Nick Burroughs (PT, MSPT) and Dr. Phil Lombardo (PT, DPT, SCS), each a Physical Therapist and a MovNat Certified Fitness Trainer, join us to discuss
-fitness
-physical therapy
-successes they have had working with physical therapy clients
-ideas and techniques for working with physical therapy clients
-theory and practice of physical therapy (and fitness)
-philosophy of physical therapy (and fitness)
-MovNat
-MovNat Medical


Upcoming events!
1. MovNat Medical: Clinical Applications of Natural Movement – Albuquerque, NM,
17-18 September 2022
Sign up here: https://www.movnat.com/event/movnat-medical-clinical-applications-of-natural-movement-albuquerque-nm/

2. MovNat Medical: Clinical Applications of Natural Movement – Richmond, VA
10-11 December 2022
Sign up here: https://www.movnat.com/event/movnat-medical-clinical-applications-of-natural-movement-richmond-va/


About Nick Burroughs, PT, MSPT, MCT: "Nick received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from James Madison University in 1998 and then his Master of Science in Physical Therapy from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2001. After graduation, Nick served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Madagascar in the Public Health Sector from 2001-2002. Nick has accumulated vast experience in physical therapy, working with a plethora of medical conditions in multiple settings over his 20 year career. His speciality within physical therapy is in the area of functional movement and is certified with Functional Movement Systems, both in Level I and II. He also holds a Level II MovNat Certification in Natural Movement and is very passionate about restoring movement can bring about healing, restore function and mobility, and decrease pain."

Follow him on Instagram at @ironspinemovment.

About Dr. Phil Lombardo, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS, PES, CES, NFHS, USATF, MCT, EMRT:
"Dr. Phil Lombardo, a superior physical therapist, has extensive experience in the care of both sports injuries and general musculoskeletal injuries for patients of all ages. In 2007, Phil joined the top one percent of the Doctor of Physical Therapy in the country by becoming an APTA Board Certified Specialist in Sports (SCS). Dr. Lombardo has distinguished himself as a provider of choice in Sports Medicine and is recognized by the National Federation of State High School Association as a Certified Coach specializing in Track and Field (NFHS). His expert knowledge as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), a Sports Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES), and a Certified Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) guarantee his patients the highest quality of care. Phil earned both his undergraduate degree and Doctoral degree in Physical Therapy from New York University. It was also there that he received the department’s Service Award for Excellence in giving to others.

"It brings Phil great joy as he shares MovNat, a physical education system for developing real-world capability through natural movement with his patients and now to the public. His journey led him to becoming a MovNat certified instructor, hosting the first-ever MovNat Elements Workshop in NJ and then becoming the first-ever licensed MovNat facility in NJ.

"As a devoted fitness enthusiast, Phil loves to constantly learn about and train in all areas, including strength training, running, hiking, and kayaking. He grew up in Leonia and now resides in Butler with his wife and sons. Around the clinic, in addition to his passion for physical therapy, Phil is also known for his love of and expertise in chocolate, especially dark — 86% cacao, to be precise!"

Contact Phil at phil@movnat.com or www.paramuspt.com


Contact Michael:
1. Email: reasonrx@aol.com
2. Gold Academy: https://www.goldams.com
3. Total Human Fitness: https://total-human-fitness.com
4. Cypress Creek Ecological Restoration Project: https://ccerp.org
5. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/
6. Twitter/Instagram: EpistemeRx



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Show notes:
1. Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain by John Ratey, M.D.
https://www.amazon.com/Spark-Revolutionary-Science-Exercise-Brain/dp/0316113514/

2. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein
https://www.amazon.com/Range-Generalists-Triumph-Specialized-World/dp/0735214506/

3. The Learning Scientists Podcast
https://www.learningscientists.org/podcast-episodes

4. MovNat
i. Website: https://www.movnat.com
ii. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MovNat

5. MovNat Medical
i. https://www.movnat.com/movnat-for-medical-professionals/
ii. https://www.movnat.com/event/movnat-medical-1/

6. MovNat Certifications
i. Level 1: https://www.movnat.com/certification-guide/level-one-certification/
ii. Level 2: https://www.movnat.com/certification-guide/level-two-certification/
iii. Level 3: https://www.movnat.com/certification-guide/level-three-certification/

7. Adriaan Louw
i. https://evidenceinmotion.com/people/adriaan-louw/
ii. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Adriaan-Louw-2
iii. https://www.amazon.com.au/s?i=digital-text&rh=p_27%3AAdriaan+Louw&s=relevancerank&text=Adriaan+Louw&ref=dp_byline_sr_ebooks_2

8. Training: Drago vs. Rocky in the movie "Rocky IV"
i. A 3 min 6 sec video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVP1wO_E4yk
ii. A 7 min 41 sec video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_9FyTiq3SA

9. Root Cause Analysis
i. "Five whys"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_whys

ii. "5 Whys: Getting to the Root of a Problem Quickly"
https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTMC_5W.htm

iii. "5 Whys: The Ultimate Root Cause Analysis Tool"
https://kanbanize.com/lean-management/improvement/5-whys-analysis-tool

iv. "The 5 Whys Process We Use to Understand the Root of Any Problem"
https://buffer.com/resources/5-whys-process/

v. "Understanding the Five Whys"
https://www.creativesafetysupply.com/articles/understanding-the-five-whys/

10. Philosophy and logic/epistemology matter. Deeply. Get them right, and we'll do well, get them wrong, and we'll be unsuccessful.
i. "I fully agree with you about the significance and educational value of methodology as well as history and philosophy of science. So many people today — and even professional scientists — seem to me like someone who has seen thousands of trees but has never seen a forest. A knowledge of the historic and philosophical background gives that kind of independence from prejudices of his generation from which most scientists are suffering. This independence created by philosophical insight is — in my opinion — the mark of distinction between a mere artisan or specialist and a real seeker after truth."

--Albert Einstein (Letter to Robert A. Thorton, Physics Professor at University of Puerto Rico (7 December 1944) [EA-674, Einstein Archive, Hebrew University, Jerusalem]. Thorton had written to Einstein on persuading colleagues of the importance of philosophy of science to scientists (empiricists) and science.https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein)

ii. “Practical scientists who rashly allow themselves to listen to philosophers are likely to go away in a discouraged frame of mind, convinced that there is no logical foundation for the things they do, that all their alleged scientific laws are without justification, and that they are living in a world of naïve illusion. Of course, once they get out into the sunlight again, they know that this is not so, that scientific principles do work, bridges stay up, eclipses occur on schedule, and atomic bombs go off.

“Nevertheless, it is very unsatisfactory that no generally acceptable theory of scientific inference has yet been put forward. … Mistakes are often made which would presumably not have been made if a consistent and satisfactory basic philosophy had been followed.”

— An Introduction to Scientific Research by E. Bright Wilson, Professor Chemistry at Harvard. (About Edgar Bright Wilson: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Bright_Wilson)

iii. “Few [scientists] are philosophers. Most are intellectual journeyman, exploring locally, hoping for a strike, living for the present." --E.O. Wilson, Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge



Pictures and bios courtesy Nick and Phil.