The AlexAndMo Podcast

Dr. Daria Oller, DPT, ATC is both an athletic trainer and physical therapist in the outpatient setting and working directly with employer clients.She was an active tap dancer, did running and burlesque but had to put those on hold when she contracted covid and has been experiencing long covid symptoms like chronic fatigue, brain fog and a host of others.It’s been a hot button issue, covid that is with many dismissing the severity of it and how much long covid can change your quality of life.The hosts are not going to tap around this issue and we dig deep into Daria’s life living with it.The AlexAndMo Podcast releases new episodes on Youtube weekly on Tuesday at 8pm EST/5pm PST.Stay connected with us www.thealexandmopodcast.comStay connected with us: #FITTFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/thealexandmoInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/thealexandmoTwitter | https://www.twitter.com/theAlexAndMoTikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/thealexandmoSubscribe to our channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo4U...Find us now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Listen, rate and leave a review.#longcovid #covid

Dr. Jennetta Spears, PT, DPT, pediatric physical therapist in the home health setting, wife, mother of 2, created an affordable, stylish, easy to put on adaptive shoe for children/teens who wear foot braces to allow them to embrace their authentic selves. Founded in 2016, Jennetta shares her "Why?" behind the creation of EJKicks. The hosts allows her to open up about being a black female pediatric PT in the home health setting, work-life balance, the joys and challenges of being a business owner, wife and mother. The AlexAndMo Podcast releases new episodes on Youtube weekly on Tuesday at 8pm EST/5pm PST. Stay connected with us www.thealexandmopodcast.com Stay connected with us: #FIT Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thealexandmo Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thealexandmo Twitter | https://www.twitter.com/theAlexAndMo Subscribe to our channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo4U... Find us now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Listen, rate and leave a review. #blackphysicaltherapists #homehealth #pediatrics #ejkicks #adaptiveshoes

Co-founder of the National Association of Black Physical Therapists, change agent, professor Dr. Remi Onifade, DPT, M.Ed joins Alex and Mo to chat about building trust and collaboration in education and the workplace.The AlexAndMo releases new episodes on Youtube weekly on Tuesday at 8pm EST/5pm PST. Stay connected with us www.thealexandmopodcast.com Stay connected with us: #FIT Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thealexandmo Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thealexandmo Twitter | https://www.twitter.com/theAlexAndMo Subscribe to our channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo4U... Find us now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Listen, rate and leave a review. #blackphysicaltherapists#HBCU

Dr. Adam Gvili, DPT a young, ambitious #pelvichealth physical therapist joins hosts Alex and Mo.Adam born and raised in NY, is the owner of Pelvic NYC and serves as physical therapist of choice for a few #peloton instructors. Adam sits down with Alex and Mo to share his journey from selecting a #DPT program that allowed him to still work so he could attend on weekends to save cost.Dr. Gvili has established himself as one of the most prominent male pelvic PTs in NYC. He shares how having a partner who supports you can help grow you personally and professionally. Husband, dad of two beautiful girls encourages #dptstudent to think outside the box.The AlexAndMo releases new episodes on Youtube weekly on Tuesday at 8pm EST/5pm PST.Stay connected with us www.thealexandmopodcast.comStay connected with us: #FITFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/thealexandmoInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/thealexandmoTwitter | https://www.twitter.com/theAlexAndMoSubscribe to our channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo4U...Find us now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Listen, rate and leave a review.

America's ONLY dual virologist and fertility doctor, Hopkins and Yale trained, owner of The Nevada Fertility Institute and @clubhouse sensation Dr. Cindy M. Duke sits down with Alex and Mo to share her success story from humble beginnings being raised by a determined single mother and creating her own niche as one of the most sought after fertility doctors in the US. Dr Duke has established herself as one of the most prominent female physicians in business and is a true inspiration as an immigrant, black female in medicine. The AlexAndMo releases new episodes on Youtube weekly on Tuesday at 8pm EST/5pm PST. Stay connected with us www.thealexandmopodcast.com Stay connected with us: #FIT Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thealexandmo Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thealexandmo Twitter | https://www.twitter.com/theAlexAndMo Subscribe to our channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo4U... Find us now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Listen, rate and leave a review.

