Stay Healthy Los Angeles

Highlights from this episode include:

• Working in “regenerative medicine” and what that really means
• Dr. Patel’s interest: Musculoskeletal medicine
• From artist to doctor, teaching the body to heal itself
• What is “prolotherapy”?
• When should someone consider prolotherapy?
• Specific uses for prolotherapy
• What is platelet-rich plasma?
• What is the difference in different PRPs?
• When PRP is useful and when it isn’t
• Choosing a provider
• On cortisone shots
• What about stem cells?
• Different types of stem cell sources 
• Treatment vs surgery
• Treatment challenges and rewards
• Do the sufferers of chronic pain benefit?
• The paracrine effect explained
• Using the body’s own natural processes
• Exercise is still important, there are no magic bullets
• Resources for more info

• Transitioning from dance to physical therapy to pilates
• Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute 
• What is clinical pilates?
• What is the difference between clinical pilates and general pilates?
• Benefits of a pilates instructor who is also a healthcare professional
• When to use clinical pilates
• Exercise component
• When can you see results?
• Increased body awareness
• Clinical pilates while pregnant
• What is doming?
• Who would not benefit from clinical pilates?
• Starting age
• Common pilates myths
• Referrals
• Resources for more info

Show Notes

• Functional medicine is looking at the root cause of disease, patients want a complete diagnostic, a total view to find what is truly causing issues vs. acute care
• A timeline helps patients understand their personal health history
• Our awareness of gut bacteria has grown, the environment there is sometimes called “brain in your gut”
• Fragrances can disrupt the endocrine system
• Everyone should take a good probiotic, fish oil, and multivitamin
• An elimination diet isn’t sustainable, it lasts a month
• It’s important to have “me” time

Links:

• Facebook group: Sarah Belcher Functional Medicine and Physical Therapy.
• Instagram: @fingerprint_wellness
• All 4 Health Wellness Center

Welcome to the Stay Healthy Los Angeles Podcast. The goal for this podcast is to help you live an active, healthy and enjoyable life in and around Los Angeles. In this episode, Emma introduces herself and discusses what motivated her to get into Physical Therapy, her adventures in PT around the world, and how she ended up moving from Manchester all the way to Los Angeles.