THERAPISTS ON FIRE
Podcast Show Notes
Episode 4: After 20 plus years a pediatric physical therapist, Heather M. Denman MPT, cTMR is taking a leap and creating her own tele-health pediatric physical therapy practice called Abilibee Therapy: Unique Therapy For Unique Kids!
This episode is about creating tele-health practices and changing peoples lives through an incredible technique called Total Motion Release(TMR)! Heather walks us through how she was inspired to start her tele-health practice, the challenges she faced, and how she is making amazing impact in her patients lives through Total Motion Release. I encourage you to listen all the way to the end, as she dives deep and gives a very detailed explanation of how you can use this technique in your practice today!
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Time Stamps:
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1:19 How Heather was inspired to start Abilibee Therapy, a tele-health clinic for pediatrics with an emphasis on Total Motion Release.
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5:25 The challenges to starting her own business and how a loss of job inspired change!
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7:45 How technology has inspired a new wave of clinicians.
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8:30 The challenges of leaving a more stable permanent position.
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17:59 Achievements: the ability to solve challenges, acquire new information and knowledge.
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18:59 What is Total Motion Release(TMR) and how to get certified
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22:09 How she uses TMR with pediatrics. She teaches the parents how to work directly with their child from the start to potentially get better results.
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23:00 How TMR works:
-You look for areas of restrictions in the body, which may affect movements in other places
-You are look for stretch weakness on one side and binding on the other side
-TMR doesn’t stretch because it may cause a variety of issues and also is painful, so you actually allow that side of the body to relax and let go.
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28:30 Several specific examples and case studies of how to use TMR and how this has really changed patient’s lives.
-Child that was a toe walker. After just several weeks, by encouraging relaxation of the plantar flexors, this actually solved her pain as well as her toe walking.
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40:18 How to work with patients in casts or immobilizers to maintain strength by using the opposite limb and exercising the opposite limb.
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44:20 Heather’s advice to future or potential healthcare entrepreneurs:
-Weight out what your life looks like and how much time you can commit
-Do you have a good support system?
-Do you have children and can you set time aside to do what you need to do and not feel guilty about how this may affect your family
-Are you at a point in your life where you can change and fail? Can you afford to fail?
-Financially can you support this venture?
-Spend time researching, because there is going to be a lot more time that you think to do this.
-Make a pros and cons list
-Talk to friends and many people to get those counter arguments
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48:20 Where you can reach Heather Denman
Key Take Always:
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Need and necessity inspire change and innovation.
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You have to force yourself to step away and take breaks.
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The start up takes a lot of work!
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Don’t get distracted by shiny objects and all the technology to get started!
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Anything you learn to build your business will help you grow in all other areas!
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Take pride in your little accomplishments!
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Total Motion Release is a great technique to treat children and also those post surgical or immobilized.
Resourses Mentioned:
Google G Suite for Hippa compliance and documentation
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