Stay ConnectedPT Pintcast is a physical therapy podcast featuring conversations with physical therapists, clinic owners, educators, and leaders shaping the future of physical therapy.
Hosted by Jimmy McKay, PT, DPT, PT Pintcast blends real talk, big ideas, and practical insight on clinical care, business, culture, and where physical therapy is headed next. If a TED Talk and a radio show had a baby and raised it in a physical therapy clinic, this would be it.
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In this powerful Graham Sessions sit-down, first-time attendee Alex Bendersky, PT, MBA, gets real about risk, readiness, and the trillion-dollar opportunity in MSK care. From surviving the Medicare cap crash of 2002 to forecasting the next existential threats to PT, Alex challenges the profession to evolve beyond survival.
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Eric Robertson is back, live from Graham Sessions, and he’s not pulling punches. In this bold and brutally honest conversation, Eric challenges the PT residency model, calls out systemic disconnects in education, and shares a roadmap for fixing it all — with brains, leverage, and a little bit of woo.
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This episode is loaded with smart ideas and spicy solutions for the future of the profession.
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00:00 – Intro: Jimmy + Eric back on the mic
01:00 – What Graham Sessions gets right about idea sharing
02:30 – Collective bargaining, leverage & mega-groups in PT
04:40 – Lessons from dentistry and managed care
06:10 – Why autonomy isn’t the same as isolation
08:00 – Education & business are not separate universes
09:30 – The big disconnect between DPT programs and real-world readiness
12:00 – Can PT education learn from art school?
13:30 – Redesigning residencies with clinic-defined values
15:00 – Reimagining post-grad training at scale (not just residencies)
17:00 – The pending Grad PLUS loan crisis
18:20 – Why separating education from business is a mistake
20:00 – StrengthsFinder, spreadsheets, and leaning into your superpowers
22:00 – PARTING SHOT: “I want to wreck the accreditation model for residency.”
Lisa VanHoose & Rebekah Griffith on Why PTs Must Lead, Not Wait
Live from Graham Sessions, Jimmy sits down with two of the boldest voices in PT:
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Live from APTA HQ at Graham Sessions, Jimmy sits down with David Harris, CEO of PRO~PT Physical Therapy. With over two decades in the profession and leadership roles at Ivy, Spear, and now PRO~PT, David brings deep insight into how physical therapy needs to evolve.
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In this live episode from APTA’s Graham Sessions, Jimmy sits down with Steven Coen — CEO of SaRA Health — to talk about the untapped power of Remote Therapeutic Monitoring (RTM). Steven explains how most clinics are already doing 90% of the work — but not getting paid for it. Learn why naming your RTM program matters, how text messages can save lives, and what the new CMS Access program means for the future of value-based rehab.
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Josh Funk, PT from Rehab 2 Perform, joins Jimmy live from Graham Sessions to talk about:
You’ll learn what Rehab 2 Perform did at 4 clinics that set them up to scale — and what most practices overlook when it comes to marketing.
GUEST LINKS
Website: https://rehab2perform.com
Two clinicians from different worlds, one vision for the future of rehab. At Graham Sessions, Jimmy sits down with Ali Hartman, DPT and CrossFit enthusiast, and Bethany Ayer, OT and AI strategist, for a wide-ranging conversation about burnout, purpose, and rebuilding the systems we work in.
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Philip Goldsmith, PT, MSPT, EMT, DScPT, is the President of APTA Home Health and a clinical expert in home health care. He joins Jimmy LIVE from APTA Private Practice’s Graham Sessions for a candid conversation on:
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Jimmy chats with Patrick Graham — one of the three co-founders and namesake of the Graham Sessions — about the evolution of the event, the ideas that have shaped physical therapy, and what the future holds as the 20th anniversary approaches.
From confidentiality to boldness, Patrick unpacks what makes the Graham Sessions unlike any other gathering in healthcare.
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“Ask the question. That's where every big idea starts.”
In this special episode recorded live at Graham Sessions, Jimmy talks with clinic owner Mike Reing and Marymount University DPT Dean Skye Donovan about what’s broken in the profession — and what it’ll take to fix it.
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Whether you’re a student, academic, or clinic owner, this conversation hits on the real tension — and the real possibilities — in PT today.
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