
TOUGH TO TREAT
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#116 Persistent Shin Pain-Where is the Driver(s)? Hint: Not the Lumbar Spine
Can there be 2 drivers to someone's shin pain? Of course! What is the relationship between them? Are they directly...
#115 The Psoas Triangle
Differentials of common segment's neurology - Join us as we discuss the shared neurology of the T12/L1 region and how this...
#114 Designing Exercise Progressions For The Tough To Treat
How do you design a sound, clinically reasoned exercise progression? Taking into account multiple drivers? If someone has...
#113 Persistent Pubic Symphysis Pain/Right Anterior Hip Pain
10-20% of women with pelvic girdle pain in pregnancy will persist into the post-partum era. Join us as we share a...
#112 Does the Elbow Always Drive Elbow Pain?
A fall on an outstretched elbow (FOOSH) with resulting elbow pain. Not your typical overuse or mechanical injury common to...
#111 A Case of Lateral Hip Pain
Consideration of lateral hip pain requires a thoughtful clinical reasoning process to discover the physiology/movement...
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.