Hosts: Carolyn McMain, MA, DC & Kim Pittis, LCSP (PHYS), MT
A free guide to FSM training:
https://frequencyspecific.com/guide
Dr. Carol and Kim Pittis discuss using a checklist mindset in Frequency Specific Microcurrent (FSM) sessions with complex patients: start with what bothers the patient most, assess objectively, and avoid complacency while following palpation "breadcrumbs." They share a case involving a right hip resurfacing (metal-on-metal) with multiple subsequent surgeries, contralateral tightness that was actually kidney stone pain after prolonged dehydration on a flight, and the need for annual imaging and metal-toxicity testing that had never been done. They address how patient labels like "torqued pelvis" can be inaccurate, the emotional load of chronic "medical misadventures," and when imaging (ultrasound/MRI) changes treatment specificity. Q&A covers CRPS treatment frequency (including sensory cortex work and reconnection strategies), heel pain without spur/fracture (consider S1/nerve exam), calcaneal ligament bone growth in a hockey player, stretching vs mobilizing and dynamic warm-ups, and an update to the vagus protocol adding "quiet the sympathetics" based on HRV changes.
00:00 Podcast Intro and Links
00:26 Masterclass Memory and Checklists
01:26 Starting Complex Treatments
02:18 Hip Resurfacing Case History
07:35 Checklist Finds Kidney Stone
08:51 Metal-on-Metal Red Flags
11:04 Unpacking Torqued Pelvis
14:39 Medical Misadventures Mindset
20:20 Scar Tissue and Inhibition
25:28 CRPS Treatment Strategy
29:55 Heel Pain and Sensory Exam
32:40 Why Patients Avoid Imaging
33:21 Imaging Without Fear
35:04 Ultrasound Finds Tears
38:20 Reframing The Unknown
39:00 Checklist And Flexibility
41:18 Appendix Scar Adhesions
45:42 Palpation Breadcrumbs
47:52 Stretching Versus Mobilizing
50:16 Hockey Ankle Bone Spurs
52:33 Heat, Ice And Hot Yoga
54:15 Vagus Protocol HRV Update
56:30 Sympathetics Safety Talk
58:58 Wrap Up And Disclaimer
