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334: Aerobic Priming, RAS, OPTIMAL, And Overground Training: Small Shifts, Big Outcomes With Jamie Haines, PT, DScPT, NCS

Sep 07, 2026

What if the biggest gains in your patients' outcomes came from four small, free shifts you could start using tomorrow? In this episode, host Erin Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS, talks with Jamie Haines, PT, DScPT, NCS, who recently left a long career as an associate professor at Central Michigan University for mobile concierge PT in Florida, where she treats patients with a wide range of neurologic conditions in their own environments. Jamie and Erin preview the "amplify your practice" framework, covering aerobic priming to get the nervous system ready to learn, rhythmic auditory stimulation and music-based cueing, the OPTIMAL theory of motor learning (autonomy, enhanced expectancies, and external focus), overground training. Learn how tapping into a patient's identity can be the difference-maker in adherence. You’ll also hear that overground training is NOT simply walking overground. You’ll take away specific examples of how to incorporate these evidence-based boosts to enhance recovery in your patient sessions.  

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