Episode 1
Conversation with Dr. Sahrmann, how her physical therapy journey started and what makes her a world-class professional.
Her upcoming courses can be found on the Washington University Program in Physical Therapy website:
pt.wustl.edu/education/moveme...
Dr. Sahrmann is Professor Emeritus of Physical Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri. She received her Bachelors degree in Physical Therapy, masters and doctorate degrees in Neurobiology from Washington University. She is a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association and is a recipient of the Association's Marion Williams Research Award, the Lucy Blair Service Award, and the Kendall Practice award, the Inaugural John H.P. Maley Lecture and Mary McMillan Lecture (the highest honor in the profession) awards. Dr. Sahrmann has also received Washington University's Distinguished Faculty Award, the School of Medicine’s Inaugural Distinguished Clinician Award and an honorary doctorate from the University of Indianapolis. She has also received the Bowling-Erhard Orthopedic Clinical Practice Award from the Orthopedic Section of the APTA. She has served on the APTA Board of Directors and as president of the Missouri Chapter. In addition to her numerous national and international presentations, Dr. Sahrmann has been a keynote speaker at the World Confederation of Physical Therapy, and at the Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and Danish national congresses. Dr. Sahrmann's research interests are in development and validation of classification schemes for movement impairment syndromes as well as in exercise based interventions for these syndromes. Her books, Diagnosis and Treatment of Movement Impairment Syndromes and Movement System Impairment Syndromes of the Cervical and Thoracic spines and the Extremities, describe the syndromes and methods of treatment.
These are some of the questions discussed in this hour-long interview:
Why did you become a physical therapist?
· Can you share with us a brief history of PT from your perspective?
· What is the origin story of MSI?
· What are some concerns you have encountered as a physical therapist?
· What gets you really excited / happy about being a physical therapist?
· What ideal qualities make an excellent physical therapist?
· What advice would you give to your 40 year-old self?
· Which researchers are you most excited about? Whose work do you follow, and why?
· What do you hope for the future of physical therapy?
· What is your current goal?
· Why do you think "physical therapist" doesn’t do justice as our professional label?
· What’s different about US and Japanese PT’s?
· What makes you so interested in technology and electronic gadgets? What is your current favorite toy?
· Is there a secret to having a curious mind?
· What is your favorite motto?
· Books you have enjoyed the most (fiction or non fiction)?
· It’s been said that you are the average of 5 people you surround yourself with. For you, who are those 5 people who influence you the most or who you spend the most amount of time with?
· What are your favorite exercises to do for yourself? Did you play sports growing up?
· We’ve heard that you love visiting Sydney. Can you name two other places in the world you’ve enjoyed visiting?
29 июн 2024
