
TOUGH TO TREAT
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Exercise Progression for the Tough to Treat Shoulder
The shoulder can be tough to treat at times, right? It consists of many regions of the body and in order to design an...
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...
Exercise Progression For Neck Pain And Headaches
This episode highlights exercise progression for a patient with neck pain and concurrent headaches. This elusive driver can...
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...
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...
Choosing The Best Functional Movement For Your Assessment
Success = picking the best functional movement to assess with your patient. Can you imagine shaving minutes...
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
Susan is a certified and award-winning physical therapist in professional achievement, health and wellness coach, and owner of LTI Physio (Learn, Think, Innovate) in Sault Sainte Marie, MI. She is an international instructor of post-professional education in women’s health (including pelvic health issues in women), orthopedic manual therapy, and positive intelligence coaching for Healthcare providers and business psychology. She is faculty at Andrews University, a Master Coach for the Integrative Women’s Health Institute, and faculty for North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy and ASPIRE OMT
In addition to co-hosting Tough to Treat, Susan also co-hosts “The Genius Project,” reframing the treatment of persistent musculoskeletal pain. She is the co-founder and board member for the foundation: Global Women’s Health Initiative and a reviewer and advisory board member for the Journal of Women’s Health Physical Therapy. She also has recently launched her Pelvic Health Education Subscription aimed at helping clinicians become more proficient and confident in treating pelvic health conditions.
When she isn’t advocating for women’s health and mentoring other clinicians, Susan enjoys walking/hiking, country line dance, and ballroom dancing, a supporter of music, the arts, and international objectives for women’s health.