353 episodes
The Optimal Body Dr. Jen Fraboni & Dr. Dom Fraboni
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- Health & Fitness
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5.0 • 17 Ratings
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Join top-40 Physical Therapy Influencer, Doc Jen, and her Physical Therapy husband Dr. Dom, as they bring you the body tips and PT Pearls you need to help you understand your body, relieve your pains and restrictions, and answer your questions. Along with expert guests, the goal of The Optimal Body is to help you discover what optimal means in your own body.
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353 | The Fundamental Pillars of Holistic Health with Naturopathic Doctor, Dr. Mahboubeh
Diving into the pillars and levers of holistic health, Dr. Mahboubeh described why it is important to focus practice on holistic health and how you can begin to create the best environment to allow healing to occur. Then, she speaks about treating the body systemically and holistically, defining her phrase, "We are not what we eat but how we live." Then, she provides a guide to hydration, blood sugar regulation, how to optimize your plate, and finally, what it means to heal in layers. Let's peel back the layers of health with Dr. Mahboubeh!
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What You Will Learn in This Interview with Dr. Mahboubeh:
3:50 - Why focus practice on holistic health
5:47 - How do we create the best environment to allow healing to occur
8:00 - Why should we treat the body systemically and holistically
15:36 - We are not what we eat but how we live
19:55 Guide to hydration
22:00 - Guidelines for hydration
28:00 - Blood sugar regulation and Is there one best diet?
33:35 - How to understand what your plate should look like
37:00 - How do we heal in layers?
40:38 - Where can you learn more with Dr. Mahboubeh
To learn more about this episode and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://jen.health/podcast/353
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352 | Winging Scapular (re-run - Ep 72)
Seen or been told your shoulder blade is in a funky position during exercise? Perhaps popping out a little bit? Heard that scapular winging will cause pain inadvertently? Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom have your back as they explore all things scapular and debunk the common myths surrounding scapular winging. Tune into how scapular winging occurs, how you can begin to explore scapular range of motion, and how your scapular moves in coordination with its neighbors. Through this podcast, you’ll develop an appreciation for your scapulae and feel empowered to explore gaining control, awareness, and free expression through your scapulae!
What You Will Learn in this PT Pearl:
2:30 – What is Scapular Winging?
3:20 – Scapular Anatomy
5:11 – Does scapular winging cause pain?
6:56 – Are you aware of your scapular winging?
10:30 – It’s not only about the scapulae
14:56 – Scapular range of motion
17:59 – Videotape how your scapula moves... It’s pretty cool!
18:38 - How to test your scapular range of motion
20:51 - Funny movement does not mean pain or injury
To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch
For the full show notes, visit the full website at: https://jen.health/podcast/352
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351 | The 4 Pillars to Improve Foot Health and Preventing Pain with Functional Podiatrist, Dr. Emily Splichal
Stretching and strengthening may not be enough for Foot Health. Dr. Emily Splichal dives into the missing piece: sensory awareness! Describing the 4 pillars of foot health, she provides insight into the importance of sensory input through the feet, potential causes of neuropathy, and tools you can use to gain awareness in the feet. With a simple test to gauge your risk of falls, she provides simple methods to improve your foot proprioception and, ultimately, balance! From flat feet to high arches, she covers all our bases! Let's dive in!
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What You Will Learn in This Interview with Dr. Emily Splichal:
6:00 - The 4 pillars of the feet
9:12 - Why is it important for our feet to “feel”
11:40 - Sensory Conditions: Neuropathy
12:30 - How to gain awareness in the feet?
16:00 - Can’t walk barefoot? Here’s what you can do!
18:40 - Foot proprioception and its affect on balance
21:00 - Why single leg balance is so important
22:00 - How foot type affects single leg stability
25:25 - Orthotics have a time and place!
29:50 - Is it possible to get out of an orthotic?
34:20 - Higher arch foot type: Does foot shape equate function
38:46 - High Arches - do you need to strengthen the arch?
41:33 - Exercises for strengthening the foot
49:45 - Learn more with Dr. Emily!
To learn more about this episode and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://jen.health/podcast/351
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350 | What Exercises Help to Improve Posture?
Your one-stop shop to addressing your posture! DocJen and Dr. Dom dive into all things posture and how you can change your movement game to address your posture. Tapping into mobility, strength through range, and core control, they hone in on their best tips! Let's dive in!
Jen Health Discount:
Try something different. If you’ve been told to “stay away,” “stop [x],” “try [x] and it has not worked,” we’re taking you back to the basics and back to the science. Jen Health was created so that you don’t have to think but just show up from 5-15 minutes a day to work on your deep core, and functional mobility, and to understand stability and control through movement as yes, all these factors are staples to target exercises for a specific pain point. Educating you – the what and the why covered! This week only, take advantage of our massive discount of $147. You get all our plans for a full year of 11 plans for different plans with multiple phases, monthly webinars to continue your education and have your answers to your questions, as well as community! Use code "PODCAST20" to get access to the discount!
