Special Topics Episodes

Oct. 10, 2021

Ep. 76: Role of Prosthetist & Orthotist in Rehab with Milani Puruggan…

Milani Purugganan is a Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist (CPO) in the Philippines by the International Society of Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO). In this episode, we talked about why she chose to be and stay as a Prosthet...

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Sept. 27, 2021

Ep. 75: Level Up with The Filipino Physio Academy with Charmaine Gero…

I invited Charmaine Geronimo, PTRP, PT, DPT again to the program to talk to us about The Filipino Physio Academy. Last year she started the The Filipino Physio Webseries during the start of the lockdown. Now, she founded the ...

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Sept. 15, 2021

Ep. 73: On the demonization, abuse and misuse of manual therapy with …

Ulysses Juntilla, PT, DPT is a Board-certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists. In today's episode we talked about Chad Cook's ...

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Aug. 22, 2021

Ep. 72: Physical therapy school during the lockdown with Anna Katrina…

In the Philippines, when the lockdown was announced in the latter part of the first quarter of 2020, physical therapy classes were migrated online. Until now, physical therapy education is still online with limited face-to-fa...

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July 25, 2021

Ep. 67: Physical Therapy Education: Now and Beyond by Cheryl R. Peral…

Prof. Cheryl R. Peralta, DrPH, PTRP is the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs and a Professor at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences of the University of Santo Tomas, Manila. She holds consultancy positions in the Commission...

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July 15, 2021

Ep. 65: Trading Talks with Morris Montilla

Morris Montilla, PT is a physical therapist in New York and dabbles in day trading. Nowadays, it's common to know people who are into investments, stock, trading. So I had a conversation with Morris about it. What's trading? How is …

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April 22, 2021

Ep. 62: High-Intensity Resistance Exercise Program for Older Adult wi…

Mark David Basco, PT, DPT is a Board-certified Clinical Specialist in Geriatric Physical Therapy and an Advanced Certified Exercise Expert on Aging Adults. He has published an interesting piece in the Journal of Frailty and A...

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April 5, 2021

Ep. 61: How to promote research uptake with Lucylynn Lizarondo

Lucylynn Lizarondo, PhD is a research fellow in JBI, at The University of Adelaide. Dr. Lizarondo's work involves developing tools and strategies to facilitate evidence implementation, mentoring clinicians to develop and eval...

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Feb. 4, 2021

Ep. 55: Trauma-informed care with Sarah Wenger

Sarah Wenger, PT, DPT, OCS, FNAP is an associate clinical professor at Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions. She has published and presented on different topics related to her areas of expertise in chro...

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Jan. 6, 2021

Ep. 51: Exergaming with Donald Manlapaz

Asst. Prof Donald Manlapaz, PTRP, PT, PhD, is the chair of the Physical therapy department of the College of Rehabilitation Sciences at University of Santo Tomas. Asst Prof Manlapaz ( dgmanlapaz@ust.edu.ph ) finished his Doct...

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Dec. 21, 2020

Ep. 50: Managing Fitness Athletes with Zeena Hernandez.

Dr. Zeena Hernandez received her Bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy in St. Paul University Philippines & Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Utica College NY. Zeena has 6 years of clinical experience in different physic...

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Dec. 14, 2020

Ep. 49: Being an SEO Content Specialist with Joice Carrera

Joice Carrera is an SEO Content Specialist. Joice is a movement specialist-turned-writer, an educator, a baker wannabe, a frustrated makeup artist, a passionate lover, and a striving but hopeful mother. She is fascinated by human anatomy, the depth of the …

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Nov. 25, 2020

Ep. 46: Becoming a Physiotherapist in Australia with Cherissa Punongb…

Cherissa Punongbayan is a physiotherapist currently based in Perth, Western Australia. She graduated from San Juan de Dios Educational Foundation Inc. and is the administrator of the Facebook group Physical Solutions Overseas Qualified Physiotherapist Support Group, a support group from …

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Oct. 28, 2020

Ep. 42: Combining Animation and Physical Therapy with Joseph Barrera

Joseph Barrera, PT, DPT is the founder of Theranimation, an educational animation company. He is an Adjunct Faculty in the University of Maryland, a 5-yr continuing education instructor in the states of Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, a content creator, a …

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Oct. 25, 2020

Ep. 41: Leisure and Physical Therapy with Johann dela Paz

Hey folks! It's already 6 months since this podcast launched. To make it special, I decided to switch things up with the help of Bert Cinco, PTRP, MSHMS. He was a guest in this show some episodes back but this …

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