There are millions of men and women living with frustrating pelvic floor symptoms. Some are living in pain, with shame, with uncertainty and their quality of life is affected. We want to reassure you that you are not alone.Physical therapists want people to live, feel, look and move well. We specialize in training and strengthening muscles. Pelvic Health Physical Therapists specialize in urinary and bowel dysfunction and sexual pain.So if you leak when you cough, sneeze, run or lift, you have the urge to run to the bathroom, make multiple trips to the bathroom at nights, trouble controlling gas, painful sexual intercourse, pelvic floor physical therapy can help strengthen these weak muscles to help minimize and get rid of the symptoms.Dr. Alex Hill, DPT is a board certified pelvic health therapist @oncopelvicpt on Instagram who assists people better manage their pelvic health and oncology conditions with empowering and inclusive education. #pelvicfloordysfunction #pelvicfloorphysicaltherapy #oncology The AlexAndMo releases new episodes on Youtube weekly on Tuesday at 8pm EST.Stay connected with us www.thealexandmopodcast.comStay connected with us: #FITFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/thealexandmoInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/thealexandmoTwitter | https://www.twitter.com/theAlexAndMoSubscribe to our channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo4U...Find us now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Listen, rate and leave a review.

Humanizing health care transforms access to it, the experience of it and our overall outcomes. Health care is about helping people and empathy has to be at the foundation of it. Empathy must exist to make it convenient, equitable, affordable, personable and goals attainable. Implicit bias is a subtle influence in health care that runs deep influencing access, experience and outcomes. To be better providers and to really do no harm, we must incorporate in our teachings, our learning and our experiences ways to dismantle systemic structures that prevents us from wholeheartedly carrying out our Hippocratic oath of do no harm. Tune in to engage in this enlightening and impactful conversation with Dr. Todd Davenport, DPT, MPH, OCS. The AlexAndMo releases new episodes on Youtube weekly on Tuesday at 8pm EST/5pm PST. Stay connected with us www.thealexandmopodcast.com Stay connected with us: Twitter | https://www.twitter.com/theAlexAndMo Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thealexandmo Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thealexandmo Subscribe to our channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo4U... Find us now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Listen, rate and leave a review.

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released this past Friday a proposed 4.2% cut in payment for home health care in 2023. Alex and Mo both own home health businesses and will pivot today from our usual live guest broadcast to discuss this pressing release. With inflation rising, cost of gas for transportation also increasing, labor costs and cost of living skyrocketing, this proposal could not come at a more inconvenient time. We saw massive job loss when PDGM was introduced by home health agencies and another will probably be on the horizon as home health agencies will struggle to maintain or even grow their profit margin with employee demands for increased wages and benefits versus cuts in reimbursement by its largest payer- CMS. The AlexAndMo releases new episodes on Youtube weekly on Tuesday at 8pm EST. Stay connected with us www.thealexandmopodcast.com Stay connected with us: Twitter | https://www.twitter.com/theAlexAndMo Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thealexandmo Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thealexandmo Subscribe to our channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo4U... Find us now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Listen, rate and leave a review.

Dr. Rebekah Griffith, The ED DPT, specializes in care in the Emergency Department. Dr. Griffith believes physical therapist practice in the Emergency Department is a critical way to move upstream in healthcare that supports patients during their most critical moments. Dr. Griffith has been an invited lecturer, regular presenter, podcast guest, & article contributor on this topic. Additionally, she was instrumental in passing two motions within the APTA House of Delegates in support of Emergency Physical Therapist practice and is a founding member of the Emergency PT Steering Committee within the Academy of Acute Care. In addition to initiating a thriving ED PT program in a large academic medical center, she is in the midst of a new pilot program expanding this role. The ED DPT will prepare you to successfully practice in the Emergency Department so that patients have access to the right provider at a critical moment in their healthcare journey. The AlexAndMo releases new episodes on Youtube weekly on Tuesday at 8pm EST. Stay connected with us www.thealexandmopodcast.com Stay connected with us: Twitter | https://www.twitter.com/theAlexAndMo Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thealexandmo Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thealexandmo Subscribe to our channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo4U... Find us now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Listen, rate and leave a review.

Be present, be open-minded, be compassionate, be intentional... It is imperative that we bring mindfulness to healthcare as most of our daily duties become mundane but we are always interacting with other humans and being mindful brings humanity to our work. Many healthcare workers are resilient and simply coping with the demands of work and life. Being mindful also takes a lot of focus and hard work in our already crowded daily lives but with 47% of physicians reporting one sign of burnout, 30% of nurses report compassion fatigue, taking a few minutes being mindful every day allows you to be better equipped to navigate your professional responsibilities and reduce the risk of burnout. Dr. Mitchell will share tips on how to be a more mindful leader and clinician so tune in tonight 8pm EST. The AlexAndMo releases new episodes on Youtube weekly on Tuesday at 8pm EST. Stay connected with us www.thealexandmopodcast.com Stay connected with us: Twitter | https://www.twitter.com/theAlexAndMo Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thealexandmo Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thealexandmo Subscribe to our channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo4U... Find us now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Listen, rate and leave a review.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has become the conversational 3rd rail in healthcare. Some say politics has no role in healthcare, but equity is a core human need. It is critical to our own health because chronic stress from lack or absence of equity leads to chronic inflammation. Chronic inflammation then predisposes us to some of the leading causes of early death and lower life expectancy such as cancer and heart diseases. So it is not political, it is a determinant of our health. The APTA of Maryland Board Of Directors voted to create a DEI committee and since its creation, chair Dr. Mike Ukoha, DPT and committee members have been heavily invested in the Maryland communities. Over the past year, the group has done Overdose Awareness Day, National Survey for Minority Physical Therapists, Live and Grow Networking, Mentorship hosting Monthly Mentor Nights and High School Tours and Presentations. So how do we really get serious about diversity, equity, inclusion? We have to care about society enough to effectively do something to transform it, make it better than how we met it. This committee has been doing the work, engaging members and businesses. The AlexAndMo releases new episodes on Youtube weekly on Tuesday at 8pm EST. Stay connected with us www.thealexandmopodcast.com Stay connected with us: Twitter | https://www.twitter.com/theAlexAndMo Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thealexandmo Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/thealexandmo Subscribe to our channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo4U... Find us now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Listen, rate and leave a review.

Be greater than Yesterday, founder of Rehab 2 Perform (R2P), Dr. Josh Funk, DPT shares how his supportive and creative spouse came up with the t-shirt idea while they were traveling. In 7 and a half years, in spite of the pandemic when many businesses folded, Rehab2Perform has grown from 1 to 7 locations and continues to grow.He elaborates on how much having a structured life, doing a paper delivery route, teaching swim lessons, playing D1 Lacrosse and experiencing rehab while at Ohio State University birthed the concept of Rehab2Perform. Josh shares that with more recognition comes more responsibility and he is driven to bring the best out of people. He spoke about utilizing the 3Cs: 1. Intellectual Capital- Josh explains that he went to University of Maryland, Baltimore for his Doctorate of Physical Therapy and he entrenched himself in activities and continuing education courses for pro-athletes, sports and orthopedics. After graduation, he worked with mentors who he gained intellectual capital from. He says he has no regrets when Alex asked him if he would do it any other way, as that 9-5 allowed him to pay off his student loans and purchase his first home which were major personal milestones.2. Social Capital- having his first company which was his side hustle Lax Factory in a community gym with multiple sports allowed him to be directly involved and build relationships with other health, fitness and wellness practitioners. 3. Financial Capital- having paid off his student loan, he was in a much better position to turn his side hustle into his main job. His vision to have a physical therapy space that was a replica of a D1 training facility led to Rehab2Perform. His wholistic approach to health and wellness, has allowed his team to create a culture that is diverse, inclusive, innovative encouraging upward mobility and togetherness. Josh credits his team, luck, risks, being bold, optimistic and not afraid to put himself out there and just simply enjoying the walk on his way to his destination. Alex asks him to explain the "Intern House" further and his team saw a need for students out of state to be able to not have to worry about housing while on their clinical rotation. He also shares that there may be a reality show in the making, haha, "The Real World DPT?"Mo asks Josh about the mental health aspect of rehabbing athletes and bringing the best out of each employee and Josh shares that he definitely wants and is working on collaborating with mental health Professionals to be included as a standard operation of his practice. The AlexAndMo releases new episodes on Youtube weekly on Tuesday at 8pm EST.Stay connected with us www.thealexandmopodcast.comStay connected with us:Twitter | https://www.twitter.com/theAlexAndMoInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/thealexandmoSubscribe to our channel | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo4U...