The Optimal Body
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The Optimal Body
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...
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470 | "The Truth Behind Aging: A research-backed talk for helping people stay mobile, strong, and active as they age."
In this empowering episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom tackle the realities of aging head-on with research-backed insights. Th...
469 | The Importance of Walking on Foot & Overall Health with Dr. Courtney Conley
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom, both doctors of physical therapy, welcome back Doctor Courtney Conley to discuss...
468 | How Strength Training Protocols Improve Gait Outcome Measures in Older Adults - a research review
In this episode of the Optimal Body podcast, Doctors of Physical Therapy Doc Jen and Doctor Dom explore the critical link between walking speed and ov...
467 | Free Yourself From Technology Attachment And Rediscover Human Intelligence with Shannon Algeo
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom, both doctors of physical therapy, welcome back Shannon Algeo, psychotherapist and...
466 | Discussing Dr Dom's Pickleball Injury Causing Him Mid Foot Pain
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom explore foot pain and injury through Dom's personal experience with a Lisfranc lig...
465 | Improve Your Running Form and Reduce Common Pain with Physical Therapist Vikash Sharma
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom welcome running expert Doctor of physical therapy Vikash Sharma to discuss how to...
464 | Doc Jen Hurt Her Back Deadlifting! What She Did for Her Back Pain and Sciatic Pain
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doctor Dom shares her personal experience of sustaining a minor back injury and developing sciatic pain w...
463 | Navigating Peptides, GLP-1, and Weight Loss during Hormonal Shifts in Perimenopause with Dr Aleksandra Gajer
In this episode of the Optimal Body podcast, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom sit down with Doctor Aleksandra Gajer, an expert in sustainable weight loss, longe...
462 | Flat Feet: Do They Cause Pain or Really Need “Fixing”? What the Latest Research Actually Says
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom explore foot health, focusing on flat feet, plantar fasciitis, and bunions. They e...
461 | Real Talk about Balance Training and Fall Prevention with Physical Therapist Kelsey Bahr
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom welcome Dr. Kelsey Barr, a physical therapist specializing in chronic pain and fal...
460 | Toe Spacers For Foot Pain? What Does The Research Say?
In this episode of the Optimal Body podcast, Doctors of Physical Therapy Doc Jen and Doctor Dom explore the benefits of toe spacers for foot health. T...
459 | Recipe to Movement Longevity | Staying Strong & Mobile As We Age with Physiotherapist, Will Harlow
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom, both doctors of physical therapy, welcome physiotherapist Will Harlow, who specia...
458 | Hernias Explained: Understanding the Treatment Options for Inguinal, Umbilical, and Sports Hernias
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, doctors of physical therapy, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom, discuss hernias, explaining what they are, their typ...
457 | Nitric Oxide: The Molecule of Life for Health, Aging & Longevity with Dr. Nathan Bryan
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom, both Doctors of Physical Therapy welcome Doctor Nathan Bryan, an expert in nitric...
456 | The Musculoskeletal Syndrome of Menopause: Why Your Joints and Tendons Suddenly Feel 10 Years Older
In this episode of the Optimal Body podcast, Doctors of Physical Therapy, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom, explore the musculoskeletal syndrome of menopause, a...
455 | The Recipe to Relieve Chronic Pain with Dr Rachel Zoffness
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, doctors of physical therapy Doc Jen and Doctor Dom welcome pain scientist Dr. Rachel Zoffness to discuss...
454 | Why Heel Pain Isn’t Just a Foot Problem: What New Research Reveals About Plantar Fasciitis
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom explore chronic plantar fasciitis, highlighting new 2025 research that reveals its co...
453 | GLP-1 Benefits: The Facts and Myths for Obesity, Weight Loss, and Beyond with Dr Spencer Nadolsky
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, hosts Doc Jen and Doctor Dom, both doctors of physical therapy, interview Dr. Spencer Nadolsky, an MD and...
452 | Pinched Nerve In Your Neck? Discussing Cervical Radiculopathy Pain and Rehab
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom, both doctors of physical therapy, break down cervical radiculopathy—commonly referre...
