TOUGH TO TREAT
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Latest Episodes
#14: College Athlete Suffering from Neck and Arm Pain
An interesting discussion about a college softball player suffering from persistent neck and arm pain and some novel...
#13: Lifting and female incontinence
Discussion around a "hot topic" - is it OK to lift and leak? Susan and Erica discuss the issue and some non-complicated...
#12: A unique source to a young patient’s leg pain
Erica and Susan discuss novel ways of assessing and treating leg pain in a young patient where the source is not the leg!
#11: Driving and Slicing. The mechanics of the golf swing.
Wellness and movement are the focus of this podcast. The discussion centers around Golf and how PTs are uniquely...
#10: If it is foot pain, does that mean it comes from the foot?
A really interesting case of persistent foot pain in a stage performer. Compensations from dominant patterning and loading...
#09: Woman with diastasis and pelvic floor heaviness
This episode centers around a discussion of post-partum DRA in a patient with a long standing, complex history of pain 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.





