Dec. 1, 2025
PT Book Club 12/1 📱
PT Book Club 12/1
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The “Best Fake PT on LinkedIn” is back. Hunter McWhorter (https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunter-mcwhorter-45446b225/) joins us to talk messaging, longevity, branding, wellness, collaboration, and why PTs are standing in front of a trillion-dollar wave without a surfboard. You’ll hear: • Why gyms are quietly eating PT’s lunch • What Farmer’s Dog can teach…
Guest: Jason Craig Organization: Global Community Health Volunteers (https://www.globalcommunityhealthvolunteers.org) Jason shares his 15-year journey running interdisciplinary global health trips for physical therapy, pre-med, and nursing students. From the first trip to Costa Rica shot on a camcorder, to this year's 26-student PT cohort in Guatemala, this episode is about impact,…
Physical therapy students aren’t just learning in classrooms — they’re transforming communities abroad. In this episode, we sit down with Jason Craig of Global Community Health Volunteers to explore how DPT, pre-nursing, and pre-med students are making an impact on international service learning trips in places like Guatemala and Costa…
This isn’t just a reaction to the DOE’s student loan cap on PTs — it’s a blueprint for the future. In this episode, Jimmy, Tony, and Dave dive deep into the identity crisis facing physical therapy and offer bold, entrepreneurial strategies for thriving in a tech-powered, content-driven future. Whether you're…
Discover how to elevate your online presence as a physical therapist with these 3 simple yet effective content formats. Learn how to create engaging content that resonates with your audience, grows your practice, and establishes you as an authority in your field. From educational videos to informative blog posts, we'll…
Physical therapy wasn’t supposed to feel like survival mode. If you’re tired of productivity quotas, reimbursement chaos, burnout talk, and “just do more units” advice… you’re in the right place. PT Pintcast is where smart clinicians come to think bigger. In under 90 seconds, you’ll see why thousands of physical…
Episode Summary: The physical therapy profession is facing a perfect storm: DOE loan limitations, rising automation, and an identity vacuum. In this episode, Jimmy McKay and guests pull no punches, calling out broken models and offering an inspired, action-oriented vision for creators, clinicians, and associations alike. Whether you’re running a…
BPPV — NPTE Cheat Sheet • What it is: Otoconia displaced into a semicircular canal (ear crystals where they shouldn’t be). • Classic signs: Brief vertigo (＜60 sec), triggered by position changes, upbeating torsional nystagmus, no hearing loss. • Rule-in test: Dix-Hallpike. • Rule-out clues: Long-lasting vertigo, neuro deficits, hearing…
ACL Tear — NPTE Cheat Sheet • What it is: • ACL failure from excessive anterior tibial translation — basically the tibia tries to run off and the ACL can’t hold the line. • Classic signs: • Pop • Immediate swelling (1–2 hours) • Pivot / cutting mechanism • Instability…
Meniscus Tear — NPTE Cheat Sheet • What it is: • Injury to the medial or lateral meniscus — the knee’s shock-absorbing cartilage — often caused by twisting or deep flexion. • Classic signs: • Joint line pain • Locking or catching • Clicking • Delayed swelling (24–48 hours) •…
PCL Injury — NPTE Cheat Sheet • What it is: • Injury to the posterior cruciate ligament from excessive posterior translation of the tibia — often from dashboard impact or falling on a flexed knee. • Classic signs: • Posterior sag sign • Posterior knee pain • Difficulty descending stairs…
MCL Injury — NPTE Cheat Sheet • What it is: • Sprain/tear of the MCL from valgus force or lateral blow. • Classic signs: • Medial knee pain • Pain with valgus stress • Local tenderness • Mild swelling • Lateral blow mechanism • Rule-in test: • Valgus Stress Test…
SHOW NOTES — Red Flags for Cancer (Cheat Sheet) • What it is: • Non-mechanical symptoms raising suspicion for malignancy. • Classic signs: • Night pain • Unexplained weight loss • Constant, deep ache • No mechanical pattern • History of cancer • Rule-in test: • None — this is…
We discuss a critical issue facing physical therapy students: potential significant reduction in federal student loan borrowing limits due to the Department of Education's proposed rule changes that might reclassify Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) from a professional to a regular graduate degree.
Guest: Tony Maritato – PT, creator, educator, and YouTube host of Learn Medicare Billing (https://www.youtube.com/c/MedicareBilling) In This Episode: • Tony and Jimmy break down the real reasons PT content flops (and how to fix it). • Why creating content that’s useful always wins over “content that’s hard to make.” •…
👋 In this unfiltered episode, PTs Tony Maritato and Jimmy McKay unpack what’s broken in traditional physical therapy marketing — and what you can do instead. From a single YouTube video pulling in 11,000+ views, to the “three doors” strategy for turning strangers into superfans, this conversation will challenge how…
👋 In this unfiltered episode, PTs Tony Maritato and Jimmy McKay unpack what’s broken in traditional physical therapy marketing — and what you can do instead. From a single YouTube video pulling in 11,000+ views, to the “three doors” strategy for turning strangers into superfans, this conversation will challenge how…
