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Today, I speak with Jessica Dorrington, a practicing physical therapist in Portland, OR since 2002. She has assisted dozens of professional and Olympic athletes return to elite performance. She takes a comprehensive approach to her practice, considering the multidimensional interplay of core, pelvic floor, sports therapy, gait mechanics, and orthopedic considerations to ensure every patient is set up for success. Her mission is simple: she wants to get every patient back to doing what they love to do. When she’s not with family or helping patients, she is out running the trails, road and track practicing what she preaches.

We Talk About:

-finding pelvic health

-becoming a better at running as you age

-key differences between Pro and recreational runners

-shifts in the industry since the early 2000’s

-lifestyle factors that affect pelvic floor

-the idea of “pushing through”

-postpartum perspective shit

-alternatives for stress management 

-ab work in pregnancy

-diagnostic ultrasound

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

3:15 mashing up ortho and pelvic health

5:23 treating Pro and recreational runners 

11:30 changes in athletes relationships with PTs

14:20 evolution of knowledge available

18:15 RED-s and underlying factors

24:22 when moms should seek out PTs

28:19 early postpartum care

31:30 when to start a walk/run program

36:03 doing everything “right” and still getting injured

43:20 pros and cons of social media

48:03 getting involved with elite athletes

57:00 biggest opportunities for advancement

61:08 kids and sports

68:10 rapid fire questions

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH JESSICA

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessica.w.dorrington/

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