Ellie Sommers's guest appearances

Ellie Sommers

PT Pintcast - Physical Therapy

Missing Variable Podcast 

Jarod Hall

Zak Gabor

Aaron Horschig

Dustin Jones

Rich Willy

Sarah Wilson

Karen Gibbs

Michael Lewis

Chris Johnson

Stuart McGill

Travis Mills

Heather Smith

Joe Gambino

Ryan Clark

James Spencer

OwlTail

Ellie Somers is a team physical therapist for the USAFL women’s national team, run coach and owner of Sisu Performance and Physical Therapy in Seattle, WA.Biases are always involved even in leaders. Ellie hopes people learn about their own implicit biases and how those biases can influence continued racism in our profession as well as the little steps and actions taken to make change.Ellie is active on social media and recognizes the difficult conversation discussed on these platforms favoring loud voices. Her advice is when in doubt, lead with a question and understand the voices to amplify and why.Her goals for DEI in PT - follow racially different PT’s and take actionable steps in the community and clinic.QUOTES“We follow our bias because it is the easy path.” – ELLIE“I have a responsibility to try and ensure that the content I’m consuming on social media works against my ingrained white privilege.” – ELLIE“We have to amplify the voices of black and brown colleagues. Consistently.” – ELLIE“I think we need to shift the vision a little bit and say how do we elevate the entire profession? How do we ensure we are being equal, equitable, and inclusive? The realm of physical therapy has a long way to go.” – ELLIE“Crisis doesn’t create character, it reveals it.” – JIMMYPARTING SHOT“Do the best you can to support diversity, equity, and inclusion every day.” – ELLIE

Ellie Somers is a team physical therapist for the USAFL women’s national team, run coach and owner of Sisu Performance and Physical Therapy in Seattle, WA. Biases are always involved even in leaders. Ellie hopes people learn about their own implicit biases and how those biases can influence continued racism in our profession as well as the little steps and actions taken to make change. Ellie is active on social media and recognizes the difficult conversation discussed on these platforms favoring loud voices. Her advice is when in doubt, lead with a question and understand the voices to amplify and why. Her goals for DEI in PT - follow racially different PT’s and take actionable steps in the community and clinic. QUOTES “We follow our bias because it is the easy path.” – ELLIE “I have a responsibility to try and ensure that the content I’m consuming on social media works against my ingrained white privilege.” – ELLIE “We have to amplify the voices of black and brown colleagues. Consistently.” – ELLIE “I think we need to shift the vision a little bit and say how do we elevate the entire profession? How do we ensure we are being equal, equitable, and inclusive? The realm of physical therapy has a long way to go.” – ELLIE “Crisis doesn’t create character, it reveals it.” – JIMMY PARTING SHOT “Do the best you can to support diversity, equity, and inclusion every day.” – ELLIE

What Can YOU Do? Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Physical Therapy with Ellie Sommers

Dr. Ellie Somers is a physical therapist, performance coach, writer, athlete and owner of Sisu Sports Performance &amp; PT in Seattle, WA. She obtained her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Saint Louis University where she also played division I collegiate soccer. Ellie specializes in the management of return to sport and performance after injury or pain, for youth and adult female athletes. She is a fierce advocate for better care for women and girls and believes in the power of the adaptable human.After learning more about the science of pain, she came to understand how important knowledge is for her clients. She takes a biopsychosocial approach to care for the athletes she sees and believes that people deserve to be heard and to know that they are capable. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider:1) Subscribing to the show2) Dropping a review on iTunes3) Sharing the episode on social media or with a friend and tag us!Thank you for your support and feedback, it helps us get better and continue to provide you with quality content to becoming the best clinician you can be. Where you can find EllieIG: @drelliesomersFB: Sisu Sports Performance &amp; PTTwitter: @drelliesomersWebsite: www.sisuperformancept.comConnect with usIG: @missingvariablepodMatt IG: @missing.variableZach IG: @zachwagnerdptEmail: missingvariablepodcast@gmail.com

Dr. Ellie Somers is a physical therapist, performance coach, writer, athlete and owner of Sisu Sports Performance &amp; PT in Seattle, WA. She obtained her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Saint Louis University where she also played division I collegiate soccer. Ellie specializes in the management of return to sport and performance after injury or pain, for youth and adult female athletes. She is a fierce advocate for better care for women and girls and believes in the power of the adaptable human.After learning more about the science of pain, she came to understand how important knowledge is for her clients. She takes a biopsychosocial approach to care for the athletes she sees and believes that people deserve to be heard and to know that they are capable.  If you enjoyed this episode, please consider:1) Subscribing to the show2) Dropping a review on iTunes3) Sharing the episode on social media or with a friend and tag us! Thank you for your support and feedback, it helps us get better and continue to provide you with quality content to becoming the best clinician you can be.  Where you can find EllieIG: @<a href="http://www.instagram.com/drelliesomers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">drelliesomers</a>FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sisuperformancept/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sisu Sports Performance &amp; PT</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/drelliesomers?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@drelliesomers</a>Website: <a href="http://www.sisuperformancept.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.sisuperformancept.com</a> Connect with usIG: <a href="https://instagram.com/missingvariablepod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@missingvariablepod</a>Matt IG: <a href="https://instagram.com/missing.variable" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@missing.variable</a>Zach IG: <a href="https://instagram.com/zachwagnerdpt" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@zachwagnerdpt</a>Email: <a href="mailto:missingvariablepodcast@gmail.com">missingvariablepodcast@gmail.com</a>

EP43 | Ellie Sommers - Empowering Women and Challenging Biomechanics 