by Michael Dermansky | Jul 2, 2026 | Confident Body Podcasts, Michael Dermansky
Summary: This week on The Confident Body Show, host Michael Dermansky is joined by fellow physical therapist Karen DeSimone to explore what it really takes to achieve long-term recovery from back pain. Together, Michael and Karen discuss why traditional approaches to...
by Michael Dermansky | Jun 26, 2026 | Business of Allied Health Podcast, Michael Dermansky
Summary: Welcome to The Business of Allied Health – where we dive into what it takes to run a successful allied health business in Australia. In this episode, Michael Dermansky speaks with Karen DeSimone, PT, DPT, about how she transformed her physiotherapy practice...
by Will Ryan | Jun 26, 2026 | Clinical Exercise, Pilates and Strength and Conditioning, William Ryan
If you’ve been diagnosed with hip osteoarthritis (OA), you may have been told to “rest it” when pain flares up. While rest can provide temporary relief, prolonged inactivity is often one of the worst things you can do for your hip joints. Research...
by Michael Dermansky | Jun 19, 2026 | Confident Body Podcasts, Michael Dermansky
Summary: This week on The Confident Body Show, host Michael Dermansky is joined by Rob Gregory, who shares his personal journey of overcoming back pain and building a stronger, more resilient body through clinical Pilates and strength training. Rob reflects on the...
by Will Ryan | Jun 15, 2026 | Clinical Exercise, Pilates and Strength and Conditioning, William Ryan
Hearing that you have hip arthritis can be confronting. Many people assume that an arthritis diagnosis automatically means a hip replacement is inevitable. In many cases, that’s simply not true. At MD Health, we regularly see people with hip osteoarthritis...
by Martin Tran | Jun 12, 2026 | Clinical Exercise, Pilates and Strength and Conditioning, Michael Dermansky
Here’s something we see in the clinic almost every week: someone in their early sixties, with no major health issues and a reasonably active lifestyle, who is shocked to discover they can no longer do something they once took for granted. A full squat. Carrying...
