Specialist from American Board of Wound Management. In this episode he discussed what wound care in physical therapy entails, described performing sharp debridement, compression and burn management. Lastly he shared his wisdom from working in wound care and his advice to physical therapists who want to pursue ...

We can't get enough of Occupational Health. In today's episode Zyra Mae Sicat, PTRP, MOH helps us understand more what occupational health is. She is a licensed physical therapist, currently affiliated in the University of Santo Tomas, College of Rehabilitation Sciences as a faculty member in their Physical Therapy department. She finished her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy in University of Santo Tomas and her Master of Occupational Health in University of the Philippines - Manil...

Welcome back to the 2nd part of my conversation with Eleazar Tayag, PT,DPT, MPH, owner of home health and hospice agencies. In this episode, he'll describe what a typical day a home health PT looks like. He also mentions things to learn before going into the home health practice. He enumerates important lessons he learned from working in home health and having his own home health business. Lastly, he shares pieces of advice in starting a succesful home health business here in the US. Let's go an...

Eleazar Tayag, PT, DPT, MPH owns home health, and hospice agencies, and a home health rehab company. In this episode, he talks about what home health practice in the US is, some importance points or concepts to be familiar with before going into home health, and what are some pros and cons in working as a home health physical therapist. Come and let's take a listen.

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!

This is the last part of my interview with Kenneth Adivino, PT, DPT. In this episode He continued to talk about his experience in working in the Emergency Department. He also emphasized how important the role of physical therapists is in the discharge process in the acute setting. He describes the challenges he faced in practicing in both settings here in the US. Lastly, He also added insights on working with patient with psychiatric conditions in the acute care setting. Come and have another se...

In today's episode, Kenneth Adivino talks about his experience working in the Acute and Outpatient Physical therapy settings. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Santo Tomas, his Master of Science degree in Human Movement Science from the University of the Philippines - Diliman, and his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in Arcadia University. He is also a certified Autism Specialist from the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Educa...

Let's take a listen to the last part of my conversation with Gian Paolo Clares, PTRP as he talks more about being an Occupational Health Specialist at Chevron Holdings Inc, and his advice to physical therapists who wish to enter the occupational health field.

Gian Paolo Clares is a licensed Physical Therapist working in the corporate space. He is an Occupational Health Specialist in Chevron Holdings Inc. where he conducts ergonomic evaluations, clinical screening for potential musculoskeletal injuries, and ensures safety, health and well-being of their customers among others. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Physical Therapy from Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, and is currently working on earning his Master's degree in Physical Therapy in the sam...

Lili Wells, DPT talks about one of her areas of focus which is Pelvic Health / Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy. She describes how Physical Therapists can address pelvic floor issues like pain, incontinence, and pain during sex among others. She also guides us to how she performs her external and internal assessment as well as treatment. Lastly, she goes on to share what it takes to become a pelvic floor physical therapist and why she enjoys doing being one. Let's take another bite of PT MEAL.

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...

Our guest today is BURNS REYES, a licensed physical therapist and Pilates Instructor for about 10 years now. His credentials include: being Fully Certified in STOTT Pilates, Rehab Pilates Instructor, Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Health Coach from the American Council on Exercise (ACE). In this episode we talked about Burns' career from physical therapy to Pilates, what Pilates is, how to be a Pilates instructor, and how his Physical Therapy degree helped him become a better Pilates I...

This is part 2 of my conversation with Catherine Escuadra where she talks about her involvement in the Program Committee of the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) Congress 2021, and why it is important for physiotherapists to take an active part in our profession. So let's take another bite of PT MEAL Podcast.

Welcome back to PT MEAL Physical Therapy Podcast. A potluck of insights and information from Pinoy physical therapists for Pinoy physical therapists. Our guest today is Catherine Joy Escuadra, a physical therapist with a Master's degree in Health Professions Education. She is currently affiliated with the University of Santo Tomas College of Rehabilitation Sciences, teaching courses for the Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Language Pathology, and Sports Science departments. She is ...

Welcome to PT MEAL: Physical Therapy Podcast. In this episode Johann talks about why he started this podcast and why he named it PT MEAL.