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#110 5 Symptomatic Regions Of The Body With One Main Driver- Part 2
After listening to Part 1 of this case (episode 109), how would you design an exercise progression? Remember you need to...
#109 5 Symptomatic Regions Of The Body With One Main Driver- Part 1
What happens when you have 2 regions of the body that when treated together give your patient the best movement options and...
#108 Complex Persistent Pain – Part 2 Where is the driver?
Do you have thoughts on the driver from part 1? In part 2 we take you through the discovery and clinical reasoning parts to...
#107 Complex Persistent Pain – Part 1 Where is the driver?
We always discuss history and relevant events. In this episode we take a deeper dive into all aspects of the story in the...
#106: Persistent Unsolved Hip Pain
Does all hip pain require strengthening? Of course not! And certainly not in this persistent case. This episode shows you...
#105: Nociplastic Pain and a Visceral Driver
What do you do when a client presents with a myriad of LQ symptoms without a clear regional driver? Look to the history and...
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.