181. Rehab & Training Through Injury and Pregnancy | Dr. Jessie Czarnecki

Andrew Fix — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:00:57 +0000

What if rehab wasn’t a step back but a smarter way forward, especially after injury, pregnancy, or both?

Dr. Andrew Fix sits down with Dr. Jessie Czarnecki, physical therapist, weightlifting coach, and fellow clinician at PhysioRoom, for a conversation about strength training through life’s most demanding seasons including injury recovery, pregnancy, and postpartum. Drawing from her own ACL injury and postpartum rehab experience, Jessie shares how her approach challenges outdated advice and fear-based restrictions around lifting, especially for women.

They discuss why strength training should be part of the rehab process, not something to avoid, and how Olympic lifting translates to everyday functional strength. Jessie also shares how she’s helping more clinicians and coaches integrate barbell movements into recovery plans through her Barbell Rehab Weightlifting Certification.

Quotes

“It’s not necessarily the training that is the bad thing. It’s what our bodies are prepared for versus what our bodies are not prepared for.” (12:15 | Dr. Jessie Czarnecki)
“Making sure that how they’re approaching this new changes to their body, that they’re doing it in a way that makes the most sense for their lifestyle, taking into account what their work is like, what their activity is like. Every single person is different, so there’s not one blanket recommendation you can make for nutrition across the board.” (23:50 | Dr. Jessie Czarnecki)
“It’s more than just talking to them and telling them what I know. It’s more about showing them how they can connect these changes to how they currently train and reconnecting with their body, feeling certain muscles in what they’re doing, feeling certain movement patterns and building ownership of their movement with their own body.” (28:42 | Dr. Jessie Czarnecki)
“Being pregnant or postpartum is hard, but being pregnant, postpartum and weak is harder.” (47:45 | Dr. Jessie Czarnecki)

Links

Connect with Dr. Jessie Czarnecki:

https://www.instagram.com/dr.jessie.dpt/?hl=en

https://barbellrehab.com/brw-certification/

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41. A Review on ACL Reconstruction | Physio Room

Andrew Fix — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 19:27:22 +0000

“If I have a young athlete that comes to me, I’m going to recommend surgery because they’ll want to get back to their sport,” explains guest Dr. Ally Nelson, PT, DPT, OCS at Physio Room. Joined by other Physio Room doctors, Dr. Tim Tracy PT, DPT, and OCS, and Dr. James Stetson DC, Pn1, CF-L1, and SFDN-1, Dr. Ally and host Dr. Andrew discuss all things ACL reconstruction.

If you’re into fitness, chances are you’ve torn your ACL. When in that position, it’s essential to consider your recovery and reconstruction. Although it may be tempting to rush back into training or your favorite sport, you need to put in the PT work and strength building to get back to where you were. ACL healing is not about rushing your timeline but giving yourself whatever you need to get back into shape.

If you tear your ACL, you’ll want to know the best recovery practices. Learn more about the guests’ ACL experiences, the rehab process, and what to do when discharged from physical therapy.

Quotes

• “The high-level patients want to get back to their prior level of function, so the patellar graft is shown to be a favorite in that regard.” (12:06-12:16 | Dr. Tim)

• “If I have a young athlete that comes to me, I’m going to recommend surgery because they’ll want to get back to their sport.” (14:12-14:23 | Dr. Ally)

• “The patient and their mindset going into recovery is huge into how fast they come back, and how successfully they come back.” (25:03-25:12 | Dr. James)

• “What you’re going to need is the guidance at month six and month nine. And that’s what we want to help you out with, and that’s the biggest deficit.” (37:12-37:20 | Dr. Tim)

• “Objective testing is going to be objective testing. That’s why I think the education and knowledge base of the PT side is super important.” (52:21-52:29 | Dr. Ally)

Links

Connect with Dr. Nelson, Dr. Tracy and Dr. Stetson:

Instagram Dr. Nelson | https://www.instagram.com/dr.allynelson.dpt/

Instagram Dr. Tracy | https://www.instagram.com/physiotimt/

Instagram Dr. Stetson | https://www.instagram.com/jamesstets/