Listen to a conversation with Derek Miles, a physical therapist with Barbell Medicine. We talked about lifting weights with osteoarthritis- why it’s important and how to make it seem less scary! He also talked about powerlifting and how to get involved in a community.
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Derek is a residency trained physical therapist currently working at Stanford Children’s Health as the Advanced Clinical Specialist in the rehabilitation department. Prior, he worked at the University of Florida for 10 years in sports medicine, treating a variety of athletic injuries from overuse to post-operative. He is involved in the peer reviewed process for academic journals and has spoked at national level conferences within the physical therapy profession on topics from utilization of resistance training in the rehabilitation of endurance athletes to post operative hip progressions. When he is not in the gym or treating, he can typically be found reading, cooking, or brewing beer.
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