Building Better PT Practices: Courses, Clinical Reasoning, and Mentoring Insights

Tough to Treat

In this episode, we answer the most common questions we get from listeners. We dive into course recommendations, highlighting resources for continuing education, mentoring and evidence-based practices.

A key focus is on clinical reasoning strategies—how to approach complex cases and integrate patient-specific factors into your decision-making. We also discuss the value of spending the majority of your first session taking the patient’s story.

Your patients will make you a better physical therapist, if you listen to them. Be curious and let it lead you towards mastery.

A glance at this episode:

• [2:27] Courses and Continuous Learning

• [12:11] Starting the Podcast and Building a Community

• [13:17] Mentorship and Clinical Reasoning

• [19:10] Treatment Sessions and Client Engagement

• [22:56] The Role of Patients in Clinical Learning

• [26:41] Reflecting on the Year and Planning for the Future

Related links:

• Tough To Treat Website

• Erica’s Course: Decoding the Complex Patient

• Susan’s Pelvic Health Education Subscription

• Access the Transcript