Episodes

Jan. 9, 2022

Ep. 88: Pinoy Physios in the Middle East with Bea Palon, Stephanie Il…

The second part of our recap is our visit to three middle east countries - Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Listen to Bea Palon, a physiotherapist in Qatar describe what she does there as a physio...

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Jan. 3, 2022

Ep. 87: Recap with F Scott Feil, Engelbert de Vera and Rolando Lazaro

In today's episode, we're just going to revisit the past season of topics. We'll start with F Scott Feil's talk about the realities of side gigs and side hustles. Next, is Engelbert de Vera talking about finding the "why" in ...

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Dec. 25, 2021

Ep. 86: Pinoy Physio in Saudi Arabia with Joel De Leon Quiambao

To cap off the year, here is Joel De Leon Quiambao, a physiotherapist, and a rehabilitation director/manager, talking about life in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. As with other episodes, we talked about the process of becoming ...

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Dec. 18, 2021

2021 Year in Review

Here's a quick look back on the year and a show of appreciation to the guests and listeners that continually support the show and its cause. Your subscription to the podcast and the YouTube channel, as well as your comments a...

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Dec. 11, 2021

Ep. 85: Pinoy Physio in UAE with Stephanie Ilustre

Matapos sa Qatar, magawi naman tayo sa United Arab Emirates. Stephanie Ilustre is a physiotherapist in a long-term facility in Abu Dhabi. In this episode, we talked about why she chose to work in UAE and how she processed get...

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Nov. 29, 2021

Ep. 83: Authorship and Publishing with Rolando Lazaro

Rolando Lazaro, PT, PhD, DPT is a professor in California State University, Sacramento. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of the Philippines, Master of Science in Physical Therapy from ...

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Nov. 21, 2021

Ep. 82: Home Health Contract Business with Engelbert De Vera

Engelbert De Vera, PT, or Bert, is a physical therapist based in Texas. He's the founder of Rehabpreneur where he teaches PTs, OTs, and SLPs to become business owners. In our conversation, he shared his story about why he dec...

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Nov. 14, 2021

Ep. 81: Side Gigs and Side Hustles for Clinicians and Academicians wi…

F Scott Feil, PT, DPT, EdD is a husband, a father, a physical therapist, a professor, and most recently an amazon best-selling author. F Scott is also a business coach and mentor despite starting his journey as an English maj...

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Oct. 30, 2021

Ep. 80: Recap with Reiza Dejito, Milani Purugganan, Eugene Octaviano …

This is part two of the recap of the batch of conversations I had for this season. We'll hear again highlights from our recent guests. B Okay, first you'll hear Reiza Dejito talked about compassion fatigue in her work as a hu...

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Oct. 30, 2021

Ep. 79: Recap with Michael Datu, Barbara Parks, Jean Pangilinan, Ulys…

Alright, first you'll hear Michael Datu describe what a skilled nursing facility is and what he likes about working in one. Barbara Parks talked about equine physical therapy specifically assessing horses and how to make hors...

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Oct. 25, 2021

Ep. 78: Long COVID from Lived Experience with Daria Oller

Daria Oller, PT, DPT, ATC earned her BS in Athletic Training from James Madison University in 2006 and her DPT from Seton Hall University in 2010. She works at Pro-Activity in Lebanon, New Jersey in both an outpatient clinica...

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Oct. 16, 2021

Ep. 77: Functional Training: What We Need to Know with Eugene Octavia…

Eugene Octaviano, PTRP, CPT, OMPT-C started his career in the fitness and wellness industry before going back to his roots in physical therapy profession. Having had that experience in both worlds, he brings that to his curre...

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Oct. 9, 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. 26, 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. 20, 2021

Ep. 74: Humanitarian Work with Reiza Dejito

Reiza Dejito is physical therapist and an alumna of the Siliman University. She's now working as a humanitarian worker for Humanity and Inclusion as Program Director for Nepal, India and Sri Lanka. We talked about how she sta...

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Sept. 14, 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. 21, 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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Aug. 14, 2021

Ep. 71: Equine Physical Therapy with Barbara Parks

Barbara Parks, PT, DPT, is a physical therapist based in Nashville, Tennessee. She is a Certified Equine Rehabilitation Practitioner and a Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor. Dr. Parks understand the specific fitness and...

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Aug. 10, 2021

Ep. 70: Team-driven Practice in a Skilled Nursing Facility with Micha…

Michael Angelo Datu is a physical therapist, a certified strength and conditioning specialist, an American Physical Therapist Association - Certified Clinical Instructor and a proud Angelean. Michael is a Physical Therapy sup...

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Aug. 4, 2021

Ep. 69: Recap with Paul Robert Saladar, Morris Montilla, Grace Brucal…

Today, we're going hear again key messages from our recent guests. Paul Robert Saladar talked about learning something new as physical therapists and allowing yourself to be taught. Morris Montilla advised what mindset someon...

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Aug. 2, 2021

Ep. 68: Recap with Erson Religioso, Lucylynn Lizarondo, Mark David Ba…

Hello folx! Welcome back to another serving of PT MEAL Physical Therapy podcast. Today, we're looking back to some highlights of past batch of guests. We have Dr. Erson Religioso, the modern manual therapist, to talk about wh...

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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 23, 2021

Ep. 66: On Autism Spectrum Disorder: Perspective of a PT and parent w…

Grace Brucal, PT is a physical therapist, Autism Specialist, and Functional Medicine Student. She earned her Physical Therapy degree from the Emilio Aguinaldo College and became a PT staff and Faculty in the FEU Nicanor Reyes...

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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? ...

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