by admin | Feb 1, 2018 | Media
On Episode 12 of The P.T. Entrepreneur Podcast I catch up with Dr. Theresa Larson. If you aren’t familiar with Theresa she’s a P.T., an author, a former marine, a business owner, a MobilityWOD coach and the founder of the CrossFit Speciality Course
Adaptive Athlete, basically a total bad ass.
The topics we cover with Theresa
-How to get the balls to start your own business
-Why working on public speaking is so important
-The hiring process: how to do it when it’s time
-How to plan for productivity
E12 | Theresa Larson
by admin | Feb 1, 2018 | Media
This podcast was a really special experience for me. It was the first time my husband Per Larson has joined me on a podcast. The focus of this podcast was on the transitioning veteran. This “transition” can be all over the place for service members because you no longer have your tribe. The tribe you spent years with, deployed with, went through many highs and lows with is now very different. The transition period can be filled with a lot of questioning yourself, sadness, happiness, and overall working to figure our what is next, then actually following through with your decision.
My husband Per before we were married was with me during the final phases of my transition. While I was prepping to go to graduate school, I met Per. We were in two completely different phases of our life, and our professional career, however our relationship was easy. I am incredibly thankful for him in my life. His patience, unconditional love, and ability to meet where I am at is one of the most amazing gifts that came out of my “transitioning” time from the Marine Corps.
When you listen to this podcast that my friend Keith Galloway and his wife Laura run, you will hear what my transition from being a Marine Corps officer to a civilian was really like. It was not easy by any means, however, it did get me where I am today. I have a beautiful family, a business that is growing, and people around me with a similar vision. While this did not happen over- night, and there were years of education that needed to happen, years of shedding unneeded relationships, years of trying, failing, trying again, I landed where I am today.
This story is about me becoming healthy, and about my life long journey of keeping myself healthy, my family, and those around me.
Becoming Healthy
by admin | Feb 1, 2018 | Media
“Why online prehab rehab is the way to go for Theresa Larson. Not only is it helping people have access to health in their own home, but it is healthy for Dr. T as well.”
Stoked to be a guest on the Wodigy Podcast run by Ryan Davis who is a Doctor of Chiropractic. Being part of the CrossFit community and the Strength and Conditioning world, all the health professionals who live it, breath it, do it, all find each other somehow. Ryan and I connected via LinkedIN and here it is. We talked about going online with programming, coaching, influencing and what that jump has been like for me. I was able to share how my vision for my practice has pivoted due to truly understanding more in depth my values and how those play out in my life especially with a growing family.
Health professional to health professional we had the heart to heart about running a practice and how to do other fun and innovative things with the knowledge we have. For one, how many people do you want to help? While I like one on one, I want to influence and help heal MILLIONS. I can only do this by going online, speaking, and sharing the gift of movement education in person as well as shared over the internets.
Hence the birth of our low back fix program which includes low back pain exercises, low back strengthening programming, and breathing more effectively with your diaphragm. The program involves a little bit of rehab with a lot of functional movement. With Ryan I was able to explain the why behind this program, and how we plan for it to influence the masses knowing that 8 in 10 adults will experience low back pain in their lifetime.
I am thankful for other health professionals like Ryan Davis who are out there working to make a difference.
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/wodigy/e/51084751
by admin | Feb 1, 2018 | Media
Dr. Theresa Larson, Head Physical Therapist at The Low Back Fix, dropped in to The Wodcast Podcast to discuss low back pain and digital rehabilitation. In this episode you will learn:
- What is Pelvic Floor Dysfunction?
- Digital Rehabilitation and the future of wellness?
- What is The Low Back Fix?
- Movement-Rx and why it is different than other PT clinics?
- Three things to do right now to help your back pain.
- What are the major causes of back pain?
- The CrossFit adaptive athlete course coming in 2017.
- How does the breath help back pain?
- Is there a cure for back pain?
- Who is the perfect candidate for The Low Back Fix digital rehabilitation program?
Dr. Theresa Larson Takes on The Wodcast Podcast
by admin | Feb 1, 2018 | Media
“All about working with the adaptive athlete.”
Coach Joe, Dr. Danny Matta, and I finally got together on skype and discussed the adaptive athlete, my favorite group of athletes to work with. Starting a class at Fathom CrossFit 4 years ago and expanding to Bear Republic CrossFit in downtown San Diego, the Adaptive Strength program I created is getting out there. We work with athletes who are veterans and civilians. Athletes who have amputations, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and even emotional wounds such as post- traumatic stress, depression, and addiction.
Adaptive means make suitable for a new use or purpose. The athletes we consider adaptive are ones who have experienced a permanent change in their life that they have had to work with. Their movements in everyday life, in sport, or in the gym are now permanently different. They may have adapted to the new range or ability they now have post permanent injury.
All of these athletes have led active lives before and are wanting to again or already do. They either surf, play basketball, ski, snowboard, hike. One of our athlete’s practices medicine, one runs a non-profit, one coaches a wheelchair basketball team, and one is a stay at home dad to name a few. It is pretty incredible the diversity and drive these athletes have.
I truly have never worked with a more resilient tribe. Most individuals that do work with me have experienced some sort of trauma. They have been injured by drive by shootings, hit by a boulder, snowboarding, motor vehicle accident, falling off a cliff, hit by an IED in Iraq or Aphganistan. These major traumas have not stopped these men and women for seeking what was next post their extensive rehabilitation experience.
I have really cherished running Adaptive Strength, my strength based programs for this crew OUTSIDE of the rehab setting. It is more motivating for them, they learn something new, it allows them to feel a part of something, feel normal, and gives them the opportunity to continue moving forward with their active life.
E154 | The Adaptive Athlete with Theresa Larson
by admin | Feb 1, 2018 | Media
“What makes you strong! It is not just how much you lift.”
One of the very first fitness based podcasts I listened too was RDella Training by Scott RDella. I started listening to him while getting my doctorate as a physical therapist. I was overly excited that this guy (Scott) had found a way to use his physical therapy knowledge in the strength and conditioning environment. He is a tremendous example that a physical therapist does not have to confine themselves to rehab, they can truly cross over into performance as well. Both rehab and performance should go hand in hand. On this podcast, I was able to uncover some of what I have been working on and how it makes people strong. We talked about what it means to be a Warrior and how you do not have to be in battle to call yourself a Warrior. What you do need to do is take ownership of your health.
While I appreciate training intensely, I also appreciate training complimenting my life and adding to my longevity and happiness. We discussed low back pain exercises, low back pain, Movement Rx, The Low Back Fix, and why all of these are an integral part of my Warrior story. I need freedom, flexibility, time with those I love as part of my life. These systems allow me to achieve that and THAT is what living a Warrior life is all about, seeking out, finding, or developing what you need to live a healthy, happy, and fulfilling life.
I truly had a great time on this podcast sharing how all of this got started and how the process has been. It has not been easy, but it has been right. Every decision or situation that has happened or I experienced to get to where I am now, I am fully responsible for.
Listen to this podcast and learn how I define strength.
Dr. Theresa Larson – A Warrior’s Story And Approach To Performance
