On this episode we’re talking with Dr. Theresa Larson, mother, Veteran, Physical Therapist, and Warrior! We’re breaking down how she got to where she is after getting out of the marines, movement as medicine, and so much more!
Dr. Theresa Larson (Dr. T) had a variety of pain issues from playing softball and the marines and knew that movement would help people. Dr. T knew that she didn’t want to be a medical doctor, but she knew that she wanted to help people through movement. So, she went back to school and got what she needed in order to be a doctor of physical therapy, but she knew the field was broken and that she had to change it.
We’re talking about how Dr. T broke out of the mold of the normal physical therapy world and started re-writing her own rules in her own practice. She was approached by Dr. Kelly Starett, of Mobility WOD, and asked to teach seminars. Through that, she started recording videos, which are now a huge part of the teaching models at her company, Movement Rx.
The educational side of movement and rewiring the human body is so important and hardly anyone is addressing the root cause of the problem. Dr. Theresa Larson and her team are dedicated to shifting that paradigm and giving people that information they need in order to fix their bodies, rather than just putting a band-aid on the problem.
What we’re talking about in this episode:
- How Dr. T got started
- The mental health aspect of pain and training
- The emotional side of the digital world
- How to build a digital empire
- T’s work with Adaptive Athletes
- The prescription of movement