Navigating Injury Rehab in the AI Era w/ Dr. Waltman & Adam

Navigating Injury Rehab in the AI Era w/ Dr. Waltman & Adam

From The Show Up Fitness Podcast by Chris Hitchko, CEO Show Up Fitness

May 16, 2026 · 40 min · Season 3 · Episode 357

About this episode

The episode discusses injury rehabilitation strategies with Dr. David Waltman, focusing on the pitfalls of traditional physical therapy.

Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why! You can rest an injury until it “feels fine” and still end up stuck at 80%. That’s the trap that keeps athletes and active adults cycling through flare-ups, compensations, and reinjuries and it’s exactly what we dig into with Dr. David Waltman, DPT. We talk about what most people never get from the traditional physical therapy clinic model: clear expectations. David breaks down why rushed visits and insurance-driven schedules...

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Host: Chris Hitchko

Guest: Dr. David Waltman

Topics covered

  • injury rehabilitation
  • physical therapy
  • athlete health
  • active adults
  • expectations in therapy

Keywords

  • injury rehab
  • physical therapy
  • athletes
  • compensations
  • flare-ups
  • insurance-driven care

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Organizations: Show Up Fitness

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