
TOUGH TO TREAT
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#86: Neural Tension and Beyond
Can neural tension be responsible for a tight hip? Absolutely! Would you believe that neural tension in the right hip can...
#85: Neck Pain/Back Pain – Where Do You Start?
Finding clients with subjective pain in the low back and cervical region is not an uncommon presentation. The bias is to...
#84: How To Master Functional Movement Assessment
Functional movement re-patterning is the key to changing someone's movement strategy. But how do you choose the right one,...
#83: Training the Tough To Treat Shoulder
How many neck problems are really disguised as shoulder issues? A lot actually! It is extremely common to overwork some of...
#82: Pelvic Pain – Things Are Not Always As They Seem!
Don't let the diagnosis be your guide, listen to the whole story, and be curious outside of pattern recognition. Is the...
#81: Elite Soccer Player with Low Back Pain
Why can't this athlete get rid of his low back pain? "Running- I have no problem with" "Lateral-side to side-movements...
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.