What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl:
3:15 - What is posture?
5:30 - What exercise is best to improve posture?
8:50 - Should you use machines in the gym?
12:20 - Restrictions and range of motion.
14:00 - The power of the eccentric phase of exercise.
16:15 - Tapping into mobility.
To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: https://youtube.com/watch/
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349 | Fitness Changes & Considerations During Pregnancy & Postpartum with Brianna Battles
Itching to exercise post-partum but have been told to wait? Or, wanting to exercise as a beginner and pregnant? We dive into how Brianna found passion in helping new mothers post-partum and through pregnancy with their fitness journeys. We dive into whether exercise is harmful during oreganacy and post-partum, post-partum expectations related to return to exercise, whether you need to avoid core exercises, and considerations related to running and jumping! Let's dive in!
Jen Health Discount:
Try something different. If you've been told to "stay away," "stop [x]," "try [x] and it has not worked," we're taking you back to the basics and back to the science. Jen Health was created so that you don't have to think but just show up from 5-15 minutes a day to work on your deep core, and functional mobility, and to understand stability and control through movement as yes, all these factors are staples to target exercises for a specific pain point. Educating you - the what and the why covered! This week only, take advantage of our massive discount of $159. You get all our plans for a full year of 11 plans for different plans with multiple phases, monthly webinars to continue your education and have your answers to your questions, as well as community! Click here to get access to the discount!
Increase your foot proprioception and sense of environment with NABOSO, brought to you by a functional podiatrist, Dr. Emily Splichal. Stimulate your foot's sensory nerves and create safety within the body to ease pain and symptoms. Go check out their foot recovery socks with our 15% off coupon using code 'OPTIMAL'.
What You Will Learn in This Interview with Brianna Battles:
3:55 - What got Brianna interested in fitness for pregnancy
9:40 - “I’m pregnant now what?” Is exercise bad?
16:30 - Should you stop core exercises?
21:40 - Low or no energy but itching to move? How to navigate it?
26:20 - What to focus on in the first couple of weeks post-partum?
30:00 - Markets for readiness to return to exercise
35:30 - Rule of thumb to support your body for running and jumping
40:30 - From couch potato to fitness while pregnant
44:05 - Learn more with Brianna.
To learn more about this episode and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://jen.health/podcast/349
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 to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show!
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348 | Should You Do Cool Downs? What is the Best Technique?
Do you cool-down? At times, cool-downs feel unimportant or a waste of time, however, DocJen & Dr. Dom break the confusion in this episode. With a high emphasis on specificity, they explain the importance of strategically cooling down the body to prepare the body for optimal recovery, addressing how to appropriately use breath and movement after exercise to kickstart that rest, digest, and recovery state. Let’s dive in!
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What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl:
2:20 - Why cool-down? Passive vs Active Cool-down.
5:40 - Research around cool-downs.
9:00 - Choosing your best cool-down.
10:00 - How to foam roll effectively.
11:19 - How to use research to inform your movement practices.
To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: https://youtube.com/watch/
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Customer Reviews
My absolute favourite health & well-being podcast
An exceptional podcast jam-packed with golden nuggets of information that have truly changed my outlook on physical health and totally transformed the way I approach my own challenges. Dr Jen & Dr Dom have educated me on tackling my shoulder pain, hormone health, diet and even my sleep, amongst many other topics, for optimal and long lastingresults. I’m feeling brighter, healthier and so much happier for what I’ve learned and implemented. Can’t recommend highly enough!
Valuable and Informative!
I’ve followed Jen on IG for years now because she (and now Dom) are so educational in their approach to understanding the body and how to help it. I’ve benefited from these podcasts and suggest them to others when relevant. Glad they started this podcast-thanks! ✨
An invaluable podcast to help you understand your body
I love your podcast Jen and Dom. You pack so much information into each episode and I’ve been geeking out on all your knowledge. I had an operation 5 years ago to lengthen my leg due to a 4cm congenital leg length difference. It certainly has been a journey and I’m still learning how to manage all my imbalances everyday. Since listening to your podcast and putting some of your tips into practice-especially around breathing and core work-I’ve noticed some pretty cool changes already. Some of what you talk about I’ve heard before, but after listening to your explanations in conjunction with your own personal experiences it all makes so much more sense. You’ve inspired me to really strip certain things back to the basics to build up a solid foundation.
I highly recommend this podcast to anyone who wants to take control of their own health and understand their body on a deeper level.
It would be great if you could share some insight into dealing with imbalances in the body (for example functional/structural leg length differences) and also how to look after tissue around scars (especially old scars!)
Thank you!!