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Pushing Pediatrics

Sheila Madden and Sara Bellanca Karman

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/pushingpediatrics/subscribe Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pushingpediatrics/subscribe Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pushingpediatrics/subscribe An educational podcast for pediatric physical therapists: created to help those studying for the pediatric certified specialist exam (PCS), and anyone else interested in learning more about pediatric physical therapy.

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00:32:38

Season 5: AAC Part 2

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2025/10/28

Welcome back to part two of our discussion with CCC-SLPs Marissa Peters and Maggie Muzio about Augmentative and Alternative Communication. As we continue our conversation, Marissa and Maggie go into detail on AAC devices and how PT can play a role in helping children utilize these devices during treatment sessions. We’ll hear what makes for a good co-treat session from an SLP’s point of view and why treating the child as a whole in every session is a key to their success. More “PT Pearls” will be

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00:44:34

Season 5: AAC Part 1

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2025/10/21

This week on Pushing Pediatrics experts Marissa Peters and Maggie Muzio, Certified Speech Language Pathologists, are here to cover Augmentative and Alternative Communication. This topic will be 2 episodes worth of information - so be sure to tune in next week for the second half of our discussion! Today Marissa and Maggie will cover the 3 categories of AAC, how to incorporate AAC into PT therapy sessions, how we as PTs can help identify children needing SLP referrals, and how we can educate parents

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00:44:26

Season 5: Special Guest Episode and Article Review:...

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2025/10/14

We are honored to be hosting two of the authors, Carol de Campos and Ginny Paleg, of the 2023 article titled “F-words and early intervention ingredients for non-ambulant children with cerebral palsy: a scoping review” on today’s episode. This article is not only exam relevant for those preparing for the PCS exam, it is also a clinically impactful article. This review gives great insight into how we can competently care for GMFCS IV and V children with the 6 F’s in mind - functioning, fitness,

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00:19:13

Season 5: Activity-Focused Interventions and Motor...

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2025/10/07

Today we are diving into the 2004 article by Joanne Valvano, “Activity-focused motor interventions for children with neurological conditions”. While it is an older article, this article contains a lot of great concepts that continue to influence the way we shape care for pediatric patients with neurological conditions. This article is a must read whether you are new to pediatrics, prepping for the PCS, or revisiting the theory behind pediatric physical therapy! Valvano, J. (2004). Activity-Focused

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00:17:23

Season 5: Stats without Fear!

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2025/09/30

We know that research and statistics may seem intimidating sometimes, which is why we are tackling this topic together! Understanding statistics is not only important for your board exam prep, but for your clinical practice too. Knowing how to interpret these concepts makes a huge difference when reading studies and applying evidence-based practices. Today we will cover statistical significance, sample size, p-value, and more. Thanks for joining us today, and remember, you’ve got this!Resources

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00:19:14

Season 5: Journal Club: Virtual Reality in Pediatric...

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2025/09/23

Welcome to the first Journal Club of Season 5! We are diving into a really interesting article for today’s episode. While new, from 2025, we felt it was an important article to cover because it is a great example of how VR can be incorporated with treating autistic patients and is a great example for us to review how to critique study design aspects and outcomes, which you will need to know how to do to be successful on your PCS exam. Thanks for joining us!Abdel Ghafar, M. A., Abdelraouf, O. R.,

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00:22:28

Season 5: Evidence-Based PT Management for 22q11.2...

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2025/09/16

If you listened to last week’s episode, we talked about our grouping strategy for genetic syndromes that you’ll need to know for the PCS exam. We had many of our listeners ask for a more in depth review too, so today’s episode will be a deep dive into the 2023 article about 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome. We’ll be reviewing things to know for each system and bring all that knowledge together to discuss how you could see questions about this syndrome on the PCS exam and where it fits into our genetic

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00:21:21

Season 5: Making Sense of Genetic Syndromes:...

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2025/09/09

Today’s episode of Pushing Pediatrics is a reference guide to understanding common genetic syndromes you’ll likely see in practice. Instead of memorizing every genetic syndrome while studying, group syndromes with similar clinical themes together. This will not only be easier to study, but will help you think about these syndromes with regards to their functional status and apply them clinically. We’ll be going over some example patient clusters and sharing our “PT pearls” for these groups you

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00:23:50

Season 5 Kickoff: How to Use the DSP to Anchor Your...

