We often get questions from patients along the lines of, “what is the best thing I can do for my back in the long term?” In today’s episode, Dr. Green dives into his 3 main tips for long term back pain resolution to help you develop helpful strategies to prevent back pain in the future. This episode isn’t about generic, cookie-cutter stretches and exercises! Instead, we focus on an approach that helps you develop a better understanding of your own back pain and its unique characteristics within the context of your life. If you have any questions about the episode, or have any questions that yo ..read more

In this episode, Dr. Ilan Green sits down with Rob Schimony who is a PGA teaching professional from Lansdale, Pennsylvania and he is in his third season as an instructor at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Flourtown. We got to discuss a lot of interesting topics that I think will be really beneficial for our listeners who are golfers, or those who work with golfers. Rob shared his “ground up” approach to working with golfers, tips for posture, stance, and other pre-swing fundamentals, and we dove into performance aspects such as applications of the kinematic sequence, hip/torso separation and ..read more

In this episode, Dr. Joanna Holleran sits down with Deanna Segrave-Daly who is a Registered Dietitian, best-selling cookbook author, and co-owner of Teaspoon Communications. Deanna discusses her background and the path that led her to becoming an education and community-focused dietitian, rather than working in a hospital/medical setting and the things that influenced her to focus on helping people find joy in food and cooking. They also discuss the Mediterranean Diet, which includes the story behind what brought her to focus on this specific regional cuisine. We often find that most of what w ..read more

In this episode, Dr. Ilan Green sits down with Dr. David Dillon who is the 3rd generation dentist and owner of Dillon Family Dentistry in Rosemont, PA. We discuss a range of topics including the lessons he learned early on from his father and grandfather, the transformative work he does for his patients, his specialty and passion for treating dental-phobic patients and those who have lived “non-linear” lives. One of the things that we appreciate most about Dr. Dillon’s approach to practice is the effort he puts in to help meet patients where they are, which includes the way he goes about commu ..read more

In this episode Dr. Ilan Green sits down with coach Rob Rabena to discuss his experience working with baseball players in the realm of sports performance training. Rob shares a wealth of information on various topics including how he approaches evaluations/assessments for the athletes he works with, the biggest red flags to look for in physical assessment of the shoulder complex, and how to understand shoulder mechanics and function in context of the sport of baseball. Rob also shares some helpful insights with regards to the commitments and sacrifices that need to be made by players looking t ..read more

In this episode Dr. Joanna Holleran sits down with Dr. Victoria Clement, DPT to discuss her experience working as a Pelvic Floor Therapist. Dr. Victoria helps to demystify the world of pelvic therapy by explaining what pelvic therapy is and is not, the kinds of “unconventional” conditions that pelvic therapy can help with, and how she’s making an effort to make the conversation less taboo when talking about pelvic health for both men and women. Drs. Joanna & Victoria discuss the wide range of conditions that pelvic therapy can help with including urinary incontinence, pelvic pain, pudendal ..read more

In this episode Drs. Joanna & Ilan sit down with Kevin Dea, owner of DEA Strength Training in Narberth, PA. Kevin shares his background experience and what brought him to pursue a career in Strength & Conditioning. We dive into a wide range of topics including how he incorporates personalized and periodized programs within a group exercise format to provide clients with autonomy in their training. We also discuss the people and philosophies within the realm of training that have influenced his approach to building foundational strength and how his approach has changed as a result of th ..read more

In this episode Drs. Joanna and Ilan sit down with Sarah Mayland. Sarah is a certified personal trainer, fitness nutritionist, clinical mental health counselor, and the owner of Inside Out Transformations. Sarah shares her story of how she overcame her own challenges while in graduate school and how she used these experiences to shape her approach to helping women in her practice today. Sarah shares her thoughts and expertise in various topics including how the messaging within our culture and society shapes how we perceive our own bodies, the mindset behind fad diets and why they don’t tend t ..read more

In this episode Drs. Joanna and Ilan sit down with Jessica Lupacckino, a certified yoga and meditation instructor and owner of Day Vibes LLC. Jessica shares her story of how she worked for 20 years in corporate America before changing careers to focus on implementing work-life integration strategies to improve the overall well-being of employees, improve communication, reduce employee turnover, prevent burnout, and improve company culture. We discuss a wide range of topics including the benefits that yoga and meditation can provide with regards to our day to day lives, communication with our c ..read more

In this episode Drs. Joanna & Ilan sit down with Joy Saudargas, a Registered Dietitian and owner of The Joy of Nutrition LLC . Joy shares her story of how she found herself transitioning from a career as a teacher to becoming a registered dietitian and how she’s incorporated her educational background and skills into working with her clients in her practice. Joy shares her knowledge and experience on various topics like how our family can influence our diet habits, tips for healthy snacking including her unique and wonderful approach of “snobby snacking”, rethinking what our culture consid ..read more