9 | Scoliosis, Overcoming Back Pain & The Strongest Woman Alive

Today, Jen and Dom bring you their PT Pearl on Scoliosis! After they are done sharing their words of wisdom, they dive right into their interview with fellow physical therapist, Dr. Stefi Cohen. Vivobarefoot Shoe Discount: Improve your feet = improve your body! Free your feet of the shoe prison they were previously living in. These are the only shoes Doc Jen & Dr. Dom wear daily when walking and working out. They have drastically improved the function of Doc Dom’s feet and allowed Doc Jen’s toes to improve functional mobility and decrease the big toe from drifting into the other toes! Get 15% OFF VivoBarefoot Shoes with code “TOB” at checkout and finally feels like to FREE YOUR FEET!!  Free Week of the Jen Health Membership: Looking for a movement community that gives you the plan specific to your body? Need accountability and a plan that is specific to your restrictions?! Come grab a free week of our Jen Health Membership! You'll have access to 12 plans that were all curated by Doc Jen, Dr of Physical Therapy. We make sure you get set up with the plan that will be best for your goals and the rest is laid out for you to follow! Come check it out today! You can even get a discount on your first month using code OPTIMAL at checkout! Find the full show notes here: https://jen.health/podcast/9 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: PT Pearl: Scoliosis 00:53 – Reviews 02:49 – What is Scoliosis and what does it mean? 08:10 – The importance of degrees on your Scoliosis 11:24 – Types of Scoliosis 13:00 – Effects of surgery: personal and clinical 16:03 – Inside to our asymmetrical anatomy; why it’s okay to not be perfectly symmetric 18:24 – How to address symptoms of pain that may not be due to Scoliosis 21:02 – How the Optimal Body helps bring awareness to your body 22:19 – Scoliosis Take-away To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: https://youtu.be/HBvqSzNbCqE Interview with Dr. Stefanie Cohen: @steficohen 24:51 – Stefi’s Accomplishments 27:15 – Stefi’s Journey with weight lifting 29:51 – Women’s Mindset with lifting weights 31:49 – Strength Training benefits 34:10 – Common Myths about women and powerlifting 37:25 – Addressing the fear and misconceptions behind weight lifting 38:45 – Stefi’s experience with Injury 43:43 – Chasing the Diagnosis and why it can be detrimental 47:45 – How personal experience influenced Stefi’s PT Practice 50:50 – How empowerment of your own body is what really matters 53:45 – Different Programs of Stefi’s that are available About Dr. Stefanie Cohen: Stefi is a physical therapist, strength coach, professional powerlifter and the co-owner of hybrid performance method. She has broken 25 all time world records, across three different weight classes, and deadlifted more than four and a half times my bodyweight- something no other female lifter has ever done. ITEMS MENTIONED IN THIS PODCAST: Hybrid Performance Method: https://www.hybridperformancemethod.com Stefi Cohen Youtube Page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMoe2ZnSFIFcayGVv__xFEA Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review of the show!