A free guide to FSM training is available there for licensed practitioners.
https://frequencyspecific.com/how-to-choose-your-fsm-core-training
Hosts: Carolyn McMakin, MA, DC, & Kim Pittis, LCSP, (PHYS), MT
In this Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) podcast episode, the hosts discuss mindset and race preparation, including using FSM (even in a sauna), yoga, meditation, and balance work, and connect performance gains to often-neglected intrinsic foot muscles and tarsal/talus mobility. Dr. Carol Kim Pittis explains how restricted tarsal and talus motion can disrupt gait mechanics and how tools like an activator may stimulate proprioceptors. She then recounts a home visit with an 83-year-old man with four prior spine surgeries and severe chronic pain; a CT scan revealed extensive fusion (including pelvis), lateral vertebral shift, and hardware issues that changed the care plan away from forcing upright posture and toward safe walking, lower-leg/foot mobility, and symptom management. After targeted FSM protocols and supportive strategies, his leg circulation improved, and he became virtually pain-free, highlighting the importance of imaging, clinical judgment, and resetting goals and expectations.
00:00 Mindset for Racing
00:32 Foot Mechanics Matter
01:02 FSM Podcast Intro
01:28 Goals, Expectations, and Shoulds
03:13 Personal Best Breakdown
05:07 Tarsals, Talus, and Balance
10:41 Foot Model Show and Tell
15:04 House Call Spine Case
17:16 CT Scan Changes Everything
21:19 FSM Protocol and Recovery
29:58 Clinical Instinct and Authority
35:50 Imaging Stories and Running
36:52 Disc Healing and Imaging
37:48 When to Order Scans
39:27 Advocating for Imaging
41:45 Fall Prevention Reality
43:28 Processing Missed Care
45:19 Choosing the Right Modality
47:30 Knee and Shoulder Protocols
49:25 Safety and Sensitization
51:13 Goals and Hard Limits
52:40 Alcohol Gene Factoid
55:06 Continuing Education Nuggets
58:39 Practitioner Mindset Pivot
01:01:55 Deal Breakers and Buy In
01:04:19 Diet Negotiation Tactics