451 | How Can A.I. Help Train My Brain and Create Healthy Habits as I Age with Thoryn Stephens
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom, Doctor's of Physical Therapy, welcome Thoryn Stephens, a scientist and founder of...
450 | Foot Pain & Inflammation: Could It Be Sesamoiditis?
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, physical therapists Doc Jen and Doctor Dom delve into sesamoiditis, an overuse injury that leads to pain...
449 | Midlife Hormone Health: Cutting Through the Noise on Hormone Replacement Therapy, Pain & GLP-1's with Jennifer Gularson
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, hosts Doc Jen and Doctor Dom, both Doctors of Physical Therapy, welcome Jennifer Gularson, a leading expe...
448 | Keys to Consistency in Exercise and Movement: Just Press Play
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom, both doctors of physical therapy, discuss the challenges of creating habits around c...
447 | Getting To The Real Causes of Fertility Struggles with Gabriela Rosa
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doctors of Physical Therapy Doc Jen and Dr. Dom interview Gabriela Rosa, a Harvard-awarded fertility spec...
446 | IT Band Syndrome: Why Does My Hip Hurt?
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom, both doctors of physical therapy, focus on body tips strategies for IT Band Syndrome...
445 | Improving Your Functional Vision In a World Of Screens with Dr. Bryce Appelbaum
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doc Jen and Dr. Dom, both Doctors of Physical Therapy, interview neuro optometrist Dr. Bryce Appelbaum ab...
444 | Latest Research on the Best Stretching Exercises: Implications on Pain, Mobility, and Strength
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom, both doctors of physical therapy, break down a new international consensus on stretc...
443 | Updated Research Recommendations on Pregnancy Exercise with Dr. Margie Davenport
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, hosts and Doctors of Physical Therapy Doc Jen and Dr. Dom welcome Dr. Margie Davenport, an exercise physi...
442 | What is Jen Health?
In this first 2026 episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, doctors of physical therapy Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom discuss Jen Health, Dr. Jen’s platform for sus...
441 | Understanding How to Train Pain Free For Life with Dr. John Rusin
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom interview Dr. John Rusin, a renowned strength coach and physical therapist. Dr. John...
440 | Want to Grow Your Glutes? Best Exercise Based on Latest Research
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom, both Doctors of Physical Therapy, discuss the best exercises for strength and growth...
439 | Training Your Brain to Improve Sleep, Reduce Pain & Maximize Performance with Neuroscientist, Ariel Garten
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom, both Doctors of Physical Therapy chat with neuroscientist Ariel Garten, co-founde...
438 | The Impact of Deep Squats on Our Knee Health: Good or Bad for Knee Pain?
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doctors of Physical Therapy Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom debunk the myth that deep squats are harmful to the knees...
437 | Realistic, Evidence-Based Skincare Health with holistic dermatologist, Dr. Mary Alice Mina
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doc Jen and Dr. Dom, both doctors of physical therapy, sit down with Dr. Mary Alice Mina, a Harvard-train...
436 | Newest Research on Chronic Low Back Pain: What Actually Works?
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom, Doctors of Physical Therapy, delve into the complexities of chronic low back pain. T...
435 | Nutrition & Women's Health Hacks to Support Midlife & Beyond with Liz Plosser
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doctors of Physical Therapy Doc Jen and Doctor Dom welcome wellness expert Liz Plosser to discuss practic...
434 | Myofascial Trains: Hype vs Evidence
In this Optimal Body Podcast episode, Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom, both Doctors of Physical Therapy, explore the science and clinical relevance of myofascial...
433 | Heal Adult Acne & Understand the Skincare Products That Actually Work with Danielle Gronich
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Doc Jen and Doctor Dom, both Doctors of Physical Therapy, interview Danielle Greenwich, clinical esthetic...
432 | SI Joint Clicking, Popping or Causing Pain? Especially in Pregnancy & Postpartum?
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, Dr. Jen and Dr. Dom, both Doctors of Physical Therapy, discuss the sacroiliac joint (SI Joint), addressin...
431 | Using Neuroplastic Recovery for Chronic Pain & Illness with Dr. David Clarke
In this episode of the Optimal Body Podcast, co-hosts Doc Jen and Dr. Dom, both doctors of physical therapy, are joined by Dr. David Clark to explore...