Living Well – The Integrative Lifestyle Medicine Blog is where Dr. Garner curates research, resources, and shares her experience as a longtime physical therapist, athletic trainer, Lifestyle Medicine practitioner, and professional yoga therapist. As a mother of 3 who is self-employed & self-made, Dr. Garner shares what she has learned about how to stay fit on a budget, how to eat well, sleep better, and manage stress. Ginger practices what she preaches, and her blog is a true reflection of that. Having gone through several surgergies, injuries, and hardships, Ginger’s story is a raw and real portrait that many of us share – one of overcoming big obstacles to build resilience, strength, and find eudemonia. Eudemonia translated means, a place beyond happiness. The Living Well blog, and Ginger’s clinical practice, EudeMOMia, an Integrative PT & Lifestyle Medicine practice for women, are a testament to Ginger’s ability to persist through difficult circumstances, overcome burnout & the threat of poverty, to speak to her passion – Living Well.
People may find themselves seeking pelvic health physical therapy for any number of reasons. Dr. Amanda Olson’s journey into the world of pelvic health physical therapy began with jumping off a 40 foot cliff. In this interview, Dr. Ginger Garner and Dr. Amanda Olson, both DPTs and business owners talk about entrepreneurship, parenting, work-life balance,…
In this podcast episode, we are tackling the topic of the mental health needs in motherhood. The pregnancy and postpartum periods can be filled with times of beauty, love, wonder, and awe….AND fear, anxiety, anger, loneliness, loss of identity, confusion, and many more challenging emotions and feelings. However, the latter feelings are often discarded or…
It’s somewhat astounding that in the year 2023, there is still a long list of taboo topics for women which our culture at large avoids talking about (or shuns you when you do). Whether it’s a miscarriage, painful periods, painful sex…it’s like there is a huge sign hanging in the sky over America that reads,…
Welcome to our 2nd season of Living Well, where we are passionate about giving a voice to change agents in healthcare. This season is all about creating safety in healthcare for women and all people who identify as female. Less medical gaslighting and policy gaps, and more women’s health and safety. We have so many…
Whether reading this blog, or reading the Neurology chapter in the Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine in Physical Therapy book, there are 2 main factors we want you to consider when using integrative medicine in neurological physical therapy care. How can we be more inclusive in our clinical settings? And how can we use the proper…
There is extensive evidence for how movement and lifestyle changes are beneficial for improving a person’s experience of pain, and the same is also true for using these tools to help people manage diabetes through physical therapy. Irregardless of age, the lifestyle choices we make today can dramatically impact our health now and moving forward…
The number of people who have died due to drug overdose in this country is absolutely astounding…but most of us can’t relate to a number of that magnitude. Despite the common occurrence of addiction, there is still an overwhelmingly shameful stigma of substance abuse in America. I want you to think of someone you know…
Why do we need to start using prevention and wellness in orthopedic physical therapy? Well, to start, the science overwhelmingly supports it. The research continually tells us that being proactive with your health can reduce likelihood of pain and dysfunction both now and later in a person’s life. However just having science to support prevention…
Christine Robenalt PT, MPT is a physical therapist who is leading the way for treating pediatric physical therapy patients by implementing integrative care. By working with children in an integrative and holistic manner, she can better address their current impairments while also reducing the likelihood of unnecessary disease developing later in their lives. Christine is…
Building equality in physical therapy for marginalized communities is a challenging and complicated problem in our country, which will require cooperation across the political spectrum to solve. Whether the people in these communities are identified by their race, their sexual orientation, or their religion, each one deserves a safe space for receiving healthcare. To start,…
If there was one thing we want you to take away from the tools of Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine, it’s this: improving your patients’ sleep is essential in physical therapy. Too many people assume that poor sleep is simply a fact of life or of aging, rather than something that can be fixed or changed….
An Interview Podcast with Dr. Elizabeth Dean All too often the field of physical therapy is an afterthought in healthcare, but PTs have a real opportunity to be the most powerful health profession in the world. Physical therapists just need the right tools to transform the health of our patients and our communities. Dr. Ginger…