Welcome back to Move the District, the best health, wellness and fitness podcast straight out of the Washington, D.C. metro area. This week’s episode celebrates one full year of the podcast, and also features special guest Dr. Kennedy Chukwuocha, a physical therapist and master of healing, strength and movement, and the newest member of The Big League Performance team! Dr. Chukwuocha joins us to talk about getting injured at the pinnacle of his athletic career, his involvement in the APTA and how he implements his own injury experience during his clinical practice.

 

Other topics of conversation include:

* What it’s like to know you want to work in sports therapy from an early age

* Recovering from microfracture surgeries and when to have them

* The mental wear-and-tear of the rehab process

* Having a solid support system during recovery

* Starting a private physical therapy practice

* How to prove to patients that you’re invested in their physical development

 

You can find Dr. Chukwuocha on Instagram @ken__vp