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Anatomy Bites Podcast

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This podcast aims to take the sting out of learning gross anatomy! Join Dr. Nikki-Rae Alkema, Doctor of Physical Therapy, as she combines nitty gritty neuromuscular and musculoskeletal anatomy with clinically relevant application, biomechanics, and surface palpation tips. Episodes transcend muscle origins, insertions, innervations, and actions to make meaningful connections to how a solid foundation of anatomy is critical to understanding and rehabbing the human movement system. For medical, speech/occupational/physiotherapy, nursing, DPT/PTA, pre-health students. Contact: @nikkidashrae Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anatomybitespod/support

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Anatomy Bites Podcast

updated 3 years ago

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#Podcasting Education #Nikki-Rae Alkema

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Trap Queens 25:40

3 years ago25:40

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The trapezius is one of the most talked about muscles and, yet, is so often misunderstood. Tune in to learn more about scapulohumeral rhythm, force couples, and the OIAs (origins/insertions/innervations/actions) of this muscle. Nik also gives her hot takes on training the upper traps, and on burritos and friends. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anatomybitespod/support…

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Do You Know What Your Transversus Abdominis Is Up To? 37:30

3 years ago37:30

37:30

In this episode, Nik discusses graduation and life after physical therapy school followed by a deep dive into the deep core. Learn about how the transverse abs go way beyond being one of the body’s primary stabilizers. The Soda Can Model and a touch of respiration mechanics 101 kick off the inaugural episode of Anatomy Bites’ fourth season. And of course, what would the AB be without a healthy dose of the OIAs of the TA? N/A says Dr. A. Hey hey hey! Want some more? Come right this way. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anatomybitespod/support…

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NPTE Study Strategies for You, My Dear Listeners 55:02

3 years ago55:02

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In this episode, Nik returns on graduation eve to deliver tried and true tips for how she passed the National Physical Therapy Exam on the first try. Don’t freak out, we’re here for you! You got this, bb. From exam prep materials to structuring time to controlling test day jitters, Nik’s here to help you put your best foot forward in the quest to be ONE and DONE. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anatomybitespod/support…

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The Great Groin Caper or How I Learned About the Adductors 16:37

3 years ago16:37

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What’s in a name? Well, a lot apparently. Learn about the sisters of the adductor group, the Adductor Longus and Brevis, and their cousin Pectineus, and why communication about this area has to be crystal clear to avoid a whole lot of awkward conversation. Origins, insertions, innervations, and actions included — of course! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anatomybitespod/support…

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New Year’s Madness and Adductor Magnus 22:44

3 years ago22:44

22:44

Welcome back to the Bites! Nik takes us on our inaugural journey of 2022 with Big Baddie Addy. Find out why this muscle is the rockstar of the adductor group, why soccer players need strength here, and how AdMag doesn’t need help doing the heavy lifting of three muscles. Origins, insertions, innervations and actions are just the beginning. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anatomybitespod/support…

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Why I Don’t Take Notes Anymore 27:30

3 years ago27:30

27:30

In this episode, Nik reveals a candid struggle with finding the right learning technique as a grad student. She discusses visual vs. kinesthetic. vs. auditory learners and how she finally found the optimal study tool for her during COVID. Zoom-School was finally good for something! Womp Womp. Listen and learn how she figured out how to learn… right at the end of her graduate school career (Doh!) … in this funny and earnest self-reflection. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anatomybitespod/support…

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Peroneals, Peronei, Lend Me Your Ear 37:21

4 years ago37:21

37:21

The Bites are back, bishes, and we’re coming in strong with fibularis longus and brevis. Nik talks origins, insertions, innervations, and actions of these lateral leg muscles. She discusses why crural is a ridiculous word along with how the peroneus longus works with tibialis posterior in a very functional way! Gait and pronation go hand in hand (err.. foot?) with this discussion as well as a movement analysis and biomechanical debate on knee valgus. Bonus content: Nik talks a very fun adaptive sporting event called Life Rolls On and recaps why and how to stay connected to your “WHY!” Tune in and join the fun, nerds! It’s anatomy time! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anatomybitespod/support…

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Two Weeks, Two Lessons 23:59

4 years ago23:59

23:59

Join Nik as she reports back from the trenches of her first two weeks in the clinic! As a 3rd year DPT student, she already has some clinical pearls or life lessons to impart from her first full-time clinical experience. Her top two pieces of advice are condensed in a bite-sized chunk, and one of them may surprise you! We’ll be back with more anatomy in the next episode! This episode is recommended for physical therapy, medical, nursing, or other health or pre-health students. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anatomybitespod/support…

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Physical Therapy is for Data Junkies? 27:57

4 years ago27:57

27:57

Love crunching numbers? Maybe physical therapy should be on your list of career choices... Join Nik as she explains how physical therapy is as much a science as it is an art. Learn how PT is more than cool exercises... it’s fun for data nerds as well. The scientific method is alive and well when you consider how each patient is a living experiment. Learn about how research and outcome measures are vital to the physical therapist in how interventions are determined and progress is measured. Today, we peek inside the industry to explain what makes PTs different from personal trainers, coaches, and massage therapists. Connect with Nik on social media @nikkidashrae. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anatomybitespod/support…

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The Three Amigos: Tibialis Posterior, Flexor Digitorum Longus, and Flexor Hallicus Longus 37:44

4 years ago37:44

37:44

On the inaugural episode of Nik’s 3rd year of PT school, she shares the OIAs of 3 muscles that (after all the cadaver labs in year 1) continue to elude her. The deep posterior leg muscles (Tom, Dick, and Harry, or is it Dick, Tom, Harry?!) seem to somehow end up in a game of Twister in her mind. If Post Tib, FHL, and FDL trip you up too, you’re not alone. She also discusses how first year students can deal with perfectionism and why it matters early in your medical and allied health graduate school career. Muscle origins, insertions, innervations, and actions are always part of the journey! Good (and bad) study techniques for newbies are also discussed. So come along and dive deep... into the crural waters behind the tibia and fibula with Nik and her two snoring dogs Vida and Zoe. Nik is a 3rd year Doctor of Physical Therapy Student in sunny Southern California, USA. Find her on social media at @nikkidashrae. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anatomybitespod/support…

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Rectus Femoris and the L-Spine Blues, (Plus the Anatomy Nerd’s Take on the Silhouette Challenge) 31:42

4 years ago31:42

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Baby pack much back? Or is it just that tiiiight anterior pelvic tilt? Find out why your big butt might just be a short 1/4 of the quadriceps. Hate to break it to you that your quads may be behind the sway in your lumbar lordosis. Get Nik’s take on the red screen Silhouette Challenge on TikTok and how we’re all going to end up with low back pain if we keep using spinal curves to compensate for a tiny tush. End result, learn how to deadlift. Also, a bit of review on passive insufficiency and the hamstring connection for your ACL injury prevention for the soccer and basketball players out there. It all goes back to origins, insertions, Innervations, and actions. Obviously. Find me on the socials @nikkidashrae. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anatomybitespod/support…

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Sternocleidomastoid and the Plight of Text Neck 26:13

4 years ago26:13

26:13

Sternocleido-who? SCM is a pain in the neck. Problems with this muscle affects everyone from the teeniest of babies to your Grandma who plays too much Candy Crush on her iPhone. Join Nik as she discusses origins, insertions, innervations, and actions of the two-headed beast in the front of your neck that hangs out with forward head posture, torticollis, and vigorous inspiration in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. This episode includes practice of your surface anatomy as well, so come along with us for another anatomy bite. Find Nik on social media @nikkidashrae. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anatomybitespod/support…

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The Hamstrings, Eccentric Muscle Contractions, and Passive Insufficiency In Your Downward Facing Dog 45:25

4 years ago45:25

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Join Nik for a meaty episode about the hamstring muscle group (Biceps femoris, Semitendinosus, and Semimembranosus). Here she gives real world examples from her days of teaching yoga on how "tight" hamstrings are making it hard to touch your toes in Forward Fold and why you don't need straight knees in Down Dog. Lastly, Nik gives another biomechanics lesson on muscle contractions (concentric, isometric, and eccentric), bringing in more examples from the gait cycle. Learn what happens when your posture leaves perfect alignment and how walking is basically nothing but a controlled fall...oh yeah, and why your hamstrings keep you from doing backflips every time you take a step. Origins, insertions, innervations, and actions are ALWAYS included. Chow down. This one takes a bit to digest. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anatomybitespod/support…

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Good Ol' Gastrocnemius, Soleus, and A Biomechanics Lesson on Calf Cramps 29:09

4 years ago29:09

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Today, Nik dives in DEEP... errr, and superficial on the posterior tibia to talk about all things gastrosoleus. She reviews dorsiflexion vs. plantarflexion, touches on the talocrural joint, and enters the wild world of passive insufficiency vs. active insufficiency with a live demo that you can follow along to feel it in your own body. Join the fun, and try not to give yourself a cramp in the calves. Origins, insertions, innervations, and actions, of course are included. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/anatomybitespod/support…

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The Talocrural Joint or How Sports Made Me Fall in Love With Feet 27:25

4 years ago27:25