Episode 35: Therapeutic Movement Through an Anti-Fragile Lens

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Welcome to Episode 35 of the Movement Logic podcast! In this episode Laurel sits down to talk with an old friend and colleague Dr. Caitlin Casella, DPT. In their conversation, Caitlin shares about her journey from yoga teacher to movement teacher to physical therapist. Laurel and Caitlin get into a multi-faceted discussion around the goals of rehabilitation, and how unfortunately sometimes the rehab process can fall short in fully preparing people to get back to the activities of their life after injury. Laurel & Caitlin discuss why this happens, and then ways that Caitlin works to help her patients better bridge the gap between rehab and getting back to the activities that give their lives meaning.

You will also learn:

• What exercise intensity is and how, as a physical therapist, Caitlin gauges the appropriate intensity for her patients, which tends to be a lot higher than they expect!
• What the concept of graded exposure is and how it’s both similar and different from the concept of progressive overload.
• What it means to see the human body through an anti-fragile lens.
• How the beliefs people have about their joints like “I have bad knees” or “there will be wear and tear” has made people afraid of exercise and rehab modalities like strength training and impact loading.
• How Caitlin works with two types of people: those who get hurt because they did too much too soon, versus people who get hurt because they are deconditioned.
• That working with some level of pain is better than movement avoidance, a sedentary lifestyle, and the deconditioning that brings.
• How Caitlin motivates patients to get moving even with some amount of pain.

Caitlin’s PT clinic in NYC Practice Human Physical Therapy

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