TFC Audio Project

In this bonus episode of #shoptalk, TFC's Mike and Nick have an in depth conversation about drugs. They sort through the misperceptions surrounding drugs, trying to clear the air about what a drug is, the benefits and dangers of certain drugs, including pain medicine, anti-inflammatories, and recreational drugs like alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, and last but not least finish off by talking about cannabis, which became legal across Canada on the same day of this episode's release.  

In this episode of #shoptalk, TFC's Mike and Nick go over sports specific footwear, including golf shoes, running shoes, cleats, and lifting shoes.

In this episode of #shoptalk, TFC's Mike and Nick dive deep into orthotics. They talk about the history of orthotics, why they get prescribed, what they do, and their overall thoughts on them. Their conversation challenges the way that many health care professionals treat feet dysfunction today.

In this episode of #shoptalk, Mike and Nick talk about body awareness, stability, and balance. They talk about what balance is, why people lose the ability to balance, how to train it, and why they place such a big focus on hip stability in their practice.

In this episode of #shoptalk, Mike and Nick talk about how their practice has changed over the past 3 years, taking a macro view of health with their patients, a shift away from passive modalities, and the 'protect-correct-develop' framework that they use to guide them in their clinic and with TFC. 

In the first episode of #shoptalk, Mike and Nick go over a big issue they face everyday in their physical therapy clinic: ankle mobility. They talk about why tight ankles are a big problem for the joints upstream, what causes the ankles to get tight, and some easy advice on restoring optimal ankle mobility.