Abby Gordon is a physical therapist at Seattle Children's and also works with top performing athletes at the Seattle Storm. 

Abby and I speak about how to best choose a Physical Therapist when you are going through ACL recovery. For a lot of us, we have no idea where to start when looking for the best PT for our recovery. In this episode, Abby and I break it down to 10 questions you can ask your doctor and physical therapist or ask physical therapy clinics in order to be confident with your choice of therapy

105: 10 Questions To Ask When Finding A Physical Therapist for ACL Rehab with Abby Gordon

Welcome to a series presented by ACL CLUB and Arp Wave. Brittany Bock, a former professional athlete, has signed up to do treatment with ARP Wave. She suffered 11 surgeries, multiple injuries and concussions throughout her soccer career and is living in pain every day now. She heard about ARP Wave and is excited to not only live without pain but to share her journey with you all throughout her recovery.

We will be sharing her recovery progress here via monthly check ins.

Check out Britt's ACL recovery story with Show Your Scars here:

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106: ARP Wave Treatment Series with Brittany Bock: Episode 2

Tash Marconi is no stranger to SYS podcast. She was a guest on here years ago when she went through her first ACL injury. 

Unfortunately, almost 2 years ago, Tash experienced a traumatic horse riding injury that required multiple surgeries including ACL reconstruction. 

She speaks to me today about what happened, how she has allowed herself to heal, and how she still aspires for big things on the dance floor. 

I can't wait to meet her on tour one day and hug her in person. 

Listen to Tash's last episode here: 

https://soundcloud.com/showyourscars/056-natasha-marconi-professional-dancer?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing


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107: Professional Dancer Tash Marconi - Overcoming a Traumatic Injury

Sarah Parker shares her story from her love of soccer, to being a semi-pro soccer player and not giving up on her ACL rehab and chance to play again. 

Make sure you follow Sarah on instagram @sarahparker5115 and connect with her to share your story there.

108: Sarah Parker - Soccer Player

Jordan sits down with All in ACL owner Tommy Mandala. They talk about how he go into ACL specific rehabilitation, what is the most crucial aspects of ACL rehab, and why he loves the word empowerment so much during this process. 

Make sure you follow along @all_in_acl on instagram

109: Tommy Mandala - All in ACL

I sit down with Melissa Pankratz from The ACL Collective to talk about so many different things around ACL recover. We speak about how she got into athletic therapy around the same time she tore her ACL, what she learned in the rehab process, and how she has found her voice in her own recovery and in helping others. 

Follow her: 
@theaclcollective

110: Melissa Pankratz - The ACL Collective

Jordan Jesolva comes back on the podcast to talk about her newest venture of being a health coach. She has worked over the last 3 years to gain accreditations and certificates to help people to mindfully approach their health in a positive way. Jordan speaks about her journey in starting her interest in health and wellness, and how she has turned that into her own company called Wellness Essentials Health Club. 

Jordan has been working diligently on creating a health and nutrition eBook specifically for THE ACL CLUB.  We are so happy to launch that book today and can't wait to hear how it impacts so many lives. 

You can purchase the eBOOK here 

https://www.theaclclub.com/products/ebook-a-holistic-guide-to-injury-prevention-healing

You can follow Jordan here: 
 
@jojesolva
@wellessentialshealthclub
https://wellessentialshealthclub.com/

Jordan's previous podcast on SYS here: 

https://soundcloud.com/showyourscars/jordan-jesolva-soccer-player-and-health-coach?si=445973fbd4f94d1ca4a6bbcfd55813f1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

111: Jordan Jesolva - Health Coach and eBook on Fueling Your Body During ACL Recovery

Carrie Lawrence was at the top of her game this off-season. After a different journey into NWSL, she not only became a regular with the Orlando Pride, but she recently signed a multi year extension deal to stay with the club. In preseason, Carrie tore her ACL again for the 2nd time. She is now into her rehab process about 5 weeks and speaks to me about the challenges she is facing, how she gets through the highs and lows, and how she is expectant that the journey will help her have a different perspective when she makes it back on the pitch. 

You can follow Carrie @carrie_lawrence on instagram 


JuicePlus is a great way to help bridge the gap between what your body needs and what it gets everyday. We recommend the trio blend where you get 30 fruits and vegetables that work synergistically at the cellular level to impact your health and healing. We all know we could use a little healing help in this process 😊 For more information or to sign up go to: 

jangeli.juiceplus.com

112: NWSL Player Carrie Lawrence

Akil is one of the founders of ACL Care Pro. He speaks about how he got into physical therapy, where he found an area of rehab that needed more attention, and about an app that you might want in your recovery. 

Check out Akil on our website at theaclclub.com under the resources tab for more information

Akil Piggott of ACL Care Pro

A great conversation with Emily Barnhart, the Injury RD, about how to approach nutrition during your ACL recovery process. You will leave this chat equipped with some good take aways in order to start small and incorporate some accessible additions to your recovery.

Check out Emily's webstie: https://injuryrd.com/

Emily Barnhart - The Injury RD

Luisa Meza shares her story on today's Show Your Scars podcast. She grew up in California loving soccer and using sport to gain self confidence. She used her love of the game to travel and play all over the world eventually finding herself back at home playing beach soccer. Luisa tore her ACL just over a year ago playing futsal and talk about the journey, how she has found strength, and what she wishes she would of known. So many good nuggets of inspiration in this episode.

Follow her here: 
https://www.instagram.com/luisameza13/

097: Luisa Meza - Pro Beach Soccer Player

Jordan Angeli is a former professional women's soccer player in the US and current sports broadcaster. During her playing years, she went through 3 ACL injuries on her left knee significantly impacting her career and life. Now, Jordan is using storytelling to help athletes through the mental and emotional side of injury recovery through inspirational, motivational, and encouraging interviews with athletes of all kinds in her podcast Show Your Scars.

097: Luisa Meza - Pro Beach Soccer Player

SHOW YOUR SCARS

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