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Latest Episodes
#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...
#120 Smart Exercise Progression
What constitutes an effective and efficient exercise progression? How do you smartly move someone through a movement...
#119 CV joints and bladder urgency – is there a connection?
Clients report urgency/frequency and are most often treated with medication and pelvic floor PT. When only a regional...
#118 The Foot and Diaphragm- Their Connection To This Skier’s Hip Pain
What happens when you take away a compensation? Movement patterns change for starters. But what if these new strategies are...
#117 Persistent insertional tendonopathy – the importance of the systems approach
The movement system is adaptable until there is maladaptation! Why is tendonopathy so difficult to treat? What if straight...
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.