For this episode we interview Dr. Joe LaVacca, DPT and owner of Strength In Motion Physical Therapy based out of Manhattan, NY.  Together with his girlfriend,  Courtney Conley, Joe has recently started teaching a course all over the world called Top Down Bottoms Up! The course focuses on the importance of understanding function and assessment of the lower quarter of the body  followed by joint by joint treatment and different intervention strategies. Joe also teaches consistently for RockTape all while having his own practice in the city! Joe is also certified in Functional Range Conditioning and Functional Range Release Therapy.

On This Episode:

Joe's Background
Training smarter to be more efficient 
What is pain? The emerging field of Pain Science
How we can look at pain the same way we look at emotions
Pain and psychology
Pain and our past experiences
People's expectations of pain
Concept of "getting out of pain"
People's pain coping mechanisms
How pain can become a part of a persons identity
Asking better questions related to pain
Pain as a number on a pain scale
Pain and the external environment
Joe's humor! (he's top notch!)
Top Down Bottom's Up Course
Human's are complex- using more than one system to work with people
Foot mapping technique
Rocktape- using tools to assist your work and not the only aspect of the work
Joe's bare minimum of movement daily!



Where you can find Joe:
https://www.strengthinmotionpt.com/
https://www.instagram.com/joelavapt/
https://www.instagram.com/strength.in.motion_pt/

Books on this Episode:
Sapiens: A Brief History of Human Kind- Yuval Noah Harari 
How Emotions Are Made- Lisa Feldman Barrett

Our Information:
MOVE YOUR BB Instagram
Aleena's Instagram
Aleena's Website
Meghan's Instagram
Meghan's Website
Email:  [email protected]
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**The information on this podcast is intended to educate and inform. It is not meant to be a substitute of advice from your physician or medical provider.