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2025/09/02

Welcome back to Pushing Pediatrics - your favorite study supplementation for the PCS exam! We have had 4 successful seasons thanks to you all, our listeners! And a special thank you to those of you who subscribe to our Friday episodes. We are so excited to be bringing you Season 5 of the Pushing Pediatrics Podcast and plan to make it our best season yet.Today we are going to dive into the DSP, the Description of Specialty Practice in Pediatric Physical Therapy and how to utilize it as the anchor to

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00:14:48

Season 4: Case Studies

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2025/02/11

We know it’s getting close to crunch time, which is why we will be going over a couple of case studies today to further help you prepare to take the PCS! We are going to break down these case studies into ways you may see questions presented on the PCS exam, but also to help you apply the knowledge you already have and utilize your memory recall. Do your best to follow along with today’s episodes without your notes! Head over to our Instagram page to see these case studies with prompts listed out,

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00:26:19

Season 4: Equipment

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2025/02/04

This week Sheila and Sara will be going over the equipment available and used for our pediatric patients. This episode will be more general, covering the main types of equipment detailed in Campbell. However, if you are looking for a deep dive, please review the chapter on Assistive Technology in Campbell’s 6th edition. We also have episodes in previous seasons covering the Assistive Technology chapter as well as the information in Campbell’s 5th edition. We bring you this episode knowing some of

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00:26:50

Season 4: Orthotics

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2025/01/28

Welcome back to Pushing Pediatrics! Today we will be going over the use of orthotics in the pediatric population. While we have discussed orthotics at some length in previous episodes (episode 30 - Down Syndrome and episodes 8 & 10 - Pathological Gait), we feel this subject deserves its own episode too! Please reference today’s episode in conjunction with your copy of Campbell’s 6th edition and those listed previous episodes for a complete review. We will also be discussing orthotics as it

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00:28:22

Season 4: Review of Current Trends in Pediatric PT...

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2025/01/22

We have another article review to bring to you on today’s episode! As there is yet to be a clinical practice guideline (CPG) for this patient population, this article gives a great insight into how current PTs manage children with down syndrome, what assessment tools they utilize, and interventions they prioritize. Sheila and Sara will explore the contents of this paper and discuss the implications for clinical practice as well as board exam preparation. “Johnson R, Looper J, Fiss A. Current

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00:17:31

Season 4: Review - Evaluating Serial Casting and AFOs...

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2025/01/14

Thanks for joining today for another episode of Pushing Pediatrics. Today Sara and Sheila will be reviewing an article you can find below in the show notes on the effectiveness of serial casting and ankle foot orthosis for toe walking children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. We will be discussing the methodology, results, and implications for practice as Pediatric Physical Therapists. Our intent for this review is to provide some actionable insights for practicing PTs but also to cover some board

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00:17:46

Season 4: Review of Functional Classification of...

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2025/01/07

Sheila and Sara are back from holiday break with a new episode! Today we will be breaking down the different classifications of Myelomeningocele from the article listed below in the show notes and discussing why it is so relevant for Pediatric PTs. Don’t forget to join us for our subscription only episode on Friday to test your knowledge from this episode!“Rojas AM, Karakostas T. Myelomeningocele: a new functional classification. J Child Orthop 2021;15:1-5. DOI:

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00:33:24

Season 4: Mastering Pediatric Outcome Measures

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2024/12/10

Today on the podcast we are welcoming back a familiar face, Helen Carey, PT, DHSc, PCS, assistant professor at South College in Knoxville, TN. Before dedicating herself fully to the academic field, she previously developed and directed the pediatric physical therapy residency program at Ohio State University and worked in research labs and other pediatric physical therapy settings. Having held her certification in pediatric physical therapy since 1999, Helen has a wealth of knowledge in this field

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00:40:50

Season 4: Hypothesis-Oriented Pediatric Focused...

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2024/12/03

We have the pleasure of welcoming Cameron Brown, PT, DPT, PCS back to the podcast this week! She previously was on to discuss her process of taking the PCS exam. She currently teaches at West Coast University assistant teaching their DPT program and works in outpatient early intervention pediatric PT. Cameron is going to be sharing with us and breaking down Hypothesis-Oriented Pediatric Focused Algorithm on today’s episode and its special considerations for our pediatric

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00:36:25

Season 4: Trauma Informed Care Part 2

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2024/11/19

SAFETY LISTENER NOTE:This presentation will discuss aspects of trauma, its impact on children, families and practitioners. We acknowledge that the content in this discussion may trigger your previous experiences with trauma or the trauma that your patient’s have experienced. We encourage you to perform self-care practices even within this podcast; if you need to take a break and pause, please do so as you need. Today is the continuation of Sheila and Sara discussing Trauma Informed Care with

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00:43:05

Season 4: Trauma Informed Care

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2024/11/12

SAFETY LISTENER NOTE: This presentation will discuss aspects of trauma, its impact on children, families and practitioners. We acknowledge that the content in this discussion may trigger your previous experiences with trauma or the trauma that your patient’s have experienced. We encourage you to perform self-care practices even within this podcast; if you need to take a break and pause, please do so as you need. Sheila and Sara will be discussing Trauma Informed Care with Katelyn McNamara-Kays PT,

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00:36:48

Season 4: Journal Club

Pushing Pediatrics ·

2024/11/05

Katie Powers, DPT, splits her time between the classroom and the clinic. She teaches in the DPT program at St Ambrose University and has 15 years of experience in pediatric physical therapy in an outpatient setting. Today Sara and Katie will be discussing how a journal club can be a beneficial study tool for those students studying for the PCS exam as well as a key tool to stay up-to-date with the newest research in professional practice. We end the episode with our own journal club discussion! You

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