Episodes

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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Oct. 20, 2020

Ep. 40: TheraFree and Tele-TheraFree with Eleonor Lopez and Marius Ba…

Eleonor Rose Lopez, PTRP and Marius Angelo Bautista, PTRP are both alumni of the University of the Philippines- College of Allied Medical Professions. They both work in ALRES - Alternative Learning Resource School Philippines, Marius as the Chief of the …

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Oct. 13, 2020

Ep. 39: COVID19 and Acute Care PT with Phil Dumaligan

Phil Dumaligan, PT is an acute care physical therapist, and board-certified clinical specialist in both geriatric and neurologic physical therapy. He earned is Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of the Philippines, and he is in the …

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Oct. 6, 2020

Ep. 38: From Physical Therapy to the Philippine Navy with LCDR Ana Le…

LCDR Ana Leah Cazcarro of the Philippine Navy graduated from Southwestern University, Cebu City with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy. She is a member of the Naval Officers Candidate course Class 03 which graduated on March 2006. She …

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Sept. 29, 2020

Ep. 37: Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization with Bert Cinco

Bertilino R. Cinco Jr., PTRP, MSHMS, DO-MTP, GradDipManTher (Hons.) is a physical therapist, osteopathic manipulative therapist, and exercise scientist. He is also the head organizer of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization in the Philippines, operations manager of Health In Motion (Malolos, Bulacan), …

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Sept. 22, 2020

Ep. 36: ACL Injury: Prehab, Rehab to Return to Play with Alberto Ang,…

Mr. Albert Ang, PTRP, MSPT, PTRP earned his Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy with an Orthopedic track from the University of Santo Tomas. He is a Level 2 Fascial Manipulation - Stecco Method practitioner, a Level 1 Certified …

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Sept. 18, 2020

Ep. 35: Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy with Lily Ann Bautista

You're listening to PT MEAL: Physical Therapy podcast. This is Episode 35. This is a special episode for you guys today. I had a conversation with Lily Ann Bautista, PT, DPT, PTRP, COMT, CCVT, the President of the Philippine Association …

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Sept. 13, 2020

Ep. 34: Road to US PT: Doing it on your own with Ian Aguinaldo

I had a conversation with Ian Aguinaldo, PT, DPT, MSPT. He finished his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees from the University of Santo Tomas, and earned his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Montana. We talked …

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Sept. 12, 2020

Ep. 33: From Clinical Practice to Academe & NPTE Item Writing with Ar…

I caught up with Arvie Vitente, PT, DPT, PhD(c), MPH to talk about the upcoming Home Health Rehab Summit he and the Physical Therapy Student's Society of Angeles University Foundations organized which will be held on Sept 18...

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Sept. 7, 2020

Ep. 32: Neurologic PT Residency Program with Jonathan Yap

Our guest today is Jonathan Yap, PT. He is the Director of the Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency Program in Beaumonth Hospital in Michigan. He also supervises physical, occupational, recreational therapists for the inpatient rehab in Neuro, Ortho and Oncology. Aside …

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Sept. 2, 2020

Ep. 31: Online Physical Therapy with Ken Erbvin Sosa

Ken Erbvin Sosa, MOH, PTRP, PT talks about his initiative in founding Online Physical Therapy (OPT) Consultation during this time of pandemic. Oniline Physical Therapy Consultation is a collective of Filipino physical therapists providing free physical therapy services online. He …

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Aug. 24, 2020

Ep. 30: The Filipino Physio Webseries with Charmaine Geronimo

Charmaine Geronimo, PTRP, PT, DPT the Founder of The Filipino Physio Webseries, provides free top notch webinars from physical therapists. She earned her BS degree in Physical Therapy from the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila and her Doctor of physical …

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Aug. 17, 2020

Ep. 29: MAN Up: Martial Arts Against Neurologic Disease with Jeofrey …

Jeofrey dela Cruz, PT, DPT, Cert-MDT talked about how he used his martial arts background, including filipino martial arts, to treat his patients with neurologic diseases. In this episode, he described why and how he developed the MAN Up Program, …

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Aug. 13, 2020

Ep. 28: The Philippine Physical Therapy Association with Mike Gabilo,…

Mr Michael Pereyra Gabilo,PTRP,DHPEd, is the president of the Philippine Physical Therapy Association.In this 2-part conversation, we talked about what PPTA is and what it does for the profession and practice of physical therapy in the Philippines, some misconceptions of …

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Aug. 13, 2020

Ep. 27: The Philippine Physical Therapy Association (PPTA) wiht Micha…

Today, we have Mr. Michael Pereyra Gabilo, PTRP, DHPEd, the president of the Philippine Physical Therapy Association. In this 2-part conversation, we talked about what PPTA is and what it does for the profession and practice of physical therapy in …

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Aug. 9, 2020

Ep. 26: Changes and Strategies in PT Education with Marvin Zotomayor,…

This is part three of my conversation with Asst. Prof Marvin Zotomayor, MSPT, CNMT, PTRP. In this episode, we talk about some key concepts in instructional design, importance of alignment, and essential learning competencies....

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Aug. 9, 2020

Ep. 25: Changes and Strategies in PT education with Marvin Zotomayor,…

This is part two of my conversation with Asst. Prof. Marvin Zotomayor, MSPT, CNMT, PTRP. In this episode we talk more about the current situation of PT education in this pandemic and the different strategies that educators can implement. --- …

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Aug. 9, 2020

Ep. 24: Changes and Strategies in PT education with Marvin Zotomayor

Assist. Prof. Marvin Zotomayor, MSPT, CNMT, PTRP earned his Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in Physical Therapy from the University of Santo Tomas. He is pursuing a PhD in Educational Leadership and Management from De La Salle University. He …

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Aug. 1, 2020

Ep. 23: Pediatric Physical Therapy practice with Amirrah Sacapanio

Today we have Amirrah Joyce Sacapanio, PTRP, a pediatric physical therapist. In this episode, she talks about how fulfilling the Pediatric PT scene is, shared some memorable experiences as well as challenges she faced in the practice, and some important …

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July 27, 2020

Ep. 22: Dementia and elevating yourself and your practice with Mike C…

In today's episode, Mike Chua, PT, DPT talked about dementia care, and how we, as physical therapists, can elevate ourselves and our practice. Get ready for another inspiring conversation. Let's take a listen. You can check him out on his …

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July 19, 2020

Ep. 21: Intellectual Property with Michael Jorge Peralta

Assoc. Prof. Michael Jorge Peralta, MSc, MSPT, Ll.M. shares what intellectual property is, why it is important for us as physical therapists to be familiar with it, and how he relates his physical therapy background in his current role now. …

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July 12, 2020

Ep. 20: US PT via an Agency with Joy Nolasco, Part 2

We continue our candid conversion with Joy Nolasco, PT on pointers to consider if you are going with an agency on your road to working as a PT in the US. We talked about contract hours, work setting, transitions process, …

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July 11, 2020

Ep. 19: US PT via an Agency with Joy Nolasco, Part 1

In this episode, I invited my dear friend Joy Nolasco, PT to discuss pointers we both considered in choosing the right agency to assist us in our goal of working in the US as physical therapists. We reflected on our …

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July 4, 2020

Ep. 18: Being a NASA Research Scientist with Jojo Sayson

Jojo Sayson, PT, DMT, FAAOMPT, is a physical therapist, a doctor of manual therapy, a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. He is a research scientist/consultant/co-investigator in the NASA ...

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