EP 235: Dr. Amy Frugé
August 26, 2024
Photo provided by Converge Physical Therapy
Dr. Amy Frugé (DPT) is a former Martial Arts World Champion, rock climber, and the founder of Converge Physical Therapy. We talked about extremity and finger pain from unusual sources, how to maintain a healthy spine, how emotions and stress affect our pain, psychedelic experiences, the pain, tension, and fear triangle, ways to empty your stress bucket, and much more.
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Show Notes:
Related Podcast Episodes:
EP 222: Paul Houghoughi Returns
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Nuggets:
00:00:00 – Intro
00:02:26 – Pregnancy & maternity leave
00:04:05 – Overview
00:05:31 – Amy’s martial arts background
00:10:21 – Confidence
00:13:29 – Point sparring & boxing
00:18:14 – Pivoting to climbing
00:22:24 – How Amy’s athletic background informs her work with climbers
00:24:25 – Starting her Physical Therapy business during covid
00:27:13 – Radiculopathy
00:28:59 – Elbow & finger pain from the spine
00:39:53 – A pulley injury that turned out to be from the spine
00:47:00 – Be careful how you snuggle
00:49:06 – How to maintain a healthy spine
00:52:44 – Shoulder pain & directional preference
00:59:37 – Go-to tells of spinal issues
01:01:15 – Finding a provider
01:02:39 – How emotions & stress affect our pain
01:09:08 – The bucket analogy
01:10:23 – Pain is protective
01:11:37 – Stress & mindset
01:18:27 – Science vs. woowoo, & left vs. right
01:23:09 – Psychedelic-assisted therapy
01:27:48 – My psychedelic experiences
01:29:26 – Another client success story
01:36:58 – The pain, tension, & fear triangle
01:40:54 – Ways to empty your stress bucket
01:47:17 – Our many different buckets, & introverts vs. extroverts
01:51:20 – Be more like a dog
01:54:42 – Wrap up