TOUGH TO TREAT
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Latest Episodes
#20: Wrist pain & yoga- Is it really the wrist?
Did you ever think wrist pain that gets aggravated when performing a down dog yoga posture would emanate from the shoulder?...
#19: Walker with heel pain
Is heel pain really heel pain? What if the pain was an expression of symptoms from a different mechanism? Join Susan and...
#18: Fencer with bilateral calf pain
What is the cause of bilateral calf pain in this young fencer? Start to finish, it shows the power of a thorough...
#17: Pelvic pain with intercourse
This client presented with pain with intercourse - and although the mechanism of dysfunction is not that surprising, the...
#16: Ex- football player with shoulder pain
A former NFL player suffering from RIGHT shoulder pain discovers that his symptoms are coming from his LEFT side. Explore...
#15: Mature ballet dancer with hip and back pain
Susan and Erica talk about some of the difficulties with pattern dominance in young and mature ballet dancers. This episode...
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.





