14| Katie Dabrowski: Understand Pain & Be the Voice that Makes a Difference

Today we interview Dr. Katie Dabrowski. Katie’s career began studying neuroscience until life got her fired up about getting rid of the disease model of pain and injury. She now works as a physical therapist, strength and conditioning coach and neuroscience professor. In this episode you’ll learn about the neurological underpinnings of pain and injury and how to treat the person in front of you and not the diagnosis or syndrome that is labelled on them.
Katie is Co-Owner and Co-Founder of Old Bull Athletics for one-on-one strength and movement focused cash pay physical therapy in Miami, FL. Old Bull offers the full spectrum of health and wellness: Injury rehabilitation, strength training, and performance training with an emphasis on empowering, educating, and developing lasting relationships with our Old Bull Family.
In this episode..
03:09 What Old Bull Athletics is all about
07:02 Don’t forget about the human side of being in pain
08:32 You were taught WHAT in PT school?!!? EW!
10:16 Terrified to move again after deadlift injury: a real life example
14:58 What is pain?
17:46 Katie’s journey from neuroscience PhD to Physical therapist
21:05 Huge paradigm shifts as a practitioner
24:52 Important advice to new therapists and students
31:55 The one thing you can do right now to better your health
35:23 How to get in touch with Katie and the Old Bull Family
36:12 18 Kids sent to college

Find Katie on Instagram @ktdabrowski
Old Bull in Instagram @oldbullatheltics and @oldbullathletics.pinecrest
Website: oldbullathletics.com

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