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Hypermobility and Low Back Pain
How do you rehab someone who is VERY hypermobile and suffers from persistent low back pain? And their driver is NOT the...
Hip Pain, Hypermobility, and a Subtle Driver!
Working with a ballet dancer with hip pain, even with a very subtle driver, means continuing to look at the full movement...
#124 Reframing The Narrative For A More Effective Assessment
Can you find clues in your patient's narrative that will help you find the driver quicker? Make your assessment more...
#123 Choosing The Best Functional Movement For Your Assessment
Success = picking the best functional movement to assess with your patient. Can you imagine shaving minutes off...
#122 Junior Golfer With A Unique Source To His Knee Pain (Ep. #4 Rebroadcast)
This is a rebroadcast of a popular earlier episode. Assessing center of mass (COM) here is crucial. Think about golf- you...
#121 Myth Busting – Rethinking Pregnancy Related Pelvic Girdle Pain
There is usually a ten year lag from published research to accepted practice in clinical arenas. Pelvic girdle pain in...
Meet The Hosts

Meet Erica
I solved unique financial puzzles on Wall Street for a decade. Now I utilize those same strengths to help rid my patients of pain so that they can live their lives on their own terms.
The greatest victories in my physical therapy career are realized when I apply my natural problem-solving skills, honed even further on Wall Street, to help alleviate my patients’ pain; … pain that in many cases no one else has been able to resolve.
I work with my patients to uncover the true source of their pain, and together we work towards them becoming pain-free.
I’m so fortunate to have found my true calling and to be able to help people in the most important area of their lives – their health!

Meet Susan
I am an award-winning physical therapist in professional achievement and co-owner of Embody Physiotherapy and Wellness in Sewickley, PA. I hold board certifications in orthopedic and women’s health physical therapy, am fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Therapy, and a board certified health and wellness coach. I am also an international instructor of post-professional education in women’s health (including pelvic health issues in women), orthopedic manual therapy, and business psychology.
I am currently on faculty at Andrews University in the Doctor of Science in PT program, a Master Coach for the Integrative Women’s Health Institute, and a clinical faculty instructor for ASPIRE and the North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy (NAIOMT).
I am also an active professional/clinical mentor. In addition to my work on the podcast, I am the co-founder and board member for the foundation: Global Women’s Health Initiative and the co-host of the “The Genius Project,” reframing the treatment of persistent musculoskeletal pain. You can find me walking / hiking, country line and ballroom dancing. I am an avid supporter of music, the arts, and international objectives for women’s health.