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305: How To Overcome The Fear Of Falls Training With Naomi Casiro Feb 16, 2026

Do you work with people who have falls? Maybe you’ve seen that just training fall prevention isn’t quite doing enough. In this episode hosts Erin Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS and Claire McLean, PT, DPT, NCS talk with physiotherapist Naomi Casiro, founder of NeuroFit BC and creator of the Functional Mov...

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304: Dry Needing For Spasticity With Chris McElderry, PT, DPT, NCS Feb 09, 2026

In this episode host, Erin Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS speaks with Chris McElderry, PT, DPT, NCS about how dry needling can be used in neuro rehab, particularly for people post-stroke. Chris explains why he pursued dry needling, how using it in PT differs from acupuncture, and walks through what a typ...

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303: Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) + Neuroplasticity = Improved Outcomes For Individuals With Neurologic Conditions Feb 02, 2026

In this episode, Erin Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS interviews physical therapist Mariah King, PT, DPT from RISE Healthcare Group and Hiroki (Hiro) Kimura from Cyberdyne about the HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) robotic exoskeleton and its role in neurologic rehabilitation. They discuss how the HAL system r...

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302: Applying A New Calculation For Max Heart Rate In PD Jan 26, 2026

In this episode, hosts Erin Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS and Claire McLean, PT, DPT, NCS discuss a new research article, “Refining maximal heart rate estimation to enhance exercise recommendations for persons with Parkinson’s disease.” Parkinson’s is a multi-system condition and changes to the function...

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301: Multi-System Approach To Treating Individuals With Long COVID Currently With Jennifer Lazaro, PT, DPT, NCS Jan 19, 2026

In this episode of the I Love Neuro podcast, host Erin Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS interviews physical therapist and neuro rehab residency coordinator Jennifer Lazaro, PT, DPT, NCS about evaluating and treating people with long COVID and dysautonomia. Jennifer notes the similarities in presentation fo...

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300: Clinical Takeaways From Dendrite Expansion Days You Can Apply Today Jan 12, 2026

In this 300th episode, hosts Erin Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS and Claire McLean, PT, DPT, NCS invited long-time collaborator JJ Mowder-Tinney, PT, PhD, NCS to join so we could recap the best takeaways from Dendrite Expansion Days (DED), NeuroSpark’s three-day, fully experiential education event for OT...

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299: What To Do When You Don’t Feel Ready Jan 05, 2026

Do you feel ready for that next big step? A transition in your career like leaving your job to start your own business, or transitioning your side gig to full time, or hiring your first employee. Neither did any of us! In this episode hosts Erin Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS and Claire McLean, PT, DPT, ...

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298: What Is The Right Number Of Steps To Improve Health Outcomes? It’s Not 10,000 Dec 29, 2025

In this episode of the I Love Neuro podcast, hosts Erin Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS and Claire McLean, PT, DPT, NCS discuss a major Lancet Public Health systematic review and meta-analysis on daily steps and health outcomes in adults, shared from a post by movement disorders neurologist Dr. Michael Ok...

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297: Best Practice For Managing Post-SCI Bowel And Bladder With Briana Elson, MS, OTR/L Dec 22, 2025

In this week’s episode, host Erin Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS is joined by OT mentor Briana Elson, MS, OTR/L, BCPR, CBIS to dive into one of the most essential topics in spinal cord injury rehab: bowel and bladder care. We unpack why every rehab professional (not just nursing) plays a role, how unmana...

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296: How AI Documentation Will Change Your Life Dec 15, 2025

We’re getting techy!! On this week’s episode hosts Erin Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS and Claire McLean, PT, DPT, NCS share a new tool that’s changing everything at Rogue, Claire’s wellness gym for people with PD. Claire confesses to using paper documentation until recently and is now entering the 21st ...

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295: What Clinicians Should Know About ENT Vestibular Testing With A Neuro-Otologist Dec 08, 2025

This week’s episode is a little different. We wanted to give you a full view inside a VestiBesties mentorship call where Christina Garrity, PT, DPT, NCS interviewed a neuro-otologist she works with in Ohio, Dr. Jimmy Prueter. Dr. Prueter was invited to the conversation to help clinicians better u...

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294: Myoelectric Functional Orthosis: Myomo And Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Dec 01, 2025

In this episode of the I Love Neuro podcast host Erin Gallardo, PT, DPT, NCS talks to Christian Leonakis, PT, DPT, Alanna Wathen, PT, DPT, and Danielle Parmenter, MOT, OTR/L, SCLV about Myomo and the MyoPro upper extremity myoelectric orthosis. 

The world of neurological rehabilitation, innovati